Pork

Ottawa announces funding to grow chicken and turkey domestic markets

Canada’s chicken and turkey farmers deliver the highest quality products to Canadians Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)   By supporting industry efforts to grow the domestic turkey and chicken markets,…

JBS sees global beef industry margins at new heights

The global beef industry is seeing margins reach new heights thanks to operational efficiencies and rising demand from Asia to the Americas, according to top meat supplier JBS SA  …

U.S. and Japan strike deal on beef tariffs

The United States and Japan on Thursday announced an agreement that will allow American farmers and ranchers to meet Japan’s growing demand for U.S. beef and lowers the chances of…

As sanctions bite Russia, fertilizer shortage imperils world food supply

Sky-high fertilizer prices have farmers worldwide scaling back its use and reducing the amount of land they’re planting, fallout from the Ukraine-Russia conflict that has some agricultural industry veterans warning…

CP Rail and union agree to binding arbitration to end work stoppage

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. and the union representing 3,000 conductors, engineers, and train and yard workers say they have agreed to final and binding arbitration to end a work stoppage…

Summer Student Swine Experience Program Offers Veterinary Students Hands-on Experience

Western College of Veterinary Medicine undergraduate students are once again being offered the opportunity to gain hands on summer experience working with swine    by Bruce Cochrane – Farmscape.ca  …

Canada calls for quick end to CP Rail strike amid fears of worsening commodities shortages

Canada on Monday called for a quick negotiated end to a work stoppage at the country’s second-largest railroad, Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd, that is set to aggravate a shortage of…

Canada OKs imports of beef and pork from Brazil

Canada has approved the importation of beef and pork from Brazil, which had been blocked over health concerns    Reuters   “We are in Ottawa and have just left the…

Famous for towing captured Russian tanks, Ukrainian farmers step up for war effort

Ukraine’s farmers now have the fifth-largest army in Europe — or so goes a dark joke on the internet, a reference to all the captured Russian military equipment they’ve towed off the battlefield…

Canadian Pacific to lock out employees in 72 hours if talks with union fail

Canadian Pacific Railway (CP.TO) will lock out its employees in 72 hours if there is no agreement with a union, the company said on Wednesday, a move that would potentially…

Germany’s G.E.A boasts three phase solution for smarter cooking

As demand grows for more efficient and sustainable methods of meat production, Ben Kop, Food Technologist at GEA, one of the largest food system suppliers, explains how the latest industrial…

U.S. farmers feel the squeeze as Ukraine invasion sends livestock feed costs higher

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could force some livestock farmers in the Midwest to pay double for animal feed, a tight enough squeeze to push farms out of business, farmers and…

FCC’s Farmland Values report is online

What did farmland values look like in 2021? Have a look   Farm Credit Canada (FCC) In this special edition, you’ll find the latest FCC Farmland Values Report – our…

Canadian foodservice and hospitality operators come together in support of Ukraine

Here’s how Canadian restaurants have pitched in to show their support by Restaurants Canada   Since the start of the conflicts inflicted by Russian on Ukraine we have seen an…

A letter from the G7 Extraordinary Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting

Statement on the invasion of Ukraine by armed forces of the Russian Federation    We, the G7 Agriculture Ministers and the Commissioner for Agriculture of the EU, met today in…

McDonald’s closure marks ending of Russian era started by a Canadian 32 years ago

Memory can be fuzzy. I remember a bright, crisp winter day. Photographs tell me the sky was the more usual Moscow grey, with puddles on the pavement suggesting it might…

ASF Pressure on North American Borders Continues to Increase

The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center suggests North America’s borders face unprecedented pressure as the numbers of cases of African Swine Fever continue to expand  by Bruce…

International fast food restaurants will have more challenges than other sectors to withdraw operations in Russia

Following calls from international brands to pull out of Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine  by Ramsey Baghdadi – Global Data McDonald’s and other fast food outlets are under…

Brazil meat firms could replace Ukrainian, Russian suppliers as war rages on

Soaring grain prices in the wake of Russia’s attack on Ukraine are hurting Brazilian meatpackers, but trade disruptions facing Ukrainian and Russian meat producers may be an opportunity to boost…

Improving Processing Capacity in Ontario’s Meat and Poultry Sector

The Governments of Canada and Ontario are investing $900,000 through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership to launch an innovative tool to connect meat and poultry farmers with abattoirs that have available…

Our December 2024 Issue

In our December 2024 issue we look at the Indonesia Economic Partnership Agreement, Federal funding for the Cattle Industry’s Improvement initiatives, Ontario’s Agritourism Sector, Cargill cutting jobs, A&W tackling food waste, Consumer Trust over Climate Optics, the rising cost of doing business, and much more!