/channels/news_feeds/all/term/farm_mgmt_tech/rss en /channels/channels/news/saturday-night-sushi-comes-grocery-store-pascal-theriault-comments-359714 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>As consumers increasingly opt for ready-to-eat meals rather than going to restaurants, restaurants like Au pied de cochon are responding by expanding their grocery offerings.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/pexels-yusuf-kaya-288172498-17959085.jpg?itok=Pxje8hZV" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">17 </span><span class="month">September </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 17 Sep 2024 21:44:16 +0000 webfull 202718 at /channels /channels/channels/news/shrinkflation-hits-orange-juice-again-pascal-theriault-radio-canada-358822 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Often considered a symbol of shrinkflation, orange juice is shrinking again, <a href="https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2099214/bouteille-jus-orange-tropicana-reduflation">Radio-Canada reports</a>. A modified bottle of the Tropicana brand is making its way into grocery stores in a format reduced to 1.36 liters.</p> <p>Will other brands follow in Tropicana's footsteps?</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/pexels-morgado47-4301765.jpg?itok=SovWq33i" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">26 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 26 Aug 2024 22:14:01 +0000 webfull 201677 at /channels /channels/channels/news/cost-poutine-symbol-rising-prices-pascal-theriault-985fm-358821 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The price of food has been increasing since the pandemic. Even poutine is not immune to inflation: the price of sunflower oil used in fryers has doubled, and even the price of potatoes has risen.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/la_banquise_poutine.jpg?itok=OxAg7W6x" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">26 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 26 Aug 2024 21:59:45 +0000 webfull 201675 at /channels /channels/channels/news/pascal-theriault-comments-metro-quarterly-results-358820 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Metro announced a 14.6% drop in its net profit for the third quarter, ending July 6, 2024, compared to the same period last year. Its turnover increased by 3.5% to reach 6.65 billion.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/pexels-kampus-8422685.jpg?itok=FpSnrSpv" width="160" height="107" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">26 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 26 Aug 2024 21:45:16 +0000 webfull 201673 at /channels /channels/channels/news/jean-martin-fortier-phenomenon-358254 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>In a recent article, <a href="https://lactualite.com/societe/le-phenomene-jean-martin-fortier/">L'actualité does a deep dive</a> into small-scale farm enthusiast, author, and star of the popular series <i>Les </i><em>fermiers </em>Jean-Martin Fortier (BA'02). This "rock-star" of organic microfarming in Quebec is highly regarded by many, though some have raised concerns that his presentation of the business as profitable and accessible to all is overly optimistic.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">7 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 07 Aug 2024 15:24:40 +0000 webfull 201120 at /channels /channels/channels/news/bread-cartel-loblaw-will-give-500-million-people-who-were-cheated-358149 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Loblaws and its principal shareholder, George Weston, will pay $500 million to settle a class action lawsuit the company was facing in connection with a bread cartel. The people behind the lawsuit accused the country's major food chains of colluding on the price of bread to increase their profit margins.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/pexels-jack-sparrow-4047286.jpg?itok=itAhFxHj" width="160" height="107" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">30 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 30 Jul 2024 15:51:38 +0000 webfull 200999 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mac-campus-and-music-staff-members-honoured-excellence-undergraduate-academic-advising-357875 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Adelina Lameiras and David Wees are the latest winners of the Dean of Students Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Advising.</p> <p>Adelina Lameiras, Student Affairs Administrator at the Schulich School of Music, was recognized in the Administrative Staff category.</p> <p><a href="/fmt/staff/wees">David Wees</a>, a Faculty Lecturer and Associate Director of the Farm Management and Technology Program in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, won in the Academic Staff category.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/wees_david_25_alextranphoto_2023.jpg?itok=PQtGHC0Y" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">3 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 03 Jul 2024 19:04:34 +0000 webfull 200695 at /channels /channels/channels/news/montreal-drives-greener-golf-courses-banning-most-pesticides-357702 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Montreal will become the first jurisdiction in Canada to legislate and regulate on golf course pesticide use after a decision to ban most pesticides at golf courses across the city starting next year. Following a successful 2-year pilot project, the ban aims to encourage the use of low-toxicity alternatives to protect biodiversity and human health. Golf courses, which were previously exempt from certain pesticide restrictions, will face fines for non-compliance.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/pexels-filiamariss-14169970.jpg?itok=SvDU1d-v" width="160" height="90" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">13 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 13 Jun 2024 14:06:21 +0000 webfull 200489 at /channels /channels/channels/news/microgreens-grow-fast-eat-young-357157 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em><small>Pictured above: Greenhouse production of sunflower microgreens in biodegradable containers.</small></em></p> <p><strong>By <a href="/plant/wees-david">David Wees</a>, agr., Faculty Lecturer, Farm Management &amp; Technology Program and Dept. of Plant Science, FAES</strong></p> <p>Ah, spring: that time of year when farmers and gardeners can’t wait to plant. Even apartment dwellers want to see some green, but with most of the world’s population now living in urban areas, space to grow may be limited.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/microgreens1.jpg?itok=wCA3h5pJ" width="160" height="120" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">2 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 02 May 2024 17:10:11 +0000 webfull 199881 at /channels /channels/channels/news/quebec-farmers-have-been-protesting-december-anyone-listening-357032 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Upset about high interest rates, growing paperwork and heavy regulatory burdens, protesting farmers have become a familiar sight across Quebec since December.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">23 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 23 Apr 2024 19:43:13 +0000 webfull 199721 at /channels