The canola sector expects the biofuel boom to launch it to new heights.  |  Alexis Stockford photo

Biofuel boom may help drive down feed prices

Glacier FarmMedia – Food and feed are the main sources of global demand for crops, but climate-related policies could tip that apple cart. Governments are making legislative overtures to boost production of biofuel. In Canada, that includes the Canadian Clean Fuels Regulation, which lays out rules for fuel production and aims to encourage development of […] Read more

There’s likely room for lab-produced meat sometime in the future, but it isn’t expected to go head to head for everyday meat shelf sales any time soon.  |  Getty Images

Lab-grown meat not seen as threat

WINNIPEG — There was lots of chatter but little fear about “lab meat” at the Animal Nutrition Conference of Canada. While the grown-from-cells form of animal protein has collected an enormous amount of headlines and attention, it has been doing worse with investment capital, according to commodity market analyst Aaron Hanson. For lab meat to […] Read more