Be the Voice of Farm Sustainability
Your farm’s data can help to inform governments Change frequently happens slowly, we may not notice that things are done differently today than previously until …
Welcome to 2016
SAIFood’s 2016 Resolutions [shareaholic app=”share_buttons” id=”15180628″][printfriendly]It is hard to believe that it was one year ago when Savannah and I were hectically working to ensure …
Merry Christmas Holidays from SAIFood
This will be the last blog of 2015. Next week, we will re-post the top three blogs from 2015. At this time, I would like …
Will GM Salmon be a Sustainable Success, or Will it Flounder?
The Fishy Business of Rejecting Sustainable GM Salmon Science The announcement on November 19th, 2015 of regulatory approval for genetically modified (GM) salmon highlights the …
Is Airplane Food Pablum for Adults?
Why I No Longer Eat on Planes Innovations in food preparations and presentation have made eating meals away from home an incredible and usually delightful …
Coexistence Between Organic, Conventional and GM Crops
Greetings from Amsterdam this week! I am(sterdam) here attending and speaking at a conference that is focused on better understanding the production, and international trade …
Seeking Plant Breeding Experts
Survey on regulation of new plant breeding techniques Since the Food and Agriculture Organization’s 2009 challenge on how to feed the world in 2050, there …
Risky Business
Regulation of Satan’s drink to GMOs Cultures have struggled with innovations for centuries. The risk associated with change and the unknown, whether real or perception, …
Innovation and Farm Labour
[shareaholic app=”share_buttons” id=”15180628″]For as long as there has been innovation, it has displaced labour. Innovations often improve the efficiency of technology, reducing the cost of …
Robots in the Rhubarb
Robots and Technology Innovations are Transforming Farming Two weeks ago, I was in Melbourne, Australia participating in the Agricultural Bioscience International Conference. It was an …