LFS Today Jan 12, 2022

 News  

Farm innovation funding hinges on carbon question

Proving that Canadian farmers are contributing to Canada’s climate change goals will be important in the next Agricultural Policy Framework and the innovation and development funding that flows out of it, according to Marco Valicenti, the director-general of Agriculture Canada’s innovation program funding.

Read the full article in The Western Producer.

 Events  

Today – Graduate Seminar

The Grad Seminar takes place Wednesdays at 4:00 pm.

FOOD

Speaker 1:  Sungil Ferreira
Chair: David Kitts
Question askers: Siyun Wang

Speaker 2:  Allie Schneider
Chair:  David Kitts
Question askers: Siyun Wang

Link for feedback for each of the presenters:  
https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dbYqWEhWaumnb5r

Zoom Info for FOOD graduate students who are not able to attend in person:
https://ubc.zoom.us/j/69152310622?pwd=QldNL2Frd2ZPUG0yNzFzbHlDVXh3UT09

Meeting ID: 671 6596 5551
Passcode: 358759

HUNU

Speaker 1:  Zoe Lofft
Supervisor:  Dr. Angela M. Devlin
PhD Proposal Seminar:  Maternal folic acid intake and sex-specific differences in the molecular programming of offspring pancreatic islets (abstract attached)
Chair: Andy Amandeep
Question askers: Adelia Jacobs and Hadis Mozaffari

Link for feedback for each of the presenters:  
https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dbYqWEhWaumnb5r

Zoom Info for HUNU graduate students:
https://ubc.zoom.us/j/69152310622?pwd=QldNL2Frd2ZPUG0yNzFzbHlDVXh3UT09

Meeting ID: 691 5231 0622
Passcode: 650191

Jan. 14 – Greenhouse gas exchange of an intensively managed forage field in Agassiz, BC

Speaker: Patrick Pow, PhD student, Soil Biometeorology group, Supervisor Dr. Andy Black
Presentation: Greenhouse gas exchange of an intensively managed forage field in Agassiz, BC
Date: Friday Jan 14, 2022, 3:00-4:00 pm,
Livestreamed via zoom (see details below for how to join)

Bio: Patrick received his B.Sc. degree from the University of Waterloo in Environmental Science, Ecology. During his B.Sc. degree, he worked with the UW Hydrometeorology Research Group and was responsible for the maintenance and data collection from remote EC and weather stations in the northern boreal. Then he completed his M.Sc. at UBC with the Biometeorology and Soil Physics Group studying GHG fluxes over a blueberry field on Westham Island. He now continues his studies as a PhD student measuring the GHG balance of an intensively managed forage field in Agassiz.

How to Join
Livestreaming via zoom is available for this presentation; pre-registration required.
https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5MvduurrT4oHNF6SJLdx8V34tYVfePOWLyj
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Please note that you only need to register once for both terms.

Jan. 15 – Reconciliation in Animal Welfare

RAWS is the first virtual Reconciliation in Animal Welfare Symposium and aims to lead those who work in animal welfare to a deeper, authentic understanding of the history of Indigenous Peoples and the legacy of colonialism and intergenerational trauma in Canada. This symposium is a combination of full-day workshops and speaker events, providing animal welfare organizations and individuals with the opportunity to better understand Indigenous history and lived experiences, aiding in the integration of reconciliation personally and organizationally within the animal welfare sector and, most importantly, with Indigenous partners.

Saturday, January 15
12:00 PM EST

Register here

 Deadlines  

Jan. 23 – Job Posting: Indigenous Youth Program Coordinator

Environmental Youth Alliance is looking for an Indigenous Youth Program Coordinator to lead land-based programs for Indigenous youth in East Vancouver, including designing lesson plans and sharing cultural and/or personal knowledge of harvesting and working with plant medicines and relationship to the land.

See the full job posting here.