The Launch of Another Academic Year
The shortening of daylight indicates that it is once again time for students to come to campus, some for the first time to start their …
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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 …
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 …