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Shrinkflation in house brands

Published: 21 March 2024

Large retailers are reducing their formats to cut production costs in a period of high food inflation....

Canada and Quebec are preparing for another heavy forest fire season

Published: 11 April 2024

No one can say for sure whether Canada’s 2024 wildfire season will be as devastating as last year, when 15 million hectares of forest burned and over 230,000 people had to be evacuated from their...

The ROI on DNA: Gene Editing a Game Changer for Farmers

Published: 28 November 2023

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency recently approved gene editing for use in breeding new crop varieties, meaning plant breeders can now apply the technology to their work. Gene editing has the...

A day of learning in the Longhouse

Published: 24 January 2024

On November 22, a delegation of º«¹úÂãÎè senior academic leaders, including Interim Vice-President (Global Engagement) and Department of Plant Science Professor Anja Geitmann, Associate Provost ...

º«¹úÂãÎè Food Science students selected as Institute of Food Technologists finalists

Published: 15 March 2024

Three teams of º«¹úÂãÎè Food Science students (food product development class-U3) have been selected as finalists in three different Institute of Food Technologists Student Association (IFTSA)...

Elena Bennett among º«¹úÂãÎè professors honoured as Montreal ambassadors

Published: 10 April 2024

The Palais des congrès de Montréal honoured five º«¹úÂãÎè professors at its 2024 ambassadors’ gala for their exceptional contributions to the city’s economic and societal growth. Although there are a...

Metro, a Quebecois company?

Published: 13 November 2023

In answer to a question posed by a reader, La Presse looked into the origins of the Metro group with expert commentary from agricultural economist Pascal Thériault, Director of º«¹úÂãÎè's Farm...

Do Wild Varieties of Crops Hold the Key To Developing More Resilient Agriculture?

Published: 2 January 2024

As hostile weather intensifies, plant breeding focused on climate-adapted crops has taken on a sense of urgency. ...

Restoring Quebec’s landscapes for sustainability and resilience

Published: 14 March 2024

In a new article for the º«¹úÂãÎè Reporter, Department of Natural Resource Sciences PhD Candidate Elson Ian Nyl Galang argues that to restore Quebec’s landscapes for sustainability and resilience, we...

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