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New field crop pathology expertise at Ridgetown Campus
U of G’s Ridgetown Campus has added a world-class field crop pathologist to its teaching and research repertoire. Leading pathologist, Dr. Gursahib Singh is Ridgetown’s new Grain Farmers of Ontario Professorship in Field Crop Pathology. Dr. Singh joins the University of Guelph from Irrigation Saskatchewan (formerly ICDC) where he served as Research Director.
The new position is supported by a $2-million gift from the Grain Farmers of Ontario.
"Nature abhors a vaccuum": OMAFA specialist on location at Ontario Crops Research Centre - Elora for Soybean School video
Join Mike Cowbrough, weed specialist at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness, as he talks about scouting for herbicide-resistant weeds.
Watch on RealAgriculture.com: Soybean School: Scouting for fringe weeds maximizes herbicide tolerant technology – RealAgriculture
Canadian company demonstrates Asparagus-harvesting robot at Ontario Crops Research Centre - Simcoe
It was part of the AgRobotics Demo Day held in July, which brought together a large crowd of growers, researchers and industry representatives.
Read more about the asparagus robot's labour-saving abilities and the Ontario AgRobotics Working Group in The Hamilton Spectator: Simcoe robotics fair on the cutting edge of agriculture
U of G weeds team wins it all as sole Canadian university at U.S. competition
A team of 24 University of Guelph students took part in the NorthEastern Weed Science Collegiate Contest at the NCSU Education Farm in Raleigh, North Carolina.
The U of G students were tested on their skills and knowledge in plant identification, herbicide symptomology diagnostic, sprayer calibration and agronomy problem-solving.
Read more, including individuals' placements, on the Plant Agriculture website: Weeds Team Wins it All
Celebrating 70 years of Ruminant Field Services
The RFS clinic is an important part of Alliance’s Veterinary Capacity Program. Since 1953, the RFS clinic has provided veterinary services to the community and on-farm learning for student veterinarians.
U of G co-leading first national training program in One Health to prepare leaders for next pandemic
A new six-year training program co-led by researchers at the University of Guelph will use a One Health approach to build national capacity for the next pandemic – the first training of its kind in Canada.
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research awarded U of G and other university, government and non-governmental organization partners $2.7 million to co-create the new bilingual training program, titled the Canadian One Health Training Program on Emerging Zoonoses (COHTPEZ).
Green automotive technology on display for OMAFA Minister visiting U of G
Researchers at the University of Guelph’s Bioproducts Discovery and Development Centre welcomed Ontario’s Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness Rob Flack to campus last week to hear about the impact of technology developed with funding from the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance.
U of G hosts hazelnut value creation workshop at July summit
Welcoming farmers, government agencies, supply chain managers, investors and more, the mission of the workshop was to inspire meaningful collaboration.
U of G researchers share findings from rural Ontario labour force shortage survey
Rural businesses are finding it more difficult since the pandemic to attract and retain workers, with some sectors--like food services-- experiecing the most difficulty.
These are some of the key findings emerging from an Alliance-funded University of Guelph survey, which is part of a multi-year research initiative examining labour shortages in rural communities called Addressing Labour Shortages through Newcomer Attraction in Rural Ontario.