Anna Lartey to receive Honorary Doctorate at Macdonald Convocation
AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Wednesday, June 6, 10 a.m.
Doctor of Science,honoris causa ANNA LARTEY B.Sc. (University of Ottawa), M.Sc. (University of Guelph), Ph.D. (University of California, Davis)
FMT students competing in the Dairy Challenge
has sent four of its top students in the Farm Management and Technology (FMT) program at Macdonald Campus to compete in the North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge (NAIDC), from April 12–14 in Visalia, California. Visalia is in the San Joaquin Valley, one of the most productive agricultural areas in the US, about 310 km north of Los Angeles.
Emeritus Professor Bruce Downey, 1939 - 2018
DOWNEY, Bruce R.
October 15, 1939 - April 4, 2018
The Department of Animal Science is saddened to announce the passing of Emeritus Professor Bruce Downey.
Communicating science through podcasts
LISTEN NOW to 4 Mac campus student podcasts created at the Lister Family Engaged Science Broad Science Podcast Workshop Series this March.
Québec's legal maple syrup cartel dictates prices for Vermont maple producers
“The system that's in place, the supply management system, is good for Québec producers and U.S. producers because it guarantees good prices and that allowed U.S. producers to actually expand rapidly in the last few years,” explains Pascal Thériault, an economist at 's Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences in Montréal.
Canadian researchers open a new front in the fight against MS
Discovery of calnexin protein’s role in the blood-brain barrier could lead to new MS treatments.
A discovery led by scientists at the University of Alberta and is providing hope of a new therapeutic target in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients, which could one day be used to prevent the symptoms and progression of the disease.
Are we ready for the cannabis industry?
Global News Watch video... CTV News MontrealMarch 6. Dean Anja Geitmann was interviewed by CTV News Anchor Mutsumi Takahashi about what will be needed to meet the demands of the cannabis industry once legalization occurs, and how the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is responding to this need for trained professionals.
Les vaches préfèrent-elles le pâturage ?
[...] « Dans l'essai, la grande majorité des vaches sont allées et sont restées au pâturage », observe Elsa Vasseur, de l'université de . Cela a représenté entre 90 à 98 % de l'effectif en semaine 1, 2 et 4. En semaine 3, seulement 40 % des vaches ont choisi le pâturage, « probablement en raison des températures plus froides associées à des conditions pluvieuses et venteuses ».
L'industrie des légumineuses reçoit un coup de « pousse »
De plus en plus de consommateurs se tournent vers des substituts aux protéines provenant de la viande, entre autres les protéines de sources végétales. [...] Pascal Thériault, agroéconomiste à l'Université , nous parle des changements à prévoir dans le monde agricole en matière de cultures et aussi en matière d'élevages.
Food and Nutrition Lab hosts inter-university Iron Chef competition
From the Reporter...
On Saturday, Feb. 24, the cilantro flew and the paring knives flashed as talented student chefs from five North American universities took part in the hotly-contested Inter-University Iron Chef Competition.
The search for life on Mars begins at 's Macdonald Campus
It’s a question that has long plagued humanity: are we alone in the universe?
Scientists at ’s Macdonald campus are venturing towards a definitive answer with the development of a biosignature or life-detection platform.
Why drones are counting thousands of decoy ducks
Conducting a bird census by foot can also be disruptive, David Bird, an emeritus professor of wildlife biology at , told Popular Science. “While you’re doing that, you’re disturbing the hell out of the birds,” Bird said.
Atlas Obscura
joins 'superclusters under Ottawa initiative
Dozens of researchers will participate in two of the five “superclusters” announced Thursday, Feb. 15, by the federal government and funded under itsInnovation Superclusters Initiative.
124 millet porridge vendors from eight states trained in food safety, hygiene
Participants, including scientists from , Canada, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, NGOs, representatives from processing machineries industry, small and micro level food enterprises, push cart vendors and farmers took part in the workshop.
Times of India
Holistic policy needed to promote small millets
Vijaya Raghavan, Professor, , which is one of the collaborators of the project, said that promoting the consumption of small millets was not only key for addressing malnutrition related issues, but also to address climate change.
The Hindu