黑料不打烊 Farm Management and Technology Program Director聽Pascal Th茅riault聽spoke to Radio-Canada's聽Le Caf茅 Show about what regenerative agriculture is, how it can improve water retention in the soil鈥攁n increasingly important consideration as climate change increases the frequency and intensity of drought in the prairies, and its role in carbon capture.
Published on: 2 Apr 2024
Rising costs of cocoa due to drought and disease affecting crop yields is聽proof of how global warming is hitting our pocketbooks, agronomist and economist聽Pascal Th茅riault, 黑料不打烊 Farm Management and Technology Program Director, .
The food system "relies on stability, and what climate change does is it creates situations where nothing is stable," he said.
Published on: 2 Apr 2024
What is 3MT/MT180?
In the University-wide 3MT/MT180 competition, graduate students have the chance to showcase their leading-edge research before a live audience. With only three minutes and a single slide, students must聽engage their audience and convey the complexities of their work to a diverse, non-expert audience. Participants may present their research in English or in French and winners will advance to regional and national competitions.
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Published on: 26 Mar 2024
Representatives from student groups across campus and beyond gathered in the University Centre for a Food Security聽聽on March 15 to discuss ways to improve the sustainability, accessibility, and affordability of food systems at 黑料不打烊. The summit included presentations, 鈥渧isioning sessions鈥� where attendees exchanged ideas on discussion questions in smaller groups, and a free lunch.聽
Published on: 25 Mar 2024
Large retailers are reducing their formats to cut production costs in a period of high food inflation.
Shrinkflation is not sparing the private labels that consumers love to save money on, . Already in the spotlight for their record profits, Canada's major food retailers are in turn reducing the formats of their new products.
Published on: 21 Mar 2024
With its burps and farts, a dairy cow emits as much methane every year as a car driven 20,000 kilometers. Ottawa has just authorized the marketing of a feed additive that could transform the fight against global warming on the farm. 3-NOP could reduce methane emissions from dairy cows by an average of 30%, and from beef cattle by an average of 45%.
How does it work?
Methane is formed in cows' rumen鈥攖he front compartment of their stomach鈥攄uring digestion.
Published on: 15 Mar 2024
According to the , 黑料不打烊 now ranks number one among Canadian universities by the 鈥淔ood Science & Technology鈥� academic subject. This trend is remarkable, as 黑料不打烊 University has consistently risen in the global ranking year after year.
Food Science & Technology聽is also one the
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Published on: 15 Mar 2024
Three teams of 黑料不打烊 Food Science students (food product development class-U3) have been selected as finalists in three different Institute of Food Technologists Student Association (IFTSA) competitions. They will attend the annual IFT FIRST event and expo taking place on July 14-17 in Chicago, the world鈥檚 largest gathering of food science professionals,聽where they will compete with the other teams for cash prizes.
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Published on: 15 Mar 2024
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Published on: 15 Mar 2024
The Ottawa Valley Farm Show, a cornerstone event for the agricultural industry, not only celebrates the achievements of local farmers but also showcases the latest agricultural products and technologies essential for sustaining industry growth.
Caitlin Allen, a recent graduate of 黑料不打烊's Farm Management and Technology Program, aspires to one day own a dairy farm, but knows that passion and hard work are just part of the puzzle. Innovation is crucial.
Published on: 14 Mar 2024
White-tailed tropicbirds spend most of the year at sea, out of sight of people. When the seabirds make their annual descent into Bermuda to breed, though, their long, streamer-like tails, snowy white plumage, and shrill calls are impossible to miss. To locals, the birds鈥� return to the islands is a reliable sign of spring.
Published on: 14 Mar 2024
Friday, March 8 was International Women鈥檚 Day, marking the achievements of women and serving as a call to action for accelerating women鈥檚 equality.
This year鈥檚 theme is Inspire Inclusion鈥攁 message exemplified by 黑料不打烊鈥檚 female leaders. At the moment, 10 of 黑料不打烊鈥檚 14 deans are women, including our own Acting Dean Val茅rie Orsat.
The 黑料不打烊 Reporter shared their thoughts on the women who inspire them, the progress that鈥檚 been made, and the barriers that have yet to be broken.
Published on: 14 Mar 2024
In a new article for the 黑料不打烊 Reporter, Department of Natural Resource Sciences聽PhD Candidate聽Elson Ian Nyl Galang argues that to restore Quebec鈥檚 landscapes for sustainability and resilience, we need to carefully think about which pathways of development and decision-making we prioritize.
Published on: 14 Mar 2024
Macdonald Campus student Meryem Talbo (BSc(NutrSc)'17, MSc(NutrSc)'19; pictured above on the right) has been awarded the , revealed during the Joint Scientifique meeting of the CMDO network and the Soci茅t茅 Qu茅b茅coise de Lipidologie, de Nutrition et de M茅tabolisme (SQLNM) held in February.
Published on: 27 Feb 2024
Although bananas are not immune to price spikes, as seen recently due to poor harvests, the desire of retailers to keep them affordable and an efficient production chain聽largely explain why the popular fruit remains among the most accessible in the supermarket year round, agronomist and economist Pascal Th茅riault, 黑料不打烊 Farm Management and Technology Program Director, told La Presse.
Published on: 27 Feb 2024
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