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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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2d ago
When genetically modified (GM) crops were initially commercialized in the mid to late 1990s, many critics of the new technology predicted the benefits would be …
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1w ago
With GM crops having been produced for over 25 years now, there is an increasing amount of evidence regarding the degree and diversity of benefits …
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2w ago
Savannah continues to reflect on her struggle to navigate the overwhelming world of baby formula, focusing this time on understanding formula ingredients and quantities. She …
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3w ago
Agriculture Myth Busting Food is nothing without pollinators and, in Canada, bees are of particular importance. A third of all Canadian food is produced …
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1M 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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1M 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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1M 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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1M 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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1M 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 …
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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 …
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