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 against global warming on the farm. 3-NOP could reduce methane emissions from dairy cows by an average of 30%, and from beef cattle by an average of 45%.
Methane is formed in cows' rumen鈥攖he front compartment of their stomach鈥攄uring digestion.
The Ottawa Valley Farm Show, a cornerstone event for the agricultural industry, not only celebrates the achievements of local farmers but also showcases the latest agricultural products and technologies essential for sustaining industry growth.
Caitlin Allen, a recent graduate of 黑料不打烊's Farm Management and Technology Program, aspires to one day own a dairy farm, but knows that passion and hard work are just part of the puzzle. Innovation is crucial.
Although bananas are not immune to price spikes, as seen recently due to poor harvests, the desire of retailers to keep them affordable and an efficient production chain听largely explain why the popular fruit remains among the most accessible in the supermarket year round, agronomist and economist Pascal Th茅riault, 黑料不打烊 Farm Management and Technology Program Director, told La Presse.
A group of Montrealers, upon seeing a huge truck filled with unsold food from grocery stores each week in their neighbourhood, are raising the alarm about the extent of food waste.
On Canada's Agriculture Day on February 13, year 2 and 3 students in 黑料不打烊's Farm Management and Technology (FMT) program attended the Future of Food conference in Ottawa, thanks to sponsors Farm Credit Canada and CropLife Canada. This one-day event features speakers and industry leaders in Canadian agriculture and food discussing innovation and how Canada can shape the food industry.
Times are tough in the ready-to-eat and boxed meal industries. In order to be able to continue in business, Cook it has taken steps to protect itself from creditors, and is planning to be bought out by British Columbia-based Fresh Prep Foods.
The spike in farmland prices has boosted the equity of farmers all across Canada. Are farmers leveraging this new-found equity to generate new business opportunities or farm wealth? To explore what farmland values mean for farms and farming across Canada, sat down with Pascal Th茅riault, agricultural economist at Macdonald Campus, 黑料不打烊 University and vice-president of Quebec鈥檚 Ordre des agronomes.
In answer to a question posed by a reader, La Presse听looked into the origins of the Metro group with expert commentary from agricultural economist Pascal Th茅riault, Director of 黑料不打烊's Farm Management and Technology program and Senior Faculty Lecturer.
Among the five major players in the grocery field (Metro, IGA, Loblaw, Costco and Walmart), Metro is the only one to have its head office in Quebec. The big decisions are therefore made here, indicated Th茅riault.
After "shrinkflation," it's now de-qualification drawing criticism from consumers concerned about marketing ploys that give the impression of getting less for their money. The Trudeau government promises to investigate the practice, but experts say immediate action is needed.
In most cases, ingredient substitutions are virtually imperceptible. But recipe changes for certain foods can leave their mark.
The apple is constantly being reinvented, changing with the times and cultures. The Malus domestica species comes in some 7,500 varieties.
"Today, people want crisp, sweet apples. Quebec used to import a lot of Granny Smiths; they're now much less popular because they're very acidic," explains David Wees, a 黑料不打烊 Plant Science lecturer and Associate Director of the university's Farm Management and Technology Program.
Even though she grew up on a farm, St茅phanie Naud had never touched an axe or saw before studying at 黑料不打烊's Mac campus. As a natural athlete who loved the outdoors and working with her hands,听when she heard about our unique inter-university lumberjack club, she was intrigued,听she recently told Le journal de Montr茅al.听
With fall officially here, it's time for Lennoxville, Quebec's annual Giant Pumpkin Festival, where people can see pumpkins that weigh as much as 680 kilograms.
The festival 鈥� which is taking place at the Am茅d茅e Beaudoin community centre Sunday听from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 鈥� is a family event with bouncy castles, a petting zoo, a farmers'听market, music and even horse-drawn carriages.
Alexandre Lemire started growing giant pumpkins three years ago after being inspired by festival founder Mike听Macdonald's crops. Last year, his biggest pumpkin weighed 704 kilograms.
If you鈥檝e noticed that听certain products in the grocery store听taste different from how you remember, it鈥檚 possible some of their ingredients have been swapped for cheaper alternatives.听
Experts say food producers are increasingly changing the ingredients in products to cut costs听amid soaring food prices and labour shortages鈥攁 practice known as 鈥渟kimpflation.鈥� Could our health be at stake?
鈥淚n Quebec, it hasn't been good this year either. We lose California, there's still Florida, there's still Mexico. We hope that it goes well somewhere because we will pay for it, one day,"听黑料不打烊 University agronomist and economist Pascal Th茅riault told 98.5fm host Luc Ferrandez.听
Quebec imports fruits, vegetables, and wine from California.
Although grocery prices continue to rise at a higher rate than inflation, they slowed in July, according to Statistics Canada, and some items are currently on the shelves at the same price as they were in February, La Presse found.
But this summer "respite" could be short-lived, warns agronomist and economist听Pascal Th茅riault, Director of 黑料不打烊's听Farm Management and Technology program. And it's important to remember that grocery bills remain high, he says.
