Olymel Announces Closure of Plant in Quebec
Quebec pork producer Olymel says it will close a major slaughterhouse south of Quebec City and lay off 994 workers. The company says the Vallée-Jonction plant in the Beauce region will be the latest factory to shutter, after previously announcing…
Explosion at Texas Dairy Farm Kills 18 000 Cattle
An explosion at a dairy farm in the Texas Panhandle that critically injured one person and killed an estimated 18,000 head of cattle is the deadliest barn fire recorded since the Animal Welfare Institute began tracking the fires. Castro County…
US Meatpackers Warned Against Using Child Labour
Meatpackers and other companies in the food-supply chain need to do a better job taking steps to ensure illegal child labor isn’t being used in their operations, or by their suppliers, subcontractors or other vendors. That’s according to US Agriculture…
UK Calls for Canada to Change the Way We Raise Cattle
Britain’s envoy to Canada says an uproar on the Prairies over an expanded trade deal could be overcome by ranchers rejigging their beef operations to meet U.K. standards. British High Commissioner to Canada Susannah Goshko says Brits don’t want their…
APAS Concludes Livestock Summit in Saskatoon
The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) held their Livestock Summit at the Saskatoon Inn and Conference Centre. The Summit brought together industry leaders, producers, bankers, policymakers, and other industry professionals for a full day to discuss a wide variety…