Move over, Greenbelt, the Foodbelt has entered the chat. Ontario is losing farmland at an alarming rate of about 319 acres a day, according to provincial data. That’s equivalent to losing an area the size of Kingston every year, says Mike Schreiner, leader of the Ontario Green Party and MPP for Guelph. Losing farmland risks... Read More
Category: Food
The Canadian Centre for Food Integrity (CCFI) has launched a new initiative aimed at enhancing public trust and awareness of the Canadian food system. CCFI executive director Lisa Bishop-Spencer says the program will help reverse a seven-point drop in public confidence over the last year in Canada's food system by increasing public trust and understanding... Read More
Drake Meats has announced plans to build a 53,000 square foot state-of-the-art meat processing facility in Saskatoon, Sask., capable of producing more than eight million kilograms of pork and beef products annually. The family-owned consumer-packaged meat company, founded in 1949 as a co-operative meat locker in Drake, Saskatchewan, produces a vast line of products including... Read More
By Kevin Howe, a fifth-generation fruit and vegetable farmer in Elgin County, Ont. Our family has been farming strawberries in Elgin County, Ontario since 1913 — over 110 years on the same land rotation. To our knowledge, we are the longest generational strawberry farm in the province. That kind of longevity doesn’t come from doing... Read More
It is the first warm day of spring and the smell of a good ribeye steak on the barbecue wafts in from an open window. That familiar scent might make your mouth water, but what truly defines the best-tasting beef? Is it the breed—Angus, Hereford, or Charolais? The feeding system—grass-fed, grain-fed, or grain-finished? Or does... Read More
With the Canadian Grocery Sector Code of Conduct complete, attention now turns to the implementation and education around what the code will and won't provide for industry players. The code was finalized last year and will come into force in June 2025. That means there needs to be a body that overseas the code and... Read More
Agriculture is forever evolving and so is the business of fertilizer and crop nutrition. It's been 20 years since fertilizer heavyweight, The Mosaic Company, was formed by a merger between IMC Global and Cargill's crop nutrition division. The company's mission is to help the world grow the food it needs, says director of new product... Read More
In this episode of The Truth About Ag, co-hosts Kristjan Hebert and Evan Shout sit down with Lisa Ashton, agriculture policy lead on RBC’s Climate Action Institute Team, to dive into the big questions shaping Canadian agriculture. Ashton shares insights from RBC’s latest reports, including the Food First Report, breaking down why RBC is investing... Read More
While much of the hype around plant-based foods has subsided from a few years ago, McDonald's is once again exploring whether there's demand in Canada for a meatless burger. Starting March 18, the fast food behemoth is testing a new sandwich, called the McVeggie, at select restaurants in British Columbia, Ontario, and New Brunswick. The... Read More
Canadians have made it clear in recent days that they are looking to purchase Canadian-made products and support Canadian businesses. To this end, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is emphasizing the importance of accurate "Product of Canada" and "Made in Canada" labels on food products. After seeing an increase in complaints related to origin... Read More