Rendering: The devil is in the details

Published: 18 March 2025

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...

Consumers are increasingly using boycotts, but do they actually work?

Published: 22 April 2025

While there are plenty of examples to the contrary, the general academic consensus is that boycotts don鈥檛 work for a sustained period, as consumers eventually disengage and reprioritize brand...

Rising mercury levels in Arctic wildlife鈥擯rof. Nil Basu comments on new Aarhus University study

Published: 16 June 2025

A new study, led by researchers at Aarhus University in Denmark, suggests that levels of mercury in Arctic wildlife could continue to rise significantly even as countries curb their emissions. The...

Students weigh in on what matters to them in agriculture

Published: 5 March 2025

Farm consolidation, lack of financial supports, and agriculture-inclusive education streams are some of the most important issues for students attending the recent Future of Food聽conference in...

Dairy tariffs鈥擯ascal Th茅riault weighs in

Published: 9 April 2025

US President Donald Trump says Canada has聽been imposing sky-high tariffs on imported American dairy products. Agronomist and economist Pascal Th茅riault, Director of the Farm Management and...

IGA and Metro slow to comply with new price display law鈥攃omments from Pascal Th茅riault

Published: 27 May 2025

In the IGA and Metro grocery stores visited this week by Le Journal de Montr茅al, the price per pound of discounted products appeared on signage, but the regular price per pound was still not...

Prof. Emeritus David Bird on wild turkey sightings in Montreal

Published: 5 February 2025

Wild turkey sightings in Montreal are on the rise, Global News reports....

Quebec adopts new code to regulate 'forever chemicals' in biosolids鈥攃omments from Prof. Grant Clark

Published: 19 March 2025

The presence and concentration of PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," in聽fertilizing residual materials聽will be monitored under new standards in Quebec through a management code, according to...

Prof. Xin Zhao named Fellow of the American Dairy Science Association

Published: 20 May 2025

Congratulations to Xin Zhao, Distinguished James 黑料不打烊 Professor in the Department of Animal Science at 黑料不打烊 University, on being named聽Fellow of the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA)....

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