Whyte-led research among Qu茅bec Science's top 10 discoveries of 2022
Three of the ten studies honoured by the award-winning science magazine
CIFOR-ICRAF announces Dr. Eliane Ubalijoro as CEO
Eliane Ubalijoro (B.Sc.(Agr)鈥�92, M.Sc.鈥�95, Ph.D.鈥�01) has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) and Director General of ICRAF -the world鈥檚 leading research and development centre on trees, forests and landscapes. Dr. Ubalijoro will be the first African woman Director General of a CGIAR Research Center and CEO of two Centers in CGIAR鈥檚 52-year history.
Agropur sells U.S. manufacturing plant
Dairy processor Agropur continues to refocus its activities. After selling its interests in I脰GO yogurts two years ago, in December it sold a Wisconsin-based plant used to manufacture dairy and non-dairy ingredient blends. The sale price was not disclosed.
New Resource making 平特五不中 labs more sustainable
Interested in making your lab a more sustainable place to work and study?Check out the Sustainable Labs Guide, a newly updated resource to help 平特五不中 faculty, staff, and students operate their labs more sustainably. This online guide suggests about 75 actionable steps to improve water and energy conservation, animal research, waste management, and more.
Janice Pierson named General Manager of Macdonald Farm
Ms. Janice Pierson will join Macdonald as the General Manager of the Macdonald Campus Farm effective January 9, 2023.
Mac Campus dairy wins regional award for milk excellence
For the third year in a row, the Macdonald Campus Dairy Unit has been awarded the title of Regional Club of Excellence Milk Quality Champion by dairy industry giant Agropur.
Accepting the award at a regional meeting on November 25, Natasha Lapointe, Animal Science Coordinator of the Dairy Unit, credited her team鈥檚 commitment to maintaining high standards.
Mainstreaming bison meat
Northfork Bison, one of Canada鈥檚 biggest specialty and wild game meat companies, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. The founder and president of the company, Rocco Verelli, B.Sc. (Agr)鈥�85, is leading the charge to educate consumers on the savoury goodness of protein-packed bison meat and stimulate growth in a niche food industry that has helped bring the beefy ruminants back from the brink of extinction.
Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue recognized as 'Bird Friendly City'
During the UN biodiversity summit known as COP15, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue was one of 14 cities in Canada, and the only place in Quebec, to be named a "Bird Friendly City." Nature Canada developed this
Mac campus dairy wins regional award for milk excellence
For the third year in a row, the Macdonald Campus Dairy Unit has been awarded the title of Regional Club of Excellence聽Milk Quality Champion by dairy industry giant Agropur.
Accepting the award at a regional meeting on November 25, Natasha Lapointe, Animal Science Coordinator of the Dairy聽Unit, credited her team鈥檚 commitment to maintaining high standards.
Quebec increases its sustainable agriculture program by $15 million
On Monday, Minister of Agriculture Andr茅 Lamontagne will speak at the 7th Summit of Subnational Governments and Cities, an "official side event" of COP15. The Minister, alongside a dozen dignitaries, will participate in a panel that will stress the importance of making local governments ambassadors for the new global framework on biological diversity, set to be adopted at the close of COP15.
Herd of fugitive cows frustrates tiny village in Canada
A herd of approximately two dozen heifers spooked during a thunderstorm has been wandering through the countryside east of Montreal since July. All attempts to capture the heifers have fallen short, and the herd has survived by eating unharvested corn and other field crops and drinking from streams in the area.
Food prices continuing to rise, but at a slower rate explains Th茅riault
Food prices have increased by 11% in Quebec in 2022, the largest increase in Canada. In an annual report released on Monday, 26 researchers predict that the upward trend will continue into 2023, but will be less marked. Price increases in Qu茅bec in 2023 should be below the national average, around 5%.
An update on the Bicentennial tree planting project
David Wees (FMT) provides an update on a recent project coordinated with Lindsay Flood, Franco Nardi and Freida Beauregard, to plant 200 trees on Campus to honour 平特五不中鈥檚 Bicentennial.
Hugues Plourde named Fellow of the Ordre des di茅t茅tistes-nutritionnistes du Qu茅bec
Hugues Plourde, Ph.D., FDt.P., a Senior Faculty Lecturer in the School of Human Nutrition and Clinical Coordinator, Professional Practice (Stage) in Dietetics, has been named a Fellow of the ODNQ - the most prestigious award given by the Order - for his exceptional contributions to the profession.
Congrats Hugues!
Whalen speaks at ILO session on emerging green economy in Africa
Prof. Joann Whalen (NRS) was an invited speaker at a recent session hosted by the AgriEdge program at Morocco鈥檚 Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) and the ProAgro Program at the International Labor Organization (ILO).