“We do a great job in this country of coming up with amazing ideas.” But despite the fact taxpayers often fund the research which leads to those ideas, “we don’t do a good job of turning those ideas into patents.”

Universities collaborate on agriculture research

University of Guelph’s Arrell Food Institute and University of the Fraser Valley’s Food and Agriculture Institute sign MOU

The University of Guelph-based Arrell Food Institute has joined forces with the University of the Fraser Valley to collaborate on sustainable agriculture research, training and ag-tech startup incubation. Why it […] Read more


A new report commissioned by the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute says animal agriculture in Canada produces $90 billion in sales, 164,000 direct jobs and roughly two-and-a-half times that in indirect jobs.

Getting schooled on animal agriculture

CAPI report looks to set firmer animal agriculture background for policymakers

Glacier FarmMedia – A new report commissioned by the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) seeks to educate policymakers about the impact of animal agriculture at economic, social and environmental levels. […] Read more




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Italy’s parliament approves ban on lab-grown food

The ban is seen as part of a broader bid to safeguard tradition

Italy's lower house of parliament gave final approval for a law banning the use of laboratory-produced food and animal feed on Thursday as angry farmers confronted a group of centrist lawmakers opposed to the bill.