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Messe Frankfurt and VNU Asia Pacific Join Forces to Launch New Meat and Food Processing Trade Show For South East Asian Market

In a strategic expansion into the growing food technology sector, Messe Frankfurt New Era Business Media Ltd and VNU Asia Pacific, announce a partnership to jointly organise ‘Meat Pro Asia’,…

Sustainable Farming Group Pledges More Inclusive Policy on Juneteenth Anniversary

The board of directors and staff at Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT), which promotes the safe and humane production of meat, milk, and eggs, are witnessing a historic civil rights…

Canada and Ontario Support Beef and Hog Farmers During COVID-19

The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $10 million in emergency assistance for beef and hog farmers The funding will help cover the increased costs of feeding…

Vantage Foods Belleville Acquired By Nationally-Renowned Beef Company

One of Canada’s largest beef companies has taken over a food processing facility in Belleville JBS Canada, based out of Alberta, has recently acquired Vantage Foods, located in the city’s…

British Columbia Provides a Lifeline to Bars and Restaurants With Wholesale Liquor Pricing

Restaurants Canada commends the Government of British Columbia for acting on a longstanding liquor policy recommendation to help bars and restaurants survive the challenges of COVID-19. “On behalf of the…

NAMI to Trump: China Must Meet Phase One Obligations

The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) joined a broad coalition of agribusinesses and agriculture organizations calling on President Trump to ensure continued implementation of the U.S. China Phase One Trade…

VIDEO: Temple Grandin speaks her mind on the future of the meat industry post COVID-19

In a recent interview with Global News, Temple Grandin shared her thoughts on the future of the meat industry post COVID-19  

Government of Canada Implements Surplus Food Rescue Program to Help Alleviate Food Concerns of Vulnerable Canadians

The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, today launched the $50 million Surplus Food Rescue Program The program aims to move surplus food commodities such as potatoes and…

BCRC Releases Their Level 2 Record Keeping Resource

The Level 2 record keeping resource has been designed to build upon the record keeping modules covered in Level 1 The record keeping and benchmarking modules are designed to be…

Reusing Chicken Litter Shows Benefits

Chicken is the most consumed protein in the United States. According to the National Chicken Council, the U.S. produced more than 9.2 billion broiler chickens in 2019. US consumers spent…

Did COVID-19 Disrupt Trends in Canada’s Ag and Food Trade?

The economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic extend to all sectors of the economy. For ag and food trade, the long-term effects could be important as the COVID-19 pandemic has…

The Meat Industry Could Face Losses of $20 Billion in 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has been especially crushing for the meat supply chain. The industry could face losses of more than $20 billion in 2020 by Tala Hadavi – CNBC The…

More Than Half of Canadians Will Avoid Restaurants For The Foreseeable Future

A new survey on COVID-19 suggests 52 percent of Canadians intend to avoid restaurants for the foreseeable future by Mario Toneguzzi – Retail-Insider The Angus Reid survey found that physical…

Protecting Chickens From Heart Disease

The health and welfare of broiler chickens may improve thanks to University of Saskatchewan (USask) researcher Andrew Olkowski and colleagues More chickens are raised worldwide than any other livestock animal,…

Turkey Farmers of Canada Launches Two New Contests

Turkey Farmers of Canada is taking a unique approach to strategic marketing to reach grocers and consumers The organization has launched two new campaigns. Both of the initiatives will support…

Cargill’s High River Plant Included in Pandemic Lawsuit

Calgary lawyer Clint Docken is in the early stages of a lawsuit involving the Cargill meat-packing plant at High River, Alta., the site of one of Canada’s worst COVID-19 outbreaks.…

SHIC Enhances Domestic Disease Monitoring Report

The Swine Health Information Center has enhanced the analysis of its domestic swine disease surveillance data to include comparisons of trends by state by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online The…

Why Canada needs an Agri-Food Immigration Program

For decades, the country has struggled to find enough workers to support one of its most important industries. The agri-food industry results in $110 billion in domestic sales each year,…

U.S. Live Cattle Futures Fall as Slaughter Recovers and Beef Prices Sag

U.S. live cattle futures fell on Friday, pressured by softening prices for market-ready cattle and declining packer profit margins as wholesale beef prices continue to slide, analysts said Chicago’s Mercantile…

The First Ever Online Beef Improvement Federation Symposium Takes Place Next Week

This year’s BIF Research Symposium and Convention will be virtual the week of June 8. As a result this years’ registration is free for all participants This year’s BIF Research…

Our February 2025 Issue

In our February 2025 issue we look at, Dietary Guidelines including meat, AI at IFFA 2025, Trade challenges for the Canadian Beef Industry, Shifting Consumer Demand, Strengthening food security, Cattle Fax forecast, Eliminating internal food trade barriers, and much more!