Sustainability

NAFTA Not All About Trump, U.S. Congress Should Commit to a Decision

Donald Trump needs to butt out as a hovering presence over the North American Free Trade Agreement talks and U.S. lawmakers must come clean about what they really think of…

Canada Desperately Needs a Revived TPP as NAFTA Talks Falter

Since there is now a clear and present danger that NAFTA talks will collapse, Canada must look for alternative trading partners. And on this front, there is good and important…

NAFTA Tensions Erupt At Press Conference Announcing Talks Extended Until 2018

The NAFTA countries haven’t broken up. But they are publicly bickering. They are delaying their next get-together date. And they appear to have agreed they won’t be resolving their differences…

MacAulay Says: Unresolved Technical Issues Under CETA Being Discussed

During his FarmScape Online interview Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay said governments and industry are working toward resolving issues that are limiting Canadian pork and beef producers’ access to Europe under…

Tough U.S. NAFTA Demands Send Ball Back Into Lobbyists’ Court

Lobbying efforts on the North American Free Trade Agreement hit a crucial stage this week after the Trump administration ignored the U.S. business community’s advice and pitched proposals to radically…

Minister MacAulay Wraps Up Successful G7 Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting

Canada is growing and promoting trade for its farmers and food processors, which helps to ensure a strong and vibrant agricultural sector with good middle-class jobs The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay,…

Trudeau Flies to Mexico Amid Fears NAFTA Could End

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is leaving one country whose political leaders are mixed about saving NAFTA and is on his way to another where officials are uneasy about the fate…

Government Invests in the Welfare of Canadian Livestock

The Government of Canada supports the Canadian livestock sector in its efforts to raise healthy, productive and well-cared for animals Member of Parliament for Guelph, Lloyd Longfield on behalf of…

CETA Opens Doors for Canadian Farmers and Food Processors at Major European Trade Show

The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, yesterday completed the first leg of a 10-day European agricultural trade mission in Cologne, Germany As part of his efforts to…

David Francis Farms, PEI – 2017 TESA Recipient

David Francis will tell you no one was more surprised than he when the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) selected their farm as recipient of this year’s TESA -The Environmental Stewardship…

In Vitro – In The Future?

Andrew Dickson, the general manager of Manitoba Pork, is one of the brightest people in Canada’s meat industry. He always has his fingers on the issues of the day and…

Minister MacAulay Heads Trade Mission to Europe

As part of the Government’s efforts to foster growth for farmers through new export opportunities and well-paying jobs, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay will lead a trade mission…

Canada and EU Settle Dispute on Beef Import Restrictions Following Trade Deal

Canada has agreed to drop a decades-old trade dispute against the European Union’s restriction of beef imports thanks to terms in the recently enacted Canada-EU trade agreement The dispute goes…

John Masswohl Q&A: The Real State of the Trade Talks

The tone of NAFTA headlines throughout the media seems to be particularly negative since the last round of sessions in Ottawa concluded last week. And one word seemed to be…

BCRA Asking for More Money From Cattle Producers-Here’s Why

Editor’s note: The following article is by Bryan Thiessen, Chair of the Beef Cattle Research Council. Bryan manages Namaka Farms near Strathmore, Alberta and represents 11 more council members who…

Look Beyond Feed Efficiency When Evaluating Young Beef Bulls

Beef farmers must look beyond feed efficiency when evaluating the potential of young sires, according to research looking at the relationship between feed and reproductive performance What might be a…

More Manitoba PEDv Outbreaks Possible

Manitoba is 2017’s most Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) affected province, and additional cases aren’t out of the question by Richard Kamchen – Farm Credit Canada (FCC) “With the number…

One Million Servings of Ontario Pork for Families in Need

The Ontario Association of Food Banks (OAFB) is pleased to announce that Ontario Pork’s Friends of the Food Bank program has donated its one-millionth serving of fresh, Ontario pork to…

Myth: 80 Percent Of Antibiotics Are Used In Animals

The 80 percent number that is commonly used by critics of antibiotic use in livestock and poultry is extrapolated from Food and Drug Administration (FDA) data on how much antibiotics…

Canada’s Cow Population to Hit 27 Year Low, and It Is Partially Millennials’ Fault

There are now fewer Canadians cows than at any point since the early 1990s and, according to analysts, it’s partially millennials’ fault by Tristin Hopper – National Post On Jan.…

Our December 2024 Issue

In our December 2024 issue we look at the Indonesia Economic Partnership Agreement, Federal funding for the Cattle Industry’s Improvement initiatives, Ontario’s Agritourism Sector, Cargill cutting jobs, A&W tackling food waste, Consumer Trust over Climate Optics, the rising cost of doing business, and much more!