Pioneering Sustainable Agriculture in Saskatchewan Through Local Innovations
By Elisabeta Lika The Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) at the University of Saskatchewan recently conducted an in-depth study on the carbon footprint of …
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Assessing Classroom Use of Artificial Intelligence Chat GPT
Lets Chat (GPT) about Artificial Intelligence Integration in the Classroom Universities are in near states of hysteria about how to deal with artificial intelligence (AI) …
Producer Day, Join us July 10
IFMA24 Congress: Building Resilience in Saskatchewan Agriculture For those of you who do not know, the International Farm Management Association (IFMA24) Congress is being hosted …
Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides in Canada
By: Loren Topliss University of Saskatchewan student A common public misconception is that a pesticide’s role is to kill insects, when truthfully, a pesticide …
The Longer GM Crops are Produced, the Greater the Environmental Benefits
When genetically modified (GM) crops were initially commercialized in the mid to late 1990s, many critics of the new technology predicted the benefits would be …
GM Crop Contributions Towards Mitigating Climate Change
With GM crops having been produced for over 25 years now, there is an increasing amount of evidence regarding the degree and diversity of benefits …
Bees: How Many Colonies Does Agriculture Hurt?
Agriculture Myth Busting Food is nothing without pollinators and, in Canada, bees are of particular importance. A third of all Canadian food is produced …
Regenerative Agriculture: Consumer Perceptions
Introduction Arguably, the consumer perceptions facet of this blog series should have been the lead off, as it is consumer perceptions that drive product markets. …
Profitability of Low Stress Cattle Handling
By Justin Harcourt University of Saskatchewan student As a fourth-generation rancher, I have always been interested in the business side of the cattle industry. …
Feed additive 3-NOP receives approval from Canadian regulators
Enteric methane emissions, or cow “farts” is something we have been hearing much about over the past three decades. It has generated a negative perception …