agricultural economics /channels/taxonomy/term/359/all en Mac alum named Agriculture in the Classroom Executive Director /channels/channels/news/mac-alum-named-agriculture-classroom-executive-director-352589 <p><img alt="Mathieu Rouleau" sizes=" 300px) 100vw, 300px" src="/macdonald/files/macdonald/mathieu-rouleau.jpg" style="float:left; height:200px; width:200px; margin-left:15px; margin-right:15px" />Agriculture in the Classroom Canada (AITC-C) has named Mathieu Rouleau as their new executive director.</p> <p>Based in Quebec, Rouleau grew up on a dairy, grain, and maple syrup farm and holds a Bachelor in Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Business and Agronomy from 苹果淫院.</p> Wed, 08 Nov 2023 18:30:24 +0000 webfull 194613 at /channels U.S. fruit sellers look to Canada for berry production amid drought, rising costs /channels/channels/news/us-fruit-sellers-look-canada-berry-production-amid-drought-rising-costs-342518 <p>While there is a lot of trial and error, partnering with larger players may be worth it for the Canadian growers, says <a href="/nrs/academic-0/mary-doidge">Mary Doidge</a>, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics at 苹果淫院 in Montreal. "Companies like Driscoll's that have a little bit more capital might be able to take those risks," she said.</p> <p>Read the full artilce on <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/berry-business-canada-1.6580794">CBC.ca</a></p> Thu, 29 Sep 2022 20:53:33 +0000 webfull 183224 at /channels Macdonald team heads for National Design Innovation Challenge for Agriculture /channels/channels/news/macdonald-team-heads-national-design-innovation-challenge-agriculture-300621 <p>Dalhousie University, Lethbridge College and 苹果淫院 are collaborating with Farm Credit Canada on a 2 year pilot project to bring Canadian post-secondary agriculture students together to create innovative solutions to Canadian agricultural challenges. Fifteen students will bring their diverse Canadian perspectives together in cross-institutional teams responding to a specific regional agricultural issue. The challenge tasks will take teams through a creative problem solving matrix as they meet with local producers to discover the full amplitude of the challenge question.</p> Fri, 13 Sep 2019 13:08:37 +0000 webfull 153122 at /channels Integrating Agricultural Economics into the Sustainable Development Goals Implementation: Challenges and the Way Forward /channels/event/integrating-agricultural-economics-sustainable-development-goals-implementation-challenges-and-way-f-266933 <p>Special presentation by Dr. Chantal Line Carpentier, Chief of UNCTAD, New York</p> <p><strong>ABOUT THE SPEAKER</strong></p> Fri, 10 Mar 2017 19:15:56 +0000 webfull 126144 at /channels The New Frontiers of the Farm: A Look at the Forces Shaping Canadian Agriculture and Why We Need Agricultural Economists /channels/event/new-frontiers-farm-look-forces-shaping-canadian-agriculture-and-why-we-need-agricultural-economists-267211 <p>You are invited to a special presentation by <strong>Dr. Bertrand Montel</strong>, CERESSYS Intelligence Syst猫mique | Systemic Intelligence</p> <hr /><p><strong>About the speaker:</strong></p> Wed, 22 Mar 2017 13:18:06 +0000 webfull 126543 at /channels