Crunching the Big 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 …
Canada
Are Canada’s Intellectual Property Laws Facilitating Innovation?
Is the 35-year-old Patent Act getting the job done? The 150th anniversary of Canada’s intellectual property (IP) protection passed unnoticed in 2019. Over its history, …
Canadian Agriculture: An Essential Service
As an essential service, this spring farmers enter a season of more uncertainties than normal In the last few weeks, the Covid-19 crisis has impacted …
Finding Balance within International Trade is Essential
In times of uncertainty, we need to be certain about barrier-free trade What is happening in the world? I am not talking about the pandemic, …
Gene Editing and Plant Breeding in Canada
Are Canadian plant breeders utilizing the innovations of gene editing? It would be inaccurate to say that plant breeders in Canada are ‘a dime a …
25th Anniversary of the First GM Crop Approval in Canada
The dawning of a new era in ag sustainability Who would have fathomed how significant a day in March 1995 would become in the history …
Celebrating 5 Years of SAIFood Blogs
Proud of a simple idea 5 years later turning into SAIFood success When I began my Research Chair in Agri-Food Innovation back in October 2014, …
Assessing Impacts on Innovation
What matters more, time or money when it comes to innovation? Innovation impacts are the ripples of change we experience in our lives and throughout …
The Public’s Trust is a Precious Gift
Canada’s food system working to gain trust In the food system, whether its farmers, retailers, or researchers, the public’s trust is vital and a precious …
The Crop Development Centre at the University of Saskatchewan
48 Years of Innovation Success Founded in 1971, the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre (CDC) focuses on research and development of new crop varieties. …