Au début du XXe siècle, alors que la soupe aux pois faisait partie intégrante du menu des Québécois, on le cultivait beaucoup ici, raconte David Wees, chargé de cours et agronome à l'Université McGill. L'intérêt s'est ensuite perdu dans les années 70. « La source de protéine a été remplacée par une autre source de protéine : la production animale », ajoute M. Chalifour. Résultat : les producteurs se sont mis à cultiver de plus en plus de maïs servant à  préparer la moulée des animaux.
Published on: 5 Aug 2019
Stéphanie Chevalier, professeure associée à l'École de nutrition humaine de l'Université McGill, souligne elle aussi que le grilled cheese présente des risques particuliers parce qu'il est collant. Il le sera d'autant s'il est servi froid, par exemple à cause d'un délai pour le découper en morceaux, a-t-elle dit.
Published on: 5 Aug 2019
Congratulations to Dr. Pierre Lacasse, an Adjunct Professor in Animal Science, who has been made a Fellow of the Canadian Society of Animal Science (CSAS) in a recent annual meeting in Austin, Texas. The fellowship is awarded to CSAS members for truly outstanding contributions in any field of animal agriculture. Dr. Lacasse is a research scientist in Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre, AAFC.
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Published on: 23 Jul 2019
Hanadi Sleiman and Jaswinder Singh have each received $1.65 million in research grants, to be distributed over six years.
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Published on: 15 Jul 2019
Congratulations to NRS professor Joann Whalen who has been made a Fellow of the Canadian Society of Soil Science (CSSS). The Award is for members with a distinguished record of accomplishment in soil science & service to the CSSS.
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Published on: 15 Jul 2019
Congratulations to Bioresource professor Chandra Madramootoo, who was recently made a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering.
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Published on: 4 Jul 2019
Congratulations to NRS professor Joann Whalen, who was recently awarded the Auguste Scott prize given by the Association quebecoise de specialistes en science du sol (AQSSS). Other professors who won it previously were Dr. Gus Mackenzie and Dr. Guy Mehuys. The prize is awarded for outstanding contributions to the field of soil science.
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Published on: 2 Jul 2019
Today [June 20], Iain Stewart, President of the National Research Council, Canada's largest federal research and development organization, announced the results of the inaugural round of the NRC’s New Beginnings Initiative. The New Beginnings Initiative is part of the NRC’s Ideation Fund, which was announced in Budget 2018 to encourage, test and validate transformative research ideas generated by NRC researchers working with external collaborators.
... The projects with McGill collaborators and associated funding amounts include:
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Published on: 2 Jul 2019
If you've been out in the Laurentians or the Eastern Townships lately, you may have noticed there've been a lot of flies - notably bigger varieties known as flesh flies. Â
They have been seen invading those communities to the point where some restaurants had to shut down their terrasses and residents can't enjoy their backyards.
"Flesh fly - the name is a little bit scary," said Stephanie Boucher, curator of the Lyman Entomological Museum and Research Laboratory at Ď㽶ĘÓƵ.
Published on: 2 Jul 2019
On June 14 in Victoria, British Columbia, the Honourable , Minister of Science and Sport, announced an investment of over $275 million for 346 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs at 52 institutions across Canada. The also made an important investment towards these Chairs in providing more than $5.2 million in new funding for research infrastructure, supporting 30 Chairs at 18 institutions.
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Published on: 18 Jun 2019
Concerns they might be contaminated with norovirus, a highly contagious virus that continues that causes gastroenteritis.
Quebec recalled frozen raspberries imported from Chile this week over concerns they might be contaminated with norovirus.
The norovirus is a highly contagious virus that continues to thrive when frozen and causes gastroenteritis, which manifests itself with diarrhea, vomiting and stomach pain. The symptoms develop between 12 and 24 hours after exposure.
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Published on: 17 Jun 2019
Les recherches de Kevin Wade, chercheur et professeur agrégé au Département des sciences animales de l’Université McGill, ont comme objectif d’aider les producteurs laitiers à gérer leurs troupeaux et à rentabiliser leurs activités. Élevé dans une ferme laitière en Irlande, M. Wade rêvait de devenir vétérinaire avant de se tourner vers l’agronomie. Aujourd’hui, il se plaît à dire à ses étudiants : « C’est sans doute mieux ainsi, car je travaille avec des animaux en santé et non malades. »
Photo : Gabriel Dallago
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Published on: 12 Jun 2019
Some entomologists are sounding the alarm that native bees could be in danger of being wiped out, because of the popularity of urban beekeeping.
“The danger is that we’re probably losing species and don’t even know it,” says Gail MacInnis, a PhD entomology candidate at Ď㽶ĘÓƵ. Something needs to be done, she says, to control the number of honeybees being raised.
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Published on: 12 Jun 2019
The University of Windsor’s Board of Governors announced Friday the appointment of Robert Gordon as seventh President and Vice-Chancellor, following a rigorous search led by a committee... Gordon earned bachelor and master’s degrees in [Agricultural] engineering from Ď㽶ĘÓƵ, and a PhD in Land Resource Science from the University of Guelph.
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Published on: 27 May 2019
¶Ů’a±č°ůè˛ő SĂ©bastien Faucher, professeur au dĂ©partement des sciences des ressources naturelles Ă l’UniversitĂ© McGill, les rince-bouche ne sont qu’une goutte d’eau dans la pollution de nos cours d’eau.Â
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Published on: 27 May 2019
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