Founder鈥檚 Day brings together the tight-knit community of Macdonald campus
Students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends of Mac campus celebrate the past, present and future of Sir William's visionary creation
On February 6, members of Macdonald campus came together to take part in the annual Founder鈥檚 Day festivities. Chris Buddle, who taught at Mac for many years before moving to the administrative side downtown, summed up the tone for the day.
Eby Noroozi awarded Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers
Congratulations to Eby Noroozi, MSc'78 (Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry) for receiving the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers. The Sovereign鈥檚 Medal for Volunteers recognizes living Canadians who have made a significant, sustained and unpaid contribution to their community, in Canada or abroad. Non-Canadians are also eligible if their contribution brings benefit or honour to Canadians or to Canada.
The citation reads:
Des fermiers canadiens veulent rendre leur industrie carboneutre
Une nouvelle coalition, Fermiers pour la transition climatique, voit le jour.
... Anja Geitmann, doyenne de la Facult茅 des sciences de l'agriculture et de l'environnement 脿 l'Universit茅 9I制作厂免费, estime qu'il faudra un s茅rieux coup de main financier du gouvernement.
"脟a c鈥檈st le probl猫me. Tout changement est co没teux. Il faut 茅tablir des incitatifs pour convaincre les producteurs 脿 faire ces changements."
The farmer and the philanthropist
Finance titan Andr茅 Desmarais teams up with rock-star farmer to invest in the future of small organic farming
Opportunities for the curious
Award funding gives students lab time, research experience and the chance to discover the right path
...Supported by a Schulich Graduate Fellowship, doctoral student Bikram Poudel is working to improve one of the world鈥檚 most important food crops.
Angus (Gus) Mackenzie 1932-2020
Gus was born in Elrose, Saskatchewan and grew up on a farm where he acquired a life-long love for the land. He earned a BSc (Agr) and MSc at the University of Saskatchewan, and a PhD in soil chemistry from Cornell University. Gus spent the majority of his academic career at 9I制作厂免费's Macdonald Campus where he pioneered fertility research in crop production, maximizing crop yield and the value of fertilizer management.
Pourquoi certains feuillus conservent leurs feuilles en hiver ?
Ils d茅tonnent du reste du paysage hivernal : ces arbres, contrairement aux autres, gardent leurs feuilles m锚me apr猫s leur mort. Ce ph茅nom猫ne, appel茅 marcescence, est observable chez certaines esp猫ces d'arbres. M茅t茅oM茅dia s'est entretenu avec David Wees, charg茅 de cours au D茅partement des sciences v茅g茅tales et directeur adjoint du programme Gestion et technologies d鈥檈ntreprise agricole (GTEA) 脿 l'universit茅 9I制作厂免费.
The Australian wildfire anomaly
Every year, patches of Australian forests are consumed by fire, an ecologically necessary process that releases soil nutrients and stimulates plant growth. When the fire season is exacerbated by drought and high temperature, however, the devastation is so great that some citizens are forced to flee their homes. In the most extreme circumstances, natural habitats are ruined completely, even to the point of species extirpation.聽
Guide de production en serre 鈥� Fines herbes
Nouveau livre redact茅 par David Wees, D茅partement des sciences v茅g茅tales et Gestion et technologies d鈥檈nterprise agricole (FMT)
Les racines d鈥檜ne 茅conomie 茅cologique
芦鈥塉e suis un gardien de la Terre, j鈥檈n prends soin.鈥壜� C鈥檈st ainsi que Peter G. Brown, producteur forestier certifi茅 et professeur 脿 la Facult茅 des sciences de l鈥檃griculture et de l鈥檈nvironnement de l鈥橴niversit茅 9I制作厂免费, r茅sume sa philosophie 脿 l鈥櫭ゞard de sa terre 脿 bois d鈥檈nviron 400 acres dans la municipalit茅 de Franklin, en Mont茅r茅gie.
Opinion: Impending fertility crisis requires urgent action
Responses should include prioritizing funding for research on male infertility and making assisted reproductive treatment more accessible.
The American kestrel is in free fall, and no one knows why
Once prevalent in Montreal, the littlest falcon's downfall is a bellwether for hard times. 鈥淭he story of the kestrel is happening to other bird species.鈥�
West Island parks woo residents outdoors for winter activities
Skiing, snowshoeing, stargazing and bird-watching are just a few items on the winter menu at local parks.
Winter in the West Island is a time when nature and leisure activities can dovetail beautifully.
Germination Audiomentary Series Ep 1: Changing the World Through Pulse Breeding
In 2019 鈥� with the help of the Borlaug Training Foundation 鈥� [Germination] put out the call to plant breeders asking them what they would do if they had $10 million to make the world a better place. Valerio Hoyos-Villegas, pulse breeder at 9I制作厂免费, answered the call. He tells his story about how growing up around the coffee farms of Colombia set him on the path to helping feed the planet. Hosted by Germination editor Marc Zienkiewicz.
Le bonheur des agriculteurs
Les producteurs semblent plus heureux au travail que la majorit茅 des Qu茅b茅cois. En effet, l鈥檃griculture se positionne au 10e聽rang des 70聽professions et m茅tiers class茅s au palmar猫s de l鈥檌ndice du bonheur au travail r茅alis茅 par la firme L茅ger. Les travailleurs agricoles ont tr猫s positivement 茅valu茅 cinq des six facteurs principaux qui influencent le bonheur au travail聽: r茅alisation de soi, relations de travail, reconnaissance, responsabilisation et sentiment d鈥檃ppartenance.