Artificial intelligence to reduce herbicide use—comments from Mathieu Leduc

Published: 20 November 2024

Students at the Université de Sherbrooke have developed a tool that enables market gardeners to rid their fields of weeds more quickly and without resorting to herbicides, using AI-controlled...

Veterans honoured in annual Remembrance Day ceremony

Published: 12 November 2024

Photo by Neale McDevitt: On the left, 99-year-old WWII vet Joe Maxwell shakes hands with Colonel Andrew Lussier, 35 years service including tours in Kosovo and Afghanistan. In the middle is Lt....

2024 inductees selected for Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame, including two former Mac professors

Published: 26 June 2024

Four agricultural champions from across Canada have been selected by the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame as its 2024 inductees. Dr. Bruce Coulman, Dr. Michael Eskin, Paul Larmer and Dr. Charles...

More expensive beef: why such a meteoric rise in price? Interview with Pascal Thériault

Published: 6 November 2024

Beef prices have risen in recent years, and could continue to do so in the coming year, Le Journal de Montréal reports....

Call for Nominations: Mastery for Service Award (due November 29)

Published: 30 October 2024

Every five years, Macdonald honours an individual who has provided "outstanding contributions to the Macdonald community as demonstrated by a commitment and dedication to the Campus which has added...

AI for the well-being of cows and the wallets of breeders—interview with Prof. Elsa Vasseur

Published: 12 November 2024

Images captured by cameras scrutinizing the slightest movements of cows. This is the basis of a major study currently being carried out by the Innovation Research Chair in Animal Welfare and...

Landscape Design: Student photo exhibit

Thursday, November 14, 2024 12:30to15:30

Vote for your faves!...

Call for nominations: Macdonald Campus Award of Excellence for Administrative and Support Staff (due November 29)

Published: 30 October 2024

This year, Macdonald will formally honour a member of the Administrative and Support staff who demonstrates outstanding performance and contribution in support of promotion and development of the...

Research and Innovation Chair in Animal Welfare and Artificial Intelligence: Research and Innovation Day

Thursday, November 14, 2024 13:30to16:30

Professors Abdoulaye Baniré Diallo (UQAM), Elsa Vasseur (McGill) and the WELL-E team would like to invite you to the Research and Innovation ChaUniversité du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Pavillon PK,...

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