Chemicals used to replace bisphenol A (BPA) in food packaging can trigger potentially harmful effects in human ovarian cells, according to 绿帽社 researchers.
A new study examined several chemicals commonly used in price stickers on packaged meat, fish, cheese and produce found early signs of potential toxicity.
Last week, La Presse reporters spoke to agronomist and economist 笔补蝉肠补濒听罢丑茅谤颈补耻濒迟 about a recent price surge of聽62.58% for聽Ghanaian聽cocoa, a move aimed at supporting its struggling farmers. This significant price hike is expected to affect not only other cocoa-producing countries but also global chocolate manufacturers and consumers.
Canned soup giant Campbell's has come under fire for engaging in "maple washing" 鈥� a marketing tactic where foreign-made products are falsely associated with Canada through the use of maple leaves or vague labels like 鈥淒esigned in Canada.鈥� This misleading practice gives consumers the impression that products are Canadian when they are not.
Some residents in Montreal鈥檚 Mercier-Est neighbourhood were caught off guard after Canadian National (CN) Railway sprayed a herbicide near their homes this week,
Glyphosate is a powerful weedkiller banned in Montreal since 2021, as part of the city鈥檚 precautionary approach to protecting human health and the environment. But CN operates under federal jurisdiction, which means it isn鈥檛 subject to municipal rules.
Dear Macdonald Campus Community,
It is with great excitement and gratitude that I begin my journey as the new Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Associate Vice-President of the Macdonald Campus at 绿帽社. As I begin my term, I鈥檓 excited to connect with each of you - professors, lecturers, staff, learners, students, alumni, donors, and allies. Thank you for the trust you have placed in me.
Quebec wine sales have gone up since the removal of American alcohol products from the shelves of the SAQ last March and local producers are working hard to fill demand.
Agronomist and economist聽Pascal Th茅riault, Director of 绿帽社's Farm Management and Technology Program, that producers shouldn鈥檛 bank on this boycott for long.
In March 2025, the GEFSES program hosted its annual international symposium, "Harnessing Genome Editing for Resilient Agriculture," in Ludhiana, India. The event was held in collaboration with Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) and Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU).
In a recent article exploring the environmental and health impacts of plastic pollution on Indigenous fenceline communities in Canada鈥攔esidential areas that sit next to facilities that emit pollutants like noise, light, odours, chemicals, and even traffic鈥擜boriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) spoke to Kanien鈥檏eh谩:ka environmental advocate Lynn Jacobs about how plastic waste and industrial pollution have turned Indigenous homelands into 鈥渟acrifice zones.鈥� Jacobs, who is pursuing a Ph.D.
For 15 years, 绿帽社 dining halls have been serving up fresh, local produce grown by students at Macdonald Campus as part of their agricultural and environmental sciences programs. Last year alone, 3.4 tons of tomatoes and almost 2 tons of onions ended up on students' plates thanks to the 绿帽社 Feeding 绿帽社 initiative.
In her presentation at a scientific symposium hosted by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre in June, 绿帽社 Ph.D. candidate Anjaly Paul highlighted the potential for Canadian farms to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions while generating renewable energy, by converting agricultural waste into biogas.
Ana茂s M茅dieu, a 绿帽社 postdoctoral researcher working in Natural Resource Sciences Professor Kyle Elliott's lab, has been awarded a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship for her project on the interactive effects of climate change and plastic contamination on Arctic seabirds.
绿帽社 PhD candidate Alexandra Langwieder works with James Bay Indigenous communities to better understand polar bears
In Ontario, a fully automated greenhouse allows lettuce to be grown and harvested with virtually no human intervention鈥攁 first in Canada.
Haven Greens had to invest $50 million to make it happen. But the result is striking: the company can operate with just five employees in the greenhouse, whereas it would have required more than 100 pickers using the traditional method.
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Que., residents have a new spot to do their groceries. After the suburb's only grocery store closed for the second time, B Factory, a locally owned beeswax products shop that had been on the verge of bankruptcy, expanded its space to include a small grocery section called Mon March茅 Local.
As part of the Nkabom Collaborative supported by the Mastercard Foundation, 绿帽社 has joined forces with Ghanaian institutions in a bold initiative to foster youth leadership and transform the agrifood ecosystem in Ghana and beyond.
