A Review of the 2025-2026 SAIFood Year
It hardly seems like the end of another academic year has arrived. It has obviously been a busy one for all of us at SAIFood …
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Canadian Agriculture: Struggling to Grow or Struggling to be Recognized (Part 2)
Part 2 This second post to the series on agricultural productivity in Canada dives into the financial realities facing farmers in Canada, where is all …
Does it Make Affordability Cents? What Manitoba’s PST Removal says about Food Security
I don’t know about you, but I am desensitized to sales tax. Between goods and services tax (GST), provincial sales tax (PST), and, where applicable, …
An Unofficial Review of Provincial Agriculture Spending
It’s budget season in Canada. Throughout March, provincial/territorial governments trickle out their spending plans for the next 12 months, highlighting the projects each ministry believes …
New Year, New Opportunity
Welcome Back to SAIFood 2026 As agricultural economists, we are sometimes asked to predict the future of food. How is production changing? Where should investments …
2025 Year End
Trade, Tariffs, and Turmoil It’s been a T3 year: trade, tariffs and the resulting turmoil. It’s increasingly clear that the globalization era that has existed …
Listen and Share: Reflections from Cultivating Resilience
Returning to the west coast for the two days of the Cultivating Resilience Summit this year was almost a return to form for me. I …
DNA Series: Conventional breeding
The DNA Series: Hello everyone, this is going to be a series of blog posts. Stay tuned so you don’t lose a single one! For …
Welcome Luíza
It is a pleasure to formally announce the newest addition to the SAIFood Team, Dr. Luíza Favaratto! We have been lucky enough to have Luíza …
Welcome to the 11th Year of SAIFood Blogs!
Welcome Back! My team and I take July and August off from writing blogs to reduce the weekly time demands, allow everyone to take some …