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Cargill, Hormel latest to settle US workers’ wage-fixing lawsuit

Meat industry giants Cargill, National Beef Packing and Hormel Foods have agreed to pay a combined $57.4 million to exit a proposed class action accusing them of suppressing workers’ pay…

China begins anti-dumping probe into Canadian rapeseed

China announced on Monday the start of a one-year anti-dumping investigation into imports of rapeseed from Canada, just weeks before Ottawa’s 100% tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles and other products…

FCC Report: Canadian food manufacturing holds food security opportunity

Canadian food manufacturing plays a crucial role in addressing the need to sustainably feed a growing global population according to a recent FCC Economics report   Farm Credit Canada (FCC)…

North American cattle industry leaders meet to discuss common challenges facing producers across Canada, United States and Mexico 

The Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) hosted the 3rd 2024 triannual trilateral meeting with its North American counterparts, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and Confederación Nacional de Organizaciones Ganaderas (CNOG)…

Pork Producers Advised to Guard Against Entry of High Path Avian Influenza in Swine Barns

Pork producers are being advised take steps to avoid the introduction of High Path Avian Influenza into the swine barn   by Bruce Cochrane – Farmscape.ca   Since the March…

Bird flu reaches cows in California, the country’s largest milk producer

The outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in US dairy cows has now spread to three herds in California, the largest milk-producing state in the country, with around 1.7 million dairy…

China hits Canada with anti-dumping probe on canola imports, Ottawa deeply concerned

China said it planned to start an anti-dumping investigation into canola imports from Canada, after Ottawa moved to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles   Reuters Canadian Farm Minister Lawrence…

Hormel Foods cuts annual sales forecast on lower turkey prices

Skippy peanut butter maker Hormel Foods cut its annual sales forecast on Wednesday, hurt by lower commodity prices and a production disruption at its Planters brand manufacturing facility in Virginia…

Canada rail union launches court challenge to back-to-work order

The union representing workers at Canada’s two main rail companies said on Friday it had filed a four court challenges against a ruling by the country’s industrial labor board that…

North American cattle industry leaders meet to discuss common challenges facing producers across Canada, United States and Mexico

The Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) hosted the 3rd 2024 triannual, trilateral meeting with its North American counterparts, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and Confederación Nacional de Organizaciones Ganaderas (CNOG)…

Cabinet focuses on Canada-US trade relations

Canada’s renewed charm offensive in the United States is “more relevant than ever,” Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Tuesday, as the federal cabinet retreat turned its attention to the Canada-U.S.…

CFIB Report: The effects of capital gains changes on Canadian agriculture 

Like workers across the country, small business owners, including farmers, work hard throughout their lives to build up savings to eventually take a well-deserved retirement   by Bradlee Whidden –…

The bird flu outbreak continues to spread among U.S. cows

At first glance, it looks like an unassuming farm. Cows are scattered across fenced-in fields. A milking barn sits in the distance with a tractor parked alongside   by Mary…

Manitoba Pork Calls on the Federal Government to Consider Regulatory Competitiveness

The General Manager of Manitoba Pork says Canada’s own regulatory system is making its farmers less competitive internationally and hampering their ability to provide the world with food   by…

Teamsters take down picket lines at CN, stoppage continues at CPKC

The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference says it has taken down picket lines at Canadian National Railway Co. and its workers will begin returning to work on Friday   The Canadian…

Canada tells rail companies, union to work harder to avert crippling stoppage

Canada’s labor minister will meet with the country’s two main railway companies and the Teamsters union in Montreal on Tuesday and Calgary on Wednesday to try to avert a crippling…

Russian pork producers target EU’s share of China’s pork market

Russian pork producers are aiming to capture 10% of China’s pork import market in the coming years from a standing start, seeking to take advantage of trade tensions between the…

Maple Leaf names new CFO for pork business

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. has named Deepak Bhandari as chief financial officer of its pork business, which it plans to spin off as an independent, publicly traded company    The…

US undercounts bird flu in cattle as farmers shun testing

The U.S. bird-flu outbreak in dairy cattle is much larger than official figures suggest due to farmers’ reluctance to test their animals and risk the economic consequences of a positive…

How extreme weather affects prices along the food supply chain

Extreme weather events like fires, floods, heat waves and droughts pose an increasing risk to Canada’s food supply chain, putting pressure on prices all the way to the grocery store…

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!