Evolution of Canadian agriculture and need for sustainable solutions

In the Hill Times, Saji George, Associate Professor in McGill University's Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, argues that with the right investments in research, innovation, and farmer education, Canada can lead the global transition toward a more sustainable and resilient agricultural fu

Loblaw to identify U.S. products affected by tariffs in its grocery stores—Pascal Thériault comments

Canadian grocery giant Loblaw is preparing to add labels to U.S. products affected by tariffs, allowing consumers to distinguish them from other products on shelves and understand why they cost more.

Canada invests in McGill project to protect Lake Simcoe

The Government of Canada recently announced an investment of over $1 million in three freshwater projects for the protection of Lake Simcoe, including $412,700 to McGill University to demonstrate and evaluate best management practices to reduce phosphorus runoff from urban and agricultural sources in the Lake Simcoe watershed and to engage the

Decades after peregrines came back from the brink, a new threat emerges—comments from Prof. David Bird

After DDT use nearly wiped out peregrine falcons in the 20th century, numbers are collapsing again in many countries, the Guardian reports.

Rendering: The devil is in the details

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 the company and the City of Montreal to address the issue by retrofitting the factory seems to have fallen apart.

Natural Resource Sciences grad students reduce lab plastic waste by nearly 50%

Single-use plastics are everywhere—but two McGill University researchers are redefining the norm and championing sustainability.

"Although plastic pollution wasn’t the main focus of our research, safeguarding water bodies is essential to our work, and we knew we had to address the disconnect between our values and laboratory practices."

Pascal Thériault: For American farmers, it is impossible to do without Canadian potash

As the threat of impending tariffs and counter-tariffs loom, U.S. agricultural producers have very few options to substitute Canadian potash, an essential ingredient in fertilizer, McGill agronomist and economist Pascal Thériault told TVA Nouvelles.

Tariff trouble prompts Montrealers to prepare for price hikes—comments from Pascal Thériault

Food including meat, vegetables, and fruits are on the long list of products from the U.S. subject to Canada’s 25% counter-tariffs.

Students weigh in on what matters to them in agriculture

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 conference in Ottawa. 

Students from McGill’s Farm Management Technology (FMT) program told Farmtario what they see as the most important concerns young people have with agriculture and agri-food in Canada.

Coffee, stuck between inflation and shrinkflation—comments from Pascal Thériault

Coffee is suffering the consequences of global warming, condemning consumers of the popular drink to rising prices and shrinking formats, reports Radio-Canada. 

A passion for animal welfare

Although Andrea Amado doesn’t come from an agricultural background, she was drawn to farms from a young age. Originally from Argentina, she moved to Sherbrooke, Quebec with her family when she was four. Some of her earliest memories are of visiting farms and connecting with the animals, especially cows and horses. This interest eventually led her to McGill, where she earned a B.Sc.

Addressing Canada's agricultural labour shortage—column by Pascal Thériault

In 2019, RBC released an alarming report revealing a labour shortage in Canada's agricultural sector that could reach 123,000 vacant positions, a slowdown in exports compared to our competitors, a growing proportion of university and college graduates compared to those with a secondary education or less, a shortfall in GDP, and more.

Buying Canadian at the grocery store—comments from Pascal Thériault

President Trump's threat to impose tariffs on Canada has prompted calls to boycott American products. For consumers, the task is more complicated than it seems.

"Unless you are an expert in supply chains, and even then, it is very complex," agronomist and economist Pascal Thériault, Director of McGill's Farm Management and Technology Program, told Radio-Canada.

Bioresource Engineering Professor's company develops new technology to sex chicks before hatching

A company founded by Department of Bioresource Engineering James McGill Professor Michael Ngadi has succeeded in developing HyperEye, a new technology that uses hyperspectral imaging and AI to quickly and non-invasively identify the sex of a chick before it hatches. 

Live longer by swapping red meat for plant proteins: McGill research on CBC's What on Earth

Last year, a McGill-led study found that replacing half their red and processed meat would increase people's life expectancy an average of nine months, while cutting their diet-related carbon footprint by 25 per cent.