Trade
When temporary foreign workers in Canada’s agriculture industry have safe and adequate housing, the agriculture industry can thrive AP Newswire The Government of Canada takes seriously its responsibility to ensure…
The Trudeau government appears to have adopted a good-cop, bad-cop strategy for saving NAFTA and coming up with some “creative” new proposals in response to unpalatable U.S. demands while simultaneously…
Watch the video of Lawrence MacAulay, the first Canadian agriculture minister to speak to Farm Bureau members at an annual convention, emphasizing trade, the North American Free Trade Agreement, and…
The steep climb in global meat consumption has environmental interest groups debating a “sin” tax on animal products By Anna Dimoff – CBC News Meat consumption grew by more than…
Customer feedback is showing “Verified Canadian Pork” is being embraced by consumers both domestically and internationally By Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online “We’re about two and a half years into…
The new year begins with Canada relying on an old strategy for saving the North American Free Trade Agreement By Katie Simpson – CBC News The new year begins with…
The idea of having to pay a sin tax for environmentally detrimental foods seems to be gaining more support. For some, eating meat is considered a sin, and therefore meat…
The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, will visit Tennessee from January 5 to 8, 2018, where he will deliver a keynote address to the American Farm…
Filipino fast food giant Jollibee has entered the Canadian market with its first two locations in Winnipeg and it plans further Canadian expansion including into the Greater Toronto Area beginning…
The past Chair of the Saskatchewan Pork Development Board expects matters related to trade to be one of the major issue in 2018 for Saskatchewan’s pork sector by Bruce Cochrane…
Animal protein production is expanding around the world, and increasing competition —between the species for share of consumer wallet and between exporters for access to import destinations— is creating many…
Retiring Director and Sask Pork past-Chair Florian Possberg says the success of steps taken by the province’s producers and their equipment, and service providers to protect the Saskatchewan swine herd…
Grass-fed beef is increasingly marketed as more environmentally friendly and ethical than beef produced from feedlots. But is it really? BY Linus Blomqvist and Emma Brush for ENSIA.COM Whether we…
Senate Republicans are growing frustrated with what they see as a lack of clear direction in President Trump’s trade agenda, which they warn is hurting U.S. exporters BY ALEXANDER BOLTON…
The Global Fresh Meat Packaging Market accounted for $1.96 billion in 2016 and expected to grow at a CAGR of 2.7% to reach $2.37 billion by 2023 courtesy of the…
Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced the appointment of Marthanne Robson as a part-time member of the Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal. The appointment is for a three-year term,…
The government of Canada is moving forward with the development of a much needed Food Policy for Canada, which will incorporate the social, environmental and economic aspects of the food…
With a $90 billion annual stake in the deal you have to imagine what is the worst-case scenario By Tony Seskus – CBC News As trade officials gather in Washington…
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) is pleased to see that Finance Canada has considered the feedback contributed by CFA and other farm groups with regard to the Tax Fairness…
The annual food expenditure for a family of four is expected to rise by $348 to a total of $11,948 in 2018, according to “Canada’s Food Price Report 2018.” The…
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!
