Faculty /plant/taxonomy/term/3/all en Author Talk & Book Signing with Dan Brisebois, author of The Seed Farmer: A Complete Guide to Growing, Using, and Selling Your Own Seeds /plant/channels/event/author-talk-book-signing-dan-brisebois-author-seed-farmer-complete-guide-growing-using-and-selling-362836 <p><em>La version fran莽aise suit.</em></p> Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:34:21 +0000 admin 14409 at /plant Live longer by swapping red meat for plant proteins: 黑料不打烊 research on CBC's What on Earth /plant/channels/news/live-longer-swapping-red-meat-plant-proteins-mcgill-research-cbcs-what-earth-363463 <p>Last year, a <a href="http://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-024-00925-y">黑料不打烊-led study</a> found that replacing half their red and processed meat would increase people's life expectancy an average of nine months, while cutting their diet-related carbon footprint by 25 per cent.</p> <p>Inspired by Veganuary, a U.K.-based challenge to eat vegan for the month of January, the CBC News podcast聽<em>What on Earth聽</em>interviewed lead author and PhD graduate of 黑料不打烊's Department of Animal Science, Olivia Auclair, now a research fellow at the University of Oxford.聽</p> Wed, 05 Feb 2025 19:21:31 +0000 admin 14119 at /plant Prof. Emeritus David Bird on wild turkey sightings in Montreal /plant/channels/news/prof-emeritus-david-bird-wild-turkey-sightings-montreal-363460 <p>Wild turkey sightings in Montreal are on the rise, <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/10986870/wild-turkeys-montreal/">Global News reports.</a></p> <p>Experts told them wild turkey populations in southern Quebec have steadily climbed over the past two decades due to warming temperatures.</p> <p>This has raised concern that predators could be following close behind.</p> Wed, 05 Feb 2025 18:47:24 +0000 admin 14110 at /plant Macdonald Campus Seed Library opens February 24 /plant/channels/news/macdonald-campus-seed-library-opens-february-24-363434 <p><em>La version fran莽aise suit</em></p> <p>On <strong>Monday, February 24, 2025聽</strong>the Macdonald Campus Library will open up its <a href="/library/branches/macdonald/seed-library">Seed Library</a> for online orders. The seed catalogue will be available to 黑料不打烊 students, faculty, and staff on opening day.聽</p> <p>If you're not yet a member of the Seed Library, please fill out the registration聽<a href="/library/branches/macdonald/seed-library/register?fbclid=IwAR0nb7O7bzoGCSEikdUz44k2950N2SFIFG4vKF4H_Yj22vQXoBgOYhv-8rw">form</a>.</p> Tue, 04 Feb 2025 21:22:51 +0000 admin 13780 at /plant Department of Bioresource Engineering welcomes astronaut David Saint-Jacques /plant/channels/news/department-bioresource-engineering-welcomes-astronaut-david-saint-jacques-363047 <p>The <a href="/bioeng/">Department of Bioresource Engineering</a>聽(BREE) enjoyed a visit last month from David Saint-Jacques, astronaut and Deputy Director, Lunar Exploration at the Canadian Space Agency, and BREE graduate Chris Patterson. They met with BREE undergrad and grad students who presented their projects, highlighting links between their research and bioregenerative life support system goals for extended space missions on the lunar surface and beyond in the near future.</p> Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:32:07 +0000 admin 13281 at /plant Ag Policy Connection podcast: The economics driving land use change, featuring Pascal Theriault /plant/channels/news/ag-policy-connection-podcast-economics-driving-land-use-change-featuring-pascal-theriault-362991 <p>A new episode of the Ag Policy Connection podcast, a collaboration between RealAgriculture and the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute, features聽黑料不打烊 University economist and agronomist Pascal Th茅riault, Director of the Farm Management and Technology Program, in an expert panel discussing the economics driving land use change.</p> <p>The episode dives into the economics driving land use decisions by farmers and landowners, focusing on the impact of private and public sustainability programs and other market incentives.</p> Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:08:48 +0000 admin 11840 at /plant Talk and book signing with Dan Brisebois, author of The Seed Farmer /plant/channels/event/talk-and-book-signing-dan-brisebois-author-seed-farmer-362988 <p>The time is fast approaching to begin preparing your seeds for the 2025 season.</p> Wed, 29 Jan 2025 18:51:17 +0000 admin 11834 at /plant FMT Director Pascal Th茅riault comments on boycott of American products /plant/channels/news/fmt-director-pascal-theriault-comments-boycott-american-products-362989 <p>American companies that employ hundreds of Quebec workers could suffer from a call for a boycott as suggested on certain social media, reports聽<em><a href="https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2025/01/28/boycott-de-produits-americains-des-quebecois-pourraient-en-subir-les-contrecoups">TVA Nouvelles</a>聽</em>and others.</p> Wed, 29 Jan 2025 18:58:24 +0000 admin 11835 at /plant Info Session: Introduction to 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Mentorship Network Platform /plant/channels/event/info-session-introduction-mcgills-mentorship-network-platform-362838 <div><img src="https://se-images.campuslabs.ca/clink/images/b7d86836-92e8-4273-b37c-5fc8824d211027a702fd-c12f-4f7b-a818-feaa8573640e.png?preset=med-w" width="320" style="float:left; margin-right:15px; margin-bottom:15px" alt=" Introduction to 黑料不打烊鈥</body></html>" /></div> Thu, 23 Jan 2025 07:47:20 +0000 admin 10685 at /plant Macdonald Grad Studies Office earns silver in 黑料不打烊's Sustainable Workplace Certification program /plant/channels/news/macdonald-grad-studies-office-earns-silver-mcgills-sustainable-workplace-certification-program-362573 <p><i><small>From left to right: Academic Associate聽</small></i><small><i>Laura Wittebol, Graduate Program Coordinators Maude B茅langer, Erin Minnett, and Simone Clamann, and聽</i><em>Associate Dean (Graduate Education) Jean-Benoit Charron</em></small></p> Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:11:20 +0000 admin 10640 at /plant Why are egg yolks different colours? Comments from Macdonald Campus Farm technician Louis-Philippe Dessureault /plant/channels/news/why-are-egg-yolks-different-colours-comments-macdonald-campus-farm-technician-louis-philippe-362784 <p>National Post published an article that cracking the case of egg yolk colours, from nutrition to taste, and how they came about in the first place.</p> <p>Unlike shell colour, which depends on the breed of chicken, the hue of an egg yolk is determined by the hen鈥檚 diet.</p> Tue, 21 Jan 2025 22:54:21 +0000 admin 10609 at /plant Nomination period for Macdonald Gold Key Awards /plant/channels/event/nomination-period-macdonald-gold-key-awards-362783 <p><strong><big>Do you know a student with great Mac spirit?</big></strong></p> Tue, 21 Jan 2025 22:20:48 +0000 admin 10606 at /plant Better training for agricultural producers could reduce food insecurity /plant/channels/news/better-training-agricultural-producers-could-reduce-food-insecurity-362778 <p>黑料不打烊 Bioresource Engineering Professors <a href="/bioeng/faculty-and-staff/academic-staff/valerie-orsat">Val茅rie Orsat</a> and <a href="/bioeng/faculty-and-staff/academic-staff/vijaya-raghavan">Vijaya Raghavan</a> spoke to聽<em>Le Devoir聽</em>about their recent study, which found that better educating farmers and food processors about how to avoid post-harvest food losses would reduce global food insecurity. </p> Tue, 21 Jan 2025 18:14:57 +0000 admin 10585 at /plant Bieler School of Environment welcomes new director /plant/channels/news/bieler-school-environment-welcomes-new-director-362772 <p>The Bieler School of Environment (BSE) is thrilled to announce <a href="/biology/anthony-ricciardi">Professor Anthony Ricciardi</a> as its new director, effective immediately. An expert in invasion ecology and aquatic ecosystems, Ricciardi has been a key figure at the school since 2001 and now steps up to lead.</p> <p>鈥淢y vision for the School is to become the gateway of environmental research at 黑料不打烊,鈥 said Ricciardi.</p> <p>Founded in 1998, the BSE appoints directors for five-year terms.</p> Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:50:18 +0000 admin 10571 at /plant Orange juice to start the day off right? Comments from Pascal Th茅riault /plant/channels/news/orange-juice-start-day-right-comments-pascal-theriault-362586 <p>In a recent video, Radio-Canada's聽<em>L'茅picerie </em>investigates the nutritional, environmental, and economic reasons why orange juice might not be the best choice to accompany a healthy breakfast.</p> Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:35:41 +0000 admin 10020 at /plant