A Look Back on 2019
2019 a harrowing ride on the ag & food rollercoaster While the screams elicited from those clutching their seats were not of terror or excitement, …
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Australian Greenpeace Activists Criminally Guilty
Greenpeace forced to pay over $250,000 Greenpeace was founded in Canada in 1971, with an objective of using science to support and advance environmental causes …
Holy Healthy Houseplant Batman!
Being indoors doesn’t mean you’re safe from air pollution. Canadian’s spending 90% of their time indoor, which means indoor air quality should be a growing concern for us Canadian. Being indoors so much exposes ourselves to volatile organic carcinogens (VOCs) like chloroform and benzene, which can have negative effects on our health. Research has recently genetically modified an ivy plant to help reduce such VOC exposure, yet its a long way from being your future houseplant.
Still Unsure of Climate Change? Take to the Forest for Proof
Could insect resistant trees mitigate forest fires? One of the most significant results from climate change in the forestry sector has been the migration of …
Evolution of Plant Breeding
Moving from random, untargeted mutagenesis to specific, targeted mutagenesis Humans have been breeding plants for millennia. Our ancestors began to domesticate plants (and animals) at …
The Politics of Food Safety
How foreign governments & eNGOs are playing politics over a handful of GM wheat kernels In mid-June 2018, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) reported …
The Dawning of a New Era in Plant Breeding
Gene Editing and Plant Biotechnology Gene editing technologies have emerged from the broader field of agricultural biotechnology, sometimes referred to as the gene revolution of …
Organic Label Stonyfield Farms Rejects Science
Manipulative marketing campaign cast doubts about government risk assessments Two weeks ago, Stonyfield Farms launched a marketing campaign that champions lies and misperceptions surrounding food, …
Innovating Your Supper Staple: Potatoes
Will disease devastate spud production? The ease of growing and storing potatoes allowed it to spread around the world and onto our cultural menu. The …
Sugary, Eerie, Haunting & Spooky
Is Halloween a front to sell more of a sugary GM plant? What is scarier? The ghosts and goblins that come to your door tonight …