Trade

Feed Management Key to Improving Poor Cattle Conditions

Scores of cattle producers will need to offset the impacts of this year’s poor pasture conditions and feed shortages in parts of the Prairies by Richard Kamchen – Farm Credit…

Resurrected TPP Offers Important Opportunity for Canadian Pork

The Chair of Manitoba Pork is calling on Manitoba’s political leaders to demonstrate their support for a resurrected Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online On behalf…

China Taking Close Notice of NAFTA Negotiations

China’s ambassador to Canada says his country hopes the U.S., Canada and Mexico can “make achievements” in ongoing NAFTA talks Speaking to reporters after meeting with Nova Scotia’s cabinet, Ambassador…

Japan Says Trans Pacific Partnership Trade Deal Agreed In Principle But Canada Does Not

Japan said ministers of countries remaining in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal had agreed in principle on Thursday on a way to proceed after the withdrawal of the…

The Royal Ag Winter Fair Showcases Hard Work

Celebrating it’s 95th year and touted as the world’s largest combined indoor agricultural and equestrian winter fair, this years Royal Agriculture Winter Fair is certainly not disappointing, with a lot…

FCC Reports Growth for Canada’s Agriculture Exports

Canada is about to strengthen its position as one of the world’s top agriculture and agri-food trading nations, according to a pair of reports issued by Farm Credit Canada “Our…

Additional Tax Support for Canadian Farmers

The Government of Canada is committed to supporting Canada’s farmers by investing in the growth of, and innovation in, Canada’s agri-food sector Budget 2017 sets the ambitious goal of growing…

Investing in New Markets for Canadian Livestock Genetics

More Canadian livestock will be raised outside of Canada using prized Canadian genetics. Farmers around the world demand Canada’s superior livestock breeds so they can raise cows and goats that…

Chuck Jolley Q&A: Five Minutes with Canadian Meat Council’s Ron Davidson and the New TPP

Ron Davidson has a special vantage point of the new Trans Pacific Partnership. As the senior vice-president of international trade and public affairs for the Canadian Meat Council, he’s witnessed…

Canadian Consumers Yearn to Know More About the Beef They Eat

Thanks to an ambitious Cargill Canadian Beef Sustainability Acceleration pilot, by the end of 2018 the company’s customers should be one step closer to providing consumers with beef from operations…

Canadian Meat Council Releases Submission on TPP

The Canadian Meat Council (CMC) released its submission to the Government of Canada pertaining to the “Consultations on Canada’s discussions with the remaining members of what was previously the Trans-Pacific…

CCA Pushing Forward With Crucial Aspects of TPP

The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) has been focusing attention on the future of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) through discussions among the remaining member countries since the United States withdrew from…

Canadian Pork Producers One Step Closer to Exporting to EU Following CETA

The Canadian pork industry is one step closer to having access to the European Union as the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has resolved the main issue preventing the pork…

Growing Forward 2 Supports Northern Ontario Agriculture

There’s a world of difference between farming in northern and southern Ontario. The climate, soils, and available infrastructure in the north mean farmers have different innovation and research needs than…

Chicken Producers Solidify Canadian-Raised Brand

Farmers and consumers had a hand in the expansion of Chicken Farmers of Canada’s Canadian-raised chicken brand by Susan Mann – Farm Credit Canada (FCC) CFC spokesperson Lisa Bishop-Spencer says…

Manitoba Pork Producers Committed to Stiffest Environmental Regulations Anywhere

Manitoba Pork Chair George Matheson says, despite suggestions to the contrary, changes proposed under Bill 24 are designed to reduce the level of paperwork and bureaucracy in the system and…

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…

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!