Innovation Adoption Lags in Agriculture
Every innovative product of technology that is commercialized eventually reaches what is known as “full adoption”. This is the point at which the peak percentage …
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Highlights of the ICABR’s 28th Conference
From June 11-14, I had the pleasure of attending the International Consortium on Applied Bioeconomy Research (ICABR) Conference. This conference is the premiere conference on …
Turning Green Coconut into Green Fuel
Ethanol Production from Coconut Husk Biomass By Dr. Luíza Favaratto Global scenario on climate change Modern transportation, with approximately 1.47 billion vehicles worldwide, propels …
Pioneering Sustainable Agriculture in Saskatchewan Through Local Innovations
By Elisabeta Lika The Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) at the University of Saskatchewan recently conducted an in-depth study on the carbon footprint of …
Hap-pea Planet: Pulsing with Vegetarian Opportunity?
The last few years have been a vegetarian’s playground. With the availability of new plant-based options and increased media attention to meatless recipes, it is …
Net-Zero Beef: It’s Coming and Not from Where You Might Expect
Lab-Grown Meat Lab-grown meat came onto the scene a decade ago and was touted as a potential solution to some of the most critical issues …
Innovation Needs in the Canadian Cow-Calf Sector
The Sustainability Narrative Surrounding Beef Currently, beef production is viewed as unsustainable by many ill-informed journalists, activists, and policymakers. In fairness, beef production produces high …
Seed Innovation for Food Security
Seed as a Starting Point Using the best ingredients or inputs is common with virtually all things we do. When we prepare to cook or …
Let’s Talk Farming: What’s the Scoop on Digital Ag?
Let’s Talk Farming Series Saskatchewan farmers rely on a vast toolkit of technologies to produce their crops every year. Farming practices are always changing, and …
Environmentalists are wrong on technological tweaks to agriculture
The following article was originally posted by the Genetic Literacy Project (GLP), on October 17, 2022: Viewpoint: ‘Environmentalists are wrong on technological tweaks to agriculture’: …