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Sustainability Projects Fund: Giving the green light to new ideas for 10 years

Ten years, and $7 million in funding, later, it鈥檚 safe to say the Sustainability Projects Fund "experiment" has been a huge success

When the Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF) was established in 2009, it was an experiment.

Published: 3 Oct 2019

Alumni to be honoured at Homecoming Luncheon

The Macdonald Distinguished Alumni Award was created by the Macdonald Branch of the 平特五不中 Alumni Association to recognize distinguished graduates for their outstanding professional contributions, scholarly distinction and/or service to the community at large. The first Awards were presented at Homecoming 2006.

Published: 27 Sep 2019

Opinion: Instead of flight shaming, let鈥檚 be thoughtful and selective about all travel

Opinion: Instead of flight shaming, let鈥檚 be thoughtful and selective about all travel

A conversation [between Raman Navankutty and Lior Silberman, both professors at the University of British Columbia; and Elena Bennett, a professor at 平特五不中] about flying leads to some unexpected discoveries about how to minimize the climate impacts of getting around.

Published: 26 Sep 2019

Le d茅fi de nourrir la plan猫te

Nourrir la plan猫te聽: voil脿, chers lecteurs et ch猫res lectrices de La Terre de chez nous, le d茅fi auquel vous travaillez sans rel芒che. Les chercheurs 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, que je repr茅sente, s鈥檡 d茅vouent chaque jour en proposant des pistes de solution aux obstacles que vous rencontrez sur le terrain.

Published: 25 Sep 2019

Getting to know 平特五不中鈥檚 Morgan Arboretum

On Sept. 14, 平特五不中鈥檚 Morgan Arboretum forest reserve held its annual open house, giving students an opportunity to experience a unique part of the Macdonald campus. With activities including the monarch butterfly launch and a birds of prey flight show, visitors had the opportunity to learn more about the local flora and fauna found at the Arboretum.

Published: 25 Sep 2019

GODAN Moves Headquarters to Montreal, Canada

GODAN NEWS RELEASE

Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN), the UN, UK and US government supported initiative driving global efforts to tackle food security and to end world hunger by propagating open data polices in agriculture and nutrition across the world, announces the relocation of its headquarters from Oxford, in the United Kingdom to 平特五不中 in Montr茅al, Canada effective of 24 of September 2019.

Published: 25 Sep 2019

Eby Noroozi recognized for safety excellence

Congrats to Ebrahim Noroozi, Lab Manager (Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry) who was recognized for his excellence recently by both the Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (Individual Award) and the Iranian Food Science and Technology Association (Food Scientist of the Year-Academic Category).

Published: 16 Sep 2019

She came, she sawed, she conquered

With a swing of her axe, St茅phanie B茅langer-Naud, FMT鈥14, BSc(AgEnvSc)鈥17, regularly bites out large chunks from totem-like wooden poles, and, handling a single buck saw, slices through pine logs the size of sewer pipes. She's no slouch when it comes to a chain saw, either. A professional female timbersports athlete, or lumberjill, she excels at an axe event called the underhand chop.

Published: 16 Sep 2019

Urban beekeeping putting the sting on wild bee populations

平特五不中 entomology researcher and PhD candidate Gail MacInnis presented her findings at the Apimondia International Apicultural Congress in Montreal earlier this week

平特五不中 entomology researcher and PhD candidate Gail MacInnis says that when comparing pollination efficiency between wild bees native to Canada and the more numerous honey bees, there is no contest. Wild bees win, wings down.

Published: 16 Sep 2019

Macdonald team heads for National Design Innovation Challenge for Agriculture

Dalhousie University, Lethbridge College and 平特五不中 are collaborating with Farm Credit Canada on a 2 year pilot project to bring Canadian post-secondary agriculture students together to create innovative solutions to Canadian agricultural challenges. Fifteen students will bring their diverse Canadian perspectives together in cross-institutional teams responding to a specific regional agricultural issue.

Published: 13 Sep 2019

Chandra Madramootoo receives 2019 World Irrigation and Drainage Prize

Professor Chandra Madramootoo is the recipient of the 2019 World Irrigation and Drainage Prize. During the Opening Ceremony of the World Irrigation Forum on September 02 in Bali, H.E. Minister Basuki Hadimulyono, Minister for Water Resources and Public Works of Indonesia, and H.E.

Published: 13 Sep 2019

Montreal researchers probe muscle-loss disease in elderly

A team of Montreal researchers has devised a new set of criteria to better diagnose a disease that affects the elderly, sarcopenia, which causes loss of muscle mass.

The improved criteria raise hopes that physicians will be able to detect the disease in people earlier, and therefore, to recommend certain types of exercise and nutrition to stem the loss of muscle mass, say scientists at the Research Institute of the 平特五不中 Health Centre.

Published: 6 Sep 2019

Serge Lussier re莽oit le M茅rite du Conseil interprofessionnel du Qu茅bec (CIQ)

FMT's Serge Lussier recently received the M茅rite du Conseil interprofessionnel du Qu茅bec (CIQ) from the Ordre des Agronomes du Qu茅bec, awarded for exceptional work in supporting promoting agriculture and its professional aspects. He is the fourth Macdonald staff member, and 3rd FMT staff member, to receive this award since its inception in 1990.

Published: 6 Sep 2019

$5.5M support for new Canadian ecosystem service network

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) ensures Canada鈥檚 working landscapes remain biologically diverse, resilient, and adaptive

Published: 6 Sep 2019

Urban agriculture gets boost in efforts to grow farming sector

Urban agriculture is getting a $750,000 boost from the province and from Montreal to help develop the farming sector.

聽The goal is to spur innovation and growth in urban farming, agriculture and local greenhouses, ensuring the projects align with the needs in each part of town to add to the vitality of the area.

... These measures have been due for a long time, said 平特五不中 Urban Agriculture Professor Mark Lefsrud.

Published: 6 Sep 2019

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