Dalhousie RSS News - Alumni & Friends https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news.html Dalhousie RSS News - Alumni & Friends Thu, 28 Mar 2024 20:44:09 GMT 2024-03-28T20:44:09Z Call For Submissions! https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2024/01/24/call_for_submissions_.html Fine Arts & Crafts Exhibit Opens March 7 at the MacRae Library, 135 College Road Alumni & Friends News Wed, 24 Jan 2024 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2024/01/24/call_for_submissions_.html Stephanie Rogers 2024-01-24T16:00:00Z New Face on Campus https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2024/01/10/new_face_on_campus.html Please welcome Vicki Mackintosh (she/they) to the role of community education manager while Lauren Peters is on maternity leave. Alumni & Friends News Wed, 10 Jan 2024 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2024/01/10/new_face_on_campus.html Stephanie Rogers 2024-01-10T16:00:00Z A growing need for food https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/12/19/a_growing_need_for_food.html The Food Pantry is run entirely by student volunteers and is facilitated by the Dal AC Rotaract club. Alumni & Friends News Tue, 19 Dec 2023 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/12/19/a_growing_need_for_food.html Stephanie Rogers 2023-12-19T16:00:00Z Outdoor Classroom and Landscape Manager Chelsea Baird https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/12/14/outdoor_classroom_and_landscape_manager_chelsea_baird.html Chelsea Baird, (Class of '07) is back on campus as the inaugural Outdoor Classroom and landscape manager Alumni & Friends News Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/12/14/outdoor_classroom_and_landscape_manager_chelsea_baird.html Stephanie Rogers 2023-12-14T16:00:00Z Faculty of Agriculture alumni stories from 2023: A look back https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/12/13/faculty_of_agriculture_alumni_stories_from_2023__a_look_back.html As 2023 comes to a close, we look back at Faculty of Agriculture alumni stories and spotlights from the past year. Alumni & Friends News Wed, 13 Dec 2023 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/12/13/faculty_of_agriculture_alumni_stories_from_2023__a_look_back.html Stephanie Rogers 2023-12-13T16:00:00Z Arbor Plant Health Care https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/12/08/arbor_plant_health_care.html Over the past 16 years, Arbour Plant Health Care has grown to include numerous trucks, chippers, and other specialized equipment to make the job safer and more efficient. It has also grown to include several additional AC alumni Alumni & Friends News Fri, 08 Dec 2023 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/12/08/arbor_plant_health_care.html Stephanie Rogers 2023-12-08T16:00:00Z Landscape Architecture ticks all the boxes https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/11/20/landscape_architecture_ticks_all_the_boxes.html Landscape architecture is a field that blurs the lines between science and art, community development and environmental studies Alumni & Friends News Mon, 20 Nov 2023 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/11/20/landscape_architecture_ticks_all_the_boxes.html Stephanie Rogers 2023-11-20T16:00:00Z A fascination with plants https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/11/07/a_fascination_with_plants.html Emily works to find practical solutions for farmers in order to provide productive, profitable crop production while enhancing ecosystems, Alumni & Friends News Tue, 07 Nov 2023 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/11/07/a_fascination_with_plants.html Stephanie Rogers 2023-11-07T16:00:00Z Steve Ells spends a lot of time with grapes. https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/11/02/steve_ells_spends_a_lot_of_time_with_grapes_.html Ellslea Vineyards has grown to 55 acres and produces a mixture of hybrids and vitis vinifera for the local industry, with a focus on grapes for sparkling wines. Alumni & Friends News Thu, 02 Nov 2023 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/11/02/steve_ells_spends_a_lot_of_time_with_grapes_.html Stephanie Rogers 2023-11-02T15:00:00Z Meet your Alumni Association Board of Directors https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/11/02/meet_your_alumni_association_board_of_directors.html Meet your Alumni Association board members Alumni & Friends News Thu, 02 Nov 2023 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/11/02/meet_your_alumni_association_board_of_directors.html Stephanie Rogers 2023-11-02T15:00:00Z Cultivating a Sustainable Future https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/10/30/cultivating_a_sustainable_future.html Students on this campus are naturally innovative, which of course is not a shock. Agriculture and innovation go hand in hand. Alumni & Friends News Mon, 30 Oct 2023 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/10/30/cultivating_a_sustainable_future.html Stephanie Rogers 2023-10-30T15:00:00Z Measuring Food Sustainability https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/10/23/measuring_food_sustainability.html Experiential learning is a hallmark of the programs offered in the Faculty of Agriculture and a 10-day intensive course offered for the first time this past summer was no different. Alumni & Friends News Mon, 23 Oct 2023 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/10/23/measuring_food_sustainability.html Stephanie Rogers 2023-10-23T15:00:00Z Aggies Once, Aggies Twice. https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/10/18/aggies_once__aggies_twice___college_royal_2023_in_the_books.html College Royal 2023 is in the books! Alumni & Friends News Wed, 18 Oct 2023 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/10/18/aggies_once__aggies_twice___college_royal_2023_in_the_books.html stephanie rogers 2023-10-18T15:00:00Z Blue & Gold Awards presented https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/10/17/blue___gold_awards_presented.html The Blue and Gold Awards program honours alumni who have distinguished themselves through outstanding service to the Faculty of Agriculture, their communities, Atlantic Canada and beyond. Alumni & Friends News Tue, 17 Oct 2023 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/10/17/blue___gold_awards_presented.html stephanie rogers 2023-10-17T15:00:00Z Hall of Fame inducts four new members https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/10/13/hall_of_fame_inducts_four_new_members.html Four new members were inducted into the Atlantic Agricultural Hall of Fame this fall. Alumni & Friends News Fri, 13 Oct 2023 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/10/13/hall_of_fame_inducts_four_new_members.html stephanie rogers 2023-10-13T15:00:00Z Resident Assistant to Residence Life Don – Volunteer work sparks a passion https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/10/04/resident_assistant_to_residence_life_don___volunteer_work_sparks_a_passion.html Vicki graduated first from NSAC in 2013 and now exactly 10 years later is graduating again today with her master’s in animal science from Dalhousie University while also being Residence Life Don of Trueman House. Alumni & Friends News Wed, 04 Oct 2023 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/10/04/resident_assistant_to_residence_life_don___volunteer_work_sparks_a_passion.html stephanie Rogers 2023-10-04T15:00:00Z Hossain Farid Prize for Graduate Studies in Animal Genetics or Physiology https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/09/06/hossain_farid_prize_for_graduate_studies_in_animal_genetics_or_physiology.html Dr. Farid was an accomplished geneticist and world-renowned researcher in Aleutian mink disease. Alumni & Friends News Research Wed, 06 Sep 2023 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/09/06/hossain_farid_prize_for_graduate_studies_in_animal_genetics_or_physiology.html stephanie Rogers 2023-09-06T15:00:00Z Rock Garden receives international accolades https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/07/04/rock_garden_receives_international_accolades.html The Truro Rock Garden is one of the two largest rock gardens in Atlantic Canada and is one of the most significant horticultural features in Eastern Canada. Alumni & Friends News Tue, 04 Jul 2023 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/07/04/rock_garden_receives_international_accolades.html stephanie Rogers 2023-07-04T15:00:00Z Celebrating women in Engineering https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/06/23/celebrating_women_in_engineering.html A family connection and a desire to make the world a better place led Emily Gowan (Class of 2021) to the Agricultural Campus to study Engineering. Alumni & Friends News Fri, 23 Jun 2023 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/06/23/celebrating_women_in_engineering.html stephanie Rogers 2023-06-23T15:00:00Z What We Do Matters https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/06/22/what_we_do_matters.html A unique gift is presented to the Faculty of Agriculture by the Class of 2023 Alumni & Friends News Thu, 22 Jun 2023 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/06/22/what_we_do_matters.html stephanie Rogers 2023-06-22T15:00:00Z Life Executive Class of 2023 https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/05/25/life_executive_class_of_2023.html Three graduates, selected by their classmates, will represent the Class of 2023. Alumni & Friends News Thu, 25 May 2023 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/05/25/life_executive_class_of_2023.html stephanie Rogers 2023-05-25T15:00:00Z Faculty Awards Celebrated https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/05/17/faculty_awards_celebrated.html Congratulations to all the honourees Alumni & Friends News Wed, 17 May 2023 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/05/17/faculty_awards_celebrated.html stephanie Rogers 2023-05-17T15:00:00Z NSIA Awards https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/05/03/nsia_awards.html Alumni and faculty members honoured at NSIA AGM Alumni & Friends News Wed, 03 May 2023 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/05/03/nsia_awards.html stephanie Rogers 2023-05-03T15:00:00Z Predicting soil quality across Atlantic Canada https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/04/24/soil_as_a_storage_locker_for_carbon.html As a follow-up to Earth Day and National Soil Conservation week, read about the innovative research taking place at the Centre for Sustainable Soil Management Alumni & Friends News Research Mon, 24 Apr 2023 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/04/24/soil_as_a_storage_locker_for_carbon.html stephanie Rogers 2023-04-24T15:00:00Z Business Excellence Award 2023 Coldstream Clear Distillery https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/04/18/business_excellence_award_2023_coldstream_clear_distillery.html What started as a hobby business in Stewiacke about eight years ago, has flowed into becoming a leader in the beverage and alcohol industry across Atlantic Canada and is now reaching further with product being carried at Ontario’s LCBO stores. Alumni & Friends News Tue, 18 Apr 2023 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/news-events/news/2023/04/18/business_excellence_award_2023_coldstream_clear_distillery.html stephanie Rogers 2023-04-18T15:00:00Z