Experts are Hopeful for More Nutritious Foods
Numerous other consumer benefits expected Over the past three years, my research team has been surveying an international panel of experts about genome editing. This …
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Cattle Handling: The Importance of Consumer Knowledge to The Beef Sector
By Chayce Gavelin, University of Saskatchewan Student Family farming is seeing a change in direction. In recent generations, grown children have been returning to the …
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 …
Competitive Ag and Science Regulations
Genomic editting is being regulated worldwide, so how will Canada create policies for this innovative technology? Canada’s Ag. wants to see regulation make it this science competitive for numerous reasons….
How Long is Something Novel?
Exploring when regulatory oversight is no longer required In Canada, new plant varieties are regulated based on the final product, not the process used to …
Holy Healthy Houseplant Batman!
Being indoors doesn’t mean you’re safe from air pollution. Canadian’s spending 90% of their time indoor, which means indoor air quality should be a growing concern for us Canadian. Being indoors so much exposes ourselves to volatile organic carcinogens (VOCs) like chloroform and benzene, which can have negative effects on our health. Research has recently genetically modified an ivy plant to help reduce such VOC exposure, yet its a long way from being your future houseplant.
The Pace of Science Goes Supersonic!
For 4 years SAIFood has been sharing & communicating about sustainable agriculture, innovation & food has been building awareness about agriculture. So, as SAIFood enters into its 5th year of sharing and communicating here’s the top 5 things I’ve noticed in the change sof agriculture.
Small Acre GM Crop Production can have Big Benefits
Last year on SAIFood we discussed the benefits of the four major genetically modified (GM) crops, canola, corn, cotton and soybeans, yet less attention has …
Need for Crop Rotation Policy
“Our soils are important and need to be protected.” #USask student Conor L. blogs about the importance of crop rotations and how policy can help improve our soils and farming futures.
Top Good News Ag & Food Stories of 2018
For an industry that is seemingly under continuous attack by anti-science and anti-corporate idealists, there has been some positive press for agriculture, food and science …