/macdonald/taxonomy/term/250/all en /macdonald/channels/news/rethinking-world-one-small-farm-time-339979 <p>How can we help societies achieve more resilient agriculture in the face of geopolitical disturbances and climate change? Why do we continue to propose agricultural systems based on globalized commodity markets as the only way to feed ourselves? Why continue to subsidize models that destroy soil fertility, ecosystems and put our health at risk? </p> Mon, 20 Jun 2022 17:59:40 +0000 valerie.mcleod@mcgill.ca 936534 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/field-day-pulse-agronomy-and-breeding-333131 <div> <div dir="auto"></div></div> Tue, 07 Sep 2021 21:45:35 +0000 valerie.mcleod@mcgill.ca 574347 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/flower-power-quebec-farmer-invites-visitors-pick-bouquets-farm-332233 <p><span>���ϲ����� alumnus Marc-André Isabelle (Dip.FMT, BEng. Bioresource) is a course lecturer in the Farm Management & Technology program. The Isabelle farm </span>in Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec, <span>has evolved and expanded throughout the years, from dairy to strawberries to produce, and most recently launching </span>FestiFleurs, a popular pick-your-own bouquet event<span>.<br /> <br /></span></p> Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:29:09 +0000 valerie.mcleod@mcgill.ca 518088 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/training-farmers-21st-century-302761 <p><strong>Keesha Ness</strong>’s family certainly knows farming – they’ve been doing it for nearly 100 years and plan to celebrate when they reach that milestone next summer.</p> <p>Ness is passionate about farming, loves her cows, and plans to follow the family’s tradition.</p> <p>“I’m definitely hoping to help out with the management side,” says Ness of her family’s Ayrshire dairy farm in Howick, Quebec.</p> <p>“I really love the management side of it.”</p> Thu, 21 Nov 2019 19:41:30 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 125680 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/agricultural-land-island-must-be-nurtured-farmers-say-286980 <p>Ramzy Kassouf recently appeared in two videos produced by the Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA) which spoke to the importance of preserving and nurturing the 2047 hectares of remaining agricultural land on Montreal Island - the majority of which are found in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Senneville and Île-Bizard.</p> Wed, 02 May 2018 16:18:26 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 53326 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/farming-camp-macdonald-campus-could-cultivate-love-agriculture-261686 <p> </p> <p>A friend realized his life’s dream through one of the generous programs offered by the [Macdonald] campus of ���ϲ����� University in Saint Anne-de-Bellevue…</p> <p>Macdonald campus, therefore, is a God-send.  </p> Tue, 12 Jul 2016 13:34:56 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 52403 at /macdonald