Time to rethink genetically modified wheat?
It’s safe. It would help farmers deal with drought, support biodiversity, protect the environment and decrease a farms carbon footprint. It would help consumers cope with inflation and pay their…
Tag: GMO
Sustainable Farming – A Video
For most farmers, sustainability is more than just maintaining things as they are – it’s making things better. It’s passing on our land to the next generation in better shape…
The Truth of the Monsanto Papers
Everything we have, and everything we can achieve, is because of science. This decision by Health Canada reaffirms the crucial importance of the scientific method.
Rise of the Superweeds
One of the arguments against GMOs has been that they caused the evolution of so-called “superweeds”, an epidemic that apparently has the world heading for a crisis. Some claim that soon we will be unable to sustain our modern agriculture techniques, and GMOs will no longer be usable. Fortunately, the reality is quite different.
Why GMO Labeling Will Never Work
Would you want to know if your food contained GMOs? There has been a major push to get foods containing genetically modified ingredients labeled. Some brands have voluntarily done so, but…
My Interview With CropLife Canada
This summer, I was given an opportunity to do a video interview with CropLife Canada on the use of biotechnology and pesticides on our farm. As another way to interact with…
Is The Customer Always Right?
There is a growing number of consumers that are uncomfortable with current agricultural practices. Use of genetic modification, concerns over animal welfare, and the perceived disappearance of family farms is…
Why I Grow GMOs
What do you think about GMOs? Is there a more emotionally charged question out there in this part of today’s world? Certainly, it is understandable that the food we eat…