The Changing Nature of Funding University Research
The Important Role Private Company Funding PlaysThirty years ago, university research was funded primarily through federal and provincial government grants. This research was frequently referred …
The Important Role Private Company Funding PlaysThirty years ago, university research was funded primarily through federal and provincial government grants. This research was frequently referred …
Is deceptive labelling deceiving you? The other morning when I sat down to breakfast, I was absolutely floored (literally, not physically!) by Post Foods’ deliberate …
How environmental activists work to keep the poor, poor. Environmental non-governmental organizations (eNGOs) loudly proclaim biotechnology and genetically modified (GM) crops provide no benefits. These …
Are Farm Chemical Harming Bee Populations?Over the past decade, there has been considerable discussion and debate about what is responsible for the decrease in bee …
To aid in the preservation and security of plant varieties, a large, secure depository has been built into the side of a mountain in Norway, …
Can efficiencies increase if we farm from the sky? This past spring the US Federal Aviation Administration gave clearance for the use of drones for agriculture …
By: Graham Scoles, Ph.D., PAg Hybridization Hybridization refers to the natural or deliberate pollination between two plants. It occurs all the time in the wild …
This past June we at SAIFood (Stuart & Savannah) travelled to Italy for the 19th International Consortium for Applied Bioeconomy Research (ICABR) conference. The conference …
Urgent need to address a $1 billion/year problem One challenge for agriculture in the past few years has been the variation in approvals times of …
Understanding How & Why People Make The Decisions They DoIndividuals communicate based on a lifetime of experiences. Communications are ‘framed’ by an individual’s positive or …