Laura Rance
Viewpoint: Canadian government incentives to boost agricultural sustainability lags while billions are given away to high-tech ventures. Here’s why that needs to change
This federal government appears to look at almost every decision through a climate change lens. For better or worse, Ottawa ...
Here’s why much-maligned glyphosate and herbicide-resistant crops are critical to sustainable farming
A newly publicized study by researchers with the University of Saskatchewan confirms what many farmers already knew ...
Viewpoint: Despite anti-science activism and powerful organic farm lobby in Canada, safer and more sustainable gene-edited crops are on the way
New federal guidelines that further clarify how gene-edited crops will be regulated in Canada were applauded by the agricultural industry ...
Canada says Monsanto weed killer Roundup unlikely to cause cancer—should consumers be relieved?
Health Canada has delivered some reassuring news for people worried about glyphosate [Monsanto's Roundup] in their food and the environment ...
Will GMO labeling deprive anti-GMO activists of their best ammunition?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. It would appear that ...
‘War’ against GM crops worries pioneer in field
The fact opposition to biotechnology, specifically genetically modified organisms (GMOs), remains as strong as it is nearly 20 years after ...