Calling All Prairie Farmers!
We need your assistance to better inform policy makers. Over the past 30 years, Prairie farmers have been continuously adopting new technologies and practices that …
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The Launch of Another Academic Year
The hallways in buildings across campus have largely been silent over the past 4 months, but the bustle of students returns this week. Some students …
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 …
The Longer GM Crops are Produced, the Greater the Environmental Benefits
When genetically modified (GM) crops were initially commercialized in the mid to late 1990s, many critics of the new technology predicted the benefits would be …
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 …
Infant formula research: Was it worth it?
I put the bottle before the baby Recently, I have posted two blogs one on the lack of information for bottle-feeding your infant, and what …
Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems: How Interested are the Prairies?
The broadness of the term ‘sustainability’ implies a multitude of approaches. The same is true in agriculture, as farmers’ drive to be environmentally conscious, economically …
Much Ado About Nothing: The difference between consumer stated and revealed preferences
Our desire for deals It often seems that everyone wants something for free. If they’re not able to get it for free, they then prefer …
Battling Papaya Sticky Disease: Challenges and Strategies
By Luiza Favarato Impact of Viruses on Papaya Plant viruses are formidable adversaries when it comes to producing high yielding crops, causing significant harm …
The Importance of Wild Types and Weeds for Genomics Research
While the vast majority of crops produced in Canada have been introduced from elsewhere, there is a lack of wild type relatives existing in nature …