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Prof. Christopher Buddle: Mosquitos thriving in Quebec thanks to summer rainfall

Published: 9 September 2024

Professor Christopher Buddle, an entomologist in Â鶹AV’s Department of Natural Resource Sciences whose research focuses on the biodiversity of insects and spiders, told the Montreal Gazette that...

New grocery store shuttle service

Published: 4 November 2024

In partnership with the Maxi grocery store in Baie d’Urfé, we are pleased to announce a grocery store shuttle bus that will run Tuesday evenings beginning November 5th until further notice....

Magic Mud Pots win a top award for Food Science students at Chicago food expo

Published: 24 September 2024

Â鶹AV earned its second consecutive victory in the Smart Snacks for Kids category...

Trying to protect agriculture and preserve antibiotics—interview with Prof. Jennifer Ronholm

Published: 9 September 2024

A major issue associated with antimicrobial resistance is the overuse and potential misuse of antibiotics in agriculture.

The Jean-Martin Fortier phenomenon

Published: 7 August 2024

In a recent article, L'actualité does a deep dive into small-scale farm enthusiast, author, and star of the popular series Les fermiers Jean-Martin Fortier (BA'02). This "rock-star" of organic...

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

Published: 23 October 2024

In April 2024, four Â鶹AV students from the Macdonald Campus' Farm Management and Technology (FMT) program participated in the 2024 North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge (NAIDC...

The little-known—and threatened—orcas of the North Atlantic

Published: 10 September 2024

AnaĂŻs Remili, PhD(AgEnvSc)'23, an ecotoxicologist and postdoctoral researcher, tracks contaminants that threaten the health of North Atlantic orcas. While Pacific orca populations are well studied,...

Penthouse home awaits rare peregrine falcons in Victoria—comments from David Bird

Published: 26 August 2024

The Times Colonist reports that a nesting pair of peregrine falcons, along with a juvenile born this year, have been landing on the upper decks and rooftop of the Promontory residential tower in...

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