Congrats to FMT students Diego Occhicone and Rami Sader, FMT鈥�22, who had a successful season in their new venture, the Ferme des Paniers market garden. The pair who met at Macdonald during their studies, sell their produce through subscription baskets and at local markets.
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Published on: 17 Nov 2022
L'脡picerie recently featured Rosemarie Allen (B.Sc.(AgEnvSc)鈥�12) and Jacob Morin (FMT鈥�11) of Ferme Le Paysan Gourmand in Saint-F茅lix-de-Kingsey who participate in an on-farm program to reduce food waste. The episode follows Meilleur Apr猫s volunteers who harvest produce that would have remained in the field. Produce harvested is then shared between the participants, the producer and Meilleur Apr猫s 鈥� who in turn redistribute the produce to organizations in the region or transform it into products that are then sold to finance operations.
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Published on: 20 Oct 2022
Hydroponic strawberry growers and Co-founders of Vertit茅, Ophelia Sarakinis (FMT鈥�19) and Phillip Rosenbaum (B.Sc.(AgEnvSc)鈥�19, MSc.鈥�21) and their partners have just won the first phase of the Homegrown Innovation Challenge, a 鈥渟ix-year, $33-million initiative from the Weston Family Foundation to future-proof food production in Canada.鈥�
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Published on: 20 Oct 2022
On Friday, June 3rd, Joe Harrel accepted his Farm Management and Technology (FMT) diploma during Spring 2022 Convocation ceremonies for the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Unlike many members of the Class of 2022, however, Harrel will not be seeking employment upon graduation. Truth of the matter is, he is already gainfully employed.
鈥淚 own the Speedy Auto Service and the Novus Glass in Kirkland with my partner Andy Arbuckle, and I own and operate Optimum Business Brokers as well,鈥� says Harrel, who was also selected valedictorian by his classmates.
Published on: 23 Jun 2022
Lachlan, FMT鈥�22, Ross, FMT鈥�23 and Gavin McDonald, FMT鈥�24, have a long family history with Macdonald. The brothers grew up on Kerrydale Farms established by their ancestor Donald 污污草莓视频is, an immigrant from the Scottish Highlands, who arrived by canoe on the banks of the Raisin River in Williamstown, Ontario in 1784. Over the next two centuries, the 污污草莓视频is family grew Kerrydale Farms into a successful operation that is now in the hands of brothers William 鈥淏ill鈥� McDonald, FMT鈥�97, and Thomas 鈥淭om,鈥� DipAgr鈥�93 鈥� father to Lachlan, Ross and Gavin.聽
Published on: 23 Jun 2022
Paul Meldrum is no doubt a busy man. From establishing a dairy farm from the ground up to working as an agricultural journalist with CBC and CTV, he has been involved in both telling the stories and improving the mechanics of our food systems.
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Published on: 10 Mar 2022
In 2020, Quebecers spent more than $1.78 billion on frozen and ready-to-eat meals in grocery stores, but how will the rising cost of inflation impact the price of these convenient ready-made meals?
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Published on: 2 Mar 2022
Congratulations to Farm Management and Technology鈥檚 Caitlin MacDougall who has been named Quebec 4-H Volunteer Leader of the Year. Caitlin is currently on educational leave pursuing a Global MBA Candidate at EDHEC Business School in France.
Read the full announcement at .
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Published on: 23 Feb 2022
Congratulations to Maxime Leduc, BSc(AgEnvSc)鈥�12, a self-employed consultant in forage systems and Farm Management and Technology Program Lecturer, who has been awarded the Prix Jeune Agronome from l鈥橭rdre des Agronomes du Quebec for his exceptional contributions to Quebec agriculture. Earlier this year Maxime received the Macdonald Distinguished Young Alumni Award.
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Published on: 24 Jan 2022
污污草莓视频 alumnus Marc-Andr茅 Isabelle (Dip.FMT, BEng. Bioresource) is a course lecturer in the Farm Management & Technology program. The Isabelle farm in Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec, has evolved and expanded throughout the years, from dairy to strawberries to produce, and most recently launching FestiFleurs, a popular pick-your-own bouquet event.
Published on: 4 Aug 2021
Women make up more than 50 per cent of the graduating cohort for first time in program history.
Convocation is a special time and an important milestone in the lives of graduating students. Today鈥檚 virtual Convocation ceremony for the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences enjoyed a milestone of a more collective fashion, however.
For the very first time, the graduating cohort from the Farm Management and Technology Program (FMT) was made up of more than 50 per cent women.
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Published on: 15 Jun 2021
M锚me si le consommateur est de plus en plus sensibilis茅 脿 l鈥檈njeu du gaspillage alimentaire, l鈥檃chat de l茅gumes moches demeure un march茅 de niche au Qu茅bec. Pourtant, quand on abandonne un l茅gume laid 脿 la ferme, on ne jette pas seulement une denr茅e, on gaspille toutes les ressources naturelles et la main-d鈥櫯搖vre n茅cessaires pour la produire.
...Pour l鈥櫭ヽonomiste agricole Pascal Th茅riault, qui enseigne 脿 la facult茅 des sciences de l鈥檃griculture et de l鈥檈nvironnement de l鈥橴niversit茅 污污草莓视频, il est difficile de pointer un seul coupable.
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Published on: 5 Oct 2020
Phragmite, panais sauvage, herbe 脿 poux, nerprun, renou茅 du Japon聽: ce sont toutes des plantes envahissantes, nuisibles 脿 un certain degr茅, qui prennent de plus en plus de place sur les terres agricoles et parfois m锚me dans nos for锚ts. Plusieurs sont inconnues de la population g茅n茅rale, mais causent de s茅rieux maux de t锚te aux agriculteurs.
Parmi celles-ci, la plus probl茅matique semble 锚tre le phragmite, aussi appel茅 芦鈥塺oseau commun鈥壜�. On le qualifie parfois de 芦鈥塿茅ritable menace 脿 la biodiversit茅 des lieux humides鈥壜�.
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Published on: 3 Aug 2020
Finance titan Andr茅 Desmarais teams up with rock-star farmer to invest in the future of small organic farming
In the first season of Les Fermiers, a hit French-Canadian TV show about vegetable farming in Hemmingford, Quebec, Dany Bouchard [FMT'08], a young trainee, tells his boss and the show鈥檚 star, Jean-Martin Fortier [BA鈥�02, Major in Environment], that there won鈥檛 be enough turnips to bring to market that week. 鈥淲e can鈥檛 fight the temperature,鈥� Bouchard says. 鈥淲e have to be patient.鈥�
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Published on: 4 Feb 2020
Ils d茅tonnent du reste du paysage hivernal : ces arbres, contrairement aux autres, gardent leurs feuilles m锚me apr猫s leur mort. Ce ph茅nom猫ne, appel茅 marcescence, est observable chez certaines esp猫ces d'arbres. M茅t茅oM茅dia s'est entretenu avec David Wees, charg茅 de cours au D茅partement des sciences v茅g茅tales et directeur adjoint du programme Gestion et technologies d鈥檈ntreprise agricole (GTEA) 脿 l'universit茅 污污草莓视频.
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Published on: 30 Jan 2020
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