Fighting for gestation stalls against HSUS Sunday, June 7, 2015 As more companies turn to gestation-stall free pork, one former investigator from the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is speaking up against the practice, Pork Network reports.Working with HumaneWatch.org, part of the Center for Consumer Freedom, a former undercover investigator for HSUS has made a video supporting the use of gestation stalls. In it, the investigator, who remained anonymous to prevent backlash from the HSUS, talks about how the pregnant sows would fight and injure each other if they weren't in stalls. He also said that HSUS was pushing to ban gestation crates "because of what it would do to the pig farming industry." He added that "objectively, HSUS should be for gestation crates if they're honestly, truly for animal welfare."More videos have come forward, including one released on April 20 showing the former investigator explaining how HSUS training demonizes farmers before the "investigator" visits farms, and also how investigators are told how to characterize the scene of a young animal learning to walk and stumbling as the result of being "malnourished or kept in hobbles the whole time." The five minute long video is available at www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmXoYF36uAg. BP U.S. pork industry's common audit now a reality for the nation's 59,000 swine producers Runaway pig goes for a burger
Pilot project supports Ontario and Quebec ag Friday, July 24, 2026 A new two-year pilot project is designed to help livestock farmers in Quebec by giving them access to an Ontario abattoir. The project, a collaboration between the Quebec and Ontario governments, with additional support from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), would see a limited... Read this article online
Canada Opens Interprovincial Alcohol Sales Thursday, July 23, 2026 A major change to Canada's internal marketplace is set to create new opportunities for wineries, breweries and distilleries after nine provinces signed a landmark agreement allowing direct-to-consumer sales of alcoholic beverages across participating jurisdictions. The deal is being hailed... Read this article online
Bertha Armyworm Hotspots Emerging Across Saskatchewan Thursday, July 23, 2026 Canola growers across Western Canada are once again being encouraged to keep a close watch for bertha armyworm, one of the most damaging insect pests affecting the crop. While outbreaks do not occur every year, specialists say the pest can quickly move from a minor concern to a major... Read this article online
How One Simple Tool Can Help Protect Crop Quality Thursday, July 23, 2026 Planning crop harvests requires more than monitoring field conditions—it also means ensuring crop protection products have sufficient time to break down before harvest. Using the correct pre-harvest interval (PHI) helps growers meet residue requirements, protect market access and... Read this article online
B.C. sod farmer looks back on World Cup experience Thursday, July 23, 2026 A B.C. farmer will hold onto the fact he, and Canadian agriculture, got to play a role during the World Cup. “It was quite exciting to be a part of that, to be a part of Canadian history,” Bert Bos, owner of Bos Sod Farms in Abbotsford, told Farms.com. In February 2025, Bos’s farm... Read this article online