Friday, March 8 was International Women鈥檚 Day, marking the achievements of women and serving as a call to action for accelerating women鈥檚 equality.
This year鈥檚 theme is Inspire Inclusion鈥攁 message exemplified by 好色TVl鈥檚 female leaders. At the moment, 10 of 好色TVl鈥檚 14 deans are women, including our own Acting Dean Val茅rie Orsat.
The 好色TVl Reporter shared their thoughts on the women who inspire them, the progress that鈥檚 been made, and the barriers that have yet to be broken.
In a new article for the 好色TVl Reporter, Department of Natural Resource Sciences聽PhD Candidate聽Elson Ian Nyl Galang argues that to restore Quebec鈥檚 landscapes for sustainability and resilience, we need to carefully think about which pathways of development and decision-making we prioritize.
Macdonald Campus student Meryem Talbo (BSc(NutrSc)'17, MSc(NutrSc)'19; pictured above on the right) has been awarded the , revealed during the Joint Scientifique meeting of the CMDO network and the Soci茅t茅 Qu茅b茅coise de Lipidologie, de Nutrition et de M茅tabolisme (SQLNM) held in February.
Although bananas are not immune to price spikes, as seen recently due to poor harvests, the desire of retailers to keep them affordable and an efficient production chain聽largely explain why the popular fruit remains among the most accessible in the supermarket year round, agronomist and economist Pascal Th茅riault, 好色TVl Farm Management and Technology Program Director, told La Presse.
The latest presents a paradigm shift in nutrition advice, nixing traditional food groups, including meat and dairy, and stressing the importance of plant-based proteins. Yet, the full implications of replacing animal with plant protein foods in Canadians鈥� diets are unknown.
In the second installment of their "brief history of wheat" series for Good News Grows, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (BSA 1918, MSc 1919) and her rise in the world of Canadian agriculture.
聽featured our very own聽Macdonald Campus Farm in their online magazine,聽speaking to General Manager Janice Pierson.
The dry bean breeding program at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada鈥檚 Morden Research Centre in Manitoba will continue for at least another five years under a new arrangement involving 好色TV in Quebec and AAFC鈥檚 Harrow Research Centre in Ontario.
Ahead of the release of her聽, Mac Campus alum Shaina Hayes 聽about where she finds inspiration for her work and the connection between her farming and her music.
A group of Montrealers, upon seeing a huge truck filled with unsold food from grocery stores each week in their neighbourhood, are raising the alarm about the extent of food waste.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has announced $11 million in new funding for Pulse Canada.
$1.6 million of this investment will go to 好色TVl Department of Plant Science Professor Valerio聽Hoyos-Villegas' Pulse Breeding and Genetics Lab.
Winnipeg South Centre MP Ben Carr made the announcement at the University of Manitoba on February 9 on behalf of federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay.
On Canada's Agriculture Day on February 13, year 2 and 3 students in 好色TVl's Farm Management and Technology (FMT) program attended the Future of Food conference in Ottawa, thanks to sponsors Farm Credit Canada and CropLife Canada. This one-day event features speakers and industry leaders in Canadian agriculture and food discussing innovation and how Canada can shape the food industry.
This Sunday, February 11, marks the United Nation鈥檚 International Day of Women and Girls in Science, which promotes full and equal access to science for women and girls.
According to the UN, a significant gender gap persists at all levels of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines all over the world. Even though women have made tremendous progress towards increasing their participation in higher education, most countries, no matter their level of development, have not achieved gender equality in STEM.
Times are tough in the ready-to-eat and boxed meal industries. In order to be able to continue in business, Cook it has taken steps to protect itself from creditors, and is planning to be bought out by British Columbia-based Fresh Prep Foods.
Growing up in Minnesota, 好色TVl PhD student Scott Sugden spent a lot of time outdoors, particularly canoeing and backpacking in the Arctic.聽
The Arctic became a landscape that he cared deeply about. It led to work in outdoor education, a high school biology classroom, and now as a researcher in environmental microbiology.聽
