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 …
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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 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 …
Highlights of the 2024-2025 SAIFood Year
Thank you, SAIFood Readers At the end of every academic year, I am amazed by the productivity of the research team I lead. Over the …
Calling All Prairie Farmers!
We need your assistance to better inform policy makers. Over the past 30 years, Prairie farmers have been continuously adopting new technologies and practices that …
A Summer Without Fruit
Unpacking the BC Tree Fruit Co-op Closure Picture this… It is the last week of July 2024. The Okanagan is the hottest it has ever …
Highlights of the ICABR’s 28th Conference
From June 11-14, I had the pleasure of attending the International Consortium on Applied Bioeconomy Research (ICABR) Conference. This conference is the premiere conference on …
2023 Year in Review – A Win for Science
From a science perspective, the 21st century started strong. The Human Genome was newly sequenced, offering glimpses of future cures and treatments. Products developed through …
2023 Canada Food Price Report
Marginal Increase in Food Prices Predicted The 2023 Canada Food Price Report is the 14th report that provides Canadians with insights on what to anticipate …
Much Ado About Nothing: The difference between consumer stated and revealed preferences
Our desire for deals It often seems that everyone wants something for free. If they’re not able to get it for free, they then prefer …