Macdonald Student-Run Ecological gardens cultivate a sustainable future

Published: 18 February 2022

One of the first concerns about the climate crisis is often the future of our food systems. Tucked between fields at the Macdonald Campus farm and the Morgan Arboretum in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue at...

Bennett named to U.S. National Academy of Sciences

Published: 4 May 2022

The National Academy of Sciences announced today the election of 120 members and 30 international members-including McGill Professor Elena Bennett (Natural Resource Sciences)-in recognition of...

McGill-Mac Campus Alums named to Canadian Agricultural Youth Council

Published: 30 September 2020

We were thrilled to learn that several members of the McGill-Macdonald Campus community were selected from more than 800 applicants to sit on the Canadian Agricultural Youth Council.

Our Top Students: 2020 Macdonald and Stewart Medal Recipients

Published: 25 November 2020

Congrats to these exceptional Macdonald students who achieved the highest aggregate standing in the first or second year of their respective programs!  The Macdonald  Medals (BSc(AgEnvSc), BEng...

Rural Alaskans struggle to access and afford water

Published: 31 March 2021

Water scarcity in rural Alaska is not a new problem, but the situation is getting worse with climate change. Lasting solutions must encourage the use of alternative water supplies like rainwater...

From family farm to family gift: Mac graduate ‘cultivates’ experiential education

Published: 3 September 2021

As a young Macdonald College student, Alton McEwen, BSc(Agr)’66, had plenty of opportunities for experiential education during the summer months, working seven days a week on the family dairy farm...

Mac Dairy Herd scores in Top 20%

Published: 24 January 2022

Holstein and Multicultural Herd at Mac Farm in Top 20% of all herds using Lactanet’s milk recording and herd management services...

Consortium RITA receives $6M in funding

Published: 27 March 2022

On March 26th, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Mr. André Lamontagne, announced grants totaling $7.1M to three organizations engaged in the food processing sector, including $6M in...

Opinion: Degradation of Quebec forests is costly to all

Published: 8 November 2020

[Co-author Joshua Sterlin is a PhD student in the Department of Natural Resource Sciences at McGill University.]...

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