A piece of legislation that would provide farmers with carbon tax relief is in front of Canadian senators. Bill C-234, which exempts on-farm fuels like propane and natural gas used in grain drying and barn heating from the federal carbon…

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 57.7 million dollars, or 48 cents…

A Chinese ban on Canadian beef that industry officials expected would be short-lived remains in place seventeen months later. Dennis Laycraft of the Canadian Cattle Association says he doesn’t know why China continues to block imports from Canadian beef processing…

Saskatchewan cattle producers are keeping a close eye on the wildfire situation in the province, as well as to what’s happening in Alberta. CEO of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association Grant McLellan says they will be prepared should the situation take…

Officials from several federal agencies are reassuring the public about Canada’s animal biosecurity preparedness. Witnesses from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, and the Canada Border Services Agency spoke to MPs’ concerns about livestock diseases at a committee meeting last…