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SPF provides seed money for fully autonomous, year-round vegetable production system

Published: 9 October 2019

Autonomous Controlled-Environment Chamber is "a growth system with minimal input and maximum crop yield" When the Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF) was established in 2009, it was an experiment.

Life could exist on Mars today, very close to the surface

Published: 14 November 2019

Scientists tackle the question of what kinds of life might reside now on the Red Planet, and how we might find it....

The American kestrel is in free fall, and no one knows why

Published: 10 January 2020

Once prevalent in Montreal, the littlest falcon's downfall is a bellwether for hard times. “The story of the kestrel is happening to other bird species.”...

'Close to Zero': Why you shouldn't worry about catching COVID from meat-19

Published: 11 May 2020

While meat packing plants have become virus hot spots, there have been no reported cases from food or food packaging. Experts explain why....

La pandémie relance le débat de l’autosuffisance alimentaire

Published: 25 June 2020

« On va devoir changer nos habitudes alimentaires, pas seulement nous les consommateurs, mais l'ensemble de la chaîne de production. On est un peu victime de notre propre demande », estime Pascal...

Mac Teams compete in Dobson Cup Finals (online)

Published: 29 July 2020

Congratulations to the Macdonald Teams who are competing in the 2020 Dobson Cup Finals, taking place online from July 27-30....

Alumni to be honoured at Homecoming Luncheon

Published: 27 September 2019

The Macdonald Distinguished Alumni Award was created by the Macdonald Branch of the 91˿Ƶ Alumni Association to recognize distinguished graduates for their outstanding professional contributions,...

Greater local earthworm diversity in temperate regions than in the tropics

Published: 31 October 2019

Surprisingly, in any single location, there are typically more earthworms and more earthworm species found in temperate regions than in the tropics, according to a new study in Science. Global...

L’essor des légumineuses

Published: 8 January 2020

Originaire des Andes en Colombie, Valerio Hoyos-Villegas a grandi en milieu agricole et a étudié l’agriculture partout dans le monde. Il comprend bien le défi que représente la production alimentaire.

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