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McGill Bioresource Engineering student wins Feed Your Future scholarship

Published: 21 December 2023

AgCareers.com has awarded their second Canadian Feed Your Future Scholarship to Sarah Van Heyst, a Ï㽶ÊÓƵ student working towards her M.Sc. in Bioresource Engineering. ...

Macdonald Campus Farm ranked best managed dairy herd in Vaudreuil−Soulanges

Published: 28 February 2024

Each year, Lactanet recognizes top performing herds and outstanding dairy herd management based on the Herd Performance Index.  McGill's Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is very...

Artificial intelligence in the barn

Published: 2 April 2024

Imagine cows roaming freely in a barn equipped with cameras and sensors linked to artificial intelligence in a system that predicts their mood and lifespan. Implementing such a system is the...

Microgreens: Grow fast, eat young

Published: 2 May 2024

Pictured above: Greenhouse production of sunflower microgreens in biodegradable containers....

A flood of ideas from McGill’s Brace Water Centre

Published: 25 October 2023

Located on Macdonald Campus, many would mistake the Brace Water Centre's unassuming office for a private residence. Yet looks can be deceiving – for not only does the Centre boast an extraordinary...

Bridging worlds: the Northern Research Knowledges Lab's collaborative approach to conservation in Canada's North

Published: 29 November 2023

As the Arctic wind whistles through Canada's northern wilderness, a unique collaboration is unfolding between scientists and Indigenous communities. Graduate and Postdoctoral students in the...

Shrinkflation in house brands

Published: 21 March 2024

Large retailers are reducing their formats to cut production costs in a period of high food inflation....

Canada and Quebec are preparing for another heavy forest fire season

Published: 11 April 2024

No one can say for sure whether Canada’s 2024 wildfire season will be as devastating as last year, when 15 million hectares of forest burned and over 230,000 people had to be evacuated from their...

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