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Raising livestock sustainably - A win-win solution for climate change

Published: 16 March 2022

Veterinarian and Ph.D. candidate (NRS) Vivian Arguelles Gonzalez weighs in on silvopastoralism, an alternative agricultural system that could address the environmental impacts of livestock, and...

Bennett among list of top female researchers working toward greener future

Published: 2 February 2022

Is the greener future female? Here are three remarkable women including Elena Bennett, Research Chair (Tier 1) in Sustainability Science (NRS/BSE) leading the charge toward a more sustainable...

Flower power: Quebec farmer invites visitors to pick bouquets on farm

Published: 4 August 2021

º«¹úÂãÎè alumnus Marc-André Isabelle (Dip.FMT, BEng. Bioresource) is a course lecturer in the Farm Management & Technology program. The Isabelle farm in Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec, has evolved and...

Consortium RITA receives $6M in funding

Published: 27 March 2022

On March 26th, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Mr. André Lamontagne, announced grants totaling $7.1M to three organizations engaged in the food processing sector, including $6M in...

Compost collection expands across º«¹úÂãÎè campuses

Published: 2 February 2022

New standardized compost bins to be found on both the downtown and Macdonald campuses thanks to financial support from RECYC-QUÉBEC and the Sustainability Projects Fund, marking an important step...

From family farm to family gift: Mac graduate ‘cultivates’ experiential education

Published: 3 September 2021

As a young Macdonald College student, Alton McEwen, BSc(Agr)’66, had plenty of opportunities for experiential education during the summer months, working seven days a week on the family dairy farm...

Sustainable Sparks: Klara Winkler on planting the seeds of a good Anthropocene

Published: 15 June 2021

Follow the journey of environmental scientist and º«¹úÂãÎè researcher Klara Winkler on the search for bright spots of sustainability at º«¹úÂãÎè...

Drawing the future of Mac campus

Published: 11 February 2022

As part of º«¹úÂãÎè’s Bicentennial year, the 2022 Founder’s Day--held February 10th-- took on a graphic twist as illustrator Jordana Globerman turned the Macdonald campus community’s thoughts and...

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