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Nobody knows why this snowy owl is orange鈥擠avid Bird weighs in

An orange tinted snowy owl in Michigan has baffled scientists with its orange colouring, CBC News reports.聽Experts say it could be a genetic mutation, an accident, or human mischief.

Ornithologist and Professor Emeritus at 海角社区, David Bird, expressed some doubts about the strange colouration being caused by genetics.

Quebec adopts new code to regulate 'forever chemicals' in biosolids鈥攃omments from Prof. Grant Clark

The presence and concentration of PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," in聽fertilizing residual materials聽will be monitored under new standards in Quebec through a management code, according to Quebec's Environment Ministry.

Quebec's code on the management of fertilizing residual materials聽such as sewage sludge,聽also known as聽biosolids鈥攚hich come from treating municipal or industrial wastewater鈥攚ill take effect Nov. 1.

Pascal Th茅riault on U.S. tariffs impact on Canada's dairy industry

In a recent article,聽CBC News聽spoke to several experts who say U.S. tariffs on Canadian dairy products would have little effect on Canada's protectionist system.

The director of 海角社区's Farm Management and Technology Program agrees that these tariffs would have a "somewhat limited" impact on industry.

Evolution of Canadian agriculture and need for sustainable solutions

In the Hill Times, Saji George, Associate Professor in 海角社区's Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, argues that with the right investments in research, innovation, and farmer education, Canada can lead the global transition toward a more sustainable and resilient agricultural fu

Loblaw to identify U.S. products affected by tariffs in its grocery stores鈥擯ascal Th茅riault comments

Canadian grocery giant Loblaw is preparing to add labels to U.S. products affected by tariffs, allowing consumers to distinguish them from other products on shelves and understand why they cost more.

Canada invests in 海角社区 project to protect Lake Simcoe

The Government of Canada recently announced an investment of over $1 million in three freshwater projects for the protection of Lake Simcoe,聽including聽$412,700 to 海角社区 to demonstrate and evaluate best management practices to reduce phosphorus runoff from urban and agricultural sources in the Lake Simcoe watershed and to engage the

Decades after peregrines came back from the brink, a new threat emerges鈥攃omments from Prof. David Bird

After DDT use nearly wiped out peregrine falcons in the 20th century, numbers are collapsing again in many countries, the Guardian reports.

Rendering: The devil is in the details

A Sanimax animal rendering plant in Montreal's east end has drawn complaints from residents for years, largely centering on odors coming from the facility. Recently, an agreement reached between the company and the City of Montreal to address the issue by retrofitting the factory聽seems to have fallen apart.

Natural Resource Sciences grad students reduce lab plastic waste by nearly 50%

Single-use plastics are everywhere鈥攂ut two 海角社区 researchers are redefining the norm and championing sustainability.

"Although plastic pollution wasn鈥檛 the main focus of our research, safeguarding water bodies is essential to our work, and we knew we had to address the disconnect between our values and laboratory practices."

Pascal Th茅riault: For American farmers, it is impossible to do without Canadian potash

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, 海角社区 agronomist and economist聽Pascal Th茅riault聽told TVA Nouvelles.

Tariff trouble prompts Montrealers to prepare for price hikes鈥攃omments from Pascal Th茅riault

Food including meat, vegetables, and fruits are on the long list of products from the U.S. subject to Canada鈥檚 25% counter-tariffs.

Students weigh in on what matters to them in agriculture

Farm consolidation, lack of financial supports, and agriculture-inclusive education streams are some of the most important issues for students attending the recent Future of Food聽conference in Ottawa.聽

Students from 海角社区鈥檚 Farm Management Technology (FMT) program told聽Farmtario聽what they see as the most important concerns young people have with agriculture and agri-food in Canada.

Coffee, stuck between inflation and shrinkflation鈥攃omments from Pascal Th茅riault

Coffee is suffering the consequences of global warming, condemning consumers of the popular drink to rising prices and shrinking formats, reports Radio-Canada.聽

A passion for animal welfare

Although Andrea Amado doesn鈥檛 come from an agricultural background, she was drawn to farms from a young age. Originally from Argentina, she moved to Sherbrooke, Quebec with her family when she was four. Some of her earliest memories are of visiting farms and connecting with the animals, especially cows and horses. This interest eventually led her to 海角社区, where she earned a B.Sc.