Adoption Rates and Investment Efficiency of Western Canadian Wheat Varieties
Wheat is an important agricultural product in Canada. Of total Canadian crop production, wheat is the most widely produced commodity, the majority of which is …
Innovation
Will Organic Evolve with Genomic Techniques in the EU?
Recently, the article “New Genomic Techniques in Organic Production: Considerations for Science-Based, Effective, and Acceptable EU Regulation” was published in Cell Reports Sustainability, authored by …
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture Establishes Latin American Bioeconomy Network
Last month, I was fortunate to have been invited to participate as a speaker and attend IICA’s conference and workshop on the Latin American Bioeconomy …
10 Seasons of Student Blogs
In the fall of 2015, in his Introduction to Agricultural Policy course, Stuart assigned the research and writing of student blogs. Students were instructed to …
Misleading the Public about the Benefits of the Green Revolution
Activist lies about Green Revolution’s success In the past few years, many environmental and academic activists have been undermining the work of Norman Borlaug and …
Grasspea Project in Quebec: Securing Fund for Resilient Agriculture
By Priyanka Gupta Quebec’s agricultural sector is evolving with a focus on diversifying crops to enhance food security, climate resilience, and environmental sustainability. One promising …
What’s your Beef with Beef?
The Future of Lab-Cultured Meats in Canada By: Noelle Caouette University of Saskatchewan student What is Lab-Cultured Meat? Lab-cultured meat is an up-and-coming alternative to …
Superweeds: The Canadian Prairie Experience with Herbicide Resistant Weeds
Unwanted weeds within farmers’ fields is not a new problem, but it is still one of the greatest challenges farmers face on a yearly basis. …
Organic Yields to Fall Further Behind Conventional Crops
A lack of sufficient nutrient application and the limited ability to control weeds, insects, and plant diseases, results in organic crop yields lagging behind conventional …
50 Years of Biotechnology Benefits
Experiments involving recombinant DNA (rDNA) began in laboratories just over 50 years ago. At this time in the early 1970s, scientists were beginning to understand …