91社区 News - Macdonald Campus Farm /channels/news_feeds/all/term/mac_campus_farm/rss en Macdonald Campus Farm wins regional award for milk excellence /channels/channels/news/macdonald-campus-farm-wins-regional-award-milk-excellence-361453 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The Macdonald Campus Dairy Unit has been named best in the region in the 36th Agropur Club of Excellence for Milk Quality Awards.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/dairy-cows-pasture.png?itok=sdeYKTcE" width="160" height="90" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">26 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 26 Nov 2024 15:00:24 +0000 webfull 204689 at /channels Video: AI in milk production /channels/channels/news/video-ai-milk-production-357326 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Dairy producers know that the slightest change in the behavior of cows can give an indication of their state of health. But since they can't be everywhere at once, artificial intelligence could help improve and extend the lives of their livestock. In 91社区's Macdonald Campus farm, researchers are developing tools to detect problems before they occur.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/1708362419371_rachel_van_vliet.jpg?itok=RBwKkFmt" width="160" height="120" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">14 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 14 May 2024 15:19:41 +0000 webfull 200048 at /channels Macdonald Campus Farm ranked best managed dairy herd in Vaudreuil鈭扴oulanges /channels/channels/news/macdonald-campus-farm-ranked-best-managed-dairy-herd-vaudreuilsoulanges-355784 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Each year,聽<a href="https://lactanet.ca/en/home/">Lactanet</a>聽recognizes top performing herds and outstanding dairy herd management based on the <a href="https://lactanet.ca/en/milk-recording/herd-performance-index/">Herd Performance Index</a>.聽 91社区's Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is very proud to share Macdonald Campus Farm鈥檚 results for 2023 and to underline the farm鈥檚 ranking:</p> <ul> <li> <p><b>1 of 29</b>聽herds in聽<b>Vaudreuil鈭扴oulanges</b></p> </li> <li> <p><b>4 of 189</b>聽herds in the聽<b>Mont茅r茅gie鈭扥uest region</b></p></li></ul></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/1701358994-mgd_plq_0103.jpg?itok=Q91fKS5e" width="160" height="120" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">28 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 28 Feb 2024 19:33:36 +0000 webfull 198215 at /channels Macdonald Farm: A unique place of learning on the island of Montr茅al /channels/channels/news/macdonald-farm-unique-place-learning-island-montreal-355581 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><a href="https://www.lafamilledulait.com/fr/magazine/savoir-faire/article/la-ferme-macdonald-un-lieu-d-apprentissage-unique-sur-l-ile-de-montreal">La famille du lait</a>聽featured our very own聽<a href="/macdonaldfarm/">Macdonald Campus Farm</a> in their online magazine,聽speaking to General Manager <a href="/macdonald/channels/news/janice-pierson-named-general-manager-macdonald-farm-344786">Janice Pierson</a>.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/1701358652-mgd_plq_0094.jpg?itok=kjPtZBDW" width="160" height="120" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">20 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 20 Feb 2024 20:48:14 +0000 webfull 197988 at /channels Mac Campus dairy takes 2nd place in regional award for milk excellence /channels/channels/news/mac-campus-dairy-takes-2nd-place-regional-award-milk-excellence-353335 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The Macdonald Campus Dairy Unit has once again been named one of the best in the region at the 35th Agropur Club of Excellence for Milk Quality Awards.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">6 </span><span class="month">December </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 06 Dec 2023 20:09:26 +0000 webfull 195445 at /channels Where do new apple varieties come from? /channels/channels/news/where-do-new-apple-varieties-come-351785 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The apple is constantly being reinvented, changing with the times and cultures. The Malus domestica species comes in some 7,500 varieties.</p> <p>"Today, people want crisp, sweet apples. Quebec used to import a lot of Granny Smiths; they're now much less popular because they're very acidic," explains <a href="/plant/faculty/wees">David Wees</a>, a 91社区 Plant Science lecturer and Associate Director of the university's Farm Management and Technology Program.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">11 </span><span class="month">October </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:46:27 +0000 webfull 193709 at /channels New Season Extension Technology at the Hort Centre /channels/channels/news/new-season-extension-technology-hort-centre-328677 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Here's a feast for your eyes on this chilly February morning. Join聽<strong>Mike Bleho</strong>聽for a trip back to the sweltering summer of 2020 to see the construction of a couple of new structures at the Hort Centre - a low input high tunnel and a greenhouse. Thanks to this new infrastructure, the team produced tomatoes right up until the first week of November! The project came together thanks to the dedicated efforts of our staff and students and was supported by the 91社区 Sustainability Projects Fund.聽</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">18 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 18 Feb 2021 14:10:05 +0000 webfull 167995 at /channels Macdonald Campus Dairy Cow Pasture Project uses sustainable best practices to bolster education /channels/channels/news/macdonald-campus-dairy-cow-pasture-project-uses-sustainable-best-practices-bolster-education-328675 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Animal-friendly fences, optimized water use and rotational grazing systems help make the Mac dairy herd more sustainable overall</p> <p>鈥淭his system of pasturing uses the cattle to manage grass growth, and in return, the cattle get highly nutritious grass at the peak of quality while spending the spring, summer and fall outside in a natural environment,鈥 says [Farm Manager, Paul] Meldrum of the Project which received funding from the University鈥檚 Sustainability Projects Fund.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">18 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 18 Feb 2021 14:05:58 +0000 webfull 167993 at /channels Ecological Improvement of Dairy Cow Pastures Project wins 2020 Sustainability in Operations Catalyst Award /channels/channels/news/ecological-improvement-dairy-cow-pastures-project-wins-2020-sustainability-operations-catalyst-award-326450 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The <strong>Ecological Improvement of Dairy Cow Pastures</strong> project has created a sustainable pasture system at the <strong>Macdonald Campus Farm</strong> which features a rotational grazing system for cattle, the addition of approximately 700 trees and shrubs, the installation of water lines for access to fresh water, and the purchase of a mobile shade umbrella to protect cattle from the sun. The re-design of the pastures has led to improved animal well-being and reduced machinery usage.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/cow_shade.jpg?itok=g_b8kxMm" width="160" height="120" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">25 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2020</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 25 Nov 2020 21:13:17 +0000 webfull 165551 at /channels Michael Bleho honoured with 2020 Distinguished Contribution Catalyst Award /channels/channels/news/michael-bleho-honoured-2020-distinguished-contribution-catalyst-award-326449 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>As Coordinator of the Horticulture Research Centre at the Macdonald Campus Farm, <strong>Michael [Bleho]</strong> has demonstrated his commitment to sustainability through his daily interactions with students and his work making the agricultural process more eco-friendly throughout his 30 years at the Centre. Michael was a driving force in establishing 鈥91社区 Feeding 91社区鈥, an initiative which directly provides Macdonald Campus produce to campus dining halls.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/mike_bleho.jpg?itok=U3lWLM-K" width="160" height="182" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">25 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2020</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 25 Nov 2020 21:08:04 +0000 webfull 165550 at /channels