For Assistant Professor听Lucienne Tritten听at 91社区, parasitic worms represent an urgent challenge and an opportunity to push the boundaries of modern science, DNA to RNA (D2R) 91社区 writes in a new article. With funding from D2R's听Foundational Projects听program, Prof. Tritten is developing an innovative approach to combating parasitic infections using the gut bacteria we already have inside us.
Published on: 9 Apr 2025
US President Donald Trump says Canada has听been imposing sky-high tariffs on imported American dairy products. Agronomist and economist Pascal Th茅riault, Director of the Farm Management and Technology Program at 91社区, spoke to 颁叠颁听补苍诲听Global News听to give key context on this issue in their reporting:
Published on: 9 Apr 2025
In a recent article,听 Experts interviewed for the article said it's possible鈥攂ut only if we change other eating habits in the process.
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Published on: 9 Apr 2025
On March 27, 91社区 honoured 141 laureates at the 20th annual听, celebrating researchers who received prestigious provincial, national or international awards in 2024, including eight researchers in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
In his opening remarks, 91社区 President and Vice-Chancellor, Deep Saini, applauded the honourees for their efforts, underlining the importance of 91社区鈥檚 research contributions.
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Published on: 2 Apr 2025
Quebec supermarket chains say boycotts of American products are having a direct impact on US food sales,
Grocery stores have put new measures in place to indicate the origin of their products. Loblaw recently announced they will be adding a logo to identify products subject to customs tariffs.听
Published on: 26 Mar 2025
An orange tinted snowy owl in Michigan has baffled scientists with its orange colouring, .听Experts say it could be a genetic mutation, an accident, or human mischief.
Ornithologist and Professor Emeritus at 91社区, David Bird, expressed some doubts about the strange colouration being caused by genetics.
Published on: 26 Mar 2025
Please join us in congratulating the 2025 winners of the Macdonald Campus Gold Key Awards, selected for their听outstanding contributions, passion, and commitment to enriching student life on our campus. Read their stories below.
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Published on: 26 Mar 2025
The presence and concentration of PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," in听fertilizing residual materials听will be monitored under new standards in Quebec through a management code, according to Quebec's Environment Ministry.
Quebec's code on the management of fertilizing residual materials听such as sewage sludge,听also known as听biosolids鈥攚hich come from treating municipal or industrial wastewater鈥攚ill take effect Nov. 1.
The code听takes听into account a total of听13 types of substances听and includes monitoring guidelines.
Published on: 19 Mar 2025
In a 听CBC News听spoke to several experts who say U.S. tariffs on Canadian dairy products would have little effect on Canada's protectionist system.
The director of 91社区's Farm Management and Technology Program agrees that these tariffs would have a "somewhat limited" impact on industry.
Published on: 19 Mar 2025
In the Hill Times, Saji George, Associate Professor in 91社区's Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, argues that with the right investments in research, innovation, and farmer education,
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Published on: 19 Mar 2025
Loblaw to identify U.S. products affected by tariffs in its grocery stores鈥擯ascal Th茅riault comments
Canadian grocery giant Loblaw is preparing to add labels to U.S. products affected by tariffs, allowing consumers to distinguish them from other products on shelves and understand why they cost more.
91社区 agronomist and economist听Pascal Th茅riault听
Published on: 19 Mar 2025
The Government of Canada ,听including听$412,700 to 91社区 to demonstrate and evaluate best management practices to reduce phosphorus runoff from urban and agricultural sources in the Lake Simcoe watershed and to engage the community through outreach and events.听
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Published on: 18 Mar 2025
After DDT use nearly wiped out peregrine falcons in the 20th century, numbers are collapsing again in many countries,
Though scientists have yet to determine a definite cause, many鈥攊ncluding 91社区 Professor Emeritus David Bird, who formerly led the University's Avian Science and Conservation Centre鈥攖hink听highly pathogenic bird flu may be largely to blame.
Published on: 18 Mar 2025
A Sanimax animal rendering plant in Montreal's east end has drawn complaints from residents for years, largely centering on odors coming from the facility. Recently, an agreement reached between the company and the City of Montreal to address the issue by retrofitting the factory听
Published on: 18 Mar 2025
Single-use plastics are everywhere鈥攂ut two 91社区 researchers are redefining the norm and championing sustainability.
"Although plastic pollution wasn鈥檛 the main focus of our research, safeguarding water bodies is essential to our work, and we knew we had to address the disconnect between our values and laboratory practices."
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Published on: 18 Mar 2025
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