Community Gardens- Fad or Fabulous?

05/01/2018

Interest in community gardens has increased dramatically over the last decade. Community gardens are commonplace in many urban centers across… Read More

Sinking Billions of Investment Dollars into the Ground Each Spring

04/24/2018

Planting crops requires billions to be invested months prior to reaping harvest profits As spring begins to hint at its… Read More

The Cost of Your Neighbour’s Weeds

04/17/2018

John Deere 4730 Spraying Soybeans By: Andrew Mitchell, University of Saskatchewan Student Driving down the grid roads around our farm… Read More

Feeding the World is NOT a 2050 Issue, it’s a NOW Issue

04/10/2018

Calorie deficiency is closer than we think, how can nutritionally modifying plants help? The challenge of feeding 9 billion people… Read More

Local Foods Providing Education and Connections

04/03/2018

By: Andie Hadway, University of Saskatchewan Student Many Canadians want to ensure they are purchasing the best food possible for themselves and… Read More

The Dawning of a New Era in Plant Breeding

03/29/2018

Gene Editing and Plant Biotechnology Gene editing technologies have emerged from the broader field of agricultural biotechnology, sometimes referred to… Read More

The Good, The Bad, the Issue & Importance of Using Dicamba in Agriculture

03/22/2018

By: Baxter Watson, University of Saskatchewan Student The Issue There is no doubt that dicamba works to kill weeds, but… Read More

What are the Environmental and Human Health Impacts of GM Corn?

03/13/2018

A report on 21 years of GM corn data The first commercial production of GM corn was in the USA… Read More

The Cost of Australia’s GM Canola Moratorium

03/09/2018

Originally posted September 20, 2016 With great pleasure SAIFood is re-posting this blog to announce the publication of the original researched used… Read More

Organic… or is it?

03/06/2018

Organic label controversy By Gordon Willison, University of Saskatchewan Student For some, organic farming is a controversial topic, there are… Read More