Expansion of Cargill’s implementation of the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB)’s Certified Sustainable Beef Framework is now a reality. In addition to its CRSB sustainability certification, the Guelph beef processing facility has also completed a successful audit to...
Source: Beef Farmers of Ontario
More than ever, we understand the critical importance of maintaining a steady and reliable food supply and protecting the safety of those who feed us. Today, the Ontario government announced the proclamation of the Security...
Source: Canadian Meat Council
Essential meat workers need to be a priority group of workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The meat industry was among the first sectors to be challenged with the pandemic, and since March the industry has...
Source: Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA)
Trade with the U.K. took centre stage at the November fly-in meetings, held virtually this year, with elected officials and Government of Canada staff.
While the Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA) recognizes the Government of Canada’s...
Source: Sollio
The five-year extension of the Tax-deferred Cooperative Share (TDCS) program in the federal government's economic update is good news for agricultural cooperatives. This “time preference” type measure, created in 2005 to ensure the capitalization of agricultural cooperatives, is...
Source: National Farm Animal Care Council
The 23-member Code Development Committee (CDC) met for the first time in its entirety in mid-September. Prior to that, the CDC had only met virtually in smaller groups of between 7 and 12 members...
Source: Agri-Info
Starting or upgrading a farm can be tough, especially during the uncertain times of COVID-19. If you’re new to farming or require increased access to capital, the Canadian Agricultural Loans Act (CALA) program may be a good fit...
To “Read” Walt’s charts, keep the following in mind:
Support – this term refers to a trend line or price area under the market which is expected to hold the market from potential decline.
Resistance- a price area or trend line...
Source: Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
The governments of Canada and Ontario are committing up to $11.5 million through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (the Partnership) for two important new programs, one of which will assist meat processors on projects to...
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
Provincial crop market analyst, Neil Blue, explains the Canadian Grain Commission’s November 15, 2020 weekly update.
‘Weekly updates from the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) provide useful crop demand information,’ explains Blue.
The CGC numbers include movement of...
