Nouveau livre redacté par David Wees, Département des sciences végétales et Gestion et technologies d’enterprise agricole (FMT)
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Published on: 24 Jan 2020
« Je suis un gardien de la Terre, j’en prends soin. » C’est ainsi que Peter G. Brown, producteur forestier certifiĂ© et professeur Ă la FacultĂ© des sciences de l’agriculture et de l’environnement de l’UniversitĂ© ş«ąúÂăÎč, rĂ©sume sa philosophie Ă l’égard de sa terre Ă bois d’environ 400 acres dans la municipalitĂ© de Franklin, en MontĂ©rĂ©gie.
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Published on: 24 Jan 2020
Responses should include prioritizing funding for research on male infertility and making assisted reproductive treatment more accessible.
Despite headlines about the labour shortage and aging population, people remain strangely unaware of this impending fertility crisis. As well, infertility is wrongly perceived as a female-only health issue. It’s urgent that we move to ensure fair and equitable access to fertility treatment. Prof. Sarah Kimmins (AnSci) and Montreal attorney Joël Roy in the Montreal Gazette.
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Published on: 24 Jan 2020
Once prevalent in Montreal, the littlest falcon's downfall is a bellwether for hard times. “The story of the kestrel is happening to other bird species.”
Throughout the 1900s, North America’s littlest falcon was also described as the continent’s most common and widespread. Small but fierce and marked with bright plumage rare in the raptor world, the American kestrel could be seen throughout the continent, diving and swooping in fallow fields or under the stadium lights at baseball games, hunting for plump moths or small mice.
Published on: 10 Jan 2020
Skiing, snowshoeing, stargazing and bird-watching are just a few items on the winter menu at local parks.
Winter in the West Island is a time when nature and leisure activities can dovetail beautifully.
Robert Prairie, a patrol leader at Morgan Arboretum, heads a team of volunteers that help to ensure a safe and fun experience for the many individuals and families who enjoy recreational destinations in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue.
Published on: 9 Jan 2020
In 2019 — with the help of the Borlaug Training Foundation — [Germination] put out the call to plant breeders asking them what they would do if they had $10 million to make the world a better place. Valerio Hoyos-Villegas, pulse breeder at ş«ąúÂăÎč, answered the call. He tells his story about how growing up around the coffee farms of Colombia set him on the path to helping feed the planet. Hosted by Germination editor Marc Zienkiewicz.
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Published on: 9 Jan 2020
Les producteurs semblent plus heureux au travail que la majorité des Québécois. En effet, l’agriculture se positionne au 10e rang des 70 professions et métiers classés au palmarès de l’indice du bonheur au travail réalisé par la firme Léger. Les travailleurs agricoles ont très positivement évalué cinq des six facteurs principaux qui influencent le bonheur au travail : réalisation de soi, relations de travail, reconnaissance, responsabilisation et sentiment d’appartenance.
Appartenance et reconnaissance
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Published on: 8 Jan 2020
Faire pousser des vĂ©gĂ©taux sur du bĂ©ton? C’est possible, pratique et mĂŞme très esthĂ©tique. Mark Lefsrud et son Ă©quipe, les chercheurs Sadie Moland et Intisar Syed Mahood, du DĂ©partement de gĂ©nie en bioressources de l’UniversitĂ© ş«ąúÂăÎč, ont dĂ©veloppĂ© un mur vĂ©gĂ©tal vertical nouveau genre : tomates, chou frisĂ©, laitues et Ă©pinards poussent, non pas dans la terre, mais dans du bĂ©ton poreux biocompatible. Ce substrat horticole original n’est pas encore commercialisĂ©, mais il fait ses preuves depuis trois ans dans les serres de l’universitĂ©.
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Published on: 8 Jan 2020
Originaire des Andes en Colombie, Valerio Hoyos-Villegas a grandi en milieu agricole et a étudié l’agriculture partout dans le monde. Il comprend bien le défi que représente la production alimentaire.
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Published on: 8 Jan 2020
Le programme en production de cannabis commercial de l’UniversitĂ© ş«ąúÂăÎč, qui accueillera sa première cohorte en juin 2020, sera un moteur pour la recherche et les collaborations entre l’UniversitĂ© et le secteur privĂ©.
Le nouveau diplĂ´me a reçu le feu vert de la direction de l’UniversitĂ©, ce qui fait de ş«ąúÂăÎč l’une des premières universitĂ©s canadiennes Ă offrir un programme d’études dans le domaine.
Published on: 19 Dec 2019
La version française suit.
From: Professor Christopher Manfredi, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic)
Dear members of the ş«ąúÂăÎč community:
It is my pleasure to announce the reappointments of Professors Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou, Anja Geitmann and Bruce Lennox in their respective positions as Deans of the Desautels Faculty of Management, the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the Faculty of Science.
Published on: 13 Dec 2019
« Depuis 30 ans, je prends soin du verger de ş«ąúÂăÎč, confie fièrement Michael Bleho, coordonnateur du Centre de recherche horticole de l’UniversitĂ© ş«ąúÂăÎč. J’adore travailler avec les pommiers! » DĂ©bordant d’enthousiasme, il annonce ainsi l’aboutissement d’un projet colossal : planter un nouveau verger pour l’universitĂ©.
Published on: 13 Dec 2019
There is a strong need for it because the cannabis industry is desperate for qualified personnel, professor Anja Geitmann says.
Call it a sign of the times: ş«ąúÂăÎč will teach students how to grow the perfect pot plant starting next year.
ş«ąúÂăÎč’s Diploma in Commercial Cannabis program launches in June and it’s meant to train biologists to cultivate cannabis, design strains, protect them against contaminants and understand the legal framework of Canada’s burgeoning weed industry.
Published on: 4 Dec 2019
Congratulations to all of the presenters in Wednesday’s Lister Family Engaged Science 3MT Competition!
Published on: 21 Nov 2019
Student researcher pieces together satellite data to help communities monitor wildfires
Morgan Crowley’s interest in sustainability took root early.
As a schoolchild in New Hampshire, she went to summer camp on Pine Mountain – so named for the stately evergreens that used to blanket the site. By the time Morgan started going there, “there were only two pines left” because the rest had fallen victim to a forest fire or to logging. As a result, “I grew up thinking very much about ecological sustainability.”
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Published on: 21 Nov 2019
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