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The problem solvers: Yajun Peng

IMPROVING AGRICULTURE SUSTAINABILITY IN THE FUTURE

June 2024 - YOU MIGHT SAY PROBLEM-SOLVING COMES NATURALLY TO YAJUN PENG, who is pursuing her doctorate at the University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus under the supervision of Dr. Laura Van Eerd. “Ms. Peng is an exceptionally talented…
The problem solvers: Dr. Inderjot Chahal

LEADING SOIL HEALTH RESEARCH IN CANADA AND AROUND THE WORLD

June 2024 - NITROGEN IS ONE OF THE MOST LIMITING NUTRIENTS FOR CROP PRODUCTION, YET IT’S THE MOST PRONE TO LOSSES FROM THE SOIL TO THE ENVIRONMENT. This is a problem that Dr. Inderjot Chahal, a post- doctoral…
The problem solvers: Kelsey Boucher

BATTLING SUDDEN DEATH SYNDROME

June 2024 - AWARD-WINNING, MOTIVATED, OUTSTANDING — THIS IS HOW YOUNG SOYBEAN SCIENTIST KELSEY BOUCHER IS DESCRIBED by people who know her, including her graduate advisor, Dr. Istvan Rajcan, professor and graduate program coordinator for soybean breeding and…
The problem solvers: Riley McConachie

DISRUPTING FUSARIUM GENETIC ANALYSIS

June 2024 - UP TO THIS POINT, PHENOTYPING (RATING DISEASE INFECTION SEVERITY) OF FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT (FHB) IN WHEAT HAS BEEN VERY INEFFECTIVE. There’s quite a bit of inaccuracy, making breeding efforts based on the ratings not as…
The problem solvers: Dr. Adrian Correndo

SERVING AGRICULTURE THROUGH DATA

June 2024 - DR. ADRIAN CORRENDO, WHO RECENTLY BEGAN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH AS AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AND RESEARCH CHAIR for The Pick Family Chair in Sustainable Cropping Systems, was definitely born into the right time. “I…
Next-Gen financing

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

June 2024 - (J.M.) WHO WILL BE THE NEXT GENERATION OF CANADIAN FARMERS? (P.W.) The next generation of farmers is important to the growth of our industry. We will be relying on young people who come from a…
The leaders

YOUNG FARMERS MAKING THEIR MARK

June 2024 - CANADA’S FARMERS ARE AGING: according to the 2021 Census of Agriculture, the average age of farmers in Canada is 56 — representing 60.5 per cent of all farm operators in Canada. But what about younger…
The innovators

FINDING THE RIGHT FIT

June 2024 - EVERY WINTER DURING THE MEETING SEASON, THE WORD “INNOVATION” IS MENTIONED — OFTEN WITH GREAT ENTHUSIASM. It may result from a previously untried processing opportunity, a seldom- grown cropping alternative, or a transition to something…
Looking back, moving forward

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

June 2024 - MAY 1 MARKED A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE in Ontario agriculture – the 150th anniversary of the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) at the University of Guelph. On this day, Aggies from across Canada (and the world!) celebrated…
Field Observations

SPRING 2024

April 2024 - June 13, 2024 This spring is starting to sound like “the song that never ends.” If you can remember it from childhood, it’s a song that just goes on and on and never ends. While…