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Sustainable agri-food pathways at heart of new U of G, UFV partnership

Two of Canada’s leading agri-food research universities — the University of Guelph and University of the Fraser Valley – have launched a new partnership aimed at advancing new pathways for sustainable innovation within Canada’s $140-billion food and agriculture industry.

This co-operation opens up new avenues for collaboration, including access to a rich cross-section of agri-food expertise on the West Coast and shared resources to help propel scientific research to practical food system solutions across Canada.

Long-term benefits of crop rotation presented by U of G grad at 2024 Southwest Agricultural Conference

Dr. Amélie Gaudin has been following the results from long-term studies on rotational diversity since earning her PhD from the University of Guelph. Now a professor at the Unviersity of California Davis, she presented insights from a variety of research studies in Ontario and across parts of the U.S., citing research projects that began in 1980 and are still underway at the Ontario Crops Research Centre in Elora.

U of G agri-food innovation on display during Premier visit

Last week, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Ontario Minister of Colleges and Universities Jill Dunlop visited the University of Guelph to learn how the University is helping develop commercial solutions to challenges in sectors across Ontario’s economy through technology research and innovation.

Dr. Terri O'Sullivan, wearing an Ontario Veterinary College golf shirt, stands in front of the Ontario Swine Research Centre

Moving the needle: Evaluating the use of needle-free injection technology in piglets

Dr. Terri O’Sullivan believes swine farms are missing an opportunity for using needle-free injection technology in young piglets. The technology – with potential economic benefits for producers and welfare benefits for animals – has been available for some time but has not been widely adopted in Ontario hog production.

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Cover image of Growing Ontario Solutions 2022/23 showing a carrot growing in the dirt

Working together to Grow Ontario: The Alliance’s annual report

The Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance is a longstanding collaboration between the Government of Ontario, the Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario and the University of Guelph.

The Alliance generates impact by directing the efforts of our people, places and programs toward six key outcomes that support Grow Ontario, a provincial agri-food strategy and vision for the future of the province’s food supply chain.

ARIO chair Dr. Lorne Hepworth named to the Order of Canada

Hepworth has served as Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario (ARIO) chair since 2019 and has overseen significant infrastructure investments that leverage U of G expertise to fuel research and innovation for Ontario’s agri-food sector.

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