The Marche Mac Market with displays of seasonal vegetables and honey

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  1. Marché Mac Market
  2. Farm visits
  3. McGill Feeding McGill
  4. Lactanet

Marché Mac Market

The Mac Market is open to the public from July to November, selling seasonal vegetables and fruits produced on campus, as well as transplants in the spring. For opening hours or more information, call 514-398-7875 or visit the market's Facebook page.

Farm visits

The Macdonald Campus Farm is not currently open to the public. These measures protect the animals’ safety and assure the success of ongoing McGill research into their health and well-being.

McGill Feeding McGill

Each year, McGill Feeding McGill supplies over 25,000 kg of fresh produce from the Horticulture Research Centre at Macdonald Farm to the University's Food and Dining Services, used in residences and dining halls across the University's two campuses. Ten years on, what started as a pilot project rooted in student research and a passion for sustainable, local food, is now a successful and award-winning sustainability initiative.

Lactanet

McGill University's Department of Animal Science and the Macdonald Farm have made significant contributions to Canada's flourishing $2.7 billion dairy industry, which produces over 3.3 billion litres of milk annually. With Quebec accounting for 37% of this production, the research program, originally initiated by McGill Professor John Moxley (1922–2014), has turned into an influential entity known as Valacta. Today, Valacta offers comprehensive advice on various aspects of dairy production, including milk component analysis, quota projection, nutritional advice, dry-cow transition, and animal comfort and welfare, both in Canada and globally.

The impact of McGill's research extends further through Lactanet, a collaborative initiative between CanWest DHI, the Canadian Dairy Network, and Valacta, situated on Macdonald Campus. This partnership unites leading dairy herd improvement organizations responsible for milk recording, genetic evaluations, and knowledge transfer in Canada. Lactanet equips Canadian dairy farmers with the necessary tools for success and prepares them to face future industry challenges, ensuring Canada's continued global leadership in dairy production. In essence, McGill's contribution to Valacta and Lactanet has been pivotal in shaping the landscape of the Canadian dairy industry.