Novel biotechnologies might help stop plant bacteria from exterminating orange and other citrus production All around the globe orange production… Read More
By: William A. Kerr Bioresourse Policy, Business and Economics, University of Saskatchewan, Canada In early October, Canada and eleven other countries… Read More
How Successful Has the World Been in Meeting the Millennium Development Goals? Source: Rahulkepapam, via Wikimedia Commons Fifteen years ago,… Read More
Today producers in North America have a wide selection of seed options from which to choose. However, the opportunity to… Read More
[shareaholic app="share_buttons" id="15180628"]For as long as there has been innovation, it has displaced labour. Innovations often improve the efficiency of… Read More
Robots and Technology Innovations are Transforming Farming Two weeks ago, I was in Melbourne, Australia participating in the Agricultural Bioscience… Read More
Could our brains be wired for unhealthy food choices? Last fall, I attended a behavioural economics conference in Denmark, where… Read More
How Political Interference is Jeopardizing Agriculture Research in Developing Countries In Canada, the regulatory approval of all new crop varieties… Read More
The Important Role Private Company Funding Plays Thirty years ago, university research was funded primarily through federal and provincial government… Read More
Is deceptive labelling deceiving you? The other morning when I sat down to breakfast, I was absolutely floored (literally, not… Read More