Organic Science Canada: Wasps vs. Spotted Wing Drosophila
Wasps vs. Spotted Wing Drosophila News Source: Organic Science Canada Spring 2021 “Natural enemies that kill spotted wing drosophila may help to slow their growth and, in turn, reduce pressure on crops.” – Dr. Juli Carrillo and research team Dr. Juli Carrillo, CSFS Associate, has a research write-up on pages 25 and 26 of this […]
National Observer and The Star: Canada’s new laws for GMOs and gene editing
Canada’s new laws for GMOs and gene editing News Source: National Observer, The Star March 11, 2021 “Gene editing makes it easier to ensure an organism will have desirable traits than traditional breeding.” – Dr. Loren Rieseberg Dr. Loren Rieseberg, a professor in UBC’s Department of Botany, spoke about gene editing and developing gene-edited crops. Compared with […]
News 1130: Don’t be tempted to garden early
Don’t be tempted to garden early News Source: News 1130 March 11, 2021 “All the organic junk in your garden is still useful for the bees.” – David Zura Dr. Risa Sargent, a professor at UBC’s Faculty of Land and Food Systems, was recently interviewed about bees and gardening. She explains the rationale behind why […]
Vancouver Sun, The Province, and CKNW: Consumers more likely to buy ‘ugly’ produce labelled ‘ugly’
Consumers more likely to buy ‘ugly’ produce labelled ‘ugly’ News Source: Vancouver Sun, The Province, and CKNW March 9, 2021 “When it comes to selling “ugly” produce, don’t beat around the bush.” – Siddhanth Mookerjee Based on research conducted at the UBC Farm, a new Sauder study found that consumers are more likely to buy unattractive […]
The Star and Yahoo: Community-run food hubs and better food security
Community-run food hubs and better food security News Source: The Star, Yahoo March 2, 2021 “About two-thirds of B.C.’s food is imported, according to a 2020 report commissioned by Metro Vancouver. Most will have gone through some degree of processing facility that transforms raw ingredients into everything from canned beans to cuts of beef.” – […]
CTV and Vancouver is Awesome: Meet Kip, the three-legged coyote living at UBC
Meet Kip, the three-legged coyote living at UBC News Source: CTV, Vancouver is Awesome February 24, 2021 “No, the tri-yote doesn’t need help.” – Brendan Kergin News outlets featured a coyote spotted on UBC’s Vancouver campus and spoke with Dr. Kristen Walker, CSFS Associate and professor in UBC’s Faculty of Land and Food Systems. Check out […]
The Star: Meet a young agrologist helping organic farmers with their green production goals
Meet a young agrologist helping organic farmers with their green production goals News Source: The Star January 13, 2021 “We all learned how to recycle because of school campaigns. We then took that information home. We have a large school population, and food security education can help shape those minds.” – Amy Norgaard The Star […]
Vancouver Sun and The Province: Increased COVID-19 variant severity not enough evidence for B.C. authorities
Increased COVID-19 variant severity not enough evidence for B.C. authorities News Source: Vancouver Sun, The Province February 24, 2021 “Epidemiologists prefer studies of tens of thousands of cases and months of observation.” – Dr. Leonard Foster Dr. Leonard Foster, CSFS Associate and head of UBC’s department of biochemistry and molecular biology, says that while there […]
Biodiversity Research Photo Competition Results
Biodiversity Research Photo Competition Results Warren Wong, a PhD student in Dr. Juli Carrillo’s lab and CSFS student member, won the BRC Photo Competition’s Community Choice Award. His photograph is of a parasitoid (spotted wing drosophila) inside a raspberry. The image is shown to the left of this text, as well as in this link […]
Delta Optimist: Delta seeing decline in soil organic matter
Delta seeing decline in soil organic matter News Source: Delta Optimist February 21, 2021 “Critical to soil health, the organic matter is on the decline in Delta and throughout the Fraser Valley.” – Dr. Sean Smukler Delta Optimist reported on a study which shows that organic matter is on the decline in Delta and throughout […]