Photo contest highlights agri-food research excellence at U of G

The winners have been announced in the 2023 Research in Focus photo contest hosted by the University of Guelph’s Office of Research.

The Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance supported a special “Agri-Food in Focus” category, which received dozens of creative and high-quality submissions. Thank you to all participants who captured the moments that demonstrate U of G’s commitment to agri-food research and innovation.

Click on the links below to view the full-size photo and description of the research taking place.

The winner of the Agri-Food in Focus prize is “Internship student” by Wissarut Sukhaket.

There are three honourable mentions:

Thriving grain corn – Polly Musayidizi*

A little perk me up – Michele Brower 

Standing On a Firm Foundation – Rebecka Sadler*

The other non-agri-food winners are as follows:

First place: Doing research in the highlands of Peru – Silvia Sarapura

Second place: Structuring food of the future – Louis Colaruotolo

Third place: Roadside Diner – Mark Duchene

Community choice: Don't Panic, it's Organic

See all winners and honourable mentions here.

In total, there were 147 entries to this year’s contest.

*The corn, sheep and calf photos depict research that is funded by the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance, a collaboration between the Government of Ontario and the University of Guelph, and took place at one of Ontario’s agri-food research centres, which are owned by the Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario.