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You may have seen the news reports lately about how wild pigs are becoming a serious threat to the environment by Wayne Lees – Coordinator for the Invasive Swine Eradication…
Canada’s agriculture and agri-food sector is an important engine of economic growth that feeds millions of people in Canada and around the world. It is also part of the country’s…
For Steven Velthuis, his adventures with purebred Japanese Wagyu beef began a few years ago, on a pricey night out by Trevor Pritchard – CBC News “I went…
Hog farmers care for their animals 365 days a year, including holidays! Maintaining pig health is a farmer’s pride and passion originally published in Portage Online After all,…
Consumer preferences for natural food production and consumption of animal-based products are growing. Plant-based feed additives have particularly high growth potential as a component of healthy animal feed …
Newly published cutting-edge research led by University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) Near Eastern archaeologist Dr. Tina Greenfield (PhD) reveals how domesticated livestock were managed in one of the world’s earliest cities…
The Alberta government is calling new labelling on ground meat “scientifically baseless.” by Breanna Karstens-Smith – Global News Agriculture Minister Nate Horner said Monday the move would drive…
In an environment where the complexity of agriculture-related technology is ever increasing, producers face the challenge of interpreting and selecting data that are most useful to improving their operations …
The National Pork Producers Council says both the Canadian and Mexican pork industries have been highly supportive of the effort to have California’s Proposition 12 overturned by Bruce…
The government of Canada on Monday published final regulations to prohibit “harmful” single-use plastics, with a ban on manufacturing and importing most of these items to come into effect in…
Canada’s Next Policy Framework, aimed at strengthening and growing Canada’s agriculture and agri-food sector, should lay out a clear roadmap to ensure farmers are competitive, productive and viable, says the…
BHP Group is open to taking on a partner as it builds its first potash mine in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, but can also go it alone and is…
The Director of Trade Show Marketing with the National Pork Producers Council reports an easing COVID related travel restrictions stimulated a rebound in the number of international exhibitors and visitors…
Health Canada is looking at requiring a new label change for packages of ground meat. The change would require a “high in saturated fat” label, a sticker that isn’t welcomed by…
Russian blockade of Ukrainian wheat may compound global food insecurity, UN crisis co-ordinator says
The Russian blockade of Ukrainian wheat risks worsening global food supply shortages and famine in parts of the world as the breadbasket of Europe is cut off, says the UN crisis co-ordinator…
Plant-based diets are more environmentally sustainable than those which involve consuming meat and dairy. But those virtues don’t translate into the financial statements of the companies which produce the foods…
Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) held its 109th Annual General Meeting & Convention June 5-7, 2022 at Prince of Wales Centre in Assiniboia, SK―the organization’s first in-person meeting since June 2019…
The Canadian livestock industry is taking steps to better prepare for a serious animal disease outbreak. As a leader in this process, the Animal Health Emergency Management (AHEM) project is…
U.S. President Joe Biden intends to nominate Doug McKalip, a veteran agricultural and trade policy expert, to be the U.S. Trade Representative’s next chief agricultural trade negotiator Reuters McKalip,…
Canada on Wednesday launched a credit system for greenhouse gas offsets, a major part of its plan to cut carbon emissions, starting with a set of rules stipulating how projects…
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!
