There are many big issues facing the livestock industry, from climate change and emerging diseases to changing societal expectations and an evolving regulatory environment. It’s a topic that Livestock ...

As the world’s population grows, there is an increasing need to produce more food. The pork industry is conscious of the environmental impact that results from feeding global consumers. Moreover, ...

Remember when “hacking” was simply a way of cutting through the brush on your woodlot? Today, it is a cutting-edge method of infiltrating computer systems without permission. Though it is not always ...

Are you thinking about planting next season? Hopefully, the answer is yes. The most important thing you can do to set the stage for a successful planting season next year is to control residue this ...

Maple Leaf Foods announced in July that it would spin off its pork business into a separate independent company. The as-of-yet unnamed business (referred to in the meantime simply as ‘the new Pork ...

The Government of Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) recently announced the next step in developing a vaccine bank for foot and mouth disease (FMD). On Aug. 30, Public Services and ...

The Bank of Canada lowered its key interest rate to 4.25 per cent on Sept. 4, making it the third consecutive cut in a row for Canadians. These reductions started in June when the bank slashed its ...