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 …
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Sustainable Agriculture: A Look into Vertical Farms
By Dawson Fuller University of Saskatchewan student Sustainable Agriculture As Canadians living in a province that contributes heavily to the agriculture sector, Saskatchewanians must …
Navigating the Controversy of Glyphosate in Canadian Agriculture
Glyphosate, the active ingredient in many herbicides, has been at the center of numerous debates and discussions in Canada and globally. Its efficacy in controlling …
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 …
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 …
Canadian Innovation vs. the EU Definition of Sustainability
The following article was originally posted by The Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI), on September 7, 2023: Canadian innovation beats EU precaution in agriculture sustainability: Stuart Smyth for …
Transparency on Feedlots
Why Feedlots are a Sustainable and Economically Stable Choice to Produce Meat By Danielle Matonovich, University of Saskatchewan student Source: (Bezan, 2021) What are feedlots? …
Economic Profitability, Environmental Sustainability, and Food Security
The dilemma of advancing all three equally A little over 200 years ago, one of the noted economists and philosophers of the day, Thomas …
How Much Carbon is Being Stored in Saskatchewan Agricultural Soils?
Over the past 25 years, Saskatchewan farmers have shifted away from traditional land management and weed control practices such as frequent tillage and summerfallow towards …