The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay announced the new Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program (CASPP), an investment of $50.3 million over five years to help the agricultural sector adapt and remain competitive. The new program replaces the Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program.…
Not only does Canada continue to have a problem with fish mislabelling, but that problem persists throughout the supply chain, according to a first-ever study by University of Guelph researchers. In a new study, U of G researchers found 32…
Hill’s Pet Nutrition’s recent recall is a reminder that safety remains one of the driving forces in the U.S. pet market today. A 2018 survey by market research firm Packaged Facts reveals that 57 per cent of dog owners…
People with strong religious beliefs are more likely to buy fat-free, sugar-free or gluten-free foods than natural or organic foods, according to new research that could influence the marketing of those specialty food products. Testing the theory that religious and…
There’s demand from Ontario breweries for Ontario-grown malting barley. There’s also demand from Northern Ontario farmers for new crops to diversify production and expand crop rotations. Bringing that together in a way that benefits both farmers and brewers is the…
Nestlé has opened a research and development centre for maternal and infant nutrition in Limerick, Ireland. The opening marks the completion of a three three-year construction program with an investment of €27 million (~CDN $40.9 million). The new R&D centre…
Nearly 60 per cent of food produced in Canada – amounting to 35.5 million metric tonnes – is lost and wasted annually, according to the Avoidable Crisis of Food Waste Report. Of that, 32 per cent – equalling 11.2 million…
La Corporation des Moines Bénédictins (Fromagerie de Saint Benoît-du-Lac) has received an investment from Agriculture and Agri-Food of over $1.6 million to purchase and install modern automation equipment in its new plant. This investment is expected to lead to lower…
With food recalls from romaine lettuce to cauliflower generating perennial headlines, a new $1-million gift from two University of Guelph grads will establish a professorship intended to improve food safety in Canada and abroad. Prof. Lawrence Goodridge, a three-time U…
The Edmonton Journal reports that Future Fields, a three-person company that launched in 2017 hopes to break into the cultured meat industry by producing chicken products in a lab. Lead scientist and co-founder Matt Anderson-Baron, a PhD student in cell…