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Small berries, big achievements

Published: 28 November 2024

He鈥檚 known as the king of cranberries. More than anyone else, Marc Bieler (DipAgr鈥58, BA鈥64) has contributed to Quebec鈥檚 thriving industry centred on a small red fruit with anti-inflammatory and...

2024 Scholastic Awards Reception: celebrating student excellence

Published: 27 November 2024

The 2024 Scholastic Awards Reception on November 12th聽recognized more than 155 outstanding undergraduate students and close to 50 graduate students. The Faculty awarded over $400K in named...

Macdonald Campus Farm wins regional award for milk excellence

Published: 26 November 2024

The Macdonald Campus Dairy Unit has been named best in the region in the 36th Agropur Club of Excellence for Milk Quality Awards.

Are Canadian Froot Loops healthier than those in the US? Comments from Prof. St茅phanie Chevalier

Published: 25 November 2024

In a new article,聽La Presse聽investigates claims made by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump's Secretary of Health nominee, that Froot Loops sold in Canada have far less ingredients than their...

Plant-based beverages: a green alternative to cow's milk? Comments from Prof. Vijaya Raghavan

Published: 20 November 2024

Almond milk, oat milk, coconut milk, rice milk, macadamia milk... there have never been so many options to replace cow's milk on grocery shelves. But which one has the smallest environmental...

Artificial intelligence to reduce herbicide use鈥攃omments from Mathieu Leduc

Published: 20 November 2024

Students at the Universit茅 de Sherbrooke have developed a tool that enables market gardeners to rid their fields of weeds more quickly and without resorting to herbicides, using AI-controlled...

Fifteen new or renewed Canada Research Chairs awarded to 海角社区

Published: 14 November 2024

$13.8 million in federal funding for 海角社区鈥檚 cohort of 10 new, five renewed Canada Research Chairs聽

AI for the well-being of cows and the wallets of breeders鈥攊nterview with Prof. Elsa Vasseur

Published: 12 November 2024

Images captured by cameras scrutinizing the slightest movements of cows. This is the basis of a major study currently being carried out by the Innovation Research Chair in Animal Welfare and...

Veterans honoured in annual Remembrance Day ceremony

Published: 12 November 2024

Photo by Neale McDevitt:聽On the left, 99-year-old WWII vet Joe Maxwell shakes hands with Colonel Andrew Lussier, 35 years service including tours in Kosovo and Afghanistan. In the middle is Lt....

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