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Reassessing industrial hemp
By: Tyler Couture, University of Saskatchewan student In the late 1980s, Canada was at the beginning of its second economic recession, and there was an …
Zero Tolerance for Herbicide Resistance
By Marc Vachon, University of Saskatchewan This past summer I had the opportunity to work for Bayer Crop Science, working closely with growers helping them …
A Look into Canadian Supply Management
By Griffin Evans, University of Saskatchewan What is Supply Management? As a Canadian, and as someone dedicated to understanding how our government affects our daily …
The Cost of Noxious Weeds on Native Rangelands
By Courtney Taylor, University of Saskatchewan North American rangelands are a diverse and sensitive ecosystem that provides great value to humanity by protecting ecological biodiversity, …
Canada’s novel plant regulations are a barrier to innovation
Of surveyed plant breeders…. 77% 77% felt that Canada’s current novel plant breeding regulations do not reflect current levels of knowledge. You’ve heard it before …
Ag’s promising future: Chelsea
Celebrating Canada’s Agriculture Day Today marks Canada’s Agriculture Day, a day we are proud to be celebrating, as we think agriculture is the best sector …
Farm to Fork: Agricultural Traceability in Canada and its Benefits to Consumers
By: Deanna Bysterveld, University of Saskatchewan student Recent years have shown an increase in the consumer demand for a greater public knowledge of the safety …
Set Cattle Aside, Not the Meat
By Oliver Xuan, University of Saskatchewan Student 2020 has been a relatively more challenging year for every individual around the world. However, especially for Canada’s …
Crunching the Numbers: Farm Startup Costs
What would it take to start farming on your own in 2020? In an industry born on family, tradition, and generational transfer, many farmers have …