Pork

Trump’s Threats on Trade Unsettle U.S. Farming and Ranching Backers

Montana rancher Fred Wacker had thousands of head of cattle fattening up along the Yellowstone River for export to China when President Donald Trump picked a trade fight with the…

LG Partners with Celebrity Chef Chuck Hughes to Show Canadians How to Reduce Their Food Waste

According to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), Canadians are among the largest wasters of food in North America, with approximately 873 pounds wasted per capita per annum That’s why…

Meatbar™is a New Line of Pasture Raised, Grass Fed Meat Snacks

GreenSpace announced the launch of Meatbar™️, a new brand under the premium meat-based snack category. Meatbar is launching with three flavours – Sriracha, Sweet & Savory, and Original, and is…

NAFTA Deal Could Be Done As Early As This Week

Insiders are suggesting that a NAFTA deal could be done within days with new rules on North American components for autos as a key factor The Canadian Press The United…

La Coop fédérée is a New Major Player in the Animal Nutrition Industry

La Coop fédérée, an agri-food cooperative with operations across Canada, announced today that it has reached an agreement with Standard Nutrition Canada (SNC), a Winnipeg-based company offering animal nutrition products…

High Debt Levels to Dampen Canadians’ Appetite for Eating Out

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…

Genomic Selection Offers Promise for Identifying Disease Resilience

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…

Canadian Agricultural Partnership Launches in Nova Scotia

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 Canada Commits to Zero Food Waste by 2025

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 Dies at 91

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…

Senate Committee Studying How to Grow Value-Added Food Sector

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…

PigTRACE Canada Encourages Compliance with Mandatory Pig Movement Reporting

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…

Pork Producers Expected to Accelerate Transition to Canadian Pork Excellence

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 –…

Flabby Cattle Cost Beef Industry Millions of Dollars

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…

Using Sensors and Block Chain for Better Animal Welfare in Transit

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 –…

No NAFTA Deal Yet But 80% Chance by May

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…

PED Infected Manitoba Swine Sites Down From 80 to 4

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…

How a U.S.-China Trade War Could Help and Hurt Canada’s Ag Industries

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…

Living the HyLife: Pork Producer Finishes $176-M Expansion

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 Q&A: What the New Check-Off Means for Canada Beef

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…

Our November 2025 Issue

In our November 2025 issue, the DOJ beef sector investigation, McDonald’s becomes farmers big ally, Trump angers U.S. farmers, Canada Mexico agri-food deal, Ontario’s finest butcher, Beef perception shift, Global beef sustainability, and much more!