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SAIFood, Sustainable Agricultural Innovations, and Food is a blog space dedicated to keeping you informed on current & important news, events, science, & publications on sustainability, agricultural innovations & food. SAIFood is created by the Agri-Food Innovation's Chair at the University of Saskatchewan, Dr. Stuart Smyth, and his research team.
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1w ago
By Maria Taschuk University of Saskatchewan student What are antibiotics? And why are they given to cattle? The production of animals for food has …
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1w ago
Introduction Arguably, the consumer perceptions facet of this blog series should have been the lead off, as it is consumer perceptions that drive product markets. …
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2w ago
By Justin Harcourt University of Saskatchewan student As a fourth-generation rancher, I have always been interested in the business side of the cattle industry. …
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3w ago
Enteric methane emissions, or cow “farts” is something we have been hearing much about over the past three decades. It has generated a negative perception …
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3w ago
Agriculture Myth Busting There currently exists a global land competition problem. In the current trajectory, North American agricultural productivity will be facing very real …
The post Marginal Land: Are Livestock Even Necessary to Meet Global Food Security? appeared first on SAIFood ..read more
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1M ago
Introduction Supply management is a hotly debated and long-standing agricultural institution in Canada. As I will explain further on, supply management was introduced over 50 …
The post Bill C-282: Revoking the Bargaining Power of Canada’s Trade Negotiators appeared first on SAIFood ..read more
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1M ago
By Dr. Priyanka Gupta In the realm of agricultural innovation, the introduction of a novel crop like grasspea holds the potential to profoundly reshape Canada’s …
The post Exploring Grasspea: A New Frontier for Canadian Farming appeared first on SAIFood ..read more
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1M ago
One of the major themes of 2023 was undoubtedly Canadians’ fight against inflation. From altered spending habits to supply shortages as a result of indirectly …
The post Fixed But Not Repaired: Canada’s Anticompetitive Grocery Industry appeared first on SAIFood ..read more
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1M ago
Adopters and Adversaries Introduction As major food companies direct farmers and ranchers across the globe towards regenerative agriculture (RA), it could easily be assumed …
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1M ago
The last few years have been a vegetarian’s playground. With the availability of new plant-based options and increased media attention to meatless recipes, it is …
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