Not Such a Fun Guy, These Fungi
Plant diseases having increasingly devastating effects In June I was fortunate enough to attend a captivatingly interesting conference organized by the University of Saskatchewan’s Global …
GM Crops Provide $150 Billion in Global Benefits
Feeding an additional 2-5 billion people over the coming 30 years is going to challenge every single aspect of agriculture and food production. While some …
Farm Benefits from GM Cotton in India
Of the four main genetically modified crops, cotton is one that northern climates have little to no experience with and therefore little knowledge about the …
Earl’s Restaurants Not Supporting Canadian Beef
Agri-vated by marketing of beef niches & antibiotic free trends I can quite honestly say that I’ve never enjoyed dining at an Earl’s restaurant. Maybe …
Starvation or GMO Food Aid, Which Would You Prefer?
Playing politics over reducing chronic malnutrition & food insecurity, it’s time this ends! Every year, somewhere in the world, drought is an agricultural problem. Some …
Post Foods ‘A+’ in Scamming Consumers
Is Post Foods intentionally misleading consumers? It is final exam time at universities, students will soon find out if their hard work and efforts are …
How is Food Safety Determined?
Risk assessment of all novel foods and plants An important question that many of us may not have thought of is, how are new food …
Withdraw Could be a Winning Solution for Developing Countries
The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is Holding Technological Innovations Hostage In 2000, negotiators adopted the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB). The CPB was a supplementary …
Winging it: Insects the New Novel Food Products
Intentional consumption of insects is on the rise! Are your children’s eating habits bugging you? I have a suggestion for a safe, natural and nutritious …
Hot off the Presses!!!!
New Research Collection on Innovations in Agriculture and Food Genetically modified (GM) crops were first commercially available 18 years ago. Over this time, the technology …