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Alternative Feeds Influence Greenhouse Gas Output of Pork Production

Research conducted by the University of Saskatchewan shows including low cost high fibre feed ingredients in swine rations can reduce the volume of greenhouse gas output attributed to pork production…

Supporting Manitoba’s Cattle Producers Impacted by the Pandemic

Marie Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Manitoba Minister of Agriculture and Resource Development, Blaine Pedersen, announced the launch of the 2020 Canada-Manitoba Finished Cattle Feed Assistance Program,…

WTO Issues New Report Regarding Impact of COVID-19 Crisis On Agricultural Trade

The WTO Secretariat has published a new information note examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on world agricultural trade The paper notes that agricultural trade has fared better than…

Restaurants Need Data and More Immediate Support to Survive Indoor Dining Closures

Restaurants Canada is calling for more immediate support to businesses suffering the consequences of indoor dining closures in COVID-19 hot spots, as well as data to prevent further restrictions “Our…

Registration Opens for Banff Pork Seminar 2021 And It’s Free

Registration details have been announced for the 2021 Banff Pork Seminar (BPS). Most important the event is free. However delegates must register ahead of time in order to participate “Our…

McGill Receives $15-Million Gift From Agri-Food Entrepreneur Marc Bieler

As a man whose career as a successful agri-food entrepreneur has spanned sectors as diverse as cattle breeding, apple growing, maple syrup production and French vineyards, and who almost single-handedly…

U.S. – China Tension Will Persist After Election And Canada Will Feel It

One brutal lesson in modern geopolitics has been repeatedly driven home: when the globe’s superpowers clash, Canada risks getting sideswiped by Alexander Panetta – CBC News Beijing has punished Canada’s…

The Do More Agriculture Foundation Community Fund Now Accepting Applications

Year three of the resoundingly successful and national rural mental health training program presented by the Do More Agriculture Foundation (DMA) and Farm Credit Canada (FCC) has officially launched and…

U.S. Pork Organizations Step Up Focus on Feral Swine

The U.S. swine sector in partnership with government are stepping up efforts to ensure the risk posed to commercial pork producers by feral swine can be minimised by Bruce Cochrane…

FCC’s 2020 Red Meat Outlook Update: Expect Livestock Prices to Improve

FCC Ag Economics will update its projections about profitability across three Canadian agriculture sectors (red meat, dairy and grains, oilseeds and pulses) throughout October by Leigh Anderson – Farm Credit…

Restaurants Are Investing In The Safety of Canadians

Since the start of the pandemic, restaurants across Canada have made major investments in time and money to provide a safe environment for their patrons and employees A recent analysis…

Come Join Reiser At Their Live and Online 2020 Virtual Trade Show

Reiser, the leading supplier of processing and packaging equipment solutions for the sausage, meat, poultry, seafood, prepared food, bakery, cheese, produce, and pet food industries, has announced that registration is…

North American Meat Institute Names New York Beef Council

The North American Meat Institute, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, has entered into a sub-contracting arrangement with the New York Beef Council (NYBC) to execute the Fiscal Year 2021…

Meatpackers Accelerate Automation After Outbreaks

As coronavirus outbreaks among workers closed several Canadian meat plants, Henry Mizrahi saw a different future for Lesters Foods, the hot dog factory he runs in Montreal Reuters Mizrahi made…

FCC School Donations Support Learning by Addressing Hunger

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is once again contributing $100,000 to school meal programs across Canada as part of the Crown corporation’s annual campaign to help alleviate hunger For the fourth…

New Federal Assistance Will Help Restaurants Survive COVID-19

Restaurants Canada commends the federal government for committing to help businesses survive the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic with more than $600M in new funding Recent commitments are a direct response to…

Restaurant Sector Key to Canada Bringing Back 1 Million Jobs

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to devastate the restaurant industry, and as patio season draws to a close, operators expect more job losses and a significant increase in closures ahead Throughout…

What Happened to Our CETA Hopes?

While Canada deals with a second COVID-19 wave threatening an even worse infection rate across the country than we suffered in the spring, our agri-food industry is also faced with…

Canada’s Defence Against Foreign Animal Disease Continues to Build

Canada’s preparedness for African Swine Fever and other foreign animal diseases continues to strengthen by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online The spread of African Swine Fever in Asia and Europe…

Will COVID-19 Change Our Relationship With Meat?

In a vast, illuminated greenhouse set among Iceland’s otherworldly lava fields, the genetically modified shoots of an ancient cereal crop may hold the key to the food of the future…

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!