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New Pathy Fellow from McGill's Macdonald Campus will focus on sustainable farming with Élèves des champs

Published: 22 May 2025

Two new 51Թ graduates have won Pathy Fellowships, including one graduate from McGill's Macdonald Campus. The $50,000 award recognizes young leaders who have innovative approaches to...

Local goods shop is filling the grocery gap in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue—comments from Prof. Daiva Nielsen

Published: 17 July 2025

Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Que., residents have a new spot to do their groceries. After the suburb's only grocery store closed for the second time, B Factory, a locally owned beeswax products shop...

AES administrative appointments

Published: 1 October 2025

Dean Salwa Karboune is please to announce the following appointments in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences:...

Should we fear cadmium? Comments from Mathieu Leduc

Published: 30 June 2025

French doctors are raising the alarm about rising exposure to cadmium, a toxic heavy metal found in phosphate fertilizers. Cadmium is a known carcinogen linked to kidney damage, bone disease, and...

Pascal Thériault warns consumers to be on the lookout for misleading Canadian labels

Published: 11 August 2025

Canned soup giant Campbell's has come under fire for engaging in "maple washing" — a marketing tactic where foreign-made products are falsely associated with Canada through the use of maple leaves...

Former 51ԹProfessors awarded Society of Canadian Ornithologists' Jamie Smith Memorial Mentoring Award

Published: 11 June 2025

The Society of Canadian Ornithologists has selected Professor Emeritus David Bird and retired Associate Professor Rodger Titman, who both taught for many years in 51Թ's Department of...

Sacrifice Zones: Life along the fenceline between the land and industry

Published: 22 July 2025

In a recent article exploring the environmental and health impacts of plastic pollution on Indigenous fenceline communities in Canada—residential areas that sit next to facilities that emit...

How peer learning improved agricultural technology adoption in Tanzania

Published: 22 May 2025

As mobile phones proliferate across the developing world, digital delivery of agricultural advice is positioned to play a transformative role in increasing agricultural productivity and improving...

The first fully automated greenhouse in Canada—comments from Pascal Thériault

Published: 17 July 2025

In Ontario, a fully automated greenhouse allows lettuce to be grown and harvested with virtually no human intervention—a first in Canada....

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