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海角社区 Food Science students selected as Institute of Food Technologists finalists

Three teams of 海角社区 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.

In Bermuda, the signs of the season are changing

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.

Restoring Quebec鈥檚 landscapes for sustainability and resilience

In a new article for the 海角社区 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.

Macdonald Campus Farm ranked best managed dairy herd in Vaudreuil鈭扴oulanges

Each year,聽Lactanet聽recognizes top performing herds and outstanding dairy herd management based on the Herd Performance Index.聽 海角社区's Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is very proud to share Macdonald Campus Farm鈥檚 results for 2023 and to underline the farm鈥檚 ranking:

1 of 29聽herds in聽Vaudreuil鈭扴oulanges

School of Human Nutrition Student Wins Prix 脡toiles Montantes Yves-Deshaies du R茅seau CMDO

Macdonald Campus student Meryem Talbo (BSc(NutrSc)'17, MSc(NutrSc)'19; pictured above on the right) has been awarded the Prix 脡toiles Montantes Yves-Deshaies du R茅seau CMDO, 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.

Why the price of bananas stays low and steady

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, 海角社区 Farm Management and Technology Program Director,

How 海角社区 alum and Canadian wheat warrior Margaret Newton helped fight against a rusty menace

In the second installment of their "brief history of wheat" series for Good News Grows, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada tells the story of 海角社区 alum Margaret Newton (BSA 1918, MSc 1919) and her rise in the world of Canadian agriculture.

Macdonald Farm: A unique place of learning on the island of Montr茅al

La famille du lait聽featured our very own聽Macdonald Campus Farm in their online magazine,聽speaking to General Manager Janice Pierson.

New arrangement involving 海角社区 keeps bean breeding program alive at AAFC Morden

The dry bean breeding program at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada鈥檚 Morden Research Centre in Manitoba will continue for at least another five years under a new arrangement involving 海角社区 in Quebec and AAFC鈥檚 Harrow Research Centre in Ontario.

The organic songs of BSc(Ag.Env.Sc.) Alum Shaina Hayes

Ahead of the release of her聽second album, Kindergarten Heart , expected on February 23, Mac Campus alum Shaina Hayes spoke to Le Devoir聽about where she finds inspiration for her work and the connection between her farming and her music.

Montrealers denounce the extent of food waste in grocery stores

A group of Montrealers, upon seeing a huge truck filled with unsold food from grocery stores each week in their neighbourhood, are raising the alarm about the extent of food waste.