How Genomics is Changing Plant Breeding
From the Human Genome Project to plant breeding, genomic research is here to stay The desire to know more about how genomes work has attracted …
Agriculture
Conning the Consumer: Chipotle
Chipotle’s move to go Non-GMO Last week, Chipotle, an American fast food company, announced that it has removed all GM ingredients from the menus of …
The Vital Role Chemicals have for Current Agriculture
Since the World Health Organization’s International Agency of Research on Cancer (IARC) decision to classify five pesticides as carcinogenic (last week’s SAIFood blog believes this …
Risk Management vs. Risk Avoidance:
Who to Believe in the Glyphosate Debate? Have you hear? Glyphosate could kill you. Well that’s not the full story, but it caught your …
The Change in How Risk is Assessed
Risk impacts all aspects of life. Typically the riskiest thing we do every day is drive to work. Traditionally, risks have been evaluated by the …
How Chemical Use Has Changed in Prairie Agriculture
Environmental groups that are opposed to the use of innovative crop technologies such as genetically modified (GM) crops that are herbicide tolerant (HT), frequently like …
A(mbiguous) & W(rong): A&W
How A&W Canada supports Unstainable Agriculture I miss A&W’s onion rings. The reason I miss them is that I no longer buy food at their …
Benefits of GM crops: Which voice to listen to?
Genetically modified (GM) crops have been identified by many groups and organizations, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, as an important tool, essential in …
Economic and Health Benefits of GM Cotton in Burkina Faso
One of the most frequent claims from the critics of biotechnology and GM crops is that ‘there are no benefits to GM crops’. This is …
Human Health Benefits of Genetically Modified Flax Oil
Could a genetically modified flax oil help treat breast cancer? The health benefits of flax consumption, such as the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, have been …