Pork
The University of British Columbia has good news for anyone who’s been a little nervous about sinking their teeth into a juicy hamburger ever since horse meat was found in…
Terminating the North American Free Trade Agreement would harm the U.S. and Canadian economies and reduce their competitiveness versus Asia and Europe, a report issued by the Bank of Montreal…
Doing his rounds on the floor of the meat processing plant, Tony Morreale points to the “empty holes” on the production line, where positions are unfilled because of the meat…
The Chair of Manitoba Pork is calling on Manitoba’s political leaders to demonstrate their support for a resurrected Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online On behalf…
Japan said ministers of countries remaining in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal had agreed in principle on Thursday on a way to proceed after the withdrawal of the…
Staying on top of a cattle herd is a 24-hour a day task, especially in areas where predators are frequently on the prowl with an appetite for livestock by Craig…
The Canadian pork industry is one step closer to having access to the European Union as the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has resolved the main issue preventing the pork…
Jim Monroe, the National Pork Producers Council Senior Communications Director told FarmScape Online that uncertainty around trade agreements, such as NAFTA, are making businesses more reluctant to invest in growth…
The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) last week withdrew the Interim Final Rule (IFR) regarding the scope of sections 202(a) and (b) of the Packers and Stockyards Act…
Manitoba Pork Chair George Matheson says, despite suggestions to the contrary, changes proposed under Bill 24 are designed to reduce the level of paperwork and bureaucracy in the system and…
Donald Trump needs to butt out as a hovering presence over the North American Free Trade Agreement talks and U.S. lawmakers must come clean about what they really think of…
Since there is now a clear and present danger that NAFTA talks will collapse, Canada must look for alternative trading partners. And on this front, there is good and important…
The NAFTA countries haven’t broken up. But they are publicly bickering. They are delaying their next get-together date. And they appear to have agreed they won’t be resolving their differences…
During his FarmScape Online interview Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay said governments and industry are working toward resolving issues that are limiting Canadian pork and beef producers’ access to Europe under…
Lobbying efforts on the North American Free Trade Agreement hit a crucial stage this week after the Trump administration ignored the U.S. business community’s advice and pitched proposals to radically…
Canada is growing and promoting trade for its farmers and food processors, which helps to ensure a strong and vibrant agricultural sector with good middle-class jobs The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay,…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is leaving one country whose political leaders are mixed about saving NAFTA and is on his way to another where officials are uneasy about the fate…
The Government of Canada supports the Canadian livestock sector in its efforts to raise healthy, productive and well-cared for animals Member of Parliament for Guelph, Lloyd Longfield on behalf of…
The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, yesterday completed the first leg of a 10-day European agricultural trade mission in Cologne, Germany As part of his efforts to…
Andrew Dickson, the general manager of Manitoba Pork, is one of the brightest people in Canada’s meat industry. He always has his fingers on the issues of the day and…