Policy
Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is giving $1.5 million through its FCC AgriSpirit Fund to 92 community groups across Canada to support rural capital projects “The FCC AgriSpirit Fund supports rural…
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, was at Exceldor Cooperative in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec, today to announce a number of initial projects funded under the $77.5 million Emergency…
A new report from Dalhousie University scientists shows food waste at home seems to have increased in Canada since Covid-19 arrived The research team is Sylvain Charlebois, Director, Agri-Food Analytics…
This September marks National Chicken Month in Canada. All month long, Canadians from coast to coast will be celebrating their favourite protein – and the hard-working Canadian chicken farm families…
A new approach being developed by VID0-InterVac for vaccinating sows and gilts to protect against a variety of diseases is showing promise by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online Researchers with…
Ontario Agriculture Minister Ernie Hardeman has now joined agriculture leaders in urging the federal government to amend its AgriStability program to protect farmers that have been financially hit by market…
The Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network is advising pork producers to be aware of a rare infection that can result in the condemnation of pigs at slaughter by Bruce…
Restaurants Canada, the not-for-profit foodservice association representing over 30,000 members across Canada, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Todd Barclay as its new President and Chief Executive…
North America’s hog farmers face prolonged pain beyond the COVID-19 pandemic that has interrupted packing plants , as a pig glut in the United States holds prices low and pressures…
American farmers will receive record-high amounts of farm aid this year, but Canadian producers just want a business risk-management program (BRM) that works by Rachel Emmanuel and Anchal Sharma –…
Top meat importer China has suspended imports from some foreign meat packing plants where workers became infected with coronavirus – but not others Reuters China is the world’s top meat…
Rachelle Brown is the Chair of the Manitoba Turkey Producers and is currently serving her fifth consecutive three-year term. She is also Manitoba’s director to the Turkey Farmers of Canada,…
The Cattlemen’s Young Leaders (CYL) Mentorship Program, a national youth initiative of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA), is pleased to announce the 16 finalists for the 2020-2021 program year by…
Restaurants Canada is urging that all parties seeking to form New Brunswick’s next government adopt recommendations to help the province’s restaurants pull through the ongoing COVID-19 crisis “Restaurants are critically…
The Swine Health Information Center is advising pork producers to be watching for symptoms of Coccidiosis by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online The Swine Health Information Center, as part of…
Canadian meat processor Maple Leaf Foods Inc (MFI.TO) has voluntarily suspended exports of pork to China following an outbreak of COVID-19 in a Manitoba plant by Kelsey Johnson – Reuters…
One of the ways that Meatless Monday has criticized beef production is through a misleading infographic claiming that it takes 10 bathtubs of water to produce a ¼-lb. burger. What…
A new report suggests the industry could lose up to $20 billion in revenues in the next year, of which 30 percent may be due to telecommuting. The numbers are…
Conservative agriculture critic John Barlow says he’s disappointed with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) failure to provide an estimate of the financial impact of COVID-19 on Canadian producers, arguing it…
Many of us are aware of the effects of climate change, but Prince Edward Island potato farmer Myles Rose has been watching them up close for years He’s seen how…
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!
