Better Pork Magazine Archive April 2019 Better Pork April 2019 edition features James Hofer on the front cover and the following articles: Risk Management - Industry Options, Market Outlook - Pricing Shift, Ag Politics - Balancing Roles, Sow Housing - Accessing Space, and Sow Feeding Strategies. June 2019 February 2019
Canada Expands Greenhouse Fruit and Veg Farming Thursday, June 25, 2026 The Government of Canada has launched a new National Food Security Strategy to strengthen the country’s food system and improve access to locally grown food. The plan focuses strongly on increasing fruit and vegetable production across Canada. The strategy includes more than$3 billionin... Read this article online
Guelph Welcomes Scientists Boosting Food Research Wednesday, June 24, 2026 The University of Guelph has welcomed two researchscientists— Dr. Óscar López-Campos and Dr. Nuria Prieto—fromAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada to support the growth of Canada’s agri-food sector. This collaboration aims to improve food safety, food quality, and food security across the... Read this article online
Minister MacDonald’s record in the House Wednesday, June 24, 2026 With Parliament on its summer recess, Farms.com is summarizing the involvement of Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald and his counterparts during the first session of the 45th Parliament. For context, this session started on May 26, 2025, and Prime Minister Carney appointed MacDonald as... Read this article online
Alberta ROCT makes drug and weapons busts Wednesday, June 24, 2026 A team of RCMP officers dedicated to keeping rural communities safe made significant drug and weapons busts recently. On June 20, the Rural Organized Crime Team (ROCT), which the provincial government provided $2 million of support for earlier in the month, found drugs and firearms during... Read this article online
Canadians pay $224 per year for supply management, a new report says Wednesday, June 24, 2026 Canadian think tank MEI looked at supply management and identified how much the system costs Canadians each year. “Overall, supply management results in an additional cost to the average Canadian of $224 per year,” the organization said in a June 18 report. MEI came to this figure by... Read this article online