Harry Pelissero is the general manager of Egg Farmers of Ontario, which has been working with Michael Ngadi, a professor of bioresource engineering at , to develop a machine that selects female eggs before they're hatched.

Classified as: bioresource engineering, egg culling, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Macdonald Campus, Michael Ngadi, new technology
Published on: 23 Jun 2016

Eurofins Food Safety Systems (EFSS) and the Food Safety and Quality Program (FSQP) at are excited to announce a signed agreement to provide co-branded public training for the Canadian food manufacturing industry. The courses include the highly sought-after FSMA Preventive Controls Qualified Individual Training as well as GFSI benchmarked standard training to SQF and BRC. The partnership is an exceptional pairing as Eurofins and share a common interest in the success of the Canadian food manufacturing industry.

Classified as: Eurofins, food industry, Food Safety and Quality Program, FSQP, training
Published on: 10 Jun 2016

La chaire de recherche sur le bien-être des vaches laitières est déjà en activité.

La titulaire de la nouvelle chaire de recherche sur la Vie durable des bovins laitiers de l’Université , Elsa Vasseur, n’a pas chômé.La nouvelle chaire a été officiellement inaugurée le 26 mai dernier, mais Elsa Vasseur est déjà au travail depuis janvier dernier. Déjà huit étudiants gradués sont engagés pour mener à bien les futurs projets de recherche.

Classified as: Chair in Sustainable Life of Dairy Cattle, Elsa Vasseur
Published on: 8 Jun 2016

With peak biting season for mosquitoes just around the corner, many of us might be tempted to wonder why don't we just get rid of the darn things altogether.Mosquitoes, after all, are attracted to many of the same things that attract humans during the summer months. "If you're outside having a barbecue with a bunch of friends, that's just a welcome sign for mosquitoes," said Chris Cloutier, a naturalist at the Morgan Aboretum.

Classified as: Morgan Arboretum, mosquitoes
Published on: 7 Jun 2016

It has taken Erik Kudelka 11 years to graduate from , so the Macdonald Campus convocation Friday will be momentous day for him.

Read Erik's story in .

Classified as: Erik Kudelka, Graduation
Published on: 3 Jun 2016

Are you interested in connecting with other alumni, sharing experiences and opportunities, or accessing the network to reach career goals? If so, come check out , an exclusive career network created for the community.

WITH THIS NEW PLATFORM YOU CAN:

Classified as: #Connect, alumni, career network, Connect, Ten Thousand Coffees
Published on: 25 May 2016

| EDUARDO GANEM CUENCA and KATHY MACLEAN

Students from ’s Macdonald Campus seem to have figured out the winning combination of talent, skills, risk –and above all, the unwavering determination it takes to convert an idea into a viable business venture.

Classified as: Dobson Cup, Ent-O-Mix, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Macdonald Campus, Macdonald Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program, Polar Labs, YUMiTRITION
Published on: 16 May 2016

In the barn with ’s new NSERC Industrial Research Chair on Sustainable Life of Dairy Cattle

Classified as: dairy cattle, Dept. of Animal Science, Elsa Vasseur, Macdonald Campus Farm, Sustainability
Published on: 4 May 2016

Congratulations to Valérie Toupin-Dubé, BSc(AgEnvSc) '16, winner of Equiterre’s Laure Waridel Bursary. The bursary was established in 2008 by Equiterre and the Caisse d’économie solidaire Desjardins for students committed to pursuing and disseminating research on environmental and social action.

Classified as: Equiterre, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Farm to School program, Macdonald Campus, outreach, Valérie Toupin-Dubé
Published on: 4 May 2016

Supplement given during first year of life critical for muscle-mass development

A healthy intake of vitamin D in the first year of life appears to set children up to have more muscle mass and less body fat as toddlers, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatric Obesity.

The findings emerged from research initially aimed at confirming the importance of vitamin D for bone density. The additional benefit in terms of body composition came as a surprise for the research team.

Classified as: body composition, bone density, Fat, Hope Weiler, Mary Emily Clinical Nutrition Research Unit, , muscle mass, obesity, School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, toddlers, vitamin D
Published on: 2 May 2016

« L’HONORIS CAUSA, JE LE PRENDS POUR TOUTES LES FAMILLES AGRICOLES » La nouvelle a été divulguée sur Facebook : Maria Labrecque Ducheneau sera récipiendaire d’un doctorat honorifique (honoris causa) le 3 juin prochain. Le doctorat lui sera décerné par la rectrice de l’Université , Suzanne Fortier, lors de la collation des grades des étudiants en sciences de l’agriculture et de l’environnement.

Classified as: Convocation 2016, honorary doctorate
Published on: 25 Apr 2016

LAWRENCE GOODRIDGE, DEPT. OF FOOD SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY, WAS INTERVIEWED ON CBC RADIO’S HOMERUN AT 5:40 PM ABOUT AN OUTBREAK OF HEPATITIS A LINKED TO BERRIES SOLD AT COSTCO.

LISTEN:

Classified as: food safety, hepatitis A outbreak, Lawrence Goodridge
Published on: 25 Apr 2016

Excitement was in the air last May at a glitzy Toronto reception for “rockstar” professionals not accustomed to glitz: research scientists from six Canadian universities... At , insect scientist Chris Buddle submitted one study to a journal in “more of a casual, non-jargony language, (trying) to write it in a way that’s a bit more engaging, and not the typical dry scientific writing.”

Classified as: Chris Buddle, scientific writing
Published on: 18 Apr 2016

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