What is the Common Agricultural Policy?
Common Agricultural Policy and the European agriculture crisis By Noémie Nohara, Masters Graduate from Polytech Paris-UPMC The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is a European agricultural policy …
Breeding a New Industry: Salmon
By Mitch Lyons, University of Saskatchewan Student The AquAdvantage salmon is a genetically engineered Atlantic salmon that can grow to market size in half …
Taking an Axe to the Carbon Tax
How the Carbon Tax Will Affect Agriculture By MacKenzie Henn, University of Saskatchewan Student There is no doubt that environmental sustainability is a hot topic …
Biotech soybeans in Romania: Loss of benefits since EU accession
By Graham Brookes, PG Economics Ltd, UK When Romania joined the European Union (EU) in 2007 and adopted EU policies, its farmers were no …
Storytelling 2.0: The next generation in outreach and communication
[su_list icon=”icon: angle-right” icon_color=”#47907C”]Storytelling today requires a whole new level of agility and ingenuity.We humans depend upon our close personal networks for social survival (acceptance).Our …
From the Planet to the Person to the Plant
Why I Take the Time to Communicate about Agriculture By Ari Novy, U.S. Botanic Garden The first color photograph of the entire earth was taken …
Consumer Pressure Leads to Misguided Policy
By Brandon Leffler, University of Saskatchewan student Recently, the use of herbicides as a sustainable means of crop protection has come into the public eye. Based …
A carbon tax will negatively affect agriculture in Canada
By Brady Blackmore, University of Saskatchewan student With the federal government’s announcement last fall of a implementing a carbon tax across the country, many people are …
Cattle Welfare Before Consumer Concerns
Will Changing Animal Welfare Regulations Benefit Cattle and Producers? By Laramie Slade, University of Saskatchewan student Across Canada, consumers want to know the story behind the …
The Truth About “Hormone Free” Beef
By Nicole Anhorn, University of Saskatchewan student Over a number of years, it has become common to hear of the ongoing controversies floating around the topic …