Defining Sustainability with Our Dollars

01/13/2026

Should we feel guilty about our grocery decisions? Consumers are getting louder about the types of products expected to be… Read More

CGIAR’s Need to Move off the Shelf and Into the Field

01/08/2026

Answering Nature's Call: Time to Rethink How we Validate Agricultural Science In earlier blogs, I explored CGIAR’s origin story, the… Read More

New Year, New Opportunity

01/06/2026

Welcome Back to SAIFood 2026 As agricultural economists, we are sometimes asked to predict the future of food. How is… Read More

2025 Year End

12/23/2025

Trade, Tariffs, and Turmoil It’s been a T3 year: trade, tariffs and the resulting turmoil. It’s increasingly clear that the… Read More

Nog and Nostalgia: A Toast to Taste, Time, and Tradition of Eggnog

12/18/2025

A Cup of Tradition The season is fast upon us, or eggnog has been lining the shelves since mid-October. Eggnog… Read More

DNA Series: Mutagenesis Part 1

12/16/2025

The DNA Series: Hello everyone, this is going to be a series of blog posts. Stay tuned so you don’t… Read More

Who Pays for Global Science?

12/09/2025

The Future of CGIAR and Public-Private Partnerships In past posts, I have explored the importance of CGIAR in global agricultural… Read More

Food Price Predictions for 2026

12/04/2025

Canada's Food Price Report, 16th edition Canada has faced trade and tariff threats from both the south and west this… Read More

What’s in a Name?

12/02/2025

An Overview of Generic Pesticides Product familiarity helps speed up decision-making. No one wants to do extensive research on all… Read More

Canadian Food Focus: Connecting Consumers to Farming & Food

11/27/2025

Penny Eaton Canadian Food Focus, Stakeholder Relations Today, less than 2% of Canadians have a direct tie to farms and… Read More