The Certified Sustainable Beef Framework was formed three years later to provide credible assurances for consumers
Glacier FarmMedia – It’s been 10 years since the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef was founded to measure and recognize Canada’s leadership in sustainability. The Certified Sustainable Beef Framework, known as CRSB Certified, was created in 2017 to recognize sustainable practices and provide credible assurances to consumers regarding the production, processing and sourcing of beef […] Read moreTag Archives McCain Foods
Sustainability has a problem
MINNEAPOLIS — Mars has a problem. Not the red planet, but the company. It’s one of the largest human and pet food companies in the world, posting $50 billion in revenue last year. Related stories in this issue: Global sales have been increasing, and this year the privately held company acquired the Kellogg’s line of […] Read more
Province aims to create food corridor in southern Alberta
Invest Alberta has a mandate to attract food processors to the region and support the expansion of existing businesses
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A few years ago, when Jason Kenney was premier of Alberta, the provincial government conducted a study on investors. The government wanted to understand global investors, how they perceived Alberta and how those perceptions affect the province. The result was a wake-up call — global players don’t think about Alberta; it’s not […] Read more
Producers report favourable potato crop yields
Early results suggest the Canadian crop could be one of the largest on record and a dramatic increase from five years ago
WINNIPEG — Potato growers won’t duplicate last year’s record crop, but 2024 will likely be a solid year for yields and national production. Statistics Canada and United Potato Growers of Canada don’t have official figures because the harvest is still underway but early results suggest the crop will be smaller than the 128 million hundredweight […] Read more
Maple Leaf to split in two
REUTERS — Maple Leaf Foods is splitting into two independent public entities by spinning off its pork business, joining a host of companies that have demerged their businesses to streamline operations and realize more value.Globally, several companies, including most recently chemical maker DuPont, have moved to break up their businesses in an attempt to increase […] Read more
Soil’s complexity must be understood
It all starts with the soil. To the naked eye, it may appear to simply be dead dirt. But that dirt is actually a thin skin on our planet that is very much alive; a complex ecosystem full of organisms that grow our food. These diverse soil organisms are the original farmers of our world […] Read more
