Does it Make Affordability Cents? What Manitoba’s PST Removal says about Food Security
I don’t know about you, but I am desensitized to sales tax. Between goods and services tax (GST), provincial sales tax (PST), and, where applicable, …
Germinate x GrasspeaNet via GROW-Grasspea
Connecting Data, People, and Purpose Why Grasspea Matters Grasspea is one of the world’s most under-recognised legumes. It does not dominate headlines or global markets. …
Joining the European Union Would be Disastrous for Canadian Agriculture and Raise Food Prices for Canadian Consumers
According to a Nanos Research poll released on April 13, 2026, 57% of Canadians support joining the European Union (EU). This would be an unmitigated …
DNA Series: Interference RNA
The DNA Series: Hello everyone, this is going to be a series of blog posts. Stay tuned so you don’t lose a single one! For …
Canadian Agriculture: Struggling to Grow or Struggling to be Recognized?
Part 1 What if the loudest concerns about Canadian agriculture are only half the story? Agriculture punches above its weight in Canada. It feeds the …
Cheap Beef Today, Food Security Tomorrow
Why Canada Needs a Productivity Solution Karen Churchill CSO Canada is having a familiar conversation about food affordability, especially pertaining to beef prices. As beef …
European Union Politicization of Scientific Risk Assessments
Following the 1962 publication of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, many people in society became more aware of, and concerned about, the choices made by introducing …
‘Slow Magic’ – The Economic Benefits of Canadian Swine Research
‘Slow Magic’ is the term coined for the economic returns on investment (ROI) in the agricultural sector which can take decades or longer to be …
Environmental Impacts of Synthetic vs Organic Herbicides
All chemicals that are applied during food production have impacts on the environment, regardless of whether they have been synthetically developed or derived from natural …
A Bad Bargain on the Menu: Why Brazilian Beef Comes at a Cost
Overview Food prices, more particularly food inflation, have been a topic of contention for the past five years. As a result, in late January 2026 …