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Trade a Key Component of Climate Resilience for Food System

The COVID-19 pandemic caused supply chain disruptions which included the food sector. Some of these disruptions were short term - lack...

Mike von Massow

Oct 5, 20212 min read

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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...

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Aug 24, 20203 min read

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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...

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Apr 15, 20203 min read

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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...

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Apr 6, 20205 min read

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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...

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Aug 28, 20194 min read

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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

Aug 26, 20193 min read

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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 5, 20192 min read

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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...

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Jul 2, 20194 min read

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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...

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Apr 1, 20193 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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Trade a Key Component of Climate Resilience for Food System

Precision Agriculture Survey Points to Early Success of 4R Nutrient Stewardship Initiative

In a COVID-19 World, is Local Better?

Farming in the Era of COVID-19

African swine fever in China affects Canadian pork export market

A Note on Dairy Compensation

China and trade: easy to criticize but not much Canada can do

China’s ban on Canadian meat imports could pummel our agri-food sector

The weaponization of trade will hurt Canadian ag and food industry

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