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The U.S. Agriculture Department has found “systemic” inspection and sanitation problems during its most recent audit of Canada’s meat, poultry and egg inspection systems, issues American officials say “raise significant…
For many years, the general manager of Manitoba Beef didn’t see a lot of feed corn growing in this province, but things have changed in recent years a Canadian Meat…
The National Pork Producers Council says maintaining zero tariffs on the movement of pork is the top priority of U.S. pork producers as the U.S., Canada and Mexico move to…
Major and rapid price changes seem to be the new normal in cattle markets. There have again been larger market swings than anticipated in 2017, but overall the market has…
The first round of talks involving Canada, the United States and Mexico aimed at revamping the North American Free Trade Agreement is scheduled to take place in Washington from August…
Alberta beef producers are facing a big tariff hike in Japan and they’re not happy about it Courtesy of CBC Japan is imposing temporary tariffs of 50 per cent, up…
The Government of Canada is working closely with the U.S. Administration, as well as state and local officials, to strengthen the robust Canada-U.S. partnership and to ensure continued support for…
The Canadian Meat Council is hopeful a key technical barrier blocking the export of Canadian pork into Europe can be resolved prior to the implementation of Canada’s new free trade…
Canadian and Mexican officials will meet on Wednesday to discuss how to handle negotiations on NAFTA, two well-placed sources said on Tuesday, as a top Canadian diplomat hinted at a…
After record farm income in 2016, agriculture is well positioned to handle the modest interest rate hike announced Wednesday… and even the one after that, expected this fall by Owen…
Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lawrence MacAulay, and Mexican Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food, José Calzada, issued the following statement at the conclusion of their…
As negotiators from eleven Trans-Pacific Partnership countries meet in Japan this week, the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA) strongly urges the Government of Canada to make every possible effort to…
The year ahead is an open road in many ways for Canada Beef, the organization amalgamated out of the former Beef Information Centre (BIC), the Canada Beef Export Federation (CBEF),…
The Banff Pork Seminar has become one of the most anticipated annual industry events and this year’s conference held in January set the bar even higher according to Committee Chairman…
This past January, the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency announced the appointment of Melinda German as their new general manager. The announcement meant more than just…
When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his new cabinet in November, the appointment of Lawrence MacAulay as Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food was welcomed by the industry. MacAulay is well…
Rick Bergmann has been voted to chair the Canadian Pork Council (CPC) for a second term and he couldn’t be more delighted. He has been running his own hog farm…
photo: CCA’s Dennis Laycraft, Dave Solverson, John Masswohl When you attend the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association’s Semi-Annual Meeting, recently held in Winnipeg this past August, you get the feeling you’re at…
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!
