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Walmart Canada Makes Largest Commitment to Purchase Beef Sourced from Certified Sustainable Farms and Ranches In Canada

Beef purchased through this commitment will support the environmental, social and economic sustainability of Canadian farmers and ranchers whose operations are certified through a third-party audited system, in accordance with…

Maple Leaf Foods Increases Pre-Cooked Bacon Capacity Through Creation of Bacon Centre of Excellence at Winnipeg Plant

Maple Leaf Foods announced that it has completed construction of a $182 million expansion to its Winnipeg prepared meats plant,  significantly increasing its bacon production capacity with new in-house capacity…

Government Interference in Beef & Cattle Markets has Unintended Consequences; Will Cost Producers Billions

In response to a bipartisan request from the House Agriculture Committee, Texas A&M University has completed a comprehensive report on the U.S. cattle and beef markets written by leading economists…

Recovery and Rebirth for Restaurants in a Post-Pandemic World

Though the COVID-19 pandemic sent shockwaves through Canada’s foodservice industry, inflicting a devastating impact across the entire foodservice landscape, the industry is finally seeing signs of positive change    Restaurants…

USDA’s Vaccine Candidate Successful in Blocking Spread of African Swine Fever Virus

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) today announced that one of its African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) vaccine candidates has been shown to prevent and effectively…

Beef Farmers of Ontario Champion Food Literacy by Working with AgScape in Developing New Educational Resource

AgScape, an Ontario charity dedicated to bringing food & agriculture resources and programs to teachers across Ontario, has announced the completion of a new Teacher’s Guide – ‘An Exploration of…

Metro claims Ontario’s Finest Butcher Title

Paul Gentile of Metro, Toronto took home the title of Ontario’s Finest Butcher (OFBC) in a competition hosted by Meat & Poultry Ontario (MPO) on Tuesday. Gentile is a first…

TrustBIX Blog: Carbon Footprints on the Sands of Time – the Role of the Agri-Food Industry

Almost every step we take in our daily life leaves a carbon footprint: turning on the light in the bathroom, running on a treadmill, driving to work, buying another pair…

CME Livestock: Hog futures surge on bullish USDA data

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures soared on Monday   by Julie Ingwersen – Reuters The most-active December contract rose its daily limit after a quarterly U.S. Department of…

BCRC Blog: Announcing The Beef Researcher Mentorship Participants 2021-2022

Engaging researchers who study cattle, beef, genetics, feed or forage production with the Canadian beef cattle industry is mutually beneficial; it allows researchers to be better informed of what the…

The Canadian Agri-Food policy institute announces distinguished fellowship

The Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) named four renowned agri-food experts as Distinguished Fellows. Dr. Susan Wood-Bohm, Dr. Ellen Goddard, Ted Bilyea, and Nicolas Mesly will contribute to a thriving…

To transform our food systems we must reimagine how they are financed

“To transform our food systems to end global hunger and be sustainable in a changing world, we must first reimagine how they are financed,” said the President of the International…

Researchers Examine Role of CPV2 in Causing Disease in Pigs

Research being conducted on behalf of the Swine Health Information Center is examining the pathogenicity in pigs of canine parvovirus type-2  by Bruce Cochrane – Reuters Researchers with South Dakota…

Olymel launches new pre-packaging activities following a $30 million investment and 80 new jobs

After a year of work and an investment of over $30 million, the poultry slaughterhouse and cutting plant in St-Damase in Montérégie Est has opened its new pre-packaging facilities  …

Business as usual for Canada’s Trudeau after he again falls short of majority

It was business as usual in Canada on Tuesday after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fell short of winning a majority in a tightly fought federal election, leaving him once again…

Prairie ranchers take stock of summer drought as decisions about culling cattle loom

Cost and availability of cattle feed weigh on ranchers after hot, dry summer  by Tony Seskus · CBC News Pounded by drought and cattle feed shortages, the last few months have been…

BCRC Webinar Series for 2021-2022 in now open for registrations

This year’s webinar series will cover a range of topics including backgrounding, record keeping and grazing plans, all focused on practical, science-based information for Canadian beef producers   We recommend registering…

The Group Export Agri-Food announces the finalists for the 2021 Alizés Awards

The Group Export Agri-Food Quebec-Canada (Group Export) is announcing today, during SIAL Canada, the name of the six finalists for the third edition of the Alizés Awards. Each year, the…

Ontario’s Finest Butcher Competition Sees Record Number of Entries

Six heats faced off on Monday in a showcase of extraordinary knife skills, demonstrating remarkable efficiency from butchers across Ontario   The scores were calculated, and for the first time…

China applies to join TPP trade pact to boost economic clout

Japan said it would have to determine if China meets the “extremely high standards” of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) after the world’s second-biggest economy formally…

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!