Global Institute for Food Security

(Saskatchewan Women in Ag logo. Photo from Facebook) Saskatchewan Women in Ag is gearing up for their annual conference dedicated to engaging, inspiring, and educating women in Saskatchewan’s agriculture sector. “Connect – The Heart of the Farm” conference will be held November 7th and 8th at the Sheraton Cavalier Hotel in Saskatoon. The event features […]

Canadian agriculture is set to thrive further with a $5 million investment from Farm Credit Canada (FCC) into the accelerated breeding program at the Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) at the University of Saskatchewan. The announcement was made Tuesday at Canada’s Farm Show in Regina. The newly named FCC Accelerated Breeding Program at GIFS […]

Marshaling the expertise of ag tech labs could help combat pandemics, like COVID-19. Steven Webb is the chief executive officer of the Global Institute for Food Security at the University of Saskatchewan. He is the lead author of a report that urges an international effort to co-ordinate rapid redeployment of digital agriculture infrastructure for pandemic […]