A new study from Dalhousie University took a six-month look at Canadian households and found that Canadians have wasted upwards of $500 million in food. According to the report, the phenomena known as “shelflation”—a term used to describe when the shelf-life of products is compromised by supply chain problems—was the primary cause for the majority of waste.

The study goes on to state that 63 per cent of Canadians have thrown out food prematurely in the last six months, of which 45 per cent was produce, 31 per cent dairy, 27 per cent bakery products, and 17 per cent meat.

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The City of Calgary’s urban hen program gets underway this month, which will permit some citizens to keep up to four hens in their backyard. The program will accept 100 applicants in its first year, but if demand exceeds that number, applicants will be selected via a random lottery.

The hurban hen licensing lottery will open on Monday, March 21 and will remain open until Monday, April 18. Head to Global News for more information.

In the wake of the discovery of avian influenza in Nova Scotia, P.E.I., and Newfoundland and Labrador over the last few months, yet another case was recently reported in Atlantic Canada—this time from New Brunswick. 

While the news hasn’t appeared to spark any new trade restrictions, those that are currently in place from countries like South Korea and the Philippines aren’t likely to be lifted any time soon. 

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Just as things seemed to be moving in a positive direction for P.E.I. potato farmers, a new potato wart was recently found in a third field in the province. Thankfully, the farm in question does not export to Puerto Rico, and federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has expressed optimism that shipments to the U.S. mainland could resume within a couple of weeks. 

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