The exterior of a hog barn in Manitoba.

Pork doing the right thing

Manitoba’s pork industry gives the province a lot to be proud of

Manitoba’s pork industry gives the province a lot to be proud of.


Field peas in flower at a Discovery Farm demonstration plot.

Study finds Canadian crops to be low emitters

Canadian canola could be shipped to Europe 17 times and still produce fewer emissions than German rapeseed

Recent research has has concluded that Europeans could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from crop production if they imported peas, canola and wheat from Canada.

An exterior photo of the sign on Baldio restaurant in Mexico City.

Restaurant blends zero waste, ancient farming

The Mexico City establishment has found ways to reuse every scrap of food and leftovers for other purposes

A Mexico City restaurant has become a draw for its zero-waste kitchen, which means that every scrap of food and leftovers is reused for other purposes.


Thriving pepper plants grown in peat moss sit in three red plastic planters on a desk. The frontmost planter has a label sitting on top of the soil that reads, "5% wool fiber, 95% Peat - no fertilizer."

Manitoba research searches for peat moss stand-ins

Blending peat moss with more sustainable alternatives will hopefully help protect precious supplies of the slow-to-regenerate soil booster and horticulture growth medium

Blending peat moss with more sustainable alternatives will hopefully help protect precious supplies of the slow-to-regenerate soil booster and horticulture growth medium


Piglets in an indoor pen.

Pork sector under the public’s microscope

Arguing science won’t protect producers from PR problems that are based on emotions or perceived moral high ground

Arguing science won’t protect producers from public relations problems based on emotions or perceived moral high ground.


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AI expected to make itself felt in food systems

Artificial intelligence is already transforming the food we eat, how farmers produce it and how it reaches the consumer, experts say

Artificial intelligence is already transforming the food we eat, how farmers produce it and how it reaches the consumer, experts say