The summer of 2020 is going to be unlike any other. Our favourite events have been postponed, if not outright cancelled, and international holiday destinations have been scrubbed. Events that span sports, music, business, food, arts and culture have all Read more…
How the lack of harvest labour may affect agriculture and the supply of food Canadians have previously known their grocers to have reliable supply chains, meaning that shelves are fully stocked and it’s a rare event when a store is Read more…
By: Rim Lassoued, PhD Professional Research Associate, University of Saskatchewan Genome editing: A real promise for future agriculture Led by genome editing, new breeding techniques (NBTs) are an evolving spectrum of technologies targeting changes in plant genetic material. Owing to Read more…
Is the 35-year-old Patent Act getting the job done? The 150th anniversary of Canada’s intellectual property (IP) protection passed unnoticed in 2019. Over its history, the Patent Act has been revised and amended as required, recently amendments were made in Read more…
Canada has one of the best food safety and risk assessment systems in the world. In the Conference Board of Canada’s 2014 food safety rankings, Canada placed first out of 17 comparable countries. Unsurprisingly, public opinion research conducted by Agriculture Read more…
If GM crops sequestered more carbon, would students support these crops? The millennial generation has a future full of discussions and decisions to be made about climate change. Knowing the importance of climate change and its influence on consumer choices, Read more…
U of S Undergrad thesis reviews student chemical knowledge on glyphosate Having the opportunity to supervise an undergraduate thesis is always a highlight during my years’ academic activities. In 2019, I supervised Miranda Emigh’s undergrad thesis that utilized a student Read more…
Do the views between Bachelors of Science and non-science oriented students differ? For the past few years, I’ve been fortunate to supervise a number of students working on their undergraduate thesis in the College of Agriculture at the University of Read more…
By Carrie Rode, University of Saskatchewan Student Change of views With the push to become more sustainable, society has brought forward the issue of single-use plastics. Single-use plastics are items that are used only once and then are discarded; they Read more…
As an essential service, this spring farmers enter a season of more uncertainties than normal In the last few weeks, the Covid-19 crisis has impacted every segment of Canada’s economy. A month ago, on March 25, the Government of Saskatchewan Read more…