Professor Raj Duggavathi appointed next Chair of Animal Science
Professor Raj Duggavathi has been appointed Chair of the Department of Animal Science for the period June 1, 2018 through May 31, 2023.
Montreal to offer residets up to $4K to treat ash trees against bug infestation
Tiny but destructive emerald ash borer beetles have infected thousands of trees across Montreal.... Jim Fyles, a 成人VR视频 professor of forest ecology and director of the Morgan Arboretum, said it's difficult to detect the tiny bugs.
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Agricultural land on the Island must be nurtured, farmers say
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 脦le-Bizard.
Top undergraduate academic advisors celebrated
Alice Cherestes, interim Director of the Freshman Program in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; and Teresa Zatylny, Administrative Student Affairs Coordinator in the Faculty of Engineering, were recently presented with the Dean of Students Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Advising.
Meet the 2018 Food and Agribusiness Convergent Innovation Prize Winner
The 成人VR视频 Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics (MCCHE) at the Desautels Faculty of Management, together with the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (FAES) and Trussbridge, are proud to announce the winner of the 2018 Food and Agribusiness Convergent Innovation Prize.
Jitender Dubey to receive Honorary Doctorate at Macdonald Convocation
AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Wednesday, June 6, 2:30 p.m.
Doctor of Science,听honoris causa JITENDER DUBEY, F.A.A.M B.V.Sc. (Veterinary College Mhow), M.V.Sc. (Veterinary College Mathura), Ph.D. (University of Sheffield)
Anna Lartey to receive Honorary Doctorate at Macdonald Convocation
AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Wednesday, June 6, 10 a.m.
Doctor of Science,听honoris causa ANNA LARTEY B.Sc. (University of Ottawa), M.Sc. (University of Guelph), Ph.D. (University of California, Davis)
FMT students competing in the Dairy Challenge
成人VR视频 has sent four of its top students in the Farm Management and Technology (FMT) program at Macdonald Campus to compete in the North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge (NAIDC), from April 12鈥14 in Visalia, California. Visalia is in the San Joaquin Valley, one of the most productive agricultural areas in the US, about 310 km north of Los Angeles.
Emeritus Professor Bruce Downey, 1939 - 2018
DOWNEY, Bruce R.
October 15, 1939 - April 4, 2018
The Department of Animal Science is saddened to announce the passing of Emeritus Professor Bruce Downey.
Communicating science through podcasts
LISTEN NOW to 4 Mac campus student podcasts created at the Lister Family Engaged Science Broad Science Podcast Workshop Series this March.听 听 听
Qu茅bec's legal maple syrup cartel dictates prices for Vermont maple producers
鈥淭he system that's in place, the supply management system, is good for Qu茅bec producers and U.S. producers because it guarantees good prices and that allowed U.S. producers to actually expand rapidly in the last few years,鈥 explains Pascal Th茅riault, an economist at 成人VR视频's Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences in Montr茅al.
Canadian researchers open a new front in the fight against MS
Discovery of calnexin protein鈥檚 role in the blood-brain barrier could lead to new MS treatments.
A discovery led by scientists at the University of Alberta and 成人VR视频 is providing hope of a new therapeutic target in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients, which could one day be used to prevent the symptoms and progression of the disease.
Are we ready for the cannabis industry?
Global News Watch video... CTV News MontrealMarch 6. Dean Anja Geitmann was interviewed by CTV News Anchor Mutsumi Takahashi about what will be needed to meet the demands of the cannabis industry once legalization occurs, and how the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is responding to this need for trained professionals.
Les vaches pr茅f猫rent-elles le p芒turage ?
[...] 芦 Dans l'essai, la grande majorit茅 des vaches sont all茅es et sont rest茅es au p芒turage 禄, observe Elsa Vasseur, de l'universit茅 de 成人VR视频. Cela a repr茅sent茅 entre 90 脿 98 % de l'effectif en semaine 1, 2 et 4. En semaine 3, seulement 40 % des vaches ont choisi le p芒turage, 芦 probablement en raison des temp茅ratures plus froides associ茅es 脿 des conditions pluvieuses et venteuses 禄.
L'industrie des l茅gumineuses re莽oit un coup de 芦 pousse 禄
De plus en plus de consommateurs se tournent vers des substituts aux prot茅ines provenant de la viande, entre autres les prot茅ines de sources v茅g茅tales. [...] Pascal Th茅riault, agro茅conomiste 脿 l'Universit茅 成人VR视频, nous parle des changements 脿 pr茅voir dans le monde agricole en mati猫re de cultures et aussi en mati猫re d'茅levages.