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Expect your Coffee Fix to Cost You More

so expect your coffee fix to cost you more in the coming months

Mike von Massow

Oct 1, 20242 min read

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Competition is Important but Size Isn't Always Bad

There are real reasons to believe that size lowers costs and moderates price increases.

Mike von Massow

Sep 30, 20243 min read

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The Bad, The Good, and the Interesting: Reflecting on Parliament's Report on Food Affordability

The Parliamentary Report on Food Affordability came out after the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food held hearings earlier...

Mike von Massow

Jul 3, 20235 min read

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Is Dumping on the Dairy Industry Fair?

A TikTok video went viral this week in which a Canadian dairy farmer was complaining about dumping milk and the system that caused it. It...

Mike von Massow

Feb 3, 20234 min read

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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

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Farm Numbers in Canada Continue to Fall but the Trend is Slowing

By Reanna Braeker and Alfons Weersink Farm numbers in Canada have been falling since the Great Depression and the numbers continue to...

Mike von Massow

Jul 12, 20223 min read

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Another Look at Food Inflation Numbers

Statistics Canada released the food price index for April 2022 and the news continues to be concerning. Year over year food prices have...

Mike von Massow

May 18, 20224 min read

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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

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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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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

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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

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The Critical Importance of Rural Broadband

In recent days both the provincial government (in Ontario) and the federal government have committed to investing in rural broadband...

Mike von Massow

Nov 9, 20202 min read

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Circumstances Creating Opportunities for Direct to Consumer

Our food system has adapted remarkably well to the pressures of the COVID pandemic. We have also seen some adaptation to the change in...

Mike von Massow

Oct 26, 20202 min read

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Ag System Labour Crisis is about Farm Security not Food Security

The COVID pandemic has highlighted and exacerbated long standing issues with respect to labour in the food system - both on farms and in...

Mike von Massow

Oct 16, 20203 min read

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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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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

Aug 24, 20203 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.

Expect your Coffee Fix to Cost You More

Competition is Important but Size Isn't Always Bad

The Bad, The Good, and the Interesting: Reflecting on Parliament's Report on Food Affordability

Is Dumping on the Dairy Industry Fair?

Are Chicken Prices Unreasonably High? A Cautionary Tale

Farm Numbers in Canada Continue to Fall but the Trend is Slowing

Another Look at Food Inflation Numbers

Can Governments Control Food Prices??

Trade a Key Component of Climate Resilience for Food System

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

Revisiting Canadian Beef Processing: Is Everything Back to Normal?

The Critical Importance of Rural Broadband

Circumstances Creating Opportunities for Direct to Consumer

Ag System Labour Crisis is about Farm Security not Food Security

The Turkey in the Coalmine?

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

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