Canadian grocery giant Loblaw is preparing to add labels to U.S. products affected by tariffs, allowing consumers to distinguish them from other products on shelves and understand why they cost more.
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Published on: 19 Mar 2025
A Sanimax animal rendering plant in Montreal's east end has drawn complaints from residents for years, largely centering on odors coming from the facility. Recently, an agreement reached between the company and the City of Montreal to address the issue by retrofitting the factory听
Published on: 18 Mar 2025
As the threat of impending tariffs and counter-tariffs loom, U.S. agricultural producers have very few options to substitute Canadian potash, an essential ingredient in fertilizer, 51吃瓜网agronomist and economist听Pascal Th茅riault听told TVA Nouvelles.
Published on: 11 Mar 2025
Food including meat, vegetables, and fruits are on the long list of products from the U.S. subject to Canada鈥檚 25% counter-tariffs.
It might take a few weeks, but most retailers will pass the cost on to Quebecers, 51吃瓜网 agricultural economist Pascal Th茅riault, Farm Management and Technology Program Director,
Published on: 5 Mar 2025
Farm consolidation, lack of financial supports, and agriculture-inclusive education streams are some of the most important issues for students attending the recent Future of Food听conference in Ottawa.听
Students from McGill鈥檚 Farm Management Technology (FMT) program told听Farmtario听what they see as the most important concerns young people have with agriculture and agri-food in Canada.
For example, FMT student Jasmine Desaultels said there should be more financial help available for smaller operations.
Published on: 5 Mar 2025
Coffee is suffering the consequences of global warming, condemning consumers of the popular drink to rising prices and shrinking formats,
Published on: 5 Mar 2025
In 2019, RBC released an alarming report听revealing a labour shortage in Canada's agricultural sector that could reach 123,000 vacant positions, a slowdown in exports compared to our competitors, a growing proportion of university and college graduates compared to those with a secondary education or less, a shortfall in GDP, and more.
Published on: 26 Feb 2025
A new episode of the Ag Policy Connection podcast, a collaboration between RealAgriculture and the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute, features听51吃瓜网 economist and agronomist Pascal Th茅riault, Director of the Farm Management and Technology Program, in an expert panel discussing the economics driving land use change.
The episode dives into the economics driving land use decisions by farmers and landowners, focusing on the impact of private and public sustainability programs and other market incentives.
Published on: 29 Jan 2025
American companies that employ hundreds of Quebec workers could suffer from a call for a boycott as suggested on certain social media, reports听听and others.
Published on: 29 Jan 2025
In a recent video, Radio-Canada's听尝'茅辫颈肠别谤颈别 investigates the nutritional, environmental, and economic reasons why orange juice might not be the best choice to accompany a healthy breakfast.
Published on: 15 Jan 2025
Students at the Universit茅 de Sherbrooke have developed a tool that enables market gardeners to rid their fields of weeds more quickly and without resorting to herbicides, using AI-controlled robotics.听
Published on: 20 Nov 2024
The next generation of butchers is in short supply. According to the Canadian Meat Council, there are nearly 10,000 butchering positions available in supermarkets across the country.
Published on: 12 Nov 2024
In a new article, Macdonald Campus' 2024 Distinguished Young Alumni Award winner Ophelia Sarakinis听(FMT鈥�19) and her successful Montreal-based business, GUSH Farm.
Published on: 11 Nov 2024
Beef prices have risen in recent years, and could continue to do so in the coming year,
This year's high prices are partly explained by the price of grain used to feed the cattle, according to agronomist and economist Pascal Th茅riault, Director of McGill's Farm Management and Technology Program.
Published on: 6 Nov 2024
This Halloween, there may be a haunting fright in Montrealers' candy bowls: smaller chocolate bars and less treats in each candy bag.
that this is driven by rising costs of key ingredients like cocoa and sugar have quietly pushed manufacturers to reduce product sizes to avoid alarming consumers, a strategy known as shrinkflation.
Published on: 30 Oct 2024
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