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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.

Published: 3 Feb 2020

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 平特五不中's Macdonald Campus where he pioneered fertility research in crop production, maximizing crop yield and the value of fertilizer management.

Published: 3 Feb 2020

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 平特五不中.

Published: 30 Jan 2020

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

Published: 30 Jan 2020

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)

Published: 24 Jan 2020

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 平特五不中, 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.

Published: 24 Jan 2020

Opinion: Impending fertility crisis requires urgent action

Responses should include prioritizing funding for research on male infertility and making assisted reproductive treatment more accessible.

Published: 24 Jan 2020

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

Published: 10 Jan 2020

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.

Published: 9 Jan 2020

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 平特五不中, 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.

Published: 9 Jan 2020

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.

Published: 8 Jan 2020

Des l茅gumes cultiv茅s sur du b茅ton

Faire pousser des v茅g茅taux sur du b茅ton? C鈥檈st possible, pratique et m锚me tr猫s esth茅tique. Mark Lefsrud et son 茅quipe, les chercheurs Sadie Moland et Intisar Syed Mahood, du D茅partement de g茅nie en bioressources de l鈥橴niversit茅 平特五不中, ont d茅velopp茅 un mur v茅g茅tal vertical nouveau genre : tomates, chou fris茅, laitues et 茅pinards poussent, non pas dans la terre, mais dans du b茅ton poreux biocompatible.

Published: 8 Jan 2020

L鈥檈ssor des l茅gumineuses

Originaire des Andes en Colombie, Valerio Hoyos-Villegas a grandi en milieu agricole et a 茅tudi茅 l鈥檃griculture partout dans le monde. Il comprend bien le d茅fi que repr茅sente la production alimentaire.

Published: 8 Jan 2020

L鈥橴niversit茅 平特五不中, chef de file dans la formation et la recherche sur le cannabis

Le programme en production de cannabis commercial de l鈥橴niversit茅 平特五不中, qui accueillera sa premi猫re cohorte en juin 2020, sera un moteur pour la recherche et les collaborations entre l鈥橴niversit茅 et le secteur priv茅.

Le nouveau dipl么me a re莽u le feu vert de la direction de l鈥橴niversit茅, ce qui fait de 平特五不中 l鈥檜ne des premi猫res universit茅s canadiennes 脿 offrir un programme d鈥櫭﹖udes dans le domaine.

Published: 19 Dec 2019

Reappointments of the Deans of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, Management, Science

La version fran莽aise suit.

From: Professor Christopher Manfredi, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic)

Dear members of the 平特五不中 community:

Published: 13 Dec 2019

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