The Importance of Livestock Pastures
Is all land used for livestock capable of producing plant proteins? Soil quality is crucial for all forms of protein production, regardless of whether the …
Sustainable
Quantifying Changes in Prairie Agriculture
By: Stuart Smyth & Jordan Schiewe Opportunity to participate in USASK grad student research The impacts of innovation can often be easy to observe but …
7 years of SAIFood & more to come
Thanks for your time & support over the year! Wow, the time has flown by! It has been seven years since Stuart and I launched …
A 2022 Resolution for Many – Reducing Food Waste
Review of: ‘Zero Waste Cooking for Dummies’by Rosanne Rust Rosanne Rust is a renowned nutrition expert and prolific author, having already published eight diet and …
Can there be sustainable harvesting in aquaculture?
By Camryn Lehne, University of Saskatchewan Student What is overfishing? Overfishing refers to a level of fishing that is not sustainable and hampers the rebuilding …
In Hindsight, 2021 Has Been a Decent Year
As I sat in front of my laptop to write the year’s final blog, I was reminded of the many challenges, obstacles and problems the …
Sustainability Benefits of GM Crops and Glyphosate
Improved agricultural sustainability runs counter to environmental organization messages Anyone who has flown over the Canadian prairies in any of the previous summers will notice …
Where is A&W getting it right?
Why A&W Canada has found success amongst their customers Back in 2015 when SAIFood was launched, we posted one of our most-read blogs “A(mbiguous) & …
Interesting Agenda of Speakers for the 25th ICABR Conference
In 1997, a small group of agricultural economists met at the Food and Agriculture Organization’s headquarters in Rome, Italy to discuss the impacts that biotechnology …
Livestock Transportation & Trucking Policy for Bison
By Deanna Kitzul, University of Saskatchewan The Canadian Livestock Transportation regulations date back to 1977 before the amendment made by The Canadian Food Inspection Agency …