Canadian Food Focus
In the current climate we are facing in Canada, we think it is the perfect time to direct our audience to another great website Canadian …
Land Prices: Is the Sky the Limit?
Recently, my husband and I were crunching the numbers to decide whether or not we should purchase more land to expand our grain farm in …
50 Years of Biotechnology Benefits
Experiments involving recombinant DNA (rDNA) began in laboratories just over 50 years ago. At this time in the early 1970s, scientists were beginning to understand …
Tariffs 101
It has been a few months of discussion in the news and media about tariffs, but what are they? How do they work? Will the …
Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, Valentine’s Day Chocolate is Expensive Now, Too
Let’s investigate the chocolate melt-down happening worldwide and see why the price-point of your Valentine’s Day chocolate is a bit more expensive than usual.
Celebrating Ten Years of SAIFood Blogs
As an academic that has studied innovation for 25 years, the one key thing that I have observed is that not all good ideas become …
Time for Canada and the USA to Negotiate a Trade Agreement Without Mexico
History of Free Trade Agreements in North America Improved trade agreements between Canada and the US have existed since 1989, a period of 36 years. …
Sustainable Certifications: How Interchangeable is the Label?
Agriculture Myth Busting Compared to 70 years ago, Canadians are no longer as connected to their food or its production. For this reason, food labels …
The Increased Obsolescence of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Origins of the CPB The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) is a single-use sub-agreement of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The impetus for the …
“I Couldn’t Imagine a Better Life for Her”
By: Kierra Temple University of Saskatchewan student It starts with a dream I was around ten years old when my dad handed me a pamphlet …