Martine Bourgeois [BSc(Agr)'82] gagne pour une deuxi猫me ann茅e cons茅cutive le prix de l鈥橝gricultrice de l鈥檃nn茅e de la Mont茅r茅gie-Est. 鈥� 芦 Quand je faisais mes 茅tudes [au baccalaur茅at en agriculture 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 平特五不中], il y avait peu d鈥檃cc猫s pour les filles. J鈥檃i 茅t茅 chanceuse d鈥檃voir eu un emploi, mais il a vraiment fallu que je fasse ma place. J鈥檃i os茅 faire des changements et sortir de ma zone de confort, ce que je ne regrette pas.
Published on: 23 Aug 2018
Peut-on am茅nager une 茅table pour offrir un plus grand bien-锚tre aux animaux qui y passent leur vie聽? Des chercheurs se penchent sur la question.
Environ 90聽% des fermes laiti猫res au Qu茅bec recourent 脿 la stabulation entrav茅e. Selon cette formule, les vaches m猫nent toutes leurs activit茅s dans la stalle聽: elles y mangent, y dorment et s鈥檡 font traire. D鈥檕霉 l鈥檌mportance de leur fournir un espace favorable au bien-锚tre.
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Published on: 22 Aug 2018
Les fermes du Qu茅bec g茅n猫rent chaque ann茅e 75 millions de tonnes de plumes de poulets! Une partie est r茅duite en farine et ajout茅e 脿 la nourriture animale, mais le reste finit souvent dans les poubelles. Marie-Jos茅e Dumont, professeure au D茅partement de g茅nie des bioressources 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 平特五不中, ne pouvait imaginer laisser une telle ressource gratuite et disponible en aussi grande quantit茅 finir sa vie aux ordures.
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Published on: 22 Aug 2018
The Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue City Council has voted in favor of banning left turns on boulevard des Anciens-Combattants northbound at the intersection of the ramp for Highway 20 West between 16h00 and 18h00. The changes will go into effect on September 17, 2018.
Rest assured that officials from Macdonald and John Abbott College did make a representation to the Town about the potential impact of this decision on the campus community prior to the decision being taken.
To learn more about this Pilot Project, please read the notice below.
Published on: 21 Aug 2018
Le dimanche 9 septembre , de 10聽h 脿 16聽h, c鈥檈st un rendez-vous sur plus de 100聽fermes partout au Qu茅bec et au Parc olympique de Montr茅al pour la 16e聽茅dition des Portes ouvertes sur les fermes du Qu茅bec....Pr茅sent茅 par l鈥橴PA depuis 2003, cet 茅v茅nement familial gratuit permet de visiter des fermes qui en plus de leur accueil offrent des d茅gustations de produits r茅gionaux, d茅monstrations agricoles, rencontres avec des experts tels que v茅t茅rinaires et agronomes et, surtout, un contact privil茅gi茅 avec les gens de passion qui se cachent derri猫re nos bons produits d鈥檌ci.
Published on: 20 Aug 2018
Based in Kahnawake, Quebec Indigenous Mentorship Network seeks to support and encourage Indigenous students. (...) "We do need more representation in all health-related fields. There's a growing number, but we're all very stretched with demands," said Treena Delormier, an associate professor in the School of Human Nutrition at 平特五不中.
Published on: 20 Aug 2018
NOVEL REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES AIM TO BUILD CAPACITY IN THE CANADIAN BUFFALO MILK INDUSTRY
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Published on: 20 Aug 2018
It鈥檚 one more feather in the cap for Keenoa co-founders, Registered Dietitian and PhD candidate ANNE-JULIE TESSIER, BSc(NutrSc)鈥�16 (right), ANTONY GARANT, and business partner ANGEL ONG, RD, BSc(NutrSc)鈥�09, MSc鈥�11, PhD Candidate in the School of Human Nutrition. Not only was Keenoa a finalist in 平特五不中鈥檚 2017 Dobson Cup (Innovation Track) Competition, but Anne-Julie won the 鈥淪ight and Life Elevator Pitch鈥� competition at the recent American Society of Nutrition conference.
Published on: 20 Aug 2018
Les milieux universitaire et de la recherche gagnent 脿 cultiver leurs relations avec les m茅dias.聽 Mais attention 鈥� 脿 l鈥櫭╮e des v茅rit茅s parall猫les et des nouvelles factices, la t芒che peut se r茅v茅ler complexe.
...Anja Geitmann, doyenne de la Facult茅 des sciences de l鈥檃griculture et de l鈥檈nvironnement de l鈥橴niversit茅 平特五不中, lance un message non 茅quivoque sur ce point. 芦鈥塁omme doyenne, je valorise beaucoup la communication. Je suis 脿 m锚me de la juger et de la reconna卯tre dans l'茅valuation annuelle. 禄
Published on: 14 Aug 2018
平特五不中鈥檚 Sustainability experts [including Elena Bennett and Nil Basu] are involved in examining the effects of everything from locust swarms to urban heat islands to mountains of toxic e-waste.聽 The new 平特五不中 Sustainability Systems Initiative hopes to play a crucial role in those efforts. #平特五不中NewsMag
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Published on: 13 Aug 2018
Congratulations to PhD candidate Emmanuella Ellis (BRE-Supervisor Michael Ngadi) and Kajou teammates for capturing the 鈥淎udience Prize鈥� at the recent 2018 World Vision Food Security Social Innovation challenge. Kajou聽is an agri-food venture that seeks to transform the cashew value chain in C么te d'Ivoire. By processing the cashew nut and fruit with local cooperatives, Kajou aims to offer a socially sourced product to key markets while providing sustainable opportunities to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers.
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Published on: 13 Aug 2018
NutriPulse has captured 3rd聽 place in the 2018 World Vision Food Security Social Innovation challenge!聽 聽Co-Founders and PhD candidates Josephine Ampofo (FdSci), Adeyemi Adegbenjo聽(BRE) and Zeyan Zhong聽 (FdSci) will spend the next year building their project.
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Published on: 13 Aug 2018
The Hwy 20 overpass/Rue Poultry Cottages will be reduced to one lane traffic during the night of Thursday, Aug 9, from 21:00 to 5:00, for infrastructure inspection.
The southbound lane of the Hwy 20 overpass will be closed, with alternating traffic on the northbound lane.
Published on: 6 Aug 2018
Congratulations to Karina Benessaiah, Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Natural Resource Sciences, who received a prestigious Banting Fellowship.
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Published on: 2 Aug 2018
Congratulations to James 平特五不中 Professor Vijaya Raghavan, Bioresource Engineering, who is the 2018 recipient of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers' (ASABE) International Food Engineering Award. This award recognizes Raghavan's dedication to promoting agricultural and biological engineering internationally.
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Published on: 2 Aug 2018
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