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The COVID-19 pandemic caused supply chain disruptions which included the food sector. Some of these disruptions were short term - lack...
Mike von Massow
Aug 24, 20203 min
Precision Agriculture Survey Points to Early Success of 4R Nutrient Stewardship Initiative
By Nicholas Bannon, Sean Mitchell, and Alfons Weersink Fertilizer Canada implemented the 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program...
Mike von Massow
Apr 15, 20203 min
In a COVID-19 World, is Local Better?
Our food system has weathered an unprecedented demand shift and shock over the past month. Overall, we have come out of it reasonably...
Mike von Massow
Apr 6, 20205 min
Farming in the Era of COVID-19
We are experiencing unprecedented disruption to normal life and commerce in order to flatten the pandemic curve due to COVID-19. Physical...
Mike von Massow
Aug 28, 20194 min
African swine fever in China affects Canadian pork export market
I was recently asked to complete an email interview on African swine fever, the Chinese pork industry and Canadian exports. I thought it...
Mike von Massow
Aug 26, 20193 min
A Note on Dairy Compensation
There has been considerable discussion about the compensation package for dairy producers recently announced by the Liberal government....
Mike von Massow
Jul 5, 20192 min
China and trade: easy to criticize but not much Canada can do
China continues to put up new barriers to trade for Canadian food products. Each action is built on the pretence of a technical issue,...
Mike von Massow
Jul 2, 20194 min
China’s ban on Canadian meat imports could pummel our agri-food sector
This article was originally posted on theConversation.com and was written by Sylvanus Kwaku Afesorgbor, Brendan McDougall and Jiahao Zhu...
Mike von Massow
Apr 1, 20193 min
The weaponization of trade will hurt Canadian ag and food industry
Export trade has been an important part of Canada’s agriculture and food economy. Half of what we produce in this country is sold in...
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
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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