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 …
Agriculture
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, …
GM Crops Provide $150 Billion in Global Benefits
Feeding an additional 2-5 billion people over the coming 30 years is going to challenge every single aspect of agriculture and food production. While some …
The Pulse on Food and Nutrition Innovation in Southern Ethiopia
International effort to provide Ethiopia with food security through pulses Pulses are dry edible seeds, relatively inexpensive to produce and purchase, which are chalked full …
British Columbia’s Agricultural Land Reserve
To what extent should we support ARL? By Lindsay Pollard, University of Saskatchewan student British Columbia’s Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) was put into place in …
National Academy of Science’s GM Crop Consensus
Science is the standard that has been used for decades to find solutions, innovate and improve efficiencies, but increasingly, society is less certain about science …
Toxic Ta-Ta’s?: Glyphosate Breastmilk
What research looks like when it is and is not performed by scientists Food safety laws and regulations are constantly evolving; from what initially began …
Farm Benefits from GM Cotton in India
Of the four main genetically modified crops, cotton is one that northern climates have little to no experience with and therefore little knowledge about the …
Save our……Cows, Farms, & Milk
By Shelby Devet, University of Saskatchewan student I would like you to take a moment to think back to when times were simpler when there …
CFIA PROTOCOL AND THE BEEF INDUSTRY
Is the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) doing enough to prevent border closures? By Jade Marshall, University of Saskatchewan student The beef industry is a …