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Canada Meat Group Gets $2.4M to Build North Bay Plant

A new North Bay business is receiving more than $2.4 million in government funding to help get its soon-to-be built meat processing facility up and running in the next several…

Are Food Politics Defeating Canada’s Healthy Eating Strategy?

It’s been a tough few months for the Trudeau government’s signature healthy eating strategy — a series of legislative initiatives aimed at improving public health through better food choices by…

900 Scientists to Attend July 21-25 International Wheat Congress in Saskatoon

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark and University of Saskatchewan President Peter Stoicheff will open the 2019 International Wheat Congress in Saskatoon on Monday, July 22 at TCU…

Ag Ministers Drive Strong and Innovative Agri-Food Sector

The Federal, Provincial, and Territorial (FPT) Ministers of Agriculture concluded their two-day annual meeting in Quebec City today, co-chaired by Marie-Claude Bibeau, federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, and André…

Put Debt to Work On The Farm

Debt isn’t necessarily a bad word. In fact, experts say there are numerous reasons why your business may need it by Richard Kamchen – Farm Credit Canada (FCC) Debt is…

New Sensors to Monitor Swine Welfare and Trailer Disinfection Expected by 2020

A new sensor designed to track parameters related to animal welfare during swine transport and monitor the trailer temperatures during disinfection are expected to be ready for use by 2020…

SPACE: The Newest Frontier in Agriculture

When the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) launched its first Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite in 1995, RADARSAT-1, agriculture wasn’t top-of-mind But scientists at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) saw earth-orbiting…

Taste of Saskatchewan Chef’s Series Kicks Off in Saskatoon

The 2019 Chef’s Series, held in conjunction with Taste of Saskatchewan, kicks off today and wraps up on Sunday by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online Taste of Saskatchewan, underway until…

Huge Potential for Canada’s Value-Added Food Sector

This morning in Charlottetown, the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry released its report entitled, Made in Canada: Growing Canada’s value-added food sector The Honourable Robert Black, independent senator…

Grow The Value-Added Food Sector to Capitalize On Its Untapped Potential

Canada should expand the value-added food sector by improving regulations to allow for the expansion of international trade of processed food products, investing in innovation, and reducing the barriers to…

Agri-Food Industry Gets Immigration Pilot

Butchers are essential to our food supply and yet, often overlooked. The federal government recognized butchers and the huge labour shortage in meat processing by officially announcing an Agri-Food Immigration…

How Does Your Farm Vision Lead to Success?

Farm business planning experts and farmers themselves agree: a business vision is a critical element to success by Trudy Kelly Forsythe – Farm Credit Canada (FCC) Michelle Painchaud, president and…

Chicken Demand Should Keep Broiler Sector Happy for 2019

Growth in Canadian broiler production slowed in the first five months of 2019, falling under the 3% pace we’d anticipated in our January outlook. Even with the farm price increasing…

Government of Canada Investing in the Future of Canadian Beef

Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, attended the Calgary Stampede where she announced an investment of $8.3 million for six projects that will help support Canada’s world-class beef industry…

High Hog Numbers and Uncertain Pork Demand Fuel Volatility

HAMS Marketing Services says unprecedented growth in U.S. hog production combined with continuing uncertainty over the impact of African Swine Fever on export demand for pork are resulting in continued…

Olymel and Sollio Agriculture Acquire Pork and Milling Sectors From F. Ménard

Management of La Coop fédérée, its Olymel and Sollio Agriculture divisions and F. Ménard announced today an agreement to acquire all the assets of Ange-Gardien company F. Ménard, in Montérégie,…

Chicken Farmers of Ontario Makes Significant Supply of Chicken Available for Chicken Industry Innovators

Chicken Farmers of Ontario (CFO) is pleased to launch the application process for its second Ontario Chicken Innovation Award, part of the organization’s commitment to help bring new, innovative Ontario…

China-Canada Meat Trade Dispute Stresses Southwestern Ontario Farmers

Blindsided by a trade dispute that has shut the door to a growing export market, livestock farmers in Southwestern Ontario are bracing for a hit to their bottom line by…

Canada and EU Allow Disease-free Zones Against ASF Outbreak

Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the European Commission’s Department of Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) have agreed to an…

Nearby Lean Hogs Firm on Bargain-Buying, China Hopes

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) nearby lean hog futures closed higher on Tuesday for a second session on technical buying after last week’s multimonth lows and hopes that a resumption of…

Our February 2025 Issue

In our February 2025 issue we look at, Dietary Guidelines including meat, AI at IFFA 2025, Trade challenges for the Canadian Beef Industry, Shifting Consumer Demand, Strengthening food security, Cattle Fax forecast, Eliminating internal food trade barriers, and much more!