Quebec supermarket chains say boycotts of American products are having a direct impact on US food sales,
Grocery stores have put new measures in place to indicate the origin of their products. Loblaw recently announced they will be adding a logo to identify products subject to customs tariffs.听
An orange tinted snowy owl in Michigan has baffled scientists with its orange colouring, .听Experts say it could be a genetic mutation, an accident, or human mischief.
Ornithologist and Professor Emeritus at 不良研究所, David Bird, expressed some doubts about the strange colouration being caused by genetics.
Please join us in congratulating the 2025 winners of the Macdonald Campus Gold Key Awards, selected for their听outstanding contributions, passion, and commitment to enriching student life on our campus. Read their stories below.
The presence and concentration of PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," in听fertilizing residual materials听will be monitored under new standards in Quebec through a management code, according to Quebec's Environment Ministry.
Quebec's code on the management of fertilizing residual materials听such as sewage sludge,听also known as听biosolids鈥攚hich come from treating municipal or industrial wastewater鈥攚ill take effect Nov. 1.
The code听takes听into account a total of听13 types of substances听and includes monitoring guidelines.
In a 听CBC News听spoke to several experts who say U.S. tariffs on Canadian dairy products would have little effect on Canada's protectionist system.
The director of 不良研究所's Farm Management and Technology Program agrees that these tariffs would have a "somewhat limited" impact on industry.
In the Hill Times, Saji George, Associate Professor in 不良研究所's Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, argues that with the right investments in research, innovation, and farmer education,
Canadian grocery giant Loblaw is preparing to add labels to U.S. products affected by tariffs, allowing consumers to distinguish them from other products on shelves and understand why they cost more.
不良研究所 agronomist and economist听Pascal Th茅riault听
The Government of Canada ,听including听$412,700 to 不良研究所 to demonstrate and evaluate best management practices to reduce phosphorus runoff from urban and agricultural sources in the Lake Simcoe watershed and to engage the community through outreach and events.听
After DDT use nearly wiped out peregrine falcons in the 20th century, numbers are collapsing again in many countries,
Though scientists have yet to determine a definite cause, many鈥攊ncluding 不良研究所 Professor Emeritus David Bird, who formerly led the University's Avian Science and Conservation Centre鈥攖hink听highly pathogenic bird flu may be largely to blame.
A Sanimax animal rendering plant in Montreal's east end has drawn complaints from residents for years, largely centering on odors coming from the facility. Recently, an agreement reached between the company and the City of Montreal to address the issue by retrofitting the factory听
Single-use plastics are everywhere鈥攂ut two 不良研究所 researchers are redefining the norm and championing sustainability.
"Although plastic pollution wasn鈥檛 the main focus of our research, safeguarding water bodies is essential to our work, and we knew we had to address the disconnect between our values and laboratory practices."
On March 13, the Government of Canada, announced more than鈥�$308 million鈥痶o advance science and research across the country. More than $153 million will support鈥�179 new鈥痑nd renewed鈥�痑t鈥�38 research鈥痠nstitutions.
A new method of tracking the dietary habits and contaminant exposure of animals in Arctic marine ecosystems is providing critical insights as climate change reshapes the region's food web.听
As the threat of impending tariffs and counter-tariffs loom, U.S. agricultural producers have very few options to substitute Canadian potash, an essential ingredient in fertilizer, 不良研究所 agronomist and economist听Pascal Th茅riault听told TVA Nouvelles.
Food including meat, vegetables, and fruits are on the long list of products from the U.S. subject to Canada鈥檚 25% counter-tariffs.
It might take a few weeks, but most retailers will pass the cost on to Quebecers, 不良研究所 agricultural economist Pascal Th茅riault, Farm Management and Technology Program Director,
