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New tractors, field scanners, specialized equipment, GPS tractors, whatever this industry is developing that can help automate/make it easier for harvest and seeding seasons.

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How building trade relations with a larger amount of countries will provide Canada with a greater living standard. I would also like to learn how Canada's internal agriculture market will grow with potential new trade relations.

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I am interested in learnings and pursuing. degree focused on agricultural business mainly focusing on trade and markets

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Livestock welfare in the pursuit of production efficiency 

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Livestock welfare in the pursuit of production efficiency 

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I am interested in the welfare of livestock, for example when they are being genetically modified to meet high demands. Dairy cows are a clear example of this balance, as they can be genetically modified with certain genes to produce more milk. These cows can be more prone to health issues and stress, which can raise the need for medical intervention. This raises important ethical and practical questions about whether maximising production always aligns with animal welfare.

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Accessibility and Affordability in Animal Health care

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Accessibility and Affordability in Animal Health care

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I am interested in this topic because I work in the animal welfare industry as a vet assistant. Since clinics pay out of pocket, they prioritize urban areas of location and have to make prices a certain amount so that the business can keep running. I hope one day in the future animal care and costs somehow become cheaper for clinics so that care can be more accessible and affordable.

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I am curious to know what happens if we do not waste food. I remember seeing a publication about a country who had excess egg in the country so they had to dispose a lot of eggs in order to save the worlds economy. This makes me ask the question .Why do we waste food when there is world hunger ?

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I am interested in learning more about the animal industry in particular, including animal health, rights, welfare, and antibiotic.

But I would also want to learn about food security/waste, availability and price of land, financial stability, as well as sustainable agriculture.

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1- Sustainable farming: for tomorrow's legacies and to better retrieve the healthy link we had with mother earth

2- Equality : equal resources distribution among governments, countries, and peoples (Capitalism sucks)

3- Technologies: Precision agriculture with the development of IA becomes very open to efficient solutions in resolving most farming field issues.

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My undergrad thesis is with an emerging technology. I know that industry acceptance will be economic.

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The dairy breed, in my opinion, has continuously struggled with what traits and qualities to focus on while making breeding and even culling decisions. I find the mobility feature within dairy cattle to be extremely important and it deserves more precedence. I am really interested on other's opinions on this topic and some of the reasoning behind breeding decisions on farms made.

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I want to focus on the grain market and if it will ever get back to where farmers are making more of a profit per acre and when that will start happening. With todays economics farmers are not getting out what they are putting in due to government and tariff conflict.

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I am interested in finding out if we will ever be in a time where our population is so high that we can not produce enough for the world and what we will do to fix this?

I am also curious if we will ever have such a low population that farmers start to lose money because they are over producing and what will we do about that?

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How does the economy influence how we use and sell genetically modified products

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I want to learn more about both the animal industry and the agriculture industry. To start, animal welfare is a vast and multifaceted topic that encompasses various aspects related to the well-being of animals and their improved quality of life. Also, I want to learn more about why imports and exports affect the grain costs so much and what ways we can make sure farmers are getting fair market value for their grain, so they are able to keep their farms operating by making enough revenue.

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I would like to understand how to quantify the costs that we associate with pollution and environmental hazards. Numbers are often thrown around and they may be stark, but leave me with doubts as to how someone could have possibly came up with them.

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This is a very important topic as new research is constantly providing us with the knowledge to implement better animal welfare. I also think it is very important to bridge the gap between reality and what the public believes is right. There are lots of misconceptions regarding animal production and ag as a whole. I think it is our job as young producers and people in the industry to bridge this gap of knowledge regarding animal welfare and current Canadian practices.

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I would like to do more research on why commodity prices fluctuate like they do and why the prices of certain crops (eg: durum and lentils) are so low right now. I also would like to learn more about why farming has changed so much from an economic perspective since my grandparents were farming 50 years ago.

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I would like to learn more about how the new tech is improving farming and what impacts it could have in the future

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I feel ,we should be thought about the current agricultural land markets and ways that a new farmer can build his own farm. To my known evolving a new farm is a night mare in current situation of market in Saskatchewan and over Canada . The corporates gaining hands on agriculture land skyrocketed the land pricing ,i guess we should know a way to overcome the situation.

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This could be things from new machines, to drones, to new seed treatments and fertilisers. Science is only improving, meaning the agricultrual industry should improve too with new technology.

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Considering the fairly uncertain nature of the near and semi-near future on our planet, I think food sovereignty on a local and personal level is going to become more important as things keep changing. By being able to produce more of what people need locally (hopefully by oneself) rather than relying on large, increasingly uncertain supply chains is important and should be endlessly encouraged and promoted.

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How does the farming profession relate to issues such as food availability, water supply safety, and homelessness? Are they interdependent or independent of each other?

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1. Food security/Sovereignty - Is something that should be developed, especially on reservations, to re-vitalize Indigenous agri-culture back to its former self. Highly productive cultural foods such as squashes and its environmentally sound approaches.

When people are food-secure, many will have the energy needed to inspire positive changes to social well-being and economic health.

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I'm interested in the ways that no-till, cover-cropping and integrated cattle ranging practices can improve the environment and our crops.

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I am interested in how with population increasing, we can produce enough food sustainably, while also doing what is best for the environment and keep consumer prices down for produce. This is a big issue right now, that is not economically feasible.

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I am really interested in conservation of renewable resources and the management of these resources.

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DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF BUSINESS SIDE OF AGRICULTURE(AGRIBUSINESS)

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DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF BUSINESS SIDE OF AGRICULTURE(AGRIBUSINESS)

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Having background and deep knowledge of agronomy, it is just important to know the business aspect of agriculture . To study more on how to take calculated risk which both economics and business entails. As a matter of fact , agribusiness entails production, processing, and distribution of farm-based goods.

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I am becoming more & more passionate about increasing soil health and how to increase organic matter in a timely & efficient manner. In order to survive and future proof farming, we need to grow more for less which requires optimal soil, but how do we increase organic matter for farms without livestock (manure) or access to compost? What supplementary options are available and how affordable are they?

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Using poultry as an example, I would like to better understand the behavior of poultry in regards to lighting. I think that behavior is an important topic when it comes to livestock as it can tell us so much. Is the animal stressed? Understanding behavior allows us to better understand the animal and how it interacts with the environment. Certain behavior has been tied to good welfare as well.

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Although there are heavy restrictions on what constitutes a fluid milk product in Canada, I believe that in the absence of some of these restrictions (such as the fat guidelines) there could be a more upscale market for higher quality milk rather than higher quantity milk (giving Jersey and other breeds a place). Additionally we are experiencing a genetic bottleneck in the Holstein-Friesian herd worldwide indicating that we are reaching the pinnacle of genetic optimization for these animals, and alternatives should be found, probably from the Ayrshire herd among other sources. Bovine genetics will become very important in the coming years and it is a subject of interest for me.

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A perfect example of trade-offs in Canadian agriculture is the current supply management system, which, in my opinion greatly limits the potential for productivity in certain regions of Canada. I will investigate they system more thoroughly on my own time, however with the current amount of data that I possess I would advocate for heavy adjustments to this system or its abolition to benefit the average Canadian.

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I am interested in feeding local community, and individuals nutritious foods that are produced affordably and sustainably. My studies are broad as a result of my interests.

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I would like to study topics such as the future of the equipment we use to farm the land. Are we going to move to autonomous tractors? Are we going to move away from diesel motors to instead incorporate the use of electric motors or the idea of running a diesel powered electric motor? Are the prices of the newly innovated equipment going to cause farmers to sell for the fact that they are just to unaffordable? Thanks

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Currently I am a critical care/ICU RVT (registered veterinary technician) and am working towards, eventually, becoming a veterinarian. It's been my dream since I was a child and it's the fire that burns in my belly. Economics plays a huge role in veterinary practices and separates out the business aspect of practicing medicine. Economic principles also help me rationalize and empathize when financial limits are a deciding factor when owners are faced with veterinary treatment. Personally as a student and single mom, I'd be limited financially from accessing certain treatments or surgeries even for my own animals. Some little old lady might fork out $5000 for a foreign body surgery on their senior dog without questioning it, and a farmer will look at what the cost of treatment is like versus the expected hanging price at market of the animal or how much it is to buy an animal like this one. Some decisions come down to the replacement value of the animal versus the value of treatment and expected or predicted treatment outcome. Having a strong economic understanding helps in these situations where emotions can otherwise run high.

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I am interested in learning how we can blend agriculture practices while sustaining wildlife including the potential use of gov’t incentives to provide wildlife habitat. I don’t think this is discussed enough anywhere in the college.

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i am interested in managing the natural resources, conserving nature, preventing extinction of species.

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There needs to be a shift in focus across economics as a whole.

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There needs to be a shift in focus across economics as a whole.

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I think the crucial flaw of economics is the focus on seemingly infinite growth in our finite world. The perspective needs to shift from how can we produce more with what we have, to how can we produce a satisfactory amount while minimizing the effects on Earth.

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I am interested in how we as producers can build the public's trust in our products. There is so much fear about how food is produced and I think it should be a goal of ours to educate the public and help them trust that we are supplying then with safe healthy food for their families. Everything else in agriculture matters too, but at the end of the day we need the trust and support of consumers to continue.

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A significant problem to agriculture in developing countries is that their soils are degraded (older soils than Canada). If we can develop a cheap aquaponics system for those countries, they could improve agricultural productivity with little to no use of soil. This would help them economically.

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This is important because there is alot of economics and debate behind the use of fungicide products in a year or not, especially with the recent inflation costs of the products.

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An economic deppression is coming.

At least is what we are listening in maybe all the news around the world,  so we should be prepared to improve profits on farms and to avoid speculation on food prices or how could be more efficient in our commodities value chain.

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I am interested in sustainable farming with focuses on conserving soil health to reduce the amount of biodiversity lost to farming in the future.

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I am interested in the changing availability and price of land, the development and future of seed rights, and how farming practices will change to accommodate different climates and world populations. I am also interested in the role of large farming corporations and the impact they can have on smaller family farms.

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I am interested in chemical use and the costs to the environment of some chemicals vs others. As well as the costs to farmers who may be using chemicals that are almost ineffective with the different bans on certain chemical ingredients like glyphosate in Round Up.

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I am specifically interested in the advancement of disease resistance and environmental resilience (resilience in extreme moisture and drought as well as mild cooler summers, or extremely hot summers).
I am interested in this because environmental pressures add a sometimes extreme limiting factor on yield. For example in the 2021 season the prairies experienced extreme drought, in the area I was in this lead to a 60-70% lower yield compared to the 5 year avg.

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I am interested in the use of GMO's for its potential benefits in the area of agriculture and the power that sustainability can have in the future as our population rapidly grows.

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The different husbandry systems used in agriculture and how they relate to both productivity and animal welfare (the trade-offs between the two). I am also interested in the debates around hormone or antibiotic use in livestock, and GMO use in plant agriculture.

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Weed control and the increased demand for organic products.

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Sustainable farming and usage of resources to protect the environment.

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I am interested in the conservation of our forests and important ecosystems such as Grasslands, the Arctic, aquatic ecosystems, etc,. I believe it is important to keep nature thriving and healthy because without it nothing else really matters. For our earth to continue functioning, we need to make sure we have plant and animal biodiversity to keep our air clean, water clean, soils working and so much more. Our earth is what provides for us, without it there is nothing and living organisms won't survive for long. Unless of course we are able to adapt to life on earth without what provides for us haha!

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I'm interested in sustainable farming and the initiatives that we can take to help the planet and future generations, and of course the economics behind it all.

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i am interested in keeping farms sustainable. in 20 years there might be a huge increase in population and as farmers we will need to figure out how to feed everyone.

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I am interested in informing consumers how antibiotics are used in livestock production and letting them know they do not need to be afraid of them. Raising antibiotic livestock is extremely difficult and people do not understand that, I mean haven't you gone to the doctor and been prescribed antibiotics and you turned out just fine?

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I believe sustainable farming is very important because as the population grows we will have to find ways to grow more food on the same amount of land but I thinks its important to do it in the most sustainable and safe way for the environment. We have to protect our land, soil, habitats, ecosystems and water because its easy to ruin and destroy them but very hard to restore. Without all these important factors we would be in big trouble!!

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1. sustainability
2. land and its pricing and buying.
3. GMO crops and animal species.
4. Horticultural practices.
5. The history of farming economics and how SASK ag got to where it is today.

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Organic and Conventional Farming Practices 

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Organic and Conventional Farming Practices 

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I always see things online of people bashing conventional farming and how organic farming is so much better than it. I one day want people to realize that conventional farming and organic farming are both good practices and that one isn't better than the other. That organic food is not healthier than conventional food as they are all the same genetically, health and taste wise.

-Hannah Gust

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As time goes on, it becomes more impossible to afford the cost of land and fare being a young farmer. I believe that there should be capital available to the youth who are willing to put in the time in investing themselves in the future of agriculture.

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I hope to be able to find new ways to make farming both sustainable and productive. We need to be able to feed the worlds population and seeing as how the population is growing and arable land is being destroyed we need to find a way to make ends meet.
- Dahlia Plett

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As we continue to increase agricultural production, creating sustainable practices will be very important for the future. Looking into practices for specific regions especially interested me. Most areas tend to use very similar techniques, regardless of region, soils, or other factors. By tailoring practices to better production as well as sustainability may be an important factor.

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A growing minority of our population are afraid of the term GMO's because they feel it will cause them cancer,  or because it is "unnatural", or because they don't trust large chemical companies such as Bayer or Dow. I'm interested in how the public can be educated on the safety and the mass prevalence of GMO's that have been around for decades before we begin to lose more domestic and/or export markets.

- Jeremy

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as our population is rising at a rapid growth rate, it puts more pressure on our  big and small farmers. The more people in the world means more food needed to be produced. And with having more people means they will be taking away land use from crops and animals as they continue the need to build homes and expand off the cities more. I think for in the future we will eventually need to use more selective breeding or genetically modified crops.
- Dawson

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Availability and price of land.
For Saskatchewan especially farm land is becoming harder to come by, with towns and city's increasing i am interested in how we are going to balance the needs and wants of building more houses while continuing agriculture and the supply and demand of food. also it is becoming harder for smaller farmers to stay alive and not being able to expand with the land prices as the bigger farmers are buying everything it would be interesting to investigate further on the topic.
-Jessica hillman