In a move that reinforces its long-term growth strategy and investment in leadership, Standard Meat Company (SMC) has appointed Bill Chandler as its new Director of Supply Chain. This newly created position consolidates key operational areas—including procurement, logistics, and...
Canada and Saskatchewan are investing $3.4 million over four years to support new state-of-the-art research facilities at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) aimed at strengthening beef production through advanced genomic science.
The funding, delivered under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership...
A Texas cattle investment firm, Agridime LLC, has been ordered to pay more than $102 million in restitution following a federal court ruling on a cattle-related Ponzi scheme that defrauded customers. The judgment, issued by the U.S. District Court...
Canadian farmers faced a challenging year in 2024, with realized net income falling by nearly 26% to $9.4 billion—marking the steepest decline since 2018, according to Statistics Canada.
This drop was driven by falling crop prices, decreased government payments, and...
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has confirmed the state's first case of Theileria orientalisIkeda—a blood-borne parasite that causes bovine infectious anemia—in a herd located in southeast Iowa. The parasite is transmitted by the invasive Asian longhorned...
The Meat Institute is calling on the U.S. government to include meat and poultry processors in proposed reforms aimed at stabilizing and legalizing the agricultural workforce. The organization says processing facilities are a critical link in the food supply...
In a dramatic shift driven by tightening domestic supplies, Brazil has overtaken Australia as the leading supplier of imported beef to the United States for the first time in modern trade history.
Brazil’s beef exports to the U.S. reached 48,000...
Canada is taking a major step forward in bolstering its emergency preparedness for livestock disease outbreaks with the creation of a dedicated national foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine bank. The initiative, led by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), aims...
Cargill is making a significant investment in its Fort Morgan, Colorado, beef processing facility, committing nearly $90 million to automation and new technology as part of its "Factory of the Future" initiative. This follows $24 million already spent on...
More than $1.4 million in funding has been allocated to 38 agricultural innovation projects in Saskatchewan for 2024–25 through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP), a joint initiative of the federal and provincial governments.
The investment supports 32 Agriculture...
