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Cattle producers stretch supplies amid feed shortage

Cattle producers are dealing with a feed shortage due to 2021’s summer drought and supply chain issues   CTV News   The drought left producers with less local feed like…

Minister Bibeau announces Food Waste Reduction Challenge semi-finalists for the Novel Technologies Streams

Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, announced the 18 semi-finalists selected under the Novel Technologies Streams to find new solutions to food waste   NewsWire   Minister…

National farm organization partners with Canada’s Food & Agri-Tech Engine

  The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) is the latest partner to join Canada’s Food & Agri-Tech Engine in recognition of the key role innovation has in the agriculture sector    …

Pandemic Helps Underscore Need for Biosecurity in Livestock Transport

The President of Truck Wash Technologies says the global pandemic has helped demonstrate how disease spreads and the need for biosecurity in the movement of livestock   by Bruce Cochrane…

Truckers Fighting Government Vaccine Mandate March to Canadian Capital

A convoy of truckers started their march from Vancouver on Sunday to the Canadian capital city of Ottawa protesting the government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for truckers, which the industry says…

USask announces new Food and Nutrition degree

A new undergraduate degree program at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) will fill a growing need for interdisciplinary training in both food science and nutrition      The new Bachelor…

South Korea lifts temporary suspension of Canadian beef

South Korea is lifting its temporary suspension of Canadian beef imports that it imposed after Canada detected a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in December, Canadian Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude…

Ontario’s restaurants call for immediate guidance to prepare for reopening next week

On behalf of the province’s foodservice industry, Restaurants Canada is urgently calling on the Ontario government to provide guidance for reopening indoor dining when current restrictions end      Restaurants…

From the Banff Pork Seminar: Pork industry economist sets strong tone in predictions for the pork industry

Brett Stuart has been at Banff Pork Seminar (BPS) before. When you get invited back as a speaker, it usually means people got value out of what was said  …

FCC continues to support customers through pandemic’s fifth wave

While food producers and processors across the country face more disruptions and uncertainty as a result of the pandemic’s fifth wave, Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is reminding customers that Canada’s…

RC Show 2022 Moves In-Person/Virtual Event to May 9-11 – 2022

Restaurants Canada announces the rescheduling of its annual trade show, the RC Show 2022, to prioritize community safety surrounding the recent spike in cases of COVID-19 and to continue with…

Deadly avian flu spreads to 2nd Newfoundland location

Federal officials confirmed Sunday that H5N1 bird flu killed chickens in a small backyard flock  by Mark Quinn – CBC News   A deadly strain of avian influenza has spread…

Orillia meat company serves up COVID-19 vaccines to its employees

An Orillia meat company made the unusual move of creating an in-house COVID-19 vaccination clinic for its employees  by Rob Cooper – CTV News   Leadbetter Foods will serve up…

U.S.-Canada supply chain still may face disruptions due to vaccine mandates

COVID-19 vaccine requirements for foreign truckers at the U.S.-Canada border still could cause supply-chain disruptions if both countries do not decide to allow exemptions, the head of the Canadian Trucking…

Sheep and Goat Industries Launch Collaborative Project

Canada has a strong reputation of being a world leader in genetic improvement and animal breeding. For the sheep and goat industry, there are many opportunities to build on that…

China, Philippines suspend beef imports from Canada after BSE case

China and the Philippines have suspended imports of Canadian beef due to Canada’s detection in December of a cow infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)   by Rod Nickel –…

CME cattle, hogs sag on Wall Street woes, worker shortages

Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog and live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, pressured by declines on Wall Street along with slowdowns at slaughterhouses due to worker shortages   Reuters…

Biden unveils plan to boost competition in U.S. meat industry

The United States will issue new rules and $1 billion in funding this year to support independent meat processors and ranchers as part of a plan to address a lack…

Moderate Increase in PRRS Not Unexpected

The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center reports an increase in PRRS in grow-finish operations since September resulted in an increase in outbreaks in breeding herds last month…

Handtmann announces team expansions

Rafal Rusiniak, National Business Development and Sales Manager, Handtmann Canada Limited recently announced the appointments of Jason Medeiros to the role of Key Account Manager and Kevin Hankins as Territory…

Our January 2025 Issue

In our January 2025 issue we dive into the Smithfield files IPO, Global Red Meat Market trends, Solar Energy and Agricultural activities, Brazil adopting beef traceability, Meat Processing equipment, Rising agriculture crime, Canadian Ag investing, the Meat Institute's new COO, and much more!