Livestock

A piece of legislation that would provide farmers with carbon tax relief is in front of Canadian senators.

Maple Leaf Foods reported a loss in its first quarter compared with a profit a year ago as it faced a difficult pork market, cost inflation and higher startup expenses. The company says it lost 57.

A Chinese ban on Canadian beef that industry officials expected would be short-lived remains in place seventeen months later.

Saskatchewan cattle producers are keeping a close eye on the wildfire situation in the province, as well as to what's happening in Alberta .

Officials from several federal agencies are reassuring the public about Canada’s animal biosecurity preparedness.

Indonesia has reported an outbreak of African swine fever on a farm near Singapore. The outbreak that killed 35,297 pigs in a herd of 285,034 on a farm located on Bulan island was detected on April 1st and confirmed on April 28th.

A Canadian ag organization is pleased Ottawa has secured full access to a trade market. Canadian Cattle Association executive vice president Dennis Laycraft says having access to global markets is critical to a thriving Canadian beef industry.

Cattle producers in Alberta are either re-locating their herd to a safe place or are preparing to do so, as wildfires continue to burn in parts of that province.

One of the biggest U.S. meatpackers is creating an internal company to clean some of its processing plants, after a private sanitation firm JBS USA employed, was accused of hiring children for dangerous work.

A Farm Credit Canada incentive program is now accepting applications.