By: RealAgriculture News Team
April 8, 2020
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says, until further notice, it will not be placing a priority on compliance with new food safety regulations that...Read more »
By: Kelvin Heppner
April 7, 2020
The marketing board that oversees the hog industry in Quebec has given more time to the province’s pork producers and processors to come to an...Read more »
By: RealAgriculture News Team
April 7, 2020
This is an updated story Maple Leaf Foods has closed its Brampton poultry processing plant after a total of three staff members have now tested...Read more »
By: RealAgriculture News Team
April 7, 2020
Canadian farmland values are still growing, but at a slower rate year-over-year, according to Farm Credit Canada’s most recent Farmland Values...Read more »
By: RealAgriculture News Team
April 7, 2020
The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association (WCWGA) has elected a new chair. Daryl Fransoo, who farms near Glaslyn, Sask., was chosen at the most...Read more »
By: RealAgriculture News Team
April 6, 2020
Many are wondering what sort of COVID-19 related disruptions producers are facing when it comes to spring operations on their farms. The Agricultural...Read more »
By: RealAgriculture News Team
April 6, 2020
Many temporary foreign workers are still in their home countries waiting for the green light (and an available flight) to come to Canada. Once here,...Read more »
By: RealAgriculture News Team
April 6, 2020
Ontario has launched a web portal connecting workers with employers looking to fill positions in the agri-food sector. The initiative is aimed at...Read more »
By: RealAgriculture News Team
April 6, 2020
The fourteen day closure of an Olymel hog plant in Quebec has Ontario pork producers scrambling to find a slaughter destination for their finished...Read more »
By: RealAgriculture News Team
April 3, 2020
The Ontario government has announced that farmers will have until June 30, 2020 to apply for or make changes to coverage under the risk management...Read more »
By: RealAgriculture News Team
April 3, 2020
Olymel has notified pork producers in Ontario who ship to its processing plants in Quebec that it intends to exercise the force majeure clause due to...Read more »
By: RealAgriculture News Team
April 2, 2020
Getting essential supplies to destinations is critical during the COVID-19. Truck drivers have been thrust into the spotlight as road transport...Read more »
By: RealAgriculture News Team
April 2, 2020
Each province is feeling the incredible economic hit from COVID-19, but Alberta — with its oil and gas-based economy — may be harder hit than...Read more »
By: RealAgriculture News Team
April 2, 2020
The packing industry is crucial to the entire food value chain in agriculture and, with that, comes the importance of government inspectors. The...Read more »
By: RealAgriculture News Team
April 1, 2020
Dairy Farmers of Ontario has advised farmers that milk dumping, in rotation, will occur beginning this week, as the industry adjusts to the new...Read more »