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Artificial intelligence, automation and robotics are reshaping many parts of the economy, and experts say the meat-processing sector could benefit from improved technology to overcome labour shortages, improve food safety and remain competitive against alternatives like plant-based proteins.

Change has been slow, but companies are making strides, such as using robotics to transport heavy animal carcasses within a facility, to stack and move boxes for delivery听and to optimize transportation loads to reduce the amount of trucking.听

Classified as: Michael Ngadi, Department of Bioresource engineering
Published on: 11 Oct 2023

Congratulations to Marc Bieler DipAgr鈥58, BA鈥64, Nicolas Chatel-Launay BSc(AgEnvSc)鈥14 and B. Pratyusha Chennupati MSc鈥13 who will receive Macdonald Distinguished Alumni Awards at the Homecoming Lunch on Saturday, October 21.

Classified as: Distinguished Alumni Awards, Distinguished Young Alumni awards
Published on: 4 Oct 2023

According to a new study published in听The Journal of Nutrition听by a team including听Associate Professor听Daiva Nielsen听and other researchers from 成人VR视频's School of Human Nutrition, a supportive social environment may protect against nutritional risk among middle and older-aged adults.

Classified as: School of Human Nutrition, Daiva Nielsen
Published on: 4 Oct 2023

础听, written by a team which includes Professor听Elena Bennett听in 成人VR视频鈥檚 Department of Natural Resource Sciences, explores the challenges of the Anthropocene, a new geological epoch defined by humans' colossal impact on the environment. To counteract this widescale destruction, the researchers propose that imagination is a hopeful yet complicated tool for creating a positive environmental future.听

Classified as: Department of Natural Resource Sciences, elena bennett
Published on: 4 Oct 2023

On August 30, Vice-Principal of Macdonald Campus and Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Anja Geitmann welcomed Member of Parliament for Lac-Saint-Louis Francis Scarpaleggia, on behalf of Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC) Lawrence MacAulay, to the Macdonald Campus. In the presence of industry partners AgroWorld and other invited guests, Scarpaleggia announced AAFC鈥檚 $5.3 million investment in BioFuelNet Canada as part of the Agri-Science Program.

Classified as: Anja Geitmann, Don Smith, Department of Plant Science
Published on: 4 Oct 2023

Across Quebec, we're already seeing leaves start to transition from bright summery greens to the burnished, coppery hues of Fall鈥攂ut the changes aren鈥檛 happening because the days are chillier. As 成人VR视频 Plant Science Lecturer听David Wees told the , it's actually because the days are getting shorter.

Classified as: david wees, Department of Plant Science
Published on: 2 Oct 2023

Even though she grew up on a farm, St茅phanie Naud had never touched an axe or saw before studying at 成人VR视频's Mac campus. As a natural athlete who loved the outdoors and working with her hands,when she heard about our unique inter-university lumberjack club, she was intrigued,听she recently told Le journal de Montr茅al.听

Classified as: Woodsmen
Published on: 2 Oct 2023

With fall officially here, it's time for Lennoxville, Quebec's annual Giant Pumpkin Festival, where people can see pumpkins that weigh as much as 680 kilograms.

The festival 鈥 which is taking place at the Am茅d茅e Beaudoin community centre Sunday听from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 鈥 is a family event with bouncy castles, a petting zoo, a farmers'听market, music and even horse-drawn carriages.

Alexandre Lemire started growing giant pumpkins three years ago after being inspired by festival founder Mike听Macdonald's crops. Last year, his biggest pumpkin weighed 704 kilograms.

Classified as: david wees, Farm Management and Technology Program, Department of Plant Science
Published on: 27 Sep 2023

It is impossible to imagine modern agriculture without plastics鈥12 million tons are used every year. But what about the environmental consequences? An international team of authors, including 成人VR视频 Department of Bioresource Engineering Professor Jan Franklin Adamowski and Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry Associate Professor and Chair听St茅phane Bayen, addresses this question in a recent study.

Classified as: Stephane Bayen, Jan Adamowski, Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Department of Bioresource engineering
Published on: 27 Sep 2023

Wonder found chasing bugs: A summer in the Yukon Arctic

In a new 成人VR视频 Reporter article, Renewable ResourcesMaster's student Will Hein writes about his journey to the heart of the remote Arctic wilderness to study wildlife interaction in the face of climate change.

Classified as: renewable resources, Bieler School of Environment
Published on: 27 Sep 2023

With this donation from Pfizer Canada, early career scientists and researchers across the 成人VR视频 and MUHC community have an opportunity to carry out research across three broad thematic areas: Pandemic Threats, Antimicrobial Resistance, Microbes that Shape Human Health.

Classified as: Institute of Parasitology, Qian (Vivian) Liu
Published on: 27 Sep 2023
This was the worst year for Canadian wildfires on record and though fire season is not yet over, we can already start to see and look at some of the impact of fires on our ecosystems across the country. One population particularly affected by the fires this summer is birds.
Classified as: David Bird, Dept. of Natural Resource Sciences
Published on: 20 Sep 2023

As cases听creep upward of a rare disease that spreads to humans from wild canines and dogs, medical experts say it's important to get a听better understanding of its incidence across the country.

Alveolar echinococcosis听(AE) is听an infection caused by the parasite听Echinococcus multilocularis, which is carried by coyotes, dogs and foxes. The tapeworm common in Europe was first detected in wildlife in Western Canada in 2012; one year later, the first human case of AE was found in a woman in rural Alberta.

Published on: 20 Sep 2023

On September 7,听thirty two AES undergraduate research awardees shared posters illustrating their summer research jobs.

Dean Anja Geitmann broke through the waves of animated conversation to congratulate the students for engaging in this inspiring science conversation and to award four researchers for their outstanding posters:

Classified as: Anja Geitmann, Murray Humphries, Salwa Karboune, Stephane Bayen, Xin Zhao, USRA, Varoujan Yaylayan
Published on: 20 Sep 2023

If you鈥檝e noticed that听certain products in the grocery store听taste different from how you remember, it鈥檚 possible some of their ingredients have been swapped for cheaper alternatives.听

Experts say food producers are increasingly changing the ingredients in products to cut costs听amid soaring food prices and labour shortages鈥攁 practice known as 鈥渟kimpflation.鈥 Could our health be at stake?

Classified as: Pascal Th茅riault
Published on: 5 Sep 2023

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