Pork
Tyson Foods plans to spend more than $1.3 billion to increase automation in meat plants over the next three years, Chief Executive Donnie King said on Thursday, as a U.S. labor…
Ranchers and researchers have teamed up to use targeted grazing to reduce one source of forest fire fuel: grass by Stephanie Wood – The Narwhal It’s not rocket science, rancher…
Tyson Foods said on Monday it will pay about $50 million in year-end bonuses to frontline and hourly meatpacking workers starting this month, as companies compete to attract and retain…
The vast majority of cows and egg-laying chickens in B.C.’s flood-stricken Sumas Prairie have survived, the province’s agriculture minister said Friday as the region continues its recovery from record-breaking weather…
Workers at Cargill’s beef-processing plant in High River, Alberta, one of Canada’s largest, voted in favor of the company’s latest contract offer on Saturday, averting a strike by Rod…
If ratified, the offer will be the best food processing contract in Canada by Michael Hirtzer and Jen Skerritt – Bloomberg News U.S. meatpacking giant Cargill Inc. reached…
The University of Saskatchewan (USask) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Agtech Accelerator, accentuating the university’s role in the innovation ecosystem and building a pipeline of talent for the agricultural industry The Agtech Accelerator is a venture-capital-backed accelerator assisting early-stage start-ups that…
Restaurants Canada estimates that increasing the minimum wage by $2 over the course of 2022 will add at least $25,000 to the cost of operating a restaurant in New Brunswick…
The unique Kisses From Italy restaurant brand has opened its first location in Canada and is planning a massive expansion in the country by Mario Toneguzzi – Retail-Insider…
Research conducted on behalf of the Swine Health Information will help set the stage for more reliable detection of disease-causing viruses in feed by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape.ca…
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures set new highs on Friday and finished stronger on technical buying and firm cash prices, traders said by Tom Polansek – Reuters…
The Livestock Tax Deferral provision allows farmers who sell part of their breeding herd due to drought or flooding in prescribed drought or flood regions to defer a portion of…
Federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) Ministers of Agriculture wrapped up their annual conference, outlining their shared vision, priorities and principles for the next agricultural policy framework and the future of…
Workers at plant near High River, Alta., have COVID-related health and safety concerns, among others by CBC News A document from Cargill, provided by the union representing workers with…
The Manager of Swine Health Programs with Manitoba Pork reports the investigation into the cause of Manitoba’s latest Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea outbreak is well underway and the hope is that…
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the investment of $32 million in grants awarded to 167 meat and poultry slaughter and processing facilities to support expanded…
The Canadian Red Cross has launched the British Columbia Floods and Extreme Weather Appeal to support those impacted by the recent severe rainfall across the British Columbia southern coast and…
Now that Parliament has returned, Restaurants Canada is eager to get back to work with elected officials to ensure that hard-hit foodservice businesses will have enough federal support to get…
Animal rescues continued Saturday on flood-stricken Sumas Prairie in Abbotsford, and the military joined the effort by Michele Brunoro – CBC News Soldiers were hoisted in front-end loaders to…
Deanna Hofing has joined WTI as an Applications Specialist Hofing has extensive technical knowledge and expertise in the meat and food industries. She has been providing customers innovative…
Our June 2025 Issue
In our June 2025 issue,JBS Dual Stock listing, FCC announces $2 billion investment, U.S. livestock lose to China tariffs, Removing GST from foods, the New Pork campaign, Farm and Food Ontario announces new funding, what is Agritourism, and much more!
