Crop Desiccation
Is it safe to eat a crop that has been desiccated? As of October 17, nearly 81% of Saskatchewan’s crops were harvested (91% in Manitoba & …
Agriculture
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …