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Mexico’s move to exempt some foodmakers and retailers from quality checks from national health regulators as part of an anti-inflation plan to keep costs down is a “goodwill” agreement, President…
Brazilian meatpacker JBS SA is closing its U.S. plant-based foods business, Planterra Foods, after about two years, the company said on Monday by Tom Polansek – Reuters The…
This years symposium is built around the theme of understanding how agriculture and meat and poultry production affects climate change today and in the coming years Running…
The main drivers of farmland values remained strong in the first half of 2022. We report an average increase of 8.1% nationwide in farmland values over the period …
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle, feeder cattle and lean hog futures strengthened on Monday on technical buying and short covering, after recent selloffs were overdone, brokers said by…
Europe has experienced its worst bird flu crisis ever this year with nearly 50 million poultry culled, and the persistence of the virus over the summer has raised the risk…
Farmers in Florida rushed to reach their cattle on Thursday after trees downed by Hurricane Ian broke fences used to contain the animals and rain from the fierce storm flooded…
Kevin Jewell considers it a miracle he didn’t lose a cow after powerful winds from Fiona ripped open his barn and crumpled the steel frame by Alexandre Silberman…
The Manager of the Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network is advising pork producers to pay particularly close attention to transport biosecurity heading into the fall by Bruce…
Smithfield Foods Inc has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit by consumers who accused the meat producer and several competitors of conspiring to inflate prices in the…
Aligned with the Biden administration’s goal of ending hunger in the United States and with the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, the North American Meat Institute and…
Powerful storm Fiona slammed into Canada’s eastern fishing and farm industries over the weekend, smashing wharves, food processing plants and barns that will take months to repair by Rod…
The Re-Seasoning Coalition launches to increase Black representation within the foodservice industry
The foodservice industry needs to attract, retain and promote Black employees The Re-Seasoning Coalition (TRSC), a non-profit initiative dedicated to helping achieve greater representation for Black Canadians…
Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a proposal to ban factory farming in a referendum on whether the wealthy country’s strict animal welfare laws need to be tightened yet further …
The Senior Counsel for Public Policy with the American Farm Bureau Federation says the implementation of California’s Proposition 12 has implications that extend well beyond the pork industry …
Dan Darling, President of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA), issued the statement below marking the fifth anniversary of the Canada-EU Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) Canadian Agri-food…
The outlook for food and beverage processors remains positive amid economic conditions that have shifted from the start of the year, according to the Food and Beverage Report mid-year update…
Alberta chicken farmers are bracing for a second wave of avian flu infection this fall as the death toll among the province’s flocks has surpassed one million by…
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle strengthened on Tuesday, underpinned by strong cash markets and tight supplies of market-ready cattle, though recession fears limit gains, traders said by Christopher Walljasper…
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario and the Ontario Federation of Agriculture are proud to announce Agriculture Wellness Ontario, a suite of programs designed to ensure farmers are getting…
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!
