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New Housing Standards Better Protect Agricultural Temporary Foreign Workers

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…

U.S. Threat to Leave NAFTA Must Be Taken Seriously says Freeland

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…

Exclusive Video: MacAulay First Canadian Agriculture Minister to Speak to U.S. Farm Bureau

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…

Taxing Meat Could Help Offset Environmental, Health Problems?

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…

Verified Canadian Pork Embraced by Domestic and International Consumers Alike

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…

Are Feedlots the Ingredient to an Ethical Beef Industry?

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…

GOP Frustration Rises With Trump on Trade Agenda

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…

Canada’s Food Price Report Expects Restaurant Spending to Reach Record Levels in 2018

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…

Canada without its big brother?

Throughout the twentieth century and the first decade-and-six of the twenty-first, Canada has relied on its big brother to the south to help shape its economy a Canadian Meat Business…

NAFTA and The Unsettling of the American Farm Economy

As the United States moves on chaotically under the pressure of President Donald Trump’s executive order pen, it is beginning to appear as if some of his most loyal followers…

Ending NAFTA Would Hurt Growth and Competitiveness of United States and Canada

Terminating the North American Free Trade Agreement would harm the U.S. and Canadian economies and reduce their competitiveness versus Asia and Europe, a report issued by the Bank of Montreal…

Engaging with Consumers Builds Awareness and Gains Trust

An Agricultural Economist with the University of Alberta says there’s an increasing level of dissatisfaction among consumers with their knowledge of what goes into producing food By Bruce Cochrane –…

NAFTA Round Concludes Under Cloud of Question Marks

Another round of NAFTA talks wrapped up with all key issues still deadlocked Tuesday as negotiators prepared to leave Mexico City with a plethora of question marks lingering over the…

Canada Agricultural Trade Mission to China Offers New Opportunities for Canadian Farmers and Processors

Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay’s trade mission to China is off to a strong start, with industry groups reaching a multitude of new deals in Shanghai and Guangzhou that…

Modified TPP Offers Opportunity to Maintain and Expand Pacific Market

The Canadian Meat Council says a modified Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement offers tremdous potential for growth in Canada’s red meat exports By Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online Marcus Mattinson,…

Canada, Mexico Will Entertain 5-Year Review Clause Over NAFTA Termination Clause

Canada and Mexico are prepared to engage the United States on one of its most contentious demands for NAFTA, in an early indication that proposals currently deemed non-starters could, in…

Uncertainty over NAFTA Impacts U.S. Business Investment

Jim Monroe, the National Pork Producers Council Senior Communications Director told FarmScape Online that uncertainty around trade agreements, such as NAFTA, are making businesses more reluctant to invest in growth…

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…

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!