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Could Drone Seeding Solve a Key Ontario Crop Rotation Challenge?

Collaborative effort to develop new technology brings in academic and private sector input. University of Guelph researchers are collaborating with Corteva Agrisciences and the University of Waterloo to evaluate the feasibility of using drones to broadcast winter wheat into standing soybeans, addressing a key Eastern Ontario challenge where optimal wheat seeding dates often conflict with soybean harvest timing.

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GFIC Partners with Index Biosystems on Sanitation Validation Technology

When Toronto-based bio-tech company Index Biosystems wanted to expand its BioTags® food safety technology to a new food product, they needed to validate the new use under real processing conditions—beyond the lab bench. 

Their next move? Partnering with the Guelph Food Innovation Centre (GFIC) at the University of Guelph. 

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Online Agri-Food Learning Resource Now Available to OAC Students

Looking to brush up on your agri-food terminology? The Ontario Agricultural College has launched a new collaboration with UTENSIL, an online learning platform designed to support students prepare for careers in Canada’s agri-food sector.

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Meet the three new food, agricultural and research economics faculty at OAC

The Ontario Agricultural College’s Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (FARE) is welcoming three new faculty members whose work examines some of the biggest challenges facing food systems today: how food gets from farm to table, how climate change is affecting agriculture and communities, and how environmental and agricultural policy can better protect natural resources and improve human welfare. 

OAC Alumni Honoured Among 2026 Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame Inductees

The Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) is proud to celebrate four alumni who have been named among the 2026 inductees to the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame, recognizing their lasting contributions to the province’s agri-food sector. 

This year’s alumni inductees are Dr. Helen Fisher (posthumous), Percy Hodgetts (posthumous), Brian O’Connor, and The Honourable Robert Black.

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5 Questions with Ridgetown Campus Agriculture Student Wyatt Brauer

Wyatt Brauer is an agriculture student at the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown Campus who comes from a family-owned farm in Prince Edward County, Ontario. In this #CanadaAgDay feature, Wyatt reflects on the resilience and dedication of Canadian farmers and why recognizing those who put food on the table matters to him. He also shares what drew him to the Ridgetown Campus and how those experiences have shaped his education and future plans in agriculture.

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