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Nobel chemistry award of CRISPR pops 2020
Agriculture

The Significance of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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…

By Stuart Smyth, 2 months2 months ago
Burger king farts out a bad commercial
Agriculture

One Step Back and Two Steps Forward for Burger King

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 suggests decreases methane emissions. I must admit, the song is Read more…

By Chelsea Sutherland, 4 months4 months ago
Trust in the right direction
Agriculture

The Public’s Trust is a Precious Gift

Canada’s food system working to gain trust In the food system, whether its farmers, retailers, or researchers, the public’s trust is vital and a precious gift to receive. Through hard work, the Canadian food system gains the trust of the public, despite the constant presence of negative and misleading media Read more…

By Savannah Gleim, 1 year1 year ago
Canadian food safety
Food

Food Safety in Canada not a #1 Concern

Consumer perspectives and awareness about how risks are assessed and managed Food and the safety of our food are of the utmost importance to people, or so we thought. In recent research undertaken by my summer student Claire, it appears that the majority of Canadians aren’t all that worried about Read more…

By Stuart Smyth, 1 year10 months ago
Social License
Agriculture

Whose Social License is it Anyway?

The dawning of a new age in the relationship between science and society? Science is a leading factor in economic growth. New research leads to new products or ways of doing things, which are demanded by us as consumers. Knowing that consumers continuously demand and expect new products to be Read more…

By Stuart Smyth, 5 years3 years ago
Agriculture

The Real Message in the ‘March Against Monsanto’

Protestors implying that farmers are bad stewards of their land This past weekend’s third annual worldwide event of the ‘March Against Monsanto’ signifies how disconnected average consumers are from the people responsible for producing the food we eat: farmers. For those of you not aware Monsanto is an agriculture company Read more…

By Stuart Smyth, 6 years2 years ago
Agriculture

Benefits of GM crops: Which voice to listen to?

Genetically modified (GM) crops have been identified by many groups and organizations, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, as an important tool, essential in working towards reducing the global food insecurity and land supply problems. In spite of considerable negative media attention regarding the safety of GM crops, there Read more…

By SAIFood, 6 years6 years ago
Feedspot’s Top 50 Agricultural Blogs 2020

Thanks to Feedspot for also ranking us amongst their Top 15 Sustainable Agriculture Blogs of 2020!

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