Animal rightists jump on shaky cancer report Tuesday, December 8, 2015 Forget that the mainstream media quickly put a less alarmist perspective on the late October report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) declaring that processed meat is a carcinogen. The inappropriately named animal rights group Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine (PCRM) immediately petitioned the U.S. Department of Agriculture to remove hot dogs and other processed meats from its National School Lunch program. "Keeping hot dogs, pepperoni and other USDA processed meat commodities off school lunch trays is a step in the right direction," says a news release from the organization, which has very few, if any, physicians associated with it.The same organization put a similar petition forward in 2006, notes the I-Watch report, which monitors animal agriculture issues. I-Watch is published in Ontario.The IARC, a wing of the World Heath Organization, concluded that the consumption of processed meats was associated with small increases in the risk of cancer in the studies it reviewed. Its report also noted that eating meat has known health benefits. The PCRM, on the other hand, promotes a completely meatless lifestyle. BP Seaforth barn explosion could hold safety lessons for the pork industry Pig theft not a hoax
Old Farmers’ Almanac releases Canadian 2025-2026 winter forecast Wednesday, August 27, 2025 It may only be the end of August, but The Old Farmers’ Almanac is already looking ahead to Canada’s winter. Winter officially arrives on Sunday, Dec. 21 at 10:03am ET. And here’s what Mother Nature has in store for Canada. “Winter 2026 promises a season of contrasts,” the almanac’s... Read this article online
Ontario Farmers Share Yield Strategies Amid Drought Wednesday, August 27, 2025 The Great Ontario Yield Tour held an event at Petersen Custom Farming in Osgood, Ontario, on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The farmer panel during lunch was one of the highlights of the event. Farmers and industry experts gathered to discuss yield strategies and the realities of this season’s... Read this article online
New website launches to address invasive wild pigs in Canada Tuesday, August 26, 2025 To address the growing ecological and agricultural threat posed by invasive wild pigs, Canada is responding with the launch of a new website. Wild Pigs Canada is a new online hub developed by Invasives Canada and Animal Health Canada in collaboration with the Invasive Wild Pig Leadership... Read this article online
Why Pork Producers Should Care About Canada’s Pig Code Update Tuesday, August 26, 2025 As many farmers will know, as part of the normal process for review, the National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) has launched a comprehensive review of Canada’s Pig Code of Practice, last updated in 2014. The review was announced in May. The process, expected to span three years,... Read this article online
PRRS Surge Disrupts U.S. Hog Supply - What will the Impact be? Tuesday, August 26, 2025 The U.S. hog sector is grappling with the effects of an atypical surge in Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) during the second quarter of 2025. According to the USDA, there is evidence that unusually high rates of PRRS in Q2-2025 and into June contributed to reduced hog... Read this article online