Consumers seeking sustainably produced Canadian products Like all sectors of the economy, agriculture is constantly experiencing new things, products, technologies, ways to market, and new ways of branding. An example of branding of agricultural products has been well observed in…
By Stephanie Bieri, University of Saskatchewan Food sovereignty The terms food security and food sovereignty are often used interchangeably, when in fact they are quite different. The FAO defines food security as the right for all people to have the…
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…
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…
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.…
Why Canada’s robust, but fragile, beef supply chain needs a revamp By: Judson Christopherson, University of Saskatchewan student Loads of Local Beef, A Lack of Local Beef Processors As a western Canadian Rancher, I have seen firsthand the lack of…
You’ve probably seen Burger King’s latest marketing video featuring Wal-Mart yodeler Mason Ramsey singing about methane emissions from cow farts and burps. The ad promotes Burger King’s “Cows Menu” consisting of beef from cows fed lemon-grass leaves, which some research…
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, meaning that shelves are fully stocked and it’s a rare event when a store is…
By: Rim Lassoued, PhD Professional Research Associate, University of Saskatchewan Genome editing: A real promise for future agriculture Led by genome editing, new breeding techniques (NBTs) are an evolving spectrum of technologies targeting changes in plant genetic material. Owing to…
Canada has one of the best food safety and risk assessment systems in the world. In the Conference Board of Canada’s 2014 food safety rankings, Canada placed first out of 17 comparable countries. Unsurprisingly, public opinion research conducted by Agriculture…
