Prairie farmers are going to have to adapt to climate change because they are going to face more of it than most of the rest of the world. However, they should also look at the coming rise in temperatures as an opportunity to play a more vital role in feeding the world of 2050, says […] Read more
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VIDEO: Building a better bagel
Sometimes the most innovative creation is something that seems exactly like something else, but is actually profoundly different. Such are the regular-looking and good-tasting bagels being eaten at the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals. They look like regular wheat bagels. They taste like regular wheat bagels. But the human lab rats consuming the […] Read more
The hungry planet
The world’s population is expected to surge to nearly 10 billion people by 2050. How will farmers manage to feed everyone?
The premise of this year-end edition is that increasingly sophisticated science and technology will be applied to agricultural production in the coming years. This development will be driven in part by humanity’s natural inclination to improve and evolve — to get bigger and better. However, another driver will be the inescapable reality that the world’s […] Read more
University of Guelph gets $77 million from feds for sustainable food research
The federal government has made a massive commitment to sustainable food, as it is investing nearly $77 million to support an innovative research program at the University of Guelph. The program is called Food From Thought. The research will focus on information systems, big data and how digital tools can be used to produce more […] Read more
New food centre aims to build consumer trust
Public opinion polls can be misleading, but it’s hard to ignore a survey that produces the same result year after year. For instance, a majority of Canadians consistently say they are worried about hormones in food. “We’ve known since 2006 that almost two-thirds of Canadians have concerns about hormones in their food. That’s not just […] Read more
MP asks ag committee to undertake food cost study
Rising food costs, particularly for fruits and vegetables, prompted Quebec NDP MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau last week to ask for a study about the causes and possible solutions. She is a member of the standing committee on agriculture, and asked the committee to undertake the study. She said the members should consult with producers, distributors, […] Read more
Buy Canadian food and save money
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture has calculated that the average Canadian had earned enough income by Feb. 9 to pay for their grocery bill for the entire year. This is known as Food Freedom Day. Canadians were expected to have spent 11 percent of their disposable income on food last year, compared to 10.4 percent […] Read more
Local food list links Sask. consumers, producers
SaskFoodFind.com aims to connect consumers with producers of locally grown food. The website, launched at Canada’s Farm Progress Show in June, is a creation of Simply Agriculture Solutions Inc. Executive director Tamara Weir-Shields said the idea is to act as a hub where producers can register as suppliers. The only requirement is that the food […] Read more
Pulses dressed up as treats
Mission Impulseible | Annual competition asks food students to find new ways to use pulses
EDMONTON — It’s unlikely children could resist pulse pops and neither could the judges at a student food development competition. Pulse pops, a snack on a stick made from chickpeas, peanut butter, black beans, chocolate and coconut, won the Mission Impulseible food competition. The challenge for the winning group wasn’t creating a new food. “The […] Read more
Trade deficit raises concern
Challenges growing | Food processors see mix of closures and investment
The recent headlines for Canada’s food industry have been ugly: Heinz plant closes in Leamington, Ont., Kellogg’s shuts doors on London plant, 500 laid off. It appears as if food processing is on life support in Canada but the underlying story is more positive, says David Sparling, an Ivey Business School professor. In a new […] Read more
