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 hearing more about proteins, and perhaps not all fully understanding the information we are receiving, Ag-West Bio, a non-profit company which supports the transparency of Read more…
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 production? I suspect most of us have at some point been uncertain by what the media presents us with. I personally see ‘information’ that isn’t Read more…
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 yearly cycle of variety development. Click here to read Part 1: Phytotrons, Part 2: Agriculture Greenhouses, Part 3: The U of S Seed Lab, Part Read more…
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, or so we thought. In recent research undertaken by my summer student Claire, it appears that the majority of Canadians aren’t all that worried about Read more…
By: Rim Lassoued, PhD Professional Research Associate, University of Saskatchewan 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 solution, we must continue to ask how can we feed a future 9 billion people Read more…
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. Click here to read Part 1: Phytotrons, Part 2: Agriculture Greenhouses, or Part 3: The U of S Seed Lab. Kernen Research Farm The majority Read more…
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 we all do risky things every day. We drive, we smoke, we drink, we buy lotto tickets. So, why is it that our practices don’t Read more…
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 day, it’s estimated that 800 million individuals are food insecure. Fortunately, many scientists have been working hard to find new ways of increasing food security, Read more…
#Agbiousask student, Jordan Green, this week blogs about the waste of the consumer’s grocery cart. Why is food waste such a big problem?
If you haven’t noticed vanilla is everywhere & in everything. Since the 19th century, vanilla transitioned from a rare and exotic flavour profile to a staple of modern food and fragrances. With our growing demand and limited production, the future of vanilla from vanilla is becoming more and more questionable. In the future, will we be able to continue our gluttonous use of vanilla?