Organic Food
Organic food is grown, processed and packaged in way to meet the Canadian Organic Standards, which are based on the Principles of Organic Agriculture.
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Grass-Fed and Grain-Fed Beef
Most beef you will buy in a Canadian store is finished on grain. Wondering if there is any nutritional difference between grass-fed and grain-fed beef?
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Food Waste
In a world where many people are hungry and malnourished, an estimated one-third of all food is lost or wasted!
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Food Safety
In Canada, we produce some of the safest food in the world. A 2014 report ranked Canada and Ireland as the top countries for food safety.
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Pesticides – What and Why?
Crops can be significantly damaged by insects, weeds, diseases and rodents. One tool farmers use to manage pests are pesticides.
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Pesticides on Food
Are you worried about pesticide residue on your food?
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Pesticides and the Environment
Did you know most of the spray that comes out of a farmer’s sprayer is actually water? The amount of active ingredient (pesticide) is around a pop can per football field!
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Glyphosate
Glyphosate is one of the most widely used and effective herbicides (to kill weeds) used in the world today.
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Carbon Sequestration
What is a carbon sequestration and what does this have to do with farming?
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