Policy
An international group of experts is bringing global research knowledge and networks to Ontario’s livestock industry Livestock Research Innovation Corporation Livestock Research Innovation Corporation (LRIC)’s International Research Advisory Committee will…
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged farmers in unprecedented ways. From labour, to housing, to processing issues, every aspect of farming has been impacted by the pandemic Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada…
China’s pork output fell less than expected last year as it recovered from the impact of an incurable hog disease that depleted breeding stock, official data showed on Monday Reuters…
The Philippines is aiming to triple pork imports this year, the agriculture minister said on Monday, after domestic prices jumped more than 50% from a year earlier as African swine…
Canada and other U.S. allies are looking to President-elect Joe Biden to re-engage with the world on such issues as climate change and free trade, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
The Swine Health Information Center credits sector wide cooperation for helping the North American pork industry prepare for and defend against African Swine Fever By Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online…
ResearchAndMarkets.com published a new article on the agriculture industry “Agriculture Sector Facing Challenges of Falling Meat Consumption and Adapting to Climate Change” Research and Markets One challenge facing the agriculture…
While the beef industry in Grey-Bruce weathered 2020 and the challenges that came with the COVID-19 pandemic, work continues to address concerns around packing capacity in the province by Rob…
Eighteen wide-ranging University of Saskatchewan (USask) crop research projects have been awarded a total of almost $5.8 million through Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Development Fund (ADF), a program jointly supported by the federal and provincial governments and supplemented…
New analysis of independent data for 2020 show that COVID-19 infection rates amongst U.S. meat and poultry workers were five times lower in December than in May, while rates in…
Canada is a trading nation, especially in agriculture and food, where we grow and produce more than we can consume domestically. In 2019, Canada ranked 5th among global agriculture commodity…
The Director of Risk Management with HAMS Marketing Services says early indications are that 2021 will be a much more profitable year for pork producers than 2020 by Bruce Cochrane…
The Canadian dollar edged lower against its U.S. counterpart this week, retreating from a near three-year high Reuters The greenback rallied against a basket of major currencies, while data showed…
Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork processor, said on Wednesday it is actively preparing for COVID-19 vaccine distribution to employees and has medical capabilities at its U.S. plants Reuters Meatpacking…
U.S. live cattle futures fell more than 2% on Monday, pressured by ample beef supplies and fund-driven selling as Wall Street equities declined Reuters Feeder cattle futures fell even harder,…
Save the date for the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef’s (CRSB) Semi-Annual Meeting Typically, the CRSB gathers twice a year for committee and Council meetings and for great discussion…
The COVID-19 lockdown shut down restaurants and dining rooms across the world, causing huge revenue losses for the businesses in this market by Jastra Kranjec – StockApps As the pandemic…
TrustBIX and Viresco Solutions co-hosted their first Beef Producer Focus Group. The Focus Group aimed to create strategies and actions to address the industry’s increasing demand for farm-level sustainability insights, existing…
The General Manager of Sask Pork says the establishment of a Canadian Pork Promotion and Research Agency was among the pork sector’s more important accomplishments during 2020 by Bruce Cochrane…
Chinese meat importers and processors have called on exporters in countries with COVID-19 outbreaks to step up checks on shipments before they are sent to the world’s biggest market, China’s…
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!
