News and Events
September 4th, 2019 — September, the month to plant seeds
Yet winter crops, which are highly popular in Ontario are penetrating Québec too. That’s especially true of wheat and new rye hybrids which can now increasingly seen in local fields prior to the first snowfall. Will 2020 Winter set a new record?
August 9th, 2019 — Agence Science-Presse | A silent crisis underneath our feet
Article about muck soil erosion published by Agence Science-Presse (in French).
July 17th, 2019 — La Terre de chez nous | New technology featured at five orchards
State-of-the-art mechanical tools, exclusion nets, and other pest control strategies will be showcased at five apple orchards through 2022. The growers have all agreed to set aside their usual protocols and try out some new techniques on a portion of their production.
July 11th, 2019 — 11 juillet 2019- Maryse Leblanc et Maxime Lefebvre- Speakers at the Phytoprotection day 2019
The researcher Maryse Leblanc and a her research assistant Maxime Lefebve participated to the Phytoprotection day. They gave a talk entitled « Outils de désherbage mécanique et le robot OZ dans les cultures sarclées en rangs » at the CÉROM.
July 12th, 2019 — La Terre de chez nous | Beef cattles' greenhouse gazes emissions in farming methods in Québec
Here's an article written by one of our researchers, Stéphane Godbout, jointly with collaborators that has been published by La Terre de chez nous.
June 28th, 2019 — La Terre de chez nous | New crop pests in Québec
Article on the reseach led by researchers of IRDA about new crop pests in Québec fields (in French).