Etiket: agricultural
Quebec agricultural giant Premier Tech celebrates its centenary
It was a holiday, September 9, in Rivière-du-Loup. More than 4,000 people from 28 countries were on hand to celebrate the 100 years of existence of Premier Tech, an agricultural…
individuals and associations launch an “appeal from La Rochelle” for a real agricultural transition
Welcome World Environment Pesticides Glyphosate A march is organized on Saturday September 16 in La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime) to ask for a pesticide exit plan. Cancer cases are attributed to local…
La Comtois | An estate on agricultural land
Designed for a young couple and their two children, this house, with its beautiful country feel, was inspired by the architecture of the local old ones to blend into its…
Are our agricultural lands really our food pantry?
There has been a lot of talk about food self-sufficiency in recent years. The restrictions imposed by the pandemic, a new phenomenon for most of us, have given rise to…
individuals and associations launch an “appeal from La Rochelle” for a real agricultural transition
Welcome World Environment Pesticides Glyphosate A march is organized on Saturday September 16 in La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime) to ask for a pesticide exit plan. Cancer cases are attributed to local…
Notices of damage to agricultural crops are exploding in Quebec
The agricultural season is confirmed to be one of the worst in recent history. Damage notices to the Financière agricole du Québec (FADQ) have more than doubled compared to last…
Agricultural pollution in waterways | A “promising” filter to act at the source
Between two fields, we often see ditches. They carry agricultural runoff to rivers and rivers. Despite all efforts to reduce unnecessary inputs, this water may contain contaminants, such as pesticides.…
In Coaticook, a wetland restoration project in an agricultural zone
With both feet in a swamp, water up to her knees, Audréanne Loiselle seems in her element. This doctoral student at the Université de Montréal is taking part in a…
For a new national discussion on the protection of agricultural land in Quebec
Since my first term as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, I have had the privilege of traveling throughout our regions and meeting farm families and businesses in the biofood…
Quebec will reopen the law on the protection of agricultural land
Quebec launched Wednesday morning the largest project on agricultural land since the creation of the law on its protection in 1978. The purpose of these consultations and these exchanges over…
War in Ukraine: agricultural land now riddled with mines
Posted on 06/19/2023 22:00 Video length: 2 min. France 2 Article written by S.Perez, C.Cormery, L.Lavieille, D.Padalka, A.Makrushyn – France 2 France Televisions In Ukraine, when the Russians retreat, they…
War in Ukraine: agricultural land now riddled with mines
Posted on 06/19/2023 22:00 Video length: 2 min. France 2 Article written by S.Perez, C.Cormery, L.Lavieille, D.Padalka, A.Makrushyn – France 2 France Televisions In Ukraine, when the Russians retreat, they…
Maxi low-cut floral dress and big tractor, Karine Le Marchand sexier than ever for the rest of agricultural dating!
How not to be captivated by the beauty of Karine Le Marchand? On the small screen as on social networks, the host of Love is in the meadow always unanimous.…
The Agricultural Land Protection Commission investigates the Sterling Recycling Service ecocentre
The Commission de protection du territoire agricole du Québec confirms the opening of an investigation to verify the compliance of Sterling Recycling Service, manager of an ecocentre in Mirabel, which…
Investigation – An ecocentre in Mirabel buries construction materials in an agricultural zone
Demolition debris. Construction residues. Pieces of plastic and glass. The manager of an ecocentre in Mirabel, Sterling Recycling Service (SRS), uses materials it receives to backfill agricultural land behind its…
Canadian agricultural sector | On the need to align with sustainable diets
Last fall, Canada launched consultations that will lead, later in 2023, to the adoption of the first Sustainable Agriculture Strategy (SAS), a plan with the stated goal of “improving environmental…
[Opinion] The mirage of new agricultural technologies
The most serious thinkers in terms of socio-ecological transition are all of the opinion that, among the various solutions envisaged to curb the environmental and climate crises, technological development constitutes…
Girl killed in agricultural accident | “A nameless drama”
“It saddens us all”: the community of Saint-Lin-Laurentides is devastated by the tragic death of a little girl who fell into an industrial grain mixer on Friday on a family…
Tragedy in Saint-Lin: heavy death toll in the agricultural community
The tragic death of the two-year-old girl after falling into the grain mixer of a family farm in Saint-Lin-Laurentides on Friday adds to the heavy death toll in the agricultural…
The guardian of agricultural land wants to stop an “illegal” embankment in Sainte-Marie-Salomé in Lanaudière
The Commission de protection du territoire agricole du Québec (CPTAQ) has taken legal action to force a halt to “illegal activities” of backfilling on agricultural land in Sainte-Marie-Salomé. Four companies…