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Japanese Encephalitis outbreak in Australia causes world wide concern

An expanding outbreak of Japanese encephalitis in Australia is generating worldwide concern  by Bruce Cochrane – Farmscape.ca   Japanese encephalitis, a viral zoonotic disease that is spread by mosquitoes, can…

Canadian farmers and ranchers are planning the future with less carbon – and making it work

Launcher John Cross is frank about what climate change predictions mean for his family. “My children can’t live a better life than I do.”  by Monica Kidd – Eminetracanada.com  …

Restaurants Canada Launches Metaverse Marketplace to Revive the Foodservice Industry

Powered by Nextech AR technology, 365 Marketplace connects buyers and sellers to do business while hosting international trends, insights and events     The voice of the Canada’s foodservice and…

Restaurants Canada Announces New Chair of the Board

With over 25 years of industry experience, Mike Yasinksi looks to lead the Board of Directors on its revival journey     Restaurants Canada, the not-for-profit foodservice association representing over…

Ninja raises $2.5 million to expand grocery delivery service in Canada

Commercializing the first 10-minute grocery and essentials delivery service in Canada, Ninja has raised $2.8 million from Lachy Groom, Flexport and Contrary Capital to further accelerate its growth    …

U.S. Supreme Court will hear challenges to California’s animal caging bill – Prop 12

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge by two national farming groups to California’s Proposition 12, a Health & Safety Code amendment that bans the sale…

Restaurants Canada Calls On Canadian Consumers and Businesses to Get Back to the Moments They’ve Missed with a #DineInDoOver

Foodservice industry association rallies Canadians to dine-in at local restaurants and re-do the celebrations and milestones considered lost due to pandemic restrictions and closures Restaurants Canada   This April, Canada’s…

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…

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!