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A Professor with the University of Saskatchewan says the ability to track temperature and humidity within swine transport vehicles will play an important role in animal welfare and biosecurity by…
McDonald’s Canada will return to sourcing 100 per cent Canadian beef in September 2020, ending the temporary sourcing adjustments announced in late April due to industry constraints Since that time,…
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced details on Thursday of a $50-million program that will redirect surplus perishable food products to vulnerable people during the pandemic by Kathleen Harris – CBC…
A massive backlog of cattle in the Alberta beef industry is now easing, as large meat processors have ramped up production to pre-pandemic levels by Tony Seskus – CBC News…
A new report from UFCW Canada, the country’s leading advocate for agricultural workers, has called for urgent changes to protect the health, safety, and rights of tens of thousands of…
Maple Leaf Foods says 10 workers at its pork processing plant in Brandon, Man., have been diagnosed with COVID-19 CBC News The company updated the total number of cases in…
As the province prepares for public comment on its new food safety law, anti-meat activists and some in Ontario’s farming industry agree that tensions are at an all-time high when…
Restaurants Canada has tabled its pre-budget submission to the federal finance committee, advocating for continued support to help the foodservice industry through the ongoing COVID-19 crisis “Many of the measures…
The parent company of Burger King, Popeyes, and Tim Hortons announced this week they will be closing several hundred locations across the three brands by Mura Dominko – EatThis.com Restaurant…
The leaders of Manitoba’s opposition parties are backing a union’s call to shut down the Maple Leaf Foods plant in Brandon, Man., after four cases of COVID-19 involving workers at…
MetaFarms, the information platform for agriculture, announced the release of its Production Index data that provides key performance indicators for the swine industry, including productivity, finishing, and mortality based on…
According to Dennis Brewster, Learning and Development Manager at HyLife Foods, one of Canada’s top pork producers, the company embarked on a search for a comprehensive solution to improve communications among their diverse…
China’s long-awaited live hog futures contract is almost ready, offering a vital hedging tool for the world’s largest pork industry, which has been roiled by an African swine fever outbreak…
Canada’s main cattle-producing province, Alberta, said on Wednesday it would allow the slaughter of animals on farms for meat sales to consumers, loosening regulations after the coronavirus pandemic interrupted production…
Dr. Wenzhu Yang of AAFC’s Lethbridge Research Centre is investigating the use of cinnamaldehyde, a plant essential oil from cinnamon bark, as a possible alternative to ionophore antibiotics in feedlot…
The 2021 Banff Pork Seminar (BPS) will have a different look for its upcoming event. The organizing committee for the Seminar has made the decision that their next conference will…
Since its debut in 2003, Food Day Canada 2020 just might be the most important and – let’s be honest – relative celebration of our farmers and fishers, processors, retailers,…
Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development advises that due to dry conditions in parts of the province over the past few years, livestock producers will temporarily be allowed to cut hay…
TrustBix signed a contract with Centennial Foodservice of Calgary for the implementation of the Basecase software application in all of Centennial’s Western Canadian locations. Basecase is a proprietary software application…
U.S. live cattle futures opened firm on Monday but retreated from session highs on technical selling and lingering concerns about cattle supply backups in the wake of recent packing plant…
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!
