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, …
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Global Pandemic Pushes Food Prices Higher
Canada’s 2021 Food Price Report What a year 2020 has been, and through it all, the researchers behind Canada’s Food Price Report have been paying …
Canadian Agriculture Labour and Border Closures
How the lack of harvest labour may affect agriculture and the supply of food Canadians have previously known their grocers to have reliable supply chains, …
From Plant Breeding to Fork: AI’s Proven and Potential Contributions to the Ag Sector
From all over Canada experts convened in Saskatoon recently to discuss ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics in Agri-Food’ at the 2019 Agri-food Innovation Council (AIC) …
Would you like vanilla with that?
If you haven’t noticed vanilla is everywhere & in everything. Since the 19th century, vanilla transitioned from a rare and exotic flavour profile to a staple of modern food and fragrances. With our growing demand and limited production, the future of vanilla from vanilla is becoming more and more questionable. In the future, will we be able to continue our gluttonous use of vanilla?
Organics are an ideal idea
But how does it measure up on paper? If you haven’t noticed, SAIFood often focuses on GMOs, which may come across as opposition to organic. …
What are the Environmental and Human Health Impacts of GM Corn?
A report on 21 years of GM corn data The first commercial production of GM corn was in the USA in 1995. In the subsequent …
Twenty-Five Years of GM Crop Benefits
While it’s the silver anniversary, GM crops have been golden A summary of the economic, environmental and human health benefits 1994 is generally regarded as …
Conveniently Organic
How transparent is that organic label? By Lars Iversen, University of Saskatchewan Student Over the last decade, there has been an increasing demand from consumers …
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 …