Research

Manitoba Pork Applauds Federal Action to Protect Canadian Swine From ASF

The introduction of African Swine Fever into Canada would put over 100 thousand jobs in jeopardy and could cost the Canadian economy 24 billion dollars by Bruce Cochrane FarmScape Online…

China Widens Ban On Canadian Canola Imports to Second Firm – Viterra

China expanded its ban on Canadian canola seed imports on Tuesday to include shipments from Viterra Inc, the latest development in a wider trade dispute between the two countries by…

Liberals Promise Billions For Chicken Farmers Affected by Trade Deals

The Trudeau government is promising billions of dollars to compensate dairy, egg and poultry farmers hurt by Canada’s recent free-trade agreements — industries concentrated in vote-rich Quebec and Ontario by…

CRSB Takes Home Beef Industry Innovation and Sustainability Award

Announced at the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) annual general meeting, the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) won the 2019 Beef Industry Innovation & Sustainability Award (BIISA). The award was…

Good and Bad May Come From African Swine Fever

I must admit, being a grain guy, the global outbreak of African swine fever is something I have only paid passing attention to, but the issue is gaining traction. According…

U.S. Farm Belt Slammed by Floods and Heavy Snow

A harsh late winter storm broadsided a vast swathe of the U.S. agriculture industry this week as heavy snow closed roads and buried cattle in the Plains while excessive rain…

Budget 2019: Agriculture Broad Strokes

IPolitics’ Kelsey Johnson digs into what Budget 2019 means for Canada’s agriculture industry as well as rural Canadians. Here’s a broad-strokes overview. By Kelsey Johnson – iPolitics Supply Management Compensation.…

Talking Agriculture with Lawrence MacAulay

Prior to Trudeau’s cabinet shuffle earlier this March that saw Honourable Minister Lawrence MacAulay appointed Minister of Veteran Affairs, and Quebec MP Marie-Claude Bibeau assuming the desk of Minister of…

Our 100th Issue is Online: We Thank You for Your Support

This is a very special edition as it marks our 100th consecutive issue since our launch back in September/October 2002. We have been publishing Canadian Meat Business six times per…

Agri-Food Immigration Pilot Announced in Federal Budget

The Canadian Meat Council (CMC) applauds the Government of Canada for announcing today a three-year Agri-Food Immigration Pilot to bring in full-time, non-seasonal agriculture workers that will include a pathway…

CCA Reviews The New Food Guide

The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) has reviewed the new Canada’s Food Guide released by Health Canada. Lean red meat, such as beef, is rightfully acknowledged as a nutrient rich and…

Minister Bibeau Highlights Government Support for Women in Agriculture

Diversity and inclusion are integral to creating an economy that works for everyone. The full and equal participation of women in Canada’s agriculture and food system will ensure the sector…

Early Signs of PED Often Subtle

A Veterinary Epidemiologist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry says the sooner PED is identified and addressed, the easier and quicker the cleanup will be by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online…

More Dogs Being Added To Canada’s Airports To Help Stop African Swine Fever

Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced new funding of up to $31 million to increase the number of detector dogs at Canadian airports to help prevent illegally imported…

IFFA 2019: Food Safety Technologies for Safer Food

From 4 to 9 May 2019, leading international companies will be presenting their latest technologies at IFFA and providing information about the most important trends and developments in the meat-processing…

More Canadians Are Limiting the Amount of Meat They Eat or Cutting It Out Entirely

From Canada’s revamped food guide to the recently proposed EAT-Lancet planetary diet, an explicit emphasis on meat and dairy is out. In its place is a more inclusive category of…

Study Launched to Evaluate Safe Use of Meloxicam in Veal Production

There are only a limited number of livestock medicines approved for use in veal cattle, due to the small size of the sector and the high costs associated with securing…

Montreal’s Uniburger Named Top Burger in Canada

Uniburger, a Montreal-based burger joint, has been given the highest honor by an online travel website, beating out 49 other Canadian restaurants for bragging rights to the best burger. Global’s…

Chicken Farmers of Ontario Recognizes Consumer Chicken Product Innovation

Chicken Farmers of Ontario (CFO) is pleased to announce the first recipient of the Ontario Chicken Innovation Award, co-applicants Grand River Foods and Maple Lodge Farms, who are collaborating to…

Mexican Farmers Urge Mirror Tariffs on Trump Rural Base

Leaders of Mexico’s agricultural sector are urging “mirror measures” on U.S. farm imports in politically sensitive products such as yellow corn and poultry, in an effort they argue would counter…

Our January 2025 Issue

In our January 2025 issue we dive into the Smithfield files IPO, Global Red Meat Market trends, Solar Energy and Agricultural activities, Brazil adopting beef traceability, Meat Processing equipment, Rising agriculture crime, Canadian Ag investing, the Meat Institute's new COO, and much more!