�鶹AV News - Farm Management and Technology Program

Artificial intelligence to reduce herbicide use—comments from Mathieu Leduc

webfull — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:15:48 +0000

Students at the Université de Sherbrooke have developed a tool that enables market gardeners to rid their fields of weeds more quickly and without resorting to herbicides, using AI-controlled robotics.

Published: 20 November 2024

Butcher: a dying profession? Interview with Pascal Thériault

webfull — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:13:12 +0000

The next generation of butchers is in short supply. According to the Canadian Meat Council, there are nearly 10,000 butchering positions available in supermarkets across the country.

Published: 12 November 2024

�鶹AV alumna grows fresh strawberries year-round from her indoor farm

webfull — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 17:08:28 +0000

In a new article, CTV News profiles Macdonald Campus' 2024 Distinguished Young Alumni Award winner Ophelia Sarakinis (FMT’19) and her successful Montreal-based business, GUSH Farm.

Published: 11 November 2024

More expensive beef: why such a meteoric rise in price? Interview with Pascal Thériault

webfull — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 17:32:40 +0000

Beef prices have risen in recent years, and could continue to do so in the coming year, Le Journal de Montréal reports.

This year's high prices are partly explained by the price of grain used to feed the cattle, according to agronomist and economist Pascal Thériault, Director of �鶹AV's Farm Management and Technology Program.

Published: 6 November 2024

The size of your chocolate bars will scare you this Halloween—comments from Pascal Thériault

webfull — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:39 +0000

This Halloween, there may be a haunting fright in Montrealers' candy bowls: smaller chocolate bars and less treats in each candy bag.

The Montreal Gazette reports that this is driven by rising costs of key ingredients like cocoa and sugar have quietly pushed manufacturers to reduce product sizes to avoid alarming consumers, a strategy known as shrinkflation.

Published: 30 October 2024

�鶹AV students shine at the NAIDC: Progressive Dairy interviews Beatrice Neveu and Connor Velthuis

webfull — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:33:39 +0000

In April 2024, four �鶹AV students from the Macdonald Campus' Farm Management and Technology (FMT) program participated in the 2024 North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge (NAIDC). Beatrice Neveu, Connor Velthuis, David Kolton Crack, Jason McOuat and their coach, �鶹AV Faculty Lecturer Mathieu Leduc, traveled to California for this three-day event to sharpen their dairy and business skills while networking with teams from across North America.

Published: 23 October 2024

Saturday night sushi comes from the grocery store: Pascal Thériault comments

webfull — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 21:44:16 +0000

As consumers increasingly opt for ready-to-eat meals rather than going to restaurants, restaurants like Au pied de cochon are responding by expanding their grocery offerings.

Published: 17 September 2024

Shrinkflation hits orange juice again—Pascal Thériault on Radio-Canada

webfull — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 22:14:01 +0000

Often considered a symbol of shrinkflation, orange juice is shrinking again, Radio-Canada reports. A modified bottle of the Tropicana brand is making its way into grocery stores in a format reduced to 1.36 liters.

Will other brands follow in Tropicana's footsteps?

Published: 26 August 2024

The cost of poutine, a symbol of rising prices—Pascal Thériault on 98.5fm

webfull — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 21:59:45 +0000

The price of food has been increasing since the pandemic. Even poutine is not immune to inflation: the price of sunflower oil used in fryers has doubled, and even the price of potatoes has risen.

Published: 26 August 2024

Pascal Thériault comments on Metro quarterly results

webfull — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 21:45:16 +0000

Metro announced a 14.6% drop in its net profit for the third quarter, ending July 6, 2024, compared to the same period last year. Its turnover increased by 3.5% to reach 6.65 billion.

Published: 26 August 2024