Gifting a legacy
INVESTING IN RIDGETOWN CAMPUS
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TAR SPOT, A fungal disease found in corn, was first discovered in the U.S. in 2015. Today, it has spread across the U.S. and in 20 Ontario counties west of Toronto. In less than a…
Topic: university of guelph
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Harvest Genomics
- IT HAS BEEN two years since Harvest Genomics took top prize at a University of Guelph pitch competition, and the company continues to expand its DNA sequencing services to the agricultural community, with laboratories in… -
Barley in space
UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH RESEARCH STUDY
- ON A PLATFORM outside the orbiting International Space Station (ISS) sits a container holding a few hundred barley seeds that are part of a unique study led by University of Guelph researchers. The research seeks… -
A lasting impact
TWO UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH RESEARCHERS RETIRE
- WITH NEARLY SIX decades of combined experience in crop science research at the University of Guelph, two prominent faculty members have recently announced their retirements. Dr. Bill Deen and Dr. Art Schaafsma formally retired from… -
National recognition at Guelph
RESEARCHING THROUGH A DIFFERENT LENS
- CROP BY-PRODUCTS or co-products — wheat straw, Miscanthus fibre, distillers’ grains and corn stalks, among them — are still considered waste in many circles. But University of Guelph School of Engineering professor Dr. Manju Misra… -
A collaborative effort
RESEARCHING WATER’S FLOW
- FARMERS UNDERSTAND THE integral role water plays in farming; but the impact our farming practices have on water — the water cycle and water flow — still isn’t fully understood. Dr. Genevieve Ali, an associate… -
Global accolades
GUELPH RESEARCHER WINS BORLAUG AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
- CANADIAN AGRICULTURE’S DRIVE to position itself at home and abroad as an environmentally responsible sector depends on its ability to clearly support sustainability claims with research, programs, and people recognized worldwide. And when it comes…