Potential for Chickpea Production in the Northeast

Published: 31 January 2024

In a new article for The Maine Organic Farmer & Gardener, Javed Sidiqi, Eric Bishop Von Wettberg and McGill Plant Science Assistant Professor Valerio Hoyos Villegas dive into the potential of...

Eclipse events abound at McGill

Published: 21 March 2024

McGill will be hosting three solar eclipse events on April 8, one downtown, one at Macdonald campus, and another at the Gault Nature Reserve....

A flood of ideas from McGill’s Brace Water Centre

Published: 25 October 2023

Located on Macdonald Campus, many would mistake the Brace Water Centre's unassuming office for a private residence. Yet looks can be deceiving – for not only does the Centre boast an extraordinary...

Do Wild Varieties of Crops Hold the Key To Developing More Resilient Agriculture?

Published: 2 January 2024

As hostile weather intensifies, plant breeding focused on climate-adapted crops has taken on a sense of urgency. ...

Why the price of bananas stays low and steady

Published: 27 February 2024

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 largely explain why the...

Microgreens: Grow fast, eat young

Published: 2 May 2024

Pictured above: Greenhouse production of sunflower microgreens in biodegradable containers....

Bridging worlds: the Northern Research Knowledges Lab's collaborative approach to conservation in Canada's North

Published: 29 November 2023

As the Arctic wind whistles through Canada's northern wilderness, a unique collaboration is unfolding between scientists and Indigenous communities. Graduate and Postdoctoral students in the...

Montrealers denounce the extent of food waste in grocery stores

Published: 20 February 2024

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.

The domination of private interests presents a risk to the long-term health of the Bay of Fundy

Published: 11 April 2024

In The Conversation, Department of Natural Resource Sciences PhD Candidate Elson Ian Nyl Galang and Dalhousie University Postdoc Lara Cornejo write about their experience gathering a group of...

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