It’s time to take a blog & COVID break
What a year it has been! As you may know, at SAIFood, we typically take the summer months off to recharge, and while there is …
What a year it has been! As you may know, at SAIFood, we typically take the summer months off to recharge, and while there is …
Plant breeders’ rights (PBRs) are a form of intellectual property (IP) protection that provide plant breeders protection to newly developed crop, fruit, and vegetable varieties. …
In 1997, a small group of agricultural economists met at the Food and Agriculture Organization’s headquarters in Rome, Italy to discuss the impacts that biotechnology …
By: Tyler Couture, University of Saskatchewan student In the late 1980s, Canada was at the beginning of its second economic recession, and there was an …
By Marc Vachon, University of Saskatchewan This past summer I had the opportunity to work for Bayer Crop Science, working closely with growers helping them …
On May 4th, 2021, a webinar organized by the International Consortium on Applied Bioeconomy Research (ICABR) and CropLife International was held, focusing on the importance …
By Griffin Evans, University of Saskatchewan What is Supply Management? As a Canadian, and as someone dedicated to understanding how our government affects our daily …
By Deanna Kitzul, University of Saskatchewan The Canadian Livestock Transportation regulations date back to 1977 before the amendment made by The Canadian Food Inspection Agency …
Over the past 25 years, Saskatchewan farmers have shifted away from traditional land management and weed control practices such as frequent tillage and summerfallow towards …
Is it finally time to end the CPB? The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) is an international agreement developed by governments and environmental organizations opposed …