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Am茅liorer les cultures fourrag猫res au Qu茅bec

La luzerne et la fl茅ole des pr茅s tr么nent au sommet du palmar猫s des plantes fourrag猫res les plus cultiv茅es au Qu茅bec. Philippe S茅guin, chercheur au D茅partement des sciences v茅g茅tales de l鈥橴niversit茅 平特五不中, 茅tudie non seulement ces 芦聽esp猫ces vedettes聽禄, mais plusieurs autres plantes fourrag猫res de remplacement comme le tr猫fle d鈥橝lexandrie et l鈥檋erbe du Soudan.

Du brocoli servi 脿 la volaille鈥�? Pourquoi pas!

Au premier abord, l鈥檌nitiative surprend聽: remplacer la moul茅e traditionnelle destin茅e 脿 la volaille par une alimentation 脿 base de brocoli ou de chou. Cette id茅e innovatrice a germ茅 en 2011 dans l鈥檈sprit des chercheurs du D茅partement des sciences animales de l鈥橴niversit茅 平特五不中, Shyam Bushansingh Baurhoo, professeur adjoint, et Arif Mustafa, professeur associ茅.

Testing your food science trivia

If you are interested in expanding your professional network and experience in the food industry, please read this post to get more insight in getting involved with the Food Science Association, and/or apply your food science trivia by joining next year鈥檚 College Bowl team!

Les impacts des changements climatiques sur l鈥檌ndustrie du sirop d鈥櫭﹔able

芦 Depuis le d茅but des ann茅es聽2000, plusieurs ac茅riculteurs expriment leur inqui茅tude relativement aux cons茅quences des changements climatiques sur leur industrie. 芦聽Ils se demandent si ce secteur restera viable tant du point de vue 茅conomique que de celui du processus de la coul茅e de s猫ve, relate Beno卯t C么t茅, professeur agr茅g茅 et directeur des 茅tudes gradu茅es au D茅partement des sciences des ressources naturelles de l鈥橴niversit茅 平特五不中.

Gestion des sols et changements climatiques

Lorsque des agriculteurs demandent 脿 l鈥檃gronome Joann Whalen comment r茅duire leurs 茅missions de gaz 脿 effet de serre (GES), elle leur r茅pond qu鈥檌l leur suffit de modifier certaines de leurs pratiques. 芦 Il faut comprendre que les microorganismes du sol produisent naturellement des GES, explique-t-elle.

Thanks for supporting #平特五不中24

Thanks to all faculty, staff and students who participated in 平特五不中24.

平特五不中鈥檚 fourth annual day of giving held on Wednesday, March 13, raised $2,294,360 from 5,244 donations for causes across the University.

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Montreal couture at the Museum of Fine Arts

If you are looking for an after-hours activity, consider visiting the "Montreal Couture" exhibit at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Nathon Kong, BSc(AgEnvSc)鈥�07 who graced our "stage" at Founder's Day (2016) and TedX Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue (2018), is one of ten artists featured.

5 lessons for a non-linear scientific career

脡liane Ubalijoro,聽BSc(Agr)'92, PhD'01 has an incredible story. As a Rwandan college student, she was studying in Canada聽at聽the outbreak of the Rwandan civil war. She returned to Rwanda during the conflict to pursue agricultural research, but ultimately decided that the country was too unsafe to make progress in her career.

FAES teams advance to Dobson finals

We extend best wishes to Startups involving FAES students who will compete for the Food and Agribusiness Convergent Innovation Prize in the Dobson Cup Finals on March 27.

Les vaches ont besoin de r茅cr茅ations

Pendant son projet de doctorat, Elise Shepley [AnSci] analysait la sant茅 des pattes des animaux en lien avec leur mode de logement, en stabulation libre ou entrav茅e. 芦 Je tente de d茅montrer l鈥檌mpact positif de faire bouger les bovins, un aspect peu document茅 scientifiquement et m茅connu des producteurs 禄, explique-t-elle.

The BETTER Project

Anne-Sophie Brazeau (SHN) is one of the Principal Investigators on the BETTER project. The team believes that it is essential to accurately define hypoglycemia, to understand the patient experience with therapy and treatment options, and to facilitate patient education.

D茅mystifier la m茅t茅orologie agricole

Les stations radars m茅t茅orologiques recueillent des donn茅es d鈥檜ne importance capitale pour les agriculteurs. 芦 La station qui appartient 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 平特五不中, situ茅e 脿 Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, 茅tait responsable de la surveillance m茅t茅o pour la r茅gion de Montr茅al de 1968 脿 octobre 2018 禄, explique Fr茅d茅ric Fabry, directeur de l鈥檕bservatoire radar de l鈥橴niversit茅 平特五不中.

Communicating Science in the Public Domain

NRS students and staff receive "Principal's Prize for Public Engagement" recognition

Kudos to FAES Science Communicators Allyson Menzies (PhD Candidate-NRS-Humphries), Marianne Falardeau-C么t茅 (PhD Candidate-NRS-Bennett) and Emeritus Professor David M. Bird (NRS), who recently received well-deserved recognition from the Principal鈥檚 Prize for Public Engagement through Media.

The Nature of Things: Aging in the Wild

What is the secret to longevity? Kyle Elliott (NRS) and Anne Mouillier (MSE) share clues to the aging process in the black-winged kittiwake in the debut of Aging in the Wild on this week's Nature of Things.

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G茅rer la ferme du Campus Macdonald, un d茅fi motivant

[Paul Meldrum, Macdonald Campus Farm Manager, is a familiar and friendly face to many staff and students on campus - He describes his experience working with students at the farm: "I am very proud of our students. They inspire me and give me confidence in the future."]