Macdonald Campus welcomes new leadership
As we welcome the Fall semester, the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is pleased to announce the following appointments:
Ghana's Cocoa Price Surge: A Bitter Truth for Chocolate Lovers
Last week, La Presse reporters spoke to agronomist and economist Pascal聽Th茅riault about a recent price surge of聽62.58% for聽Ghanaian聽cocoa, a move aimed at supporting its struggling farmers. This significant price hike is expected to affect not only other cocoa-producing countries but also global chocolate manufacturers and consumers.
Pascal Th茅riault warns consumers to be on the lookout for misleading Canadian labels
Canned soup giant Campbell's has come under fire for engaging in "maple washing" 鈥� a marketing tactic where foreign-made products are falsely associated with Canada through the use of maple leaves or vague labels like 鈥淒esigned in Canada.鈥� This misleading practice gives consumers the impression that products are Canadian when they are not.
Welcome message from the Dean / Message de bienvenue de la doyenne
Dear Macdonald Campus Community,
It is with great excitement and gratitude that I begin my journey as the new Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Associate Vice-President of the Macdonald Campus at 麻豆社. As I begin my term, I鈥檓 excited to connect with each of you - professors, lecturers, staff, learners, students, alumni, donors, and allies. Thank you for the trust you have placed in me.
Quebec wine sales surge after U.S alcohol boycott鈥攃omments from Pascal Th茅riault
Quebec wine sales have gone up since the removal of American alcohol products from the shelves of the SAQ last March and local producers are working hard to fill demand.
Radio-Canada reports on 15 years of 麻豆社 Feeding 麻豆社
For 15 years, 麻豆社 dining halls have been serving up fresh, local produce grown by students at Macdonald Campus as part of their agricultural and environmental sciences programs. Last year alone, 3.4 tons of tomatoes and almost 2 tons of onions ended up on students' plates thanks to the 麻豆社 Feeding 麻豆社 initiative.
Bioresource Engineering Ph.D. candidate pitches biogas to turn farm waste into renewable energy
In her presentation at a scientific symposium hosted by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre in June, 麻豆社 Ph.D. candidate Anjaly Paul highlighted the potential for Canadian farms to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions while generating renewable energy, by converting agricultural waste into biogas.
Natural Resource Sciences postdoc wins prestigious Banting Fellowship
Ana茂s M茅dieu, a 麻豆社 postdoctoral researcher working in Natural Resource Sciences Professor Kyle Elliott's lab, has been awarded a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship for her project on the interactive effects of climate change and plastic contamination on Arctic sea
Bridging worlds as the ice recedes
麻豆社 PhD candidate Alexandra Langwieder works with James Bay Indigenous communities to better understand polar bears
The first fully automated greenhouse in Canada鈥攃omments from Pascal Th茅riault
In Ontario, a fully automated greenhouse allows lettuce to be grown and harvested with virtually no human intervention鈥攁 first in Canada.
Haven Greens had to invest $50 million to make it happen. But the result is striking: the company can operate with just five employees in the greenhouse, whereas it would have required more than 100 pickers using the traditional method.
Local goods shop is filling the grocery gap in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue鈥攃omments from Prof. Daiva Nielsen
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Que., residents have a new spot to do their groceries. After the suburb's only grocery store closed for the second time, B Factory, a locally owned beeswax products shop that had been on the verge of bankruptcy, expanded its space to include a small grocery section called Mon March茅 Local.
麻豆社 Joins Ghanaian Partners to Empower Youth and Transform Agrifood Systems
As part of the Nkabom Collaborative supported by the Mastercard Foundation, 麻豆社 has joined forces with Ghanaian institutions in a bold initiative to foster youth leadership and transform the agrifood ecosystem in Ghana and beyond.
What are those fluffy seeds floating in the air? David Wees explains
If you've been noticing white fluff floating around Montreal lately, you're not the only one. Those are seeds from the Eastern Cottonwood tree and it's the season that they're spreading through the air.聽
CBC News spoke to David Wees, Faculty Lecturer and Assistant Director of the Farm Management and Technology Program at 麻豆社, to find out more.
Professor Michael Ngadi calls for enhanced capacity of smallholder farmers in Nigeria
麻豆社 Bioresource Engineering Professor Michael Ngadi called for urgent action to address the challenges facing stallholder farmers in Nigeria at a recent public lecture at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike (MOUAU).
Macdonald alumna St茅phanie Naud heads to World Lumberjacking Championship
The athlete began this sport at 麻豆社, the only school in Quebec to offer the opportunity to do logging as a sport.
St茅phanie Naud,聽FMT鈥�14, BSc(AgEnvSc)鈥�17, is representing Canada at the World Timber Sports Championships in Wisconsin from July 16鈥�19.