Evolution of Plant Breeding

09/19/2018

Moving from random, untargeted mutagenesis to specific, targeted mutagenesis Humans have been breeding plants for millennia. Our ancestors began to… Read More

Watch out Australia!

09/10/2018

Over the course of this week, September 10th-14th, Stuart has the great pleasure of being in the beautiful country of… Read More

The Wild and Whacky Summer of 2018, And I Don’t Mean the Weather

09/05/2018

Who holds the future of agriculture, farmers or the courts? What a summer! I’m not talking about a whirlwind vacation,… Read More

Time to Enjoy the Production of our Farming Families

07/03/2018

☀️Summer is here! For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, it is now time for us to kick back,… Read More

The Politics of Food Safety

06/21/2018

How foreign governments & eNGOs are playing politics over a handful of GM wheat kernels In mid-June 2018, the Canadian… Read More

Is It Time For Us To Grow Up?

06/19/2018

By: Alora Hughes, University of Saskatchewan Student The challenges and advantages of adopting vertical farming Food scarcity is a problem… Read More

Truth of Non-GMO Label Advertising

06/12/2018

How Science is Winning Consumers Back For those that live near the oceans, they know that the tide can only… Read More

Biosolids: The Underutilized Resource

06/05/2018

By: Claire Williams, University of Saskatchewan AgBio Student As a student, I am by no means an agriculture expert. Proof… Read More

Getting Big Isn’t A Bad Thing

05/29/2018

Why growing farm sizes are normal Frequently when I tell someone I’ve just met that I’m an agricultural economist, the… Read More

Keeping Canadian Food Safe

05/22/2018

What risks are assessed before a GM crop or food is approved? Any time a new crop or food product… Read More