Food System Transformations
Calls for transforming food systems have grown over the past several years. International governance organizations, such as the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), have issued …
Production
Fossil Fuels: Is Agriculture Accommodating Reduced Dependence?
Agriculture Myth Busting The Canadian government has spent years reworking their federal environmental frameworks to accommodate changing sustainability standards. In 2023 for instance, as the …
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 …
Soil Health: Can Agriculture Be a Positive Influence?
Agriculture Myth Busting Agriculture needs soil. Not dirt, soil. The difference between dirt and soil should be on either end of the land spectrum but, …
My First Pet was a Goldfish: An Introduction to Canadian Aquaculture
Despite having grown up on the West Coast, where I watched crab harvesters pull their traps over the handrails of Sidney Pier, I have no …
GM Crop Contributions Towards Mitigating Climate Change
With GM crops having been produced for over 25 years now, there is an increasing amount of evidence regarding the degree and diversity of benefits …
Bees: How Many Colonies Does Agriculture Hurt?
Agriculture Myth Busting Food is nothing without pollinators and, in Canada, bees are of particular importance. A third of all Canadian food is produced …
Withdrawal Dates on Antibiotics and Building Consumer Trust
By Maria Taschuk University of Saskatchewan student What are antibiotics? And why are they given to cattle? The production of animals for food has …
Profitability of Low Stress Cattle Handling
By Justin Harcourt University of Saskatchewan student As a fourth-generation rancher, I have always been interested in the business side of the cattle industry. …
Marginal Land: Are Livestock Even Necessary to Meet Global Food Security?
Agriculture Myth Busting There currently exists a global land competition problem. In the current trajectory, North American agricultural productivity will be facing very real …