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Analysis Finds Demand for Meat Strong

The Food Industry Association and the Foundation for Meat and Poultry Research and Education, the foundation for the North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute), released their 15th-annual in-depth study of…

CUSMA: Let’s Get It Done

It’s time to restore predictability to trade in North America. That’s why it is encouraging to see the House Trade Committee set to wrap up its study of the implementing…

New NAFTA Beats No NAFTA But No Big Economic Boost For Canada

The federal government’s much-anticipated economic impact study of the revised North American trade agreement does not forecast a significant economic boost when the deal takes effect, but officials from Global…

Restaurants Canada and MeazureUp Partner to Help Restaurants Maintain Quality and Consistency

Restaurants Canada has partnered with MeazureUp to digitize routine quality audits, assessments and checklists. This will allow foodservice operators to track their operations and ensure brand consistency straight from their…

Canadian Ag Near Tipping Point Over Blockades

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture called for “decisive action” from the federal government Tuesday as it warned that rail blockades across the country were causing critical supply shortages for farmers…

U.S. Farm Bankruptcies Hit An Eight-Year High

U.S. farm bankruptcy rates jumped 20% in 2019 – to an eight-year high – as financial woes in the U.S. agricultural economy continued in spite of massive federal bail-out funding,…

TPP Lets Canadian Beef Carve a Larger Slice of Japan Meat Market

Japan’s meat imports have begun to reflect changes brought on by two free trade deals Tokyo signed, about a year after the pacts went into force by Kazuto Shimada –…

North American Meat Institute Signs MOU with the British Meat Processors Association

With trade negotiations set to begin between the United States and the United Kingdom, the North American Meat Institute (NAMI) announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with…

Updated CWSHIN Survey Gathers More Relevant Swine Disease Surveillance Data

The Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network has updated and improved the quarterly survey it circulates among western Canada’s swine veterinarians by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online As part of…

2020 Outlook: Canada’s Red Meat Sector

FCC Ag Economics helps you make sense of these top economic trends and issues likely to affect your operation in 2020 by Leigh Anderson, Senior Agricultural Economist – Farm Credit…

Canadian Scientists First To Test Diagnostic Tool For “TB” in Bison

To help protect Canada’s cattle and bison and maintain the country’s bovine tuberculosis (TB)-free status, scientists from University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) and…

Livestock Producers Receive Tax Relief for 2019

The Government of Canada today released the final list of designated regions where livestock tax deferral has been authorized for 2019 due to extreme weather conditions The livestock tax deferral…

New Tools For On-Farm Record Keeping In Cow-Calf Operations

Are you curious about which areas of your operation are excelling? Or which areas of your operation that might need some work? Are you interested in record keeping but not…

Climate Change Could Open New Land For Farming in Canada — But At What Price

Climate change could open a whole different area in Canada to farming, says newly published research by Bob Weber – The Canadian Press But Evan Fraser of the University of…

SHIC Prioritizes Swine Disease Information Sharing in 2020

The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center says enhanced information sharing on domestic and international disease monitoring will be among SHIC’s top priorities during 2020 by Bruce Cochrane…

Rail Blockades Disrupt Supply Chains For Food

Manufacturers are scrambling to deliver products, industry associations are warning of potential shortages of food items, propane, and chlorine for water treatment, and mining companies are curtailing production as rail…

Government of Canada Supports New Pilot Risk Management Tool For Pork Producers

Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced the development of a risk management strategy being undertaken by the Manitoba Pork Council for pork producers to recover from the devastation…

Workers without borders: Small Businesses Need Better Access to Immigration System

The immigration system is not meeting the needs of small and medium-sized employers who are facing significant labour shortages, finds a new report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business…

JBS Canada Certification Confirms Sustainability Achievements

BS Canada has achieved another milestone in its on- going commitment to sustainable food production The beef processing facility in Brooks, AB is now a Certified Sustainable Beef Processor, after…

SilverChef Reveals Finalists for Hospitality Awards 2020

SilverChef, Canada’s leading hospitality financier, announced the finalists of its 2020 Hospitality Awards program. Six hospitality owners have been shortlisted to go through to the finals, which will take place…

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!