Smithfield moves into gas production Friday, April 8, 2016 The largest pork-producing company in the world is months away from opening the largest manure-to-energy project of its kind in the United States.Nine Smithfield Foods farms housing almost two million pigs in Missouri are involved. The US$120 million project, begun in 2014, involves installation of impermeable covers and flare systems on 88 existing lagoons, each capable of holding about 15 million U.S. gallons. The hog manure will produce approximately 2.2 billion cubic feet of pipeline-quality renewable natural gas annually, equal to 17 million gallons of diesel fuel. The equivalent of 850,000 tonnes of CO² will be prevented from entering the atmosphere. Rain will be kept out of the lagoons and odour reduced.The builders are Missouri-based Roeslein Alternative Energy and ABUTEC (an acronym for Advanced Burner Technologies.), based in Georgia. According to press releases and reports, ABUTEC will install 1.5 megawatt electrical generators to deal with excess methane, letting Smithfield access about US$1 million-worth of carbon credits. Duke Energy in North Carolina will purchase the gas to meet clean energy requirements for power generation. Blake Boxley, Director of Environmental Health and Safety for Smithfield Hog Production, says this project can be replicated across the country. BP Ontario's pork industry faces an era of 'accountability and change' That whacky Chinese pork stock market
Ag in the House: June 15 – 18 Thursday, June 25, 2026 In the final week of question period before Parliament rose for the summer, the Bloc asked the government why it ended bill debates. On June 16, Yves Perron, the Bloc’s ag critic, accused the government of avoiding the accountability of the opposition. “Yesterday (the prime minister)... Read this article online
Canada Funds Poultry Health Innovation Thursday, June 25, 2026 Canada is strengthening its agriculture sector by supporting innovation in animal health. A new investment aims to help poultry farmers reduce their dependence on traditional antibiotics while improving food safety and animal welfare. The Government of Canada announced funding of up to... Read this article online
Canada Expands Greenhouse Fruit and Veg Farming Thursday, June 25, 2026 The Government of Canada has launched a new National Food Security Strategy to strengthen the country’s food system and improve access to locally grown food. The plan focuses strongly on increasing fruit and vegetable production across Canada. The strategy includes more than$3 billionin... Read this article online
Guelph Welcomes Scientists Boosting Food Research Wednesday, June 24, 2026 The University of Guelph has welcomed two researchscientists— Dr. Óscar López-Campos and Dr. Nuria Prieto—fromAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada to support the growth of Canada’s agri-food sector. This collaboration aims to improve food safety, food quality, and food security across the... Read this article online
Minister MacDonald’s record in the House Wednesday, June 24, 2026 With Parliament on its summer recess, Farms.com is summarizing the involvement of Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald and his counterparts during the first session of the 45th Parliament. For context, this session started on May 26, 2025, and Prime Minister Carney appointed MacDonald as... Read this article online