Egg Farmers of Canada announced a new partnership with the University of Waterloo, establishing Bruce Muirhead as the industry’s first-ever research chair in public policy. “We are delighted to be working with Professor Muirhead,” said Tim Lambert, Chief Executive Officer of Egg Farmers of Canada. “With the creation of this Chair, we hope to continually elevate the caliber of the …

Researchers are challenging the way Canadians think about saturated fat, sodium, and sugar, and are ready to explore the pitfalls posed by the nutrient-focused approach used in dietary guidelines. This took place at a series of cross-Canada symposia titled “Straight Talk about Nutrition Guidelines” held in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, and Moncton in November and organized by the Registered Dietitians at …

Maple Leaf Foods recently hosted its Sixth Annual Food Safety Symposium. At the event, 170 representatives from more than 100 companies gathered to discuss the most pressing concerns in food safety. This year’s event was themed “People or Technology”, asking participants to debate which was the best investment to make a significant change in global food safety. “Food safety incorporates …

RACHEL PARENT MAY ONLY BE 15, BUT SHE’S ALREADY GETTING ATTENTION FROM CANADIAN HEALTH OFFICIALS Text by Hermione Wilson You may have heard of Rachel Parent. The young activist’s name has become synonymous with the mandatory GMO-labelling movement in Canada, especially since she met with Minister of Health, Rona Ambrose on Nov. 6, 2014. “The Minister was very nice and …

Heavy rainfall has seen the second flood in four years on the Prairies, leaving provinces and farmers looking for solutions and consumers on the hook with higher prices. Text by Nicolas Heffernan Norm Hall’s family carved their farm out of the bush on the southern shores of the Quill Lakes in Saskatchewan 133 years ago. He’s been working the land …

JEFF MORRISON’S NEW COOKBOOK URGES CANADIANS TO USE ALTERNATIVE PROTEIN SOURCES… LIKE MUSKRAT Text by Hermione Wilson Nature columnist, blogger, author, wildlife enthusiast and self-professed outdoors guy Jeff Morrison spends a lot of time in the great Canadian wilds hunting, trapping and fishing. Growing up in rural Quebec, Morrison spent a lot of time hunting with his family and living …

Interview By Theresa Rogers Michael McCain knows the food biz. It’s been his life, having grown up and worked with his father, Wallace McCain, who started McCain Foods in 1956. Now, as President and CEO of Maple Leaf Foods, McCain is making a name for himself as the leader who captained the company through a tragic food recall in 2008 …

In the wake of recent pet food recalls, consumers are willing to spend more on premium, quality ingredients for their animals Text by Chelsea Shim Your dog would gladly eat the food off your plate, but would you eat what’s in its bowl? Dorothy Hunter would. Hunter, owner of Paws Natural Pet Emporium is an advocate for all-natural, premium pet …

AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE CANADIAN SWINE INDUSTRY Sinisa Vidovic1 | Bernardo Predicala2,3 | John R. Lawrence1 | Darren R. Korber1* BACKGROUND The rapid emergence of the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) in North America has significantly impacted hog industry operations as well as the supply of market hogs. While known to have caused outbreaks for several decades in Europe …

Mike Dixon is on standby: ready and waiting. He just needs a mission. The professor of environmental biology at the University of Guelph and Director of the Controlled Environment Systems Research Facility (CESRF) has been leading cutting-edge research growing plants in controlled environments. His research is pulled by the goal of growing a plant on the moon, with the ultimate …