/channels/news_feeds/all/term/agricultural%20economics/rss en /channels/channels/news/mac-alum-named-agriculture-classroom-executive-director-352589 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><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 ±«ÓãÖ±²¥.</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">8 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 08 Nov 2023 18:30:24 +0000 webfull 194613 at /channels /channels/channels/news/us-fruit-sellers-look-canada-berry-production-amid-drought-rising-costs-342518 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><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 ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 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> </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">29 </span><span class="month">September </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 29 Sep 2022 20:53:33 +0000 webfull 183224 at /channels /channels/channels/news/macdonald-team-heads-national-design-innovation-challenge-agriculture-300621 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Dalhousie University, Lethbridge College and ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 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></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/mcdalbridge_drone_flyer_web.jpg?itok=UqLw2e8D" width="160" height="247" 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">13 </span><span class="month">September </span><span class="year">2019</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 13 Sep 2019 13:08:37 +0000 webfull 153122 at /channels