Economic Sustainability vs. Environmental Sustainability
Over the past few years, ‘environmental sustainability’ has become commonplace within society. This is a term that frequently lacks definition as it is so widely …
Canada
Canadian Beef Farmers Left Out to Dry
By Konner Johnson University of Saskatchewan student Background Canadian beef production is extremely important as each year it contributes an estimated $22 billion to …
A Bovine Dispute – The “Beef” Regarding Cheese Trade with the United Kingdom
Introduction Improving upon the quantity of trade through expanded volume or number of trading partners is important for the export-reliant Canadian agriculture industry. However, throughout …
Prairie Agriculture Net GHG Emissions Decrease by 53%
Introduction In the past 30 years, grain and oilseed production across the prairies has undergone fundamental change. In the early 1990s, practices such as summerfallow …
2023 Canada Food Price Report
Marginal Increase in Food Prices Predicted The 2023 Canada Food Price Report is the 14th report that provides Canadians with insights on what to anticipate …
Navigating the Controversy of Glyphosate in Canadian Agriculture
Glyphosate, the active ingredient in many herbicides, has been at the center of numerous debates and discussions in Canada and globally. Its efficacy in controlling …
Canadian Innovation vs. the EU Definition of Sustainability
The following article was originally posted by The Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI), on September 7, 2023: Canadian innovation beats EU precaution in agriculture sustainability: Stuart Smyth for …
Welfare Impacts from Mexican Canola Imports
Canola trade between Mexico and Canada has a significant history and continues to be an important aspect of their bilateral trade relationship. Canola, a crop …
Little Food Price Relief Anticipated in 2023
Canada’s Food Price Report Canada’s Food Price Report 2023 was released yesterday, regrettably, it shows little in the way of relief from rising food prices. …
Canada’s Contribution to Feeding the World
For much of the latter half of the 20th century, Canada was often referred to as the ‘breadbasket of the world’, due to the high …