ɬ�﷬ News - Farm Management and Technology Program

Rising demand at food banks indicative of Canada's affordability crisis

webfull — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:35:47 +0000

Food banks across Canada set a new record for demand in 2024, with more than two million monthly visits—nearly double the rate seen five years prior, reports CBC News.

One reason for the spike in demand is the rising cost of food.

"What we're encountering right now is a problem where food inflation is bigger than general inflation," economist and agronomist Pascal Thériault, Senior Faculty Lecturer at ɬ�﷬, told CBC.

Published: 30 April 2025

Consumers are increasingly using boycotts, but do they actually work?

webfull — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 19:39:27 +0000

While there are plenty of examples to the contrary, the general academic consensus is that boycotts don’t work for a sustained period, as consumers eventually disengage and reprioritize brand loyalties or price. According to a recent poll, however, the Globe and Mail reports that the Buy Canadian movement shows no signs of slowing down.

Published: 22 April 2025

Are you paying more than before to buy Canadian? Experts say it's complicated

webfull — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 17:20:05 +0000

Some items from quintessentially Canadian brands have jumped in price at a Loblaws in Toronto, CBC News reports.

According to CBC's analysis of grocery products labelled as Canadian, while most products remained the same price and about two per cent decreased in price, the regular price of hundreds of products have increased since governments put out the call to buy food made in Canada. Some are from iconic Canadian brands, including Tim Hortons, St-Hubert, Swiss Chalet, and Chapman's.

Published: 16 April 2025

Dairy tariffs—Pascal Thériault weighs in

webfull — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 18:39:10 +0000

US President Donald Trump says Canada has been imposing sky-high tariffs on imported American dairy products. Agronomist and economist Pascal Thériault, Director of the Farm Management and Technology Program at ɬ�﷬, spoke to CBC and Global News to give key context on this issue in their reporting:

Published: 9 April 2025

Sales of American products are falling—comments from Pascal Thériault

webfull — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 19:57:24 +0000

Quebec supermarket chains say boycotts of American products are having a direct impact on US food sales, TVA reports.

Grocery stores have put new measures in place to indicate the origin of their products. Loblaw recently announced they will be adding a logo to identify products subject to customs tariffs.

Published: 26 March 2025

Four exceptional Macdonald Campus student leaders selected for Gold Key Awards

webfull — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:48:17 +0000

Please join us in congratulating the 2025 winners of the Macdonald Campus Gold Key Awards, selected for their outstanding contributions, passion, and commitment to enriching student life on our campus. Read their stories below.

Published: 26 March 2025

Pascal Thériault on U.S. tariffs impact on Canada's dairy industry

webfull — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:24:33 +0000

In a recent article, CBC News spoke to several experts who say U.S. tariffs on Canadian dairy products would have little effect on Canada's protectionist system.

The director of ɬ�﷬'s Farm Management and Technology Program agrees that these tariffs would have a "somewhat limited" impact on industry.

Published: 19 March 2025

Loblaw to identify U.S. products affected by tariffs in its grocery stores—Pascal Thériault comments

webfull — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 15:59:42 +0000

Canadian grocery giant Loblaw is preparing to add labels to U.S. products affected by tariffs, allowing consumers to distinguish them from other products on shelves and understand why they cost more.

ɬ�﷬ agronomist and economist Pascal Thériault told Radio-Canada that this measure will support consumers in their choices.

Published: 19 March 2025

Rendering: The devil is in the details

webfull — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 18:06:51 +0000

A Sanimax animal rendering plant in Montreal's east end has drawn complaints from residents for years, largely centering on odors coming from the facility. Recently, an agreement reached between the company and the City of Montreal to address the issue by retrofitting the factory seems to have fallen apart.

Published: 18 March 2025

Pascal Thériault: For American farmers, it is impossible to do without Canadian potash

webfull — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 19:08:29 +0000

As the threat of impending tariffs and counter-tariffs loom, U.S. agricultural producers have very few options to substitute Canadian potash, an essential ingredient in fertilizer, ɬ�﷬ agronomist and economist Pascal Thériault told TVA Nouvelles.

Published: 11 March 2025