The multi-cultural team that heads up the Viandes Lafrance meat packing plant in Quebec. Photo courtesy Viandes Lafrance

The great food summit adventure

Hart Attacks: Higher learning experience at the end of an escalator ride

Alberta Farmer columnist Lee Hart attended the Food Leadership Summit in Calgary, where about 400 ag industry players gathered for the new annual conference.


Michael Lipsitz picks out a package of hot dogs while grocery shopping at the WalMart in Crossville, Tennessee March 21, 2008.  Food prices are soaring, a wealthier Asia  is demanding better food and farmers can?t keep up. In short, the world is in a food crisis that is in danger of boiling over.    REUTERS/Brian Snyder    (UNITED STATES)

Canada seventh on agri-food influence

Comparison of 19 G20 countries says Canadian agri-food needs investments, processing, action on retail consolidation to realize potential

Comparison of 19 G20 countries says Canadian agri-food needs investments, processing, action on retail consolidation to realize potential

Philippe Sabourine poses with locals in front of rice terraces in China.

Prairie Roots and Wings: Manitoba agrologist memoir recalls journey of discovery

Philippe Sabourin’s recently published memoir shares tales of formative years on a farm in Manitoba, as well as lessons rooted in world travel and the food and agriculture systems found there

Philippe Sabourin’s memoir shares author’s formative farm years in the Red River Valley, as well as lessons rooted in world travel and the food systems found there.


A thoughtful woman shops in a supermarket, browsing through products on the shelves. She seems to be making a careful decision about her purchase.

Project to push food system up Canadian priority lists

“Canada’s Food System: Our Food. Our Future” looks to deepen the average Canadian’s understanding of the food system and get them paying more attention to its value

“Canada’s Food System: Our Food. Our Future” looks to deepen the average Canadian’s understanding of the food system and get them paying more attention to its value






Cheese stretches off of a pizza slice. Photo: Moncherie/iStock/Getty Images

Plant-based cheese, but more like cheese

New Canadian research has gained insight on how to improve protein content, stretch and spread of plant-based cheese, all areas where cheese from real dairy currently has significant advantages

New Canadian research has gained insight on how to improve protein content, stretch and spread of plant-based cheese, all areas where cheese from real dairy currently has significant advantages.