Policy
Tapped-out consumers will dampen sales in the food services industry over the next five years. Restaurant sales are forecast to grow by an average of just 1.4 per cent per…
A professor of livestock genomics with the University of Alberta says the elusive trait of disease resilience in livestock can be more easily identified through the use of genomics by…
A long, cold winter has eaten away at hay supplies and is putting the squeeze on cattle producers, particularly those in drier areas of southern and central Saskatchewan by Neil…
Nova Scotian farmers work hard to ensure that they are able to respond to the growing need for their high-quality and safe products. Today, the provincial and federal governments launched…
Walmart today announced a commitment to achieve zero food waste by 2025 in its Canadian operations, in accordance with the Zero Waste International Alliance guidelines*. To address this significant issue…
Arthur Handtmann, President of the Handtmann Group Advisory Board, passed away on Saturday, April 14, 2018 in Biberach Germany With his passing, the Handtmann family loses its patriarch, the Handtmann…
A Senate committee is examining how Canadian food processors can take advantage of a golden opportunity to keep exporting quality foods and strengthen a homegrown economic sector at the same…
The Director of PigTRACE Canada says 2018 will see a stepped effort to encourage anyone not already reporting pig movements to begin doing so By Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online…
If lately it seems to you that everything that makes life a pleasure is a target for getting slapped with a carbon tax … well, you’d be right by Peter…
The Manager of Quality Assurance and Animal Care Programs with Manitoba Pork expects many of Canada’s pork producers to accelerate their transition to Canadian Pork Excellence by Bruce Cochrane –…
In an industry in which producers get paid by the pound, the trend towards heavier animals may sound like a good thing. But not when it comes to processing efficiency…
A new sensor-based tracking system for livestock could provide peace of mind for farmers, food companies and consumers that animals are being treated humanely during transport By Lilian Schaer –…
Officials from the United States and Mexico said Monday that NAFTA talks are progressing well, but not enough to announce a deal in principle in the near future Mexico’s economy…
Les Producteurs de bovins du Québec (PBQ) are henceforth officially members of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA). The announcement was made by PBQ Chairman Claude Viel on April 4th and…
Manitoba Pork reports all but four of the 80 Manitoba swine sites infected during a 2017 Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea outbreak have now reached or are close to reaching a presumptive…
Rumblings of a China-U.S. trade war could boost the prospects of Canadian industries, but it would also cause global disruptions and force Canadians to defend their markets against heightened American…
Manitoba pork processing company HyLife has completed a $176-million expansion and modernization of its Neepawa processing plant, making it one of the most sophisticated facilities of its kind in Canada.…
Ron Glaser is Vice President of Corporate Affairs for Canada Beef and he also serves in another capacity for the agency on the Executive Leadership Team, responsible for setting Canada…
David Haywood-Farmer says foreign trade is his priority as president of the association CBC News A third generation rancher from Savona, B.C. has just been named president of the Canadian…
China has slapped a 25 per cent tariff on U.S. pork. For hog farmers in rural Iowa, an area of the country that largely voted for Trump in the 2016…
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!
