New Funding for Bio-Energy Research in Ontario

Listen Here… or read below Last week, the federal agricultural minister Gerry Ritz announced $8.7 Million dollars in funding over three years. This money is to help develop technologies to increase the industrial value of crops, like straw left in the field.  “It is expected that a session for farmers in late April will focus [...]

Animal Right’s Activist is Visiting the University of Guelph during College Royal Weekend

 The long awaited weekend of College Royal Open House is quickly approaching on march 21, and 22 but, there is some controversy as animal rights activist Peter Singer is expected to visit campus this weekend. Signer is a renowned animal rights activist, his visit to Guelph will inaugurate the Guelph Lecture in Philosophy.     [...]

US Ban on Downer Cows is a Step in the Right Direction

This weekend was a teaser to spring weather — lots of sun and mild temperatures. Many people were outside enoying the spring-like atmosphere and there was no doubt some barbeque’s going on. But, the US faced the biggest beef recall in U.S. History last year (2008) involving downer cows from a Chino, California slaughterhouse where 143 million [...]

A Different Type of Agriculture Out West

Recently I embarked on a 6 day adventure across the country to the beautiful west coast, where agriculture is very different than back home in Ontario. Just outside of Vancouver, is the town of Surrey.   1/3  of land in Surrey is occupied by agriculture and  produce a large percentage of BC’s celery, carrots, onions, and lettuce. As well as potatoes, [...]

Milk’s Carbon Footprint Movement

Blog on Milk’s carbon footprint and my opinion on the situation