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Farm Management and Technology students celebrate Canada's Ag Day at Future of Food Conference

Published: 14 February 2024

On Canada's Agriculture Day on February 13, year 2 and 3 students in McGill's Farm Management and Technology (FMT) program attended the Future of Food conference in Ottawa, thanks to sponsors Farm...

Breaking boundaries: Bioresource Engineering shines at McGill Design Day debut

Published: 2 May 2024

Generations of Bioresource Engineering students have participated in the BREE 495 capstone design course. What innovative ideas did this year’s students come up with?

Raymond Octagon 4th-floor classrooms reopen November 14th

Published: 14 November 2023

At the start of the semester, we had to close access to the Raymond Octagon 4th-floor classrooms unexpectedly. Debris of asbestos-containing plaster had been found in the cavity between the roof...

Canada's Food Guide may be less accurate for seniors

Published: 22 January 2024

Seniors aged 65 and over who meet the recommendations of Canada's new Food Guide may not be getting enough of some important nutrients, warns a new study published by researchers at McGill...

Less polluting burps

Published: 15 March 2024

With its burps and farts, a dairy cow emits as much methane every year as a car driven 20,000 kilometers. Ottawa has just authorized the marketing of a feed additive that could transform the fight...

The price of food inevitably "volatile"

Published: 17 April 2024

From bad weather to global conflicts, and even the breakdown of supply chains, food prices are subject to unpredictable variations....

India's millet revival: How the once-neglected seed is making a comeback

Published: 6 November 2023

Millet, once a staple in Indian cooking and agriculture before being superseded by rice, is at the centre of a massive promotional campaign launched by the Indian government....

From coursework to conservation: how students brought the pollination meadow project to life

Published: 29 November 2023

It's not every day that a university assignment transforms into a real-world conservation initiative. Yet, that's precisely what happened with the Macdonald Campus Pollination Meadow project. What...

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