Congratulations to Eby Noroozi, MSc'78 (Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry) for receiving the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers. The Sovereign鈥檚 Medal for Volunteers recognizes living Canadians who have made a significant, sustained and unpaid contribution to their community, in Canada or abroad. Non-Canadians are also eligible if their contribution brings benefit or honour to Canadians or to Canada.
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Une nouvelle coalition, Fermiers pour la transition climatique, voit le jour.
... Anja Geitmann, doyenne de la Facult茅 des sciences de l'agriculture et de l'environnement 脿 l'Universit茅 69热视频, estime qu'il faudra un s茅rieux coup de main financier du gouvernement.
"脟a c鈥檈st le probl猫me. Tout changement est co没teux. Il faut 茅tablir des incitatifs pour convaincre les producteurs 脿 faire ces changements."
Finance titan Andr茅 Desmarais teams up with rock-star farmer to invest in the future of small organic farming
In the first season of Les Fermiers, a hit French-Canadian TV show about vegetable farming in Hemmingford, Quebec, Dany Bouchard [FMT'08], a young trainee, tells his boss and the show鈥檚 star, Jean-Martin Fortier [BA鈥�02, Major in Environment], that there won鈥檛 be enough turnips to bring to market that week. 鈥淲e can鈥檛 fight the temperature,鈥� Bouchard says. 鈥淲e have to be patient.鈥�
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.
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 69热视频's Macdonald Campus where he pioneered fertility research in crop production, maximizing crop yield and the value of fertilizer management.
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 69热视频.
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
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)
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 69热视频, 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.
Responses should include prioritizing funding for research on male infertility and making assisted reproductive treatment more accessible.
Despite headlines about the labour shortage and aging population, people remain strangely unaware of this impending fertility crisis. As well, infertility is wrongly perceived as a female-only health issue. It鈥檚 urgent that we move to ensure fair and equitable access to fertility treatment. Prof. Sarah Kimmins (AnSci) and Montreal attorney Jo毛l Roy in the Montreal Gazette.
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�
Throughout the 1900s, North America鈥檚 littlest falcon was also described as the continent鈥檚 most common and widespread. Small but fierce and marked with bright plumage rare in the raptor world, the American kestrel could be seen throughout the continent, diving and swooping in fallow fields or under the stadium lights at baseball games, hunting for plump moths or small mice.
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.
Robert Prairie, a patrol leader at Morgan Arboretum, heads a team of volunteers that help to ensure a safe and fun experience for the many individuals and families who enjoy recreational destinations in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue.
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 69热视频, 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.
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.
Appartenance et reconnaissance
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 69热视频, 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. Ce substrat horticole original n鈥檈st pas encore commercialis茅, mais il fait ses preuves depuis trois ans dans les serres de l鈥檜niversit茅.
