Dr. Asim Biswas among three new University of Guelph CRC recipients
Biswas, an Alliance-funded researcher who aims to develop smart farming solutions, will hold a new Tier 1 Chair in Digital Agriculture.
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Alliance and Food from Thought research come together to drive smarter antibiotic use in dairy herds
In veterinary circles, it’s widely understood that, like in human medicine, using antimicrobial treatments to improve animal welfare will eventually contribute to antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Slowly, but surely, bacteria that cause diseases in people are acquiring more resistance to medications used to treat those infections.
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U of G interim president and vice-chancellor pens editorial on national potential for innovation in agri-food
Dr. Rene Van Acker writes that universities have a unique role in charting the course for a national agri-food innovation strategy, and that collaborating with industry and Government—an approach exemplified by the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance—creates an environment conducive to cutting-edge research and development.
U of G agri-food experts appointed to lead Alliance research and innovation program
The Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance has appointed three new research program directors (RPDs), who join two University of Guelph faculty experts already in the role.
These experts connect multidisciplinary U of G agri-food expertise with Alliance research programming to deliver solutions for Ontario’s farmers and drive economic growth within the agri-food sector.
Dr. Kim Schneider shares cover crop grazing results with producers at Atlantic Forage Field Day 2024
Schneider presented Alliance research about grazing cover crops in Ontario during the Atlantic Forage Field Day on August 7, 2024. As a researcher in the Department of Plant Agriculture, her main research focus is to improve both economic and environmental outcomes for Ontario forage producers.
Watch on Farms.com: Insights from Kim Schneider (UGuelph) on Grazing Cover Crops
Alliance researchers receive funding to develop sustainable agricultural solutions for Canada's poultry sector
Six University of Guelph researchers will explore novel approaches to improving poultry healthy and food safety with over $3 million from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) through the Canadian Poultry Research Council (CPRC).
New U of G mechatronics engineering major will have agricultural applications
How are smart appliances, drones, self-driving vehicles, prosthetic limbs and lifesaving medical technologies designed? University of Guelph students will explore these intelligent systems in the new Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronics Engineering, set to begin in fall 2025.