After DDT use nearly wiped out peregrine falcons in the 20th century, numbers are collapsing again in many countries,
Though scientists have yet to determine a definite cause, many鈥攊ncluding 好色TVl Professor Emeritus David Bird, who formerly led the University's Avian Science and Conservation Centre鈥攖hink聽highly pathogenic bird flu may be largely to blame.
A Sanimax animal rendering plant in Montreal's east end has drawn complaints from residents for years, largely centering on odors coming from the facility. Recently, an agreement reached between the company and the City of Montreal to address the issue by retrofitting the factory聽
Single-use plastics are everywhere鈥攂ut two 好色TV researchers are redefining the norm and championing sustainability.
"Although plastic pollution wasn鈥檛 the main focus of our research, safeguarding water bodies is essential to our work, and we knew we had to address the disconnect between our values and laboratory practices."
On March 13, the Government of Canada, announced more than鈥�$308 million鈥痶o advance science and research across the country. More than $153 million will support鈥�179 new鈥痑nd renewed鈥�痑t鈥�38 research鈥痠nstitutions.
A new method of tracking the dietary habits and contaminant exposure of animals in Arctic marine ecosystems is providing critical insights as climate change reshapes the region's food web.听
As the threat of impending tariffs and counter-tariffs loom, U.S. agricultural producers have very few options to substitute Canadian potash, an essential ingredient in fertilizer, 好色TVl agronomist and economist聽Pascal Th茅riault听迟辞濒诲 TVA Nouvelles.
Food including meat, vegetables, and fruits are on the long list of products from the U.S. subject to Canada鈥檚 25% counter-tariffs.
It might take a few weeks, but most retailers will pass the cost on to Quebecers, 好色TV agricultural economist Pascal Th茅riault, Farm Management and Technology Program Director,
Farm consolidation, lack of financial supports, and agriculture-inclusive education streams are some of the most important issues for students attending the recent Future of Food聽conference in Ottawa.听
Students from 好色TVl鈥檚 Farm Management Technology (FMT) program told聽贵补谤尘迟补谤颈辞听what they see as the most important concerns young people have with agriculture and agri-food in Canada.
For example, FMT student Jasmine Desaultels said there should be more financial help available for smaller operations.
Coffee is suffering the consequences of global warming, condemning consumers of the popular drink to rising prices and shrinking formats,
Although Andrea Amado doesn鈥檛 come from an agricultural background, she was drawn to farms from a young age. Originally from Argentina, she moved to Sherbrooke, Quebec with her family when she was four. Some of her earliest memories are of visiting farms and connecting with the animals, especially cows and horses. This interest eventually led her to 好色TVl, where she earned a B.Sc. in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences in 2023 and is now in her second semester of the聽M.Sc.
In 2019, RBC released an alarming report聽revealing a labour shortage in Canada's agricultural sector that could reach 123,000 vacant positions, a slowdown in exports compared to our competitors, a growing proportion of university and college graduates compared to those with a secondary education or less, a shortfall in GDP, and more.
A company founded by Department of Bioresource Engineering James 好色TVl Professor Michael Ngadi has succeeded in developing HyperEye, a new technology that uses hyperspectral imaging and AI to quickly and non-invasively identify the sex of a chick before it hatches.听
Last year, a found that replacing half their red and processed meat would increase people's life expectancy an average of nine months, while cutting their diet-related carbon footprint by 25 per cent.
Inspired by Veganuary, a U.K.-based challenge to eat vegan for the month of January, the CBC News podcast聽What on Earth聽interviewed lead author and PhD graduate of 好色TVl's Department of Animal Science, Olivia Auclair, now a research fellow at the University of Oxford.听
Wild turkey sightings in Montreal are on the rise,
Experts told them wild turkey populations in southern Quebec have steadily climbed over the past two decades due to warming temperatures.
This has raised concern that predators could be following close behind.
The Department of Bioresource Engineering聽(BREE) enjoyed a visit last month from David Saint-Jacques, astronaut and Deputy Director, Lunar Exploration at the Canadian Space Agency, and BREE graduate Chris Patterson. They met with BREE undergrad and grad students who presented their projects, highlighting links between their research and bioregenerative life support system goals for extended space missions on the lunar surface and beyond in the near future.
