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City TV's morning show, Breakfast Television, spent an early morning on the Macdonald Campus Farm to hear about McGill's agriculture programs and try to learn some farm skills. Visits were made to the Dairy Barn, the Horticulture Centre, and the high tunnels; reporter Wilder Weir talked with Farm Director Paul Meldrum and Mike Bleho about the various programs offered at Macdonald and the "McGill Feeding McGill" program.
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Bioresource Engineering professor Mark Lefsrud and PhD candidate D茅bora Parrine were featured on CBC's The National on Tuesday, September 22.
Mark spoke about his work with Urban Barns, and how the new growth systems that he is developing are changing the face of agriculture.
Associate Dean (Student Affairs) Chris Buddle was interviewed on about the use of laptops in the classroom. A new study suggests that taking notes on a laptop leads to poorer marks citing distraction. Buddle says that "laptops and technology can play a pretty powerful role in the classroom..."
Listen to the entire program or to Professor Buddle's comments that begin at approximately 16:00 mins into the episode.
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Professor Lawrence Goodridge, Ian and Jayne Munro Chair in Food Safety and Food Science professor, was about his $9.8 M听 Salmonella research project while attending recent International Association for Food Protection meetings in Portland, Oregon.
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A $1-million gift from Macdonald College of 香蕉视频 alumnus J. William Ritchie, BSc(Agr)'51, will provide major support for McGill鈥檚 Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences in its efforts to open its Macdonald campus to more visitors and provide a unique, hands-on education into the critical role of agriculture in the food supply chain.
publi茅 11 f茅v 2014 | Le D茅lit
R茅dig茅 par Alexandra Nadeau
Published on Feb 7, 2014 | Inhabitat
Written by Lori Zimmer
