The Practice of “Owning” Plant Patents
Patenting plants and the processes to create them When you think about plant patents, it might surprise you to learn that the first plant patent …
Let’s Not Waste Coffee
Turning our Morning Fill into Fuel Those of us living in the industrial world waste more than we should, but what if some of the …
Tummy-Turning: Food Poisoning
Food poisoning is more serious than you might think Remember this commercial, with the “tummy turning” bug picked up while travelling? While we’re concerned about catching …
Growing the Urban Garden
Educating a new generation of consumers While there has been a seemingly endless amount of rain this summer, it did briefly dry up enough one …
Those Dang Weeds
Weeds have a large impact on farming if improperly controlled Weeds can be controlled by one of two means, cultivation or chemicals. For decades, fields …
Money Can Grow on Trees When You’re Selling Water
Does tap water still quench your thirst or are you now looking for that next level of hydration? Look no further than to trees. The …
Top Scientists Chastise Greenpeace
100+ Nobel Laureates call for an end to GM crop protesting The Nobel Prize was established upon the death of scientist and inventor, Alfred Nobel, …
Never let facts stand in the way of a good story
Woodward or Bernstein, he is not! Sean Previl, a journalist with the Halifax Chronicle Herald, has shown that he is not one to let facts …
Not Such a Fun Guy, These Fungi
Plant diseases having increasingly devastating effects In June I was fortunate enough to attend a captivatingly interesting conference organized by the University of Saskatchewan’s Global …
Making ¢’s of Meat Prices
Why is steak more expensive than chicken? We know that it costs money to produce the items we rely on daily. Contrary to this knowledge, …