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Where There's Smoke There's Potential Losses in Agriculture.

One thing is clear: wildfire smoke is not just an air quality or community threat issue. It is also an agricultural issue.

Mike von Massow

Jul 207 min read

What Causes Food Price Increases - Beef and Anchovy Biology is a Factor in Supply

Mike von Massow

Jul 155 min read

Canada’s Aquaculture Opportunity

We need to develop Canada's aquaculture opportunity.

Mike von Massow

Jun 55 min read

Food Inflation I: Does Canada Really Have the Highest Food Inflation in the G7?

it is probably more accurate to say that Canada had, for a short period, the highest food inflation in the G7, but that it was largely due to the GST tax holiday at the end of 2024 and beginning of 2025.

Mike von Massow

May 235 min read

Are Chicken Prices Unreasonably High? A Cautionary Tale

There has been an uproar about chicken pricing due to a twitter post by a CTV News Reporter. In the post she has a photograph of a...

Mike von Massow

Jan 6, 20235 min read

Can Governments Control Food Prices??

The rhetoric around inflation generally and food prices specifically is growing louder. It is a point of emphasis for politicians,...

Mike von Massow

Apr 20, 20224 min read

Will Your Steak or Burger Be a Victim of a Cyber Attack?

The news this week that JBS, one of the largest meat processors was hacked was being subject to a ransomware attack has generated many...

Mike von Massow

Jun 4, 20212 min read

Revisiting Canadian Beef Processing: Is Everything Back to Normal?

Nicholas Bannon, Alfons Weersink, and Michael von Massow At the beginning of June, a Food Focus blog post spoke about the significant...

Mike von Massow

Dec 17, 20203 min read

The Turkey in the Coalmine?

We continue to see rising new COVID case numbers in Canada as the long predicted second wave washes over us. Governments have asked...

Mike von Massow

Oct 9, 20202 min read

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Considering the complexity of food, it is no surprise that conversations about it can be broad and diverse. In order to better understand how people think about food, Mike is involved in several projects. Learn more about each project below.

UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH SUSTAINABLE RESTAURANT PROJECT

Our team is a group of students, faculty and community partners that are committed to working towards a more sustainable future for the restaurant industry. Every year we hold a forum, bringing prominent speakers to the University of Guelph to discuss issues in the Canadian Restaurant Industry.

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Keep up with the conversation here.

Where There's Smoke There's Potential Losses in Agriculture.

What Causes Food Price Increases - Beef and Anchovy Biology is a Factor in Supply

Canada’s Aquaculture Opportunity

Food Inflation I: Does Canada Really Have the Highest Food Inflation in the G7?

Are Chicken Prices Unreasonably High? A Cautionary Tale

Can Governments Control Food Prices??

Will Your Steak or Burger Be a Victim of a Cyber Attack?

Revisiting Canadian Beef Processing: Is Everything Back to Normal?

The Turkey in the Coalmine?

RELATED PROJECTS

Considering the complexity of food, it is no surprise that conversations about it can be broad and diverse. In order to better understand how people think about food, Mike is involved in several projects. Learn more about each project below.

UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH SUSTAINABLE RESTAURANT PROJECT