Alumni /plant/taxonomy/term/915/all en Activity Booklet: The Buzzing World of Pollinators - 2026 edition /plant/channels/event/activity-booklet-buzzing-world-pollinators-2026-edition-365848 <p>The <a href="/macoutreach/">Office of Experiential Learning and Community Outreach</a> in collaboration with the Sonia Bujold Initiative and Let’s Talk Science at 9I, has put together a lovely <strong>free onlin</strong></p> Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:37:26 +0000 admin 61199 at /plant Macdonald Campus Booth at Naturally Sainte-Anne /plant/channels/event/macdonald-campus-booth-naturally-sainte-anne-358882 <p>Join us for the 2025 edition of Naturally Sainte-Anne!</p> Tue, 27 Aug 2024 16:36:46 +0000 admin 61177 at /plant Activity Booklet: Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall! - 2025 edition /plant/channels/event/activity-booklet-goodbye-summer-hello-fall-2025-edition-333609 <p>The <a href="/macoutreach/">Office of Experiential Learning and Community Outreach</a> in collaboration with the Sonia Bujold Initiative and Let’s Talk Science at 9I, has put together a lovely <strong>free onlin</strong></p> Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:14:55 +0000 admin 61179 at /plant Activity Booklet: The Mysteries of Halloween - 2025 edition /plant/channels/event/activity-booklet-mysteries-halloween-2025-edition-334375 Join us in celebrating National Pumpkin Day! Mon, 25 Oct 2021 19:29:09 +0000 admin 61184 at /plant Activity Booklet: The Delights of the Winter Season - 2025 edition /plant/channels/event/activity-booklet-delights-winter-season-2025-edition-335449 Join us in celebrating the holiday season! Thu, 09 Dec 2021 14:46:50 +0000 admin 61188 at /plant Margaret A. Gilliam Lecture Series in Food Security /plant/channels/event/margaret-gilliam-lecture-series-food-security-366447 Safeguarding the Food Chain: Advances in Mycotoxin Monitoring, Risk Assessment, and Mitigation Strategies Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:35:23 +0000 admin 61176 at /plant Activity Booklet: From Seeds to Trees - 2026 edition /plant/channels/event/activity-booklet-seeds-trees-2026-edition-365750 &;&;&;/&; Mon, 16 Jun 2025 18:04:17 +0000 admin 61197 at /plant Activity Booklet: February, the Month of Love & Friendship - 2026 edition /plant/channels/event/activity-booklet-february-month-love-friendship-2026-edition-337010 Join us in celebrating the month of love &amp; friendship! Thu, 03 Feb 2022 16:38:28 +0000 admin 61191 at /plant Activity Booklet: The Joys of Spring - 2026 edition /plant/channels/event/activity-booklet-joys-spring-2026-edition-337044 Join us in welcoming back spring! Thu, 24 Mar 2022 20:14:33 +0000 admin 61193 at /plant Lister Family Engaged Science Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition /plant/channels/event/lister-family-engaged-science-three-minute-thesis-3mt-competition-332979 <p>Since 2017, the <a href="/macoutreach/science-communication">Lister Family Engaged Science Initiative</a> has supported the Lister Family Engaged Science Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. </p> Tue, 31 Aug 2021 16:43:17 +0000 admin 61186 at /plant Tariff trouble prompts Montrealers to prepare for price hikes—comments from Pascal Thériault /plant/channels/news/tariff-trouble-prompts-montrealers-prepare-price-hikes-comments-pascal-theriault-364027 <p>Food including meat, vegetables, and fruits are on the long list of products from the U.S. subject to Canada’s 25% counter-tariffs.</p> <p>It might take a few weeks, but most retailers will pass the cost on to Quebecers, 9I agricultural economist <a href="/fmt/staff/theriault">Pascal Thériault</a>, Farm Management and Technology Program Director, <a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/tariff-trouble-prompts-montrealers-to-prepare-for-price-hikes/">told <em>CTV News</em>.</a></p> Wed, 05 Mar 2025 20:08:55 +0000 admin 61096 at /plant Exploring the power of research at the 2025 Lister Science Chats /plant/channels/news/exploring-power-research-2025-lister-science-chats-365424 <p>On May 2, 2025, over 60 people gathered in the John Abbott College Library for the Lister Science Chats, where four Macdonald Campus graduate students presented their research and shared how past events as well as the discoveries, sometimes unintentional, and techniques of previous scientists made their work possible.</p> Tue, 20 May 2025 13:23:28 +0000 admin 61034 at /plant Is eating Canadian better for your health? /plant/channels/news/eating-canadian-better-your-health-364900 <p>In a recent article, <a href="https://www.lapresse.ca/societe/2025-04-06/sante-et-bien-etre/manger-canadien-meilleur-pour-la-sante.php"><em>La Presse </em>investigates whether boycotting American products could improve our health.</a> Experts interviewed for the article said it's possible—but only if we change other eating habits in the process.</p> Wed, 09 Apr 2025 17:45:05 +0000 admin 61077 at /plant Pascal Thériault warns consumers to be on the lookout for misleading Canadian labels /plant/channels/news/pascal-theriault-warns-consumers-be-lookout-misleading-canadian-labels-366300 <p>Canned soup giant Campbell's has come under fire for engaging in "maple washing" — a marketing tactic where foreign-made products are falsely associated with Canada through the use of maple leaves or vague labels like “Designed in Canada.” This misleading practice gives consumers the impression that products are Canadian when they are not.</p> Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:54:28 +0000 admin 61038 at /plant Pascal Thériault: For American farmers, it is impossible to do without Canadian potash /plant/channels/news/pascal-theriault-american-farmers-it-impossible-do-without-canadian-potash-364170 <p>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, 9I agronomist and economist <a href="/fmt/staff/theriault">Pascal Thériault</a> told <em>TVA Nouvelles</em>.</p> Tue, 11 Mar 2025 19:08:29 +0000 admin 61095 at /plant