The Environment

The Environment explores our planet’s environment and climate, as well as their interplay with living and/or technological systems, as a fundamental underpinning for environmental stewardship and sustainability.

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	Elora Research Station - Dairy facility (Strategically Themed Newsletter) The Elora Research Station is one of the largest agricultural research farms in Canada, covering 2,310 acres. It’s designed to support intensive research in crops, soils, beef and dairy. The Dairy Facility at the Elora Research Station is a state-of-the-art dairy research facility, drawing visitors from around the globe. Since January 2016, the facility has enabled world-class research that helps keep the Ontario and Canadian dairy sectors innovative, competitive and sustainable. The facility’s unique design allows researchers to conduct a wide range of research projects with adaptable, leading-edge technologies, while supporting education and training. Research at the facility includes optimal weaning strategies, genetics of feed-efficient cows and reduced methane emissions, and best management practices for new technologies such as automated milk feeders for calves. The $25-million, 175,000-square-foot facility, completed in May 2015, is a joint project of the Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario (ARIO), the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), the University of Guelph and the Ontario dairy industry represented by the Dairy Farmers of Ontario. The Dairy Facility is managed by the University of Guelph through the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance, a collaboration with OMAFRA.
	Environment (Strategically Themed Newsletter) Our future well-being depends greatly on the health of our planet. The University of Guelph supports research dedicated to preserving, protecting and improving the environment, through a wide range of disciplines as diverse as the environment itself.
	Environmental Sustainability: Innovative research helping to sustain Ontario's environment (video) Environmental Sustainability: Innovative research helping to sustain Ontario's environment Researchers: Bill Van Heyst, Mike Dixon
	Harnessing nature's medicine (Research Magazine) This second edition of the OMAFRA-UofG Partnership, Agri-Food yearbook focuses on sustainability from an economic, social and environmental view point.
	Hitting Pay Dirt (Research Magazine) This tenth edition of the Agri-Food Yearbook, highlighting the OMAFRA-U of G Partnership, focuses on how research and innovation have built resilience and yielded unexpected dividends during the pandemic.
	How Sweet It Is (Research Magazine) This eighth edition of the Agri-Food Yearbook, highlighting the OMAFRA-U of G Agreement, focuses on how agri-food research and innovation have a positive impact on the health of our communities, our environment and our economy.
	Improving nutrient management for Ontario growers (video) Soil Management Strategies Researcher: John Lauzon
	Keen on green (Research Magazine) This first Agri-food yearbook highlights the partnership for research, laboratory and veterinary programs between the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) and the University of Guelph.
	Keeping water safe and clean: Risk analysis and waste-water filtration help communities prepare for the future (Canada Research Chairs - 2 pager) Highlighting the research of Ed McBean, Canada Research Chair in Water Supply Security.
	Leading the Way (Research Magazine) The Summer 2014 Research magazine highlights the creative research partnerships that help foster innovation.