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Places of the Alliance

World-class innovation platform

The Alliance brings together Ontario’s Agri-Food Research Centres with cutting-edge research facilities at the University of Guelph to create a world-class research and innovation platform. 

These places are the testing grounds for new ideas and technologies, enabling our experts to train the next generation of agri-food innovators and deliver farm-tested innovations for Ontario’s $48.8-billion agri-food sector.

  • Ontario’s agri-food research centres attract vital talent and enable the sector to adopt new technology. These centres are owned by Agricultural Research and Innovation Ontario and managed by U of G.
  • Unique on-campus facilities invite multidisciplinary collaboration among researchers at Canada’s Food University.

Alliance Places

$6.9 million in average annual research centre revenue
Every year, revenue generated from research centres -- including the sale of agricultural products including milk, eggs and crops -- is reinvested to advance innovation.
2,100 hectares of land
Land dedicated to Ontario's network of research centres, delivering farm-tested crop and livestock innovations for Ontario's farmers.
20+ crop varieties, 7 livestock species
Supporting farm-tested innovations at research sites across Ontario.

Alliance places making an impact

Explore in-house stories of Alliance places making an impact, or browse articles from popular and trade media outlets.

Kidney bean developed at the Ontario Crops Research Centre wins Innovation of the Year award
Student chefs explore farm-to-fork production at the Ontario Beef Research Centre
Research centre farm robot testing will help tackle labour shortages
New Ontario Beef Research Centre data portal poised to help answer agri-food’s big questions

Delivering on Grow Ontario

Explore Grow Ontario: a provincial agri-food strategy

The Alliance supports the province’s plan to build and maintain world-class research infrastructure to encourage the use of innovation and enhance the sustainability and profitability of the agri-food sectors. 

 Testing new technologies 

 Facilitating knowledge mobilization

 Supporting farm-to-fork research

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