https://secureservercdn.net/104.238.68.130/215.0eb.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Brazil-Sugar.mp4 Brazil has been the world’s largest producer of sugarcane since 1980 when production and area harvest surpassed India’s (Figure 1). By 2030, sugarcane production in Brazil could expand by more than 5 million hectares (12,355,200 acres) to meet the growing demand for ethanol. This increase in demand is due Read more…
By: Danelle Clavelle, University of Saskatchewan student As urbanization rises, it is becoming increasingly important that we are reducing our environmental impact and finding ways for our population and cities to become more sustainable. Urbanization is responsible for creating vast amounts of pollution and has a significant impact on the Read more…
By Oliver Xuan, University of Saskatchewan Student 2020 has been a relatively more challenging year for every individual around the world. However, especially for Canada’s meat industry, maybe it is already winter in early May. Cargill plant and the JBS Canada plant in Alberta, which together normally process approximately 70% Read more…
The future of canola is more than just seed, oil, & meal Across the prairies, fields of golden yellow flowers bloom throughout July. This eye-catching crop, canola, is grown in most Western Canadian crop rotations. The roughly 20 million tonnes of canola produced each year contribute, on average, over $26 Read more…
2020 is in the books! Hopefully, 2021 is a redo & not a repeat year Thank you to all our readers this year for making the time for our weekly posts. It has been a whirlwind of a year full of events, news, isolation and emotions, so the fact that Read more…
By Rikki-Jean Wilson, University of Saskatchewan Move over cow-less milk and sugarless sugar; a new trend is taking the modern world by storm, “meatless meats” (Fernstrom, 2019). With alternative protein markets on the rise, ranchers are worried about the potential impact simulated meats could have on their bottom-line. From taking Read more…
By: Shelby Robinson, University of Saskatchewan student Are Products/ By-products of Cloned Animals Allowed in the Human Food Supply Chain? Cloning technology has many aspects, and most aspects are widely applied to many foods that consumers consume (Miller, 2007). Cloning is a way to produce copies of animals by asexual Read more…
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 close attention and carrying out research to forecast the impacts on food prices in 2021. In the 11th edition of the report, founder Sylvain Charlebois Read more…
Charpentier & Doudna’s science refutes eNGO propaganda The year is coming to an end, and 2020 has popped a balloon filled with myths, untruths and lies deliberately spread by eNGOs on gene editing. This fall the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the discovery of the gene editing Read more…
Why branding is important to the Canadian beef industry By Emily Pearson, University of Saskatchewan When we hear the word branding a lot of different opinions thoughts and questions come to mind. Animal welfare activists say it is wrong and painful. Producers say it is harmless and necessary. Some consumers Read more…