Trade

Rail Blockades Disrupt Supply Chains For Food

Manufacturers are scrambling to deliver products, industry associations are warning of potential shortages of food items, propane, and chlorine for water treatment, and mining companies are curtailing production as rail…

Government of Canada Supports New Pilot Risk Management Tool For Pork Producers

Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced the development of a risk management strategy being undertaken by the Manitoba Pork Council for pork producers to recover from the devastation…

Workers without borders: Small Businesses Need Better Access to Immigration System

The immigration system is not meeting the needs of small and medium-sized employers who are facing significant labour shortages, finds a new report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business…

JBS Canada Certification Confirms Sustainability Achievements

BS Canada has achieved another milestone in its on- going commitment to sustainable food production The beef processing facility in Brooks, AB is now a Certified Sustainable Beef Processor, after…

SilverChef Reveals Finalists for Hospitality Awards 2020

SilverChef, Canada’s leading hospitality financier, announced the finalists of its 2020 Hospitality Awards program. Six hospitality owners have been shortlisted to go through to the finals, which will take place…

Thousands Raise A Fork on Canada’s Agriculture Day

Online and in person, thousands of Canadians raised a fork to Canadian agriculture during the fourth annual national celebration of one of country’s most dynamic and vital industries “From Newfoundland…

Swine Health Information Center Joins Canadian African Swine Fever Initiative

The Swine Health Information Center has become of a member of Canada’s Coordinated African Swine Fever Research Working Group FarmScape Online The Swine Health Information Center has joined forces with…

Municipal Leaders Tackle Western Economic Challenges

With a federal budget on the way, municipal and federal leaders gathered today to explore solutions to the economic uncertainty facing many western communities, from market access to energy and…

New NAFTA Implementation Bill Passes First Legislative Stage

The new NAFTA implementation bill passed the first legislative stage in the House of Commons with the backing of the Conservatives, New Democrats and Greens Outgoing Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer,…

The Next Global Culinary Phenomenon: Canada’s First Virtual Food Hall Is Changing the Delivery Game

As major transformations continue to disrupt the food industry, one emerging shift is stealing media headlines around the globe. Ghost kitchens are springing up in New York, Chicago, Miami, and…

Restaurants Canada Recruits Thomas International to Help Employers Find The Right Talent

In the face of ongoing labour shortages in the foodservice industry and the struggle to recruit the right talent, Restaurants Canada is proud to announce its new partnership with Thomas…

The Canadian Beef Industry Has Achieved 75% Of Its Sustainability Strategy Goals Since 2016

the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) released a report outlining progress against its 2016 National Beef Sustainability Strategy, with 86% of the environmental, 75% of the social and 83%…

Trade Confidence Amongst Canadian Exporters Falls to Eight-Year Low

Trade confidence among Canadian exporters fell to its lowest level in nearly a decade, Canada’s export credit agency said on Tuesday, as businesses wrestle with protectionist policies and fret about…

New Youth Council Will Help Shape The Sector

Young women and men who are passionate about the agriculture and agri-food sector have a new opportunity to provide advice on issues that matter to them — sustainable agriculture, market…

Trade Deals Are Not Saving Canadian Exporters From Death By A Thousand Regulations

Bob Lowe has spent the past 40 years raising cattle on his farm near Alberta’s foothills. In that time, he reckons his beef has been exported to just about every…

Canadian Organization Joins the Movement to Support the Cellular Agriculture Industry

Cultured meat is the game-changing technology of creating meat using cells and not farm animals. This revolutionary process could stem the tide of climate change, spare billions of animals from…

FCC Identifies Global Trade Tensions as Key Factor to Watch in 2020

The Chief Agricultural Economist with Farm Credit Canada is advising Canadian agriculture sector stakeholders to pay close attention to developments on the global trade front during 2020 By Bruce Cochrane…

UK Looks to Canada for EU Deal Template

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pitched two models for his country’s trade ties with the European Union after Brexit: a deal based on the EU’s accord with Canada, or…

Paradise Lost Looms for German Farmers as Swine Fever Nears

The German state of Brandenburg has erected about 120 km (75 miles) of electric fencing to prevent wild boars infected with African swine fever (ASF) from straying across the border…

Farming Family Warning Others After Bank Accounts Emptied in Port-Out Scam

A family of Saskatchewan farmers is sounding the alarm bell after they had hundreds of thousands of dollars stolen from their family farm’s bank account, and they say they’re not…

Our April 2025 Issue

In our April 2025 issue we look into Agritourism Ontario’s economic growth study, how Americans view meat, the Side Effects of Trump’s Chaos, Faster line speeds in processing plants, IFFA’s sustainability in action, CMC’s Protein PACT, the Alizes awards 2025, the challenges of the Chinese Tariffs, and much more!