Brazilian meatpacker JBS is supplying tallow and lard from its international operations for production of renewable aviation fuels, and it is studying a similar initiative in Brazil through the Friboi brand, the company said on Monday.
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JBS supplies tallow, lard for sustainable aviation fuel
Semi-finalists announced in cattle methane reduction challenge
Thirteen semi-finalists were announced today in a federal challenge to come up with economically viable and scalable methane-reduction practices for beef and dairy cattle.
AIM attracts international visitors
Germany, Ethiopia, South Africa, Australia, Bangladesh and the U.S. were represented in the Ag in Motion attendance demographics this year.
Ag ministers discuss BRM changes
Canada’s agriculture ministers wrapped up their annual meeting in Whitehorse Friday saying they continue to look at changes to business risk management programs to make them more responsive.
Ag ministers meeting covers risk management, pesticides, animal disease
Business risk management, pesticide management and animal disease preparedness were among topics discussed by provincial, federal and territorial ministers of agriculture at their annual meeting this week.
All major retailers agree to join Grocery Code of Conduct
All major retailers have agreed to join the Grocery Sector Code of Conduct, according to a statement by Agriculture and Agri-food Canada.
Report highlights optimism, resignation in agriculture sector
Belief industry and government can remedy policy, extreme weather, and trade issues varies considerably
A troublesome policy and regulatory environment, extreme weather, and trade barriers are the issues keeping Canadian agriculture professionals awake at night. That’s according to a joint report from the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) and the University of Saskatchewan’s Global Institute for Food Security on risk in Canada’s agrifood system.
Company promises instant plant tissue sample results
ATP Nutrition, which made headlines last year with their Nutriscan portable soil lab, has upgraded the system to scan nutrients in the leaf tissue of plants.
WATCH: Enthusiasm beats the heat at AIM 2024
The full attendance tally is still to come, but O’Connor estimated that this year’s event drew 30,000-32,000, with many people needing more than one day to make their way through the grounds to take in the new machinery, innovations, crop research and all things ag-related in-between.
Chicken culling, disposal raise concern as bird flu spreads in U.S.
The spread of bird flu among poultry and dairy farms has heightened some health experts' concerns that the process of killing and disposing of poultry infected with the virus may pose a risk to humans and livestock.