Cattle Welfare Before Consumer Concerns
Will Changing Animal Welfare Regulations Benefit Cattle and Producers? By Laramie Slade, University of Saskatchewan student Across Canada, consumers want to know the story behind the …
Student Blogs
Written by students at the University of Saskatchewan
The Truth About “Hormone Free” Beef
By Nicole Anhorn, University of Saskatchewan student Over a number of years, it has become common to hear of the ongoing controversies floating around the topic …
Blacklegged Canadian Canola
What China’s Restrictions Mean to Canadian Producers By Kalene Kammer, University of Saskatchewan student On September 1, 2016, Canadian canola producers prepared themselves for new dockage …
The Buzz on Neonicotinoids
By Kaytlin Robertson, University of Saskatchewan student Neonicotinoids are commonly used agricultural systemic pesticides typically applied to the seed and transferred through the vascular system to the …
Sustainability of Conventional vs Organic Farming
By Jordan McInnis, University of Saskatchewan student Background Organic farming is the oldest type of farming. It is farming without the use of any synthetic chemicals …
We’re All the Same but Different
By Claire Williams, University of Saskatchewan student An Investigation into the Consistency of Animal Welfare Across Canada As terrible a habit as it is, I have …
What’s your Beef?
By Courtney Nestman, University of Saskatchewan student Implants Safe for Cattle and Consumers With the rise of social media and scare tactic marketing, many consumers are …
Reason for Probable Change in Conversations of Glyphosate
By Lindsay Pollard, University of Saskatchewan After an IARC decision, has 2A changed how we view glyphosate? In April 2015, SAIFood ran the blog, “Who to …
British Columbia’s Agricultural Land Reserve
To what extent should we support ARL? By Lindsay Pollard, University of Saskatchewan student British Columbia’s Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) was put into place in …
Save our……Cows, Farms, & Milk
By Shelby Devet, University of Saskatchewan student I would like you to take a moment to think back to when times were simpler when there …