When we were kids, SPAM wasn’t a big meal item for us – but we did have it once in a while and I always loved a good SPAM sandwich. How taste buds change. I can’t handle the stuff anymore. I also am getting fed up with the spam that supposed animal rights activists are... Read More
Category: Food
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne handed out the top five Premier's Awards for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence at Queen's Park on Wednesday. The annual awards recognize producers, processors, organizations and rural communities who help support a sustainable environment, create jobs and boost Ontario's economy. The recipients were recognized at the 2015 Premier's Summit on Agri-Food. They were... Read More
After significant market research in China, Japan, Mexico and right here at home, Canada Beef, a national advocacy group, announced that it has determined what consumers, importers and processors like most about Canadian beef — it’s Canadian. Now, that may seem obvious. Maybe even simple. But what it’s Canadian really means is a huge question,... Read More
The United Nations formally launched the "International Year of Pulses" at the headquarters of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome today. The international recognition aims to heighten public awareness about the role of pulses — dry beans, peas, lentils and chickpeas — in global food security, nutrition and environmental sustainability. Pulse Canada CEO... Read More
So eating processed meat can cause cancer? Dr. Joe Schwarcz of McGill University, host of “The Dr. Joe Show” and author of numerous books interpreting scientific information for the general public, joins RealAg’s Kelvin Heppner on this week’s TWORA podcast to explain the World Health Organization’s report linking processed and red meats to cancer. Elsewhere,... Read More
Only a week after Subway's (U.S.) announcement to shift towards animal protein raised without antibiotics, McDonald's Canada has made its own announcement. The company is starting its transition to only source chicken raised without antibiotics important to human medicine. The change is part of the company's "journey to evolve its menu to better meet the... Read More
This week, Subway Restaurants announced that it will begin transitioning to serving only protein from animals that have never received antibiotics starting in early 2016. Starting in 2016, we'll transition to serve meat that’s never received antibiotics to make our products even better. — SUBWAY® (@SUBWAY) October 20, 2015 “Today’s consumer is ever more mindful... Read More
It's an organization developed to "cultivate an appreciation for food and farming" across the country, a feat that requires conversation, and a "giant Team Canada effort," says executive director and soon-to-be-CEO of Farm and Food Care Canada (FFC) Crystal Mackay. Mackay to Lead National Farm & Food Care Group Mackay says the effort should see... Read More
Uncertainty goes hand in hand with change, and so after almost a decade of Conservative government, the shift to a Liberal majority in Ottawa brings with it plenty of questions, including questions about the future of Canadian agriculture (in no particular order): Who's going to be the next ag minister? The Liberals have several ag... Read More
"I am the greatest botanist on this planet," declares Matt Damon's character in 20th Century Fox's new blockbuster "The Martian." Astronaut Mark Watney (played by Damon) is stranded on Mars, able to survive by growing potatoes for food. Several Earth-bound scientists who are members of the Crop Science Society of America shared their thoughts on... Read More