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The Food Pantry on campus is run entirely by student volunteers and is facilitated by the Dal AC Rotaract club. bit.ly/48ttg99
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The 2024 𝘾𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚: Youth in Agriculture Conference will bring together youth (aged 18-40) from farms, agri-businesses, and industry from across the province. Register Now! bit.ly/466afru
Just 1 week left until the diploma students leave the #DalAC for an exciting trip to the Netherlands. Help them meet their fundraising goal to support their travel! #AgTwitter #cndDairy #fundraising #lelydairy #CanadianAgriculture
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Please help our students with this exciting travel abroad opportunity this month! bit.ly/3M78Slv
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This November, 11 Agriculture and Dairy Business Management program students will be travelling to Aeres University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands. Help support their travel! bit.ly/3M78Slv
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This November, 11 Agriculture and Dairy Business Management program students will be travelling to the Aeres University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands. Help support their travel!
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The Faculties of Agriculture and Sociology and Social Anthropology are hosting a collaborative two-day workshop, ‘Enabling Interdisciplinary Food Research’ in Truro on October 20th, 2023 and in Halifax on November 6, 2023. bit.ly/45NEa85
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We are doing some research for a potential continuing education program in Digital Agriculture. We are looking for feedback from employers. The survey will take 15-20 minutes. We appreciate your feedback. #extendedlearningdalac #aglearning
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Hidden production costs and poverty are closer to the root issue than higher grocery prices.
More in this new article from researchers @dalagriculture and @researchTMU
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#groceryrebate #AgTwitter #poverty #foodprices
Check out this new article! Many thanks to Monika, our lead author, for inviting me to join her on this piece. – at Colchester, Subd. B, Nova Scotia
The true cost of food: High grocery prices are not the root issue theconversation.com/the-true…
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Graduation Co-Chairs Rachel Sheffield and Gabby Schenkels attended the Advancing Women in Agriculture Conference and are hitting their stride in their chosen fields. bit.ly/3MtHOMw #DalGrad
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*gestures to my unmown yard*
"I'm choosing to let my yard grow wild, to help the pollinators."
*waves at a stack of dirty dishes*
"This, too, is for the pollinators."
*trips over a pile of dirty laundry"
"Pollinators."
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Spend a four-week funded internship in beautiful Saint Lucia! Dal AC International has two opportunities open to Dal students who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents enrolled in a Dal undergraduate program. bit.ly/42lrMdU
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Does Ottawa’s grocery rebate signal a shift to a broader guaranteed basic income? An article authored by Dr. Phoebe Stephens for The Conversation. bit.ly/3GEzDL9
Compared to pre-pandemic, sales volume is ⬇️, yet profit margins are ⬆️. In early pandemic days, margins jumped from panic buying & they are maintaining those inflated margins by passing the ⬆️ production cost to consumers.
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And why wouldn't they? It's the classic profit maximization economic strategy. We made food into a commodity & watched as the grocers grew, benefiting from the efficiencies and economies of scale that came with that growth. We knew consolidation was next, per industry lifecycle. – at Colchester, Subd. C, Nova Scotia
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Sustain by Cultiv8 Summer 2023 Student Intern Positions now available. See you in the Garden! bit.ly/3LIh10n
