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the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and the Honourable Mary Ng,

New Zealand’s only 100% farmer owned red meat co-operative The Alliance Group, which has over 5,000 farmer shareholders, has spoken out on the UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) which came into force Wednesday 31st May 2023.

Canada has regained market access to Taiwan for Canadian beef and beef products from animals over-30 months of age, the federal government announced Friday. The regained access will offer an opportunity to expand Canadian beef exports to Taiwan and diversify export markets in the Indo-Pacific region, Ottawa said in a release. “Expanding our trade relationships

HotHog, a new smartphone application that predicts heat stress in pigs, is now available for download and use, a team of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university scientists announced this week. Available in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, HotHog taps into local weather data to predict the relative comfort or heat stress

We recently had a tract of farmland in my county that was sold to a land investment company. The selling price was over $12,000 per acre–outbidding any local farmer. I took a step back and while I have heard of these types of companies, this is the first time they made their presence in my

Premium Iowa Pork has finalized its $14 million purchase of a Minnesota pork processing plant that closed earlier this month after filing for bankruptcy, idling its largely foreign workforce. HyLife Foods Windom closed the plant June 2, leaving about 1,000 workers without jobs. HyLife said in court documents that COVID-19-related disruptions and low pork prices,

The core section of the June/July edition of Prairie Hog Country was sent to press last week

It’s always unfortunate to hear of a hog barn closing anywhere in Canada.

Farmers and Lawmakers Collaborate to Shape the Future of American Agriculture

The best place to be when the sweltering summer weather arrives is inside with air conditioning, yet livestock outside of air-conditioned barns often need other ways to beat the heat.