Starch, not protein, makes up most of pulse seeds. Finding new markets to take that starch byproduct can reduce food waste and give the farmer more value for their pulse crop.
New uses for pulse starch
Pulse starch byproducts could find a market in new food and biomaterial uses
Beef-on-dairy lifts beef sector
Dairy producers are using beef genetics to capture more value for their animals, and beef experts say it benefits both sectors
Dairy producers are using beef genetics to capture more value for their animals. Beef experts say it benefits both sectors.
Canadian-U.S. honey price gap widens
Demand for cheap honey, and the corresponding boom in honey fraud, is keeping Canadian prices down
U.S. beekeepers are getting more for their honey than Canadian beekeepers. Demand for cheap honey, and the corresponding boom in honey fraud, is keeping Canadian prices down, industry says.
Mounts for the Mounties: Inside the RCMP’s in-house horse breeding program
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have been breeding their own horses for decades and have been noted as ambassadors of the Hanoverian breed.
Better farm knowledge key to better regulation
Consumers need to better understand how their food is produced in order to have robust, effective regulation for all, says industry
Industry panel says better public knowledge on all stages of agriculture is part of addressing regulatory change obstacles to agribusiness growth.
Putting reconciliation in action with Indigenous-ag partnerships
Communication, listening and taking that first daunting step called key to economic reconciliation
How agriculture can build Indigenous partnerships and move towards economic reconciliation.
Ag productivity hampered by policy: speakers
If Canada doesn’t make itself attractive to agri-food businesses, other nations will, panelists warn
If Canada doesn't make itself attractive to draw agri-food businesses, other nations will, panelists warn
Major Arctic char fish farm coming to Manitoba
The Saphire Springs facility, coming just north of Winnipeg, hopes to increase global Arctic char supply by 50 per cent
The Saphire Springs facility, coming just north of Winnipeg, hopes to increase global Arctic char supply by 50 per cent.
Solving the reconciliation equation in agriculture
Reconciliation means leaving space for Indigenous opportunity in agriculture and agri-food, speaker says
Reconciliation means leaving space for Indigenous opportunity in agriculture and agri-food, speaker says
Bison industry looks to build better genetics
Recent tools are helping the bison sector manage its genetic diversity
Limited biodiversity a challenge for bison producers looking to build herd genetics.
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