Student Stories

The Alliance is training the next generation of agri-food talent. With four jobs available for every agricultural graduate, we equip students to tackle current and future modern agri-food challenges.

Dig deeper into how students are becoming future agri-food leaders in Ontario. 

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Did you know?

  • Alliance-funded research is training over 550 students per year with hands-on learning experience.
Guilherme Madureira stands in front of a row of black-and-white dairy cows in an airy dairy barn. He is wearing a tuque, coveralls and rubber boots.
Close-up of Dr. Tabatabaei in the lab.
Profile photo of PhD student Sarah Hill
Student standing in a pasture field looking at the camera with the Beef Farmers of Ontario logo in the top left corner.

Courtney Higgins

Master's Student, Department of Plant Agriculture

Sharing pasture biomass research results with industry in Beef Farmers of Ontario video

Omid Norouzi working with samples at a lab desk.
Patty Kedzierski smiling at the camera while feeding a cow from her hand.

Patty Kedzierski

PhD Candidate, Department of Animal Biosciences

U of G student researcher exploring automation for better dairy health, production