The Luxuries of Food Security
Full tummies allow for foolish ideas The agriculture industry has the incredible ability to continually improve the production of crops while making it appear effortless, …
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Starting at ‘A’ in Understanding Proteins: Amino Acids
Building proteins from amino acids I never thought I would be writing about the ‘building blocks’ of the human body, amino acids (AA) for a …
Deficient in Understanding Proteins?
Protein, protein, protein everywhere! In the last year, it is official, the inclusion of a seemingly new nutritional and agricultural buzzword: PROTEIN. As we are …
What to Believe — when it comes to food
GM Agriculture and Food Security: Fears and Facts Have you found yourself questioning something you’ve seen in the mainstream or social media about our food …
New Crop Varieties: The Journey from Lab to Field – Varietal Testing at the U of S Grains Innovation Lab
Part 7: Varietal Testing at the U of S Grains Innovation Lab This is the seventh of a series of #LabToField blogs that explain the …
Food Safety in Canada not a #1 Concern
Consumer perspectives and awareness about how risks are assessed and managed Food and the safety of our food are of the utmost importance to people, …
Genome edited crops: Great Opportunity or Great risk?
Climate change, population growth, and the rising demand for energy, water, and land are long-term issues threatening our global food security. Until we have a …
New Crop Varieties: The Journey from Lab to Field – Seeding
Part 4: Seeding Variety Test Plots This is the fourth of a series of #LabToField blogs that will explain the yearly cycle of variety development. …
The Politics of Risk
Safe foods and technologies no longer reaching some markets Risk is an odd thing in modern societies. Most of us prefer to avoid risk, yet …
Mobilizing Genome Resources to Feed the Future: DivSeek
Establishing DivSeek to drive innovation collaborations Problems with the provision of food are an annual occurrence, at multiple locations across the globe. On any given …