The federal government has announced $162.6 million in additional funding for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) over the next five years, and $40 million per year in added funding for the agency on an ongoing basis after that. The funding boost, announced by Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, and Health Minister Patty Hajdu on Friday,... Read More
Category: Cattle
Thingsfactory, an internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence product development company out of Montreal, Que., is launching the TF-400F, a rugged, weatherproof, portable body temperature sensor suitable for livestock. The TF-400F can detect, analyze, and classify body temperatures of pig, cow, and horse populations in crowded, queued, or individual situations, in real-time. The new... Read More
The government of Alberta has decided to halt its plans to expand the area open to coal mining in the Rocky Mountains. The decision to cancel 11 recently-issued coal leases and pause any future coal lease sales on former Category 2 lands was made following a growing wave of public opposition. Ranchers in the area... Read More
When asked why the Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) recently announced a policy to focus on inclusion within the beef value chain, Joe Dickenson says it should have been done years ago. Dickenson is a beef producer from near Oil Springs, Ont., and a feedlot director for BFO. He's also been instrumental in moving this... Read More
It's the early days of 2021, but we're hoping for a great year in the beef markets. Will that be the case? Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange says although we are are off to a bit of a slow start, the futures market is telling us change is coming. Markets are in what... Read More
While the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has been slower in Canada than in the U.S. and the UK, questions also still remain on how each province will decide who receives the vaccine and when. As previously reported by RealAgiculture, the Canadian Meat Council and other agri-food industry groups have been lobbying for meat workers to... Read More
Not long ago, we posed the question: if you could choose a celebrity to rep agriculture, who would it be? Former NHLer and host of Spittin' Chiclets podcast Paul Bissonette didn't make the list, but McDonald's Canada clearly had him in its sights. I’ve teamed up with @mcdonaldscanada to bring you this 4-minute beef sustainability... Read More
Cargill's Better Beef processing plant at Guelph is set to re-open December 29, after closing at the end of day December 17, due to increasing COVID-19 infections within staff and the community population. A spokesperson for Cargill says the company plans to re-open the Guelph-Dunlop primary beef facility on Tuesday, after "careful deliberations among Cargill... Read More
There's trouble brewing in the mountains and the foothills, as a recent policy change by Alberta's government puts significant grazing land and water sources at risk, according to ranchers. In June, the Alberta government quietly rescinded a coal mining policy, shocking ranchers in southwestern Alberta. Laura Laing and John Smith, who own Plateau Cattle Co.,... Read More
Updated story: Details of the program are now listed on Agricorp's website The governments of Canada and Ontario have committed $5 million in immediate, emergency assistance for the province’s beef farmers through funding for feeding costs associated with market-ready cattle that must be set-aside due to COVID-19-related processing disruptions. Last Thursday, Cargill's Better Beef plant... Read More