SAIFood Has Your Answers
Launch of Ask SAIFood Having grown up on a 125 head cow-calf operation on a section of land, I’m fortunate to still have family and friends involved in grain and livestock production to keep up with changes in the industry.…
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Blacklegged Canadian Canola
What China’s Restrictions Mean to Canadian Producers By Kalene Kammer, University of Saskatchewan student On September 1, 2016, Canadian canola producers prepared themselves for new dockage restrictions placed by China on exported canola. Dockage refers to the readily removable foreign material…
The Buzz on Neonicotinoids
By Kaytlin Robertson, University of Saskatchewan student Neonicotinoids are commonly used agricultural systemic pesticides typically applied to the seed and transferred through the vascular system to the rest of the plant, making all parts of it toxic to any insect that chews…
Food Security Costs
How the EU implicitly encourages rejection of GM ag As a researcher, I have dedicated considerable time to the coexistence of GM, conventional and organic crops. It was actually funding for this issue that allowed me to start my graduate…
Synthetic Biology
How conventional plant breeding has evolved in the digital age While I generally have a pretty decent memory, my recollections of high school biology in the early 1980s consists of trying to get a microscope to focus properly so that…
Sustainability of Conventional vs Organic Farming
By Jordan McInnis, University of Saskatchewan student Background Organic farming is the oldest type of farming. It is farming without the use of any synthetic chemicals or industrial fertilizers. Conventional farming is farming with the use of GMO’s, chemicals, and fertilizers.…
Economic and Environmental Benefits from GM Crops in Colombia
By Diego Macall (Twitter: @DMM473 | Diego’s LinkedIn) Motivated by report Colombia is in the process of ending a civil war and is taking steps towards social stabilization after many decades of violence. Along with this, changes within the agricultural sector…
Has McDonald’s Gone Nuts?
Canadian’s newest beef with chain restaurants is nuts! When Earl’s Restaurant chain announced they were moving to use humane certified beef and A&W advertised their use of hormone-free beef, many of us were highly critical over the sourcing of non-Canadian…
Where are we now?
Many thanks! What seemed a bold and an admittedly uncertain, initiative two years ago, has turned into a considerable success. SAIFood is 2 years old this week! I’d like to thank those that provided support and encouragement prior to launching…
Welcome to 2016
[shareaholic app="share_buttons" id="15180628"][printfriendly]It is hard to believe that it was one year ago when Savannah and I were hectically working to ensure that everything was arranged and organized to be able to launch SAIFood at the start of February. We…