The apple is constantly being reinvented, changing with the times and cultures. The Malus domestica species comes in some 7,500 varieties.
"Today, people want crisp, sweet apples. Quebec used to import a lot of Granny Smiths; they're now much less popular because they're very acidic," explains David Wees, a 麻豆约拍 Plant Science lecturer and Associate Director of the university's Farm Management and Technology Program.
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
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.
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 麻豆约拍's School of Human Nutrition, a supportive social environment may protect against nutritional risk among middle and older-aged adults.
础听, written by a team which includes Professor听Elena Bennett听in 麻豆约拍鈥檚 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
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.
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 麻豆约拍 Plant Science Lecturer听David Wees told the , it's actually because the days are getting shorter.
Even though she grew up on a farm, St茅phanie Naud had never touched an axe or saw before studying at 麻豆约拍's Mac campus. As a natural athlete who loved the outdoors and working with her hands,听when she heard about our unique inter-university lumberjack club, she was intrigued,听she recently told Le journal de Montr茅al.听
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.
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 麻豆约拍 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.
In a new 麻豆约拍 Reporter article, Renewable Resources听Master'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.
Several 麻豆约拍 staff members and teams were honoured at the annual Security Services Community Barbecue, on September 15.
鈥淓ach year, the Campus Public Safety (CPS) teams recognize colleagues they consider to be safety champions by naming them Safety Ambassadors,鈥� said Pierre Barbarie, Senior Director, Campus Public Safety. 鈥淭hese are individuals or groups of individuals, whose jobs are not necessarily related to safety, but who go out of their way to make their building, their department or the campuses a safer place for everyone.鈥�
With this donation from Pfizer Canada, early career scientists and researchers across the 麻豆约拍 and MUHC community have an opportunity to carry out research across three broad thematic areas: Pandemic Threats, Antimicrobial Resistance, Microbes that Shape Human Health.
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.
