New and renewed professorship funding will support dry bean research at Ontario Crops Research Centre

Growing dry beans more efficiently and sustainably is the goal of a new gift from the Ontario Bean Growers (OBG) to the University of Guelph’s Ontario Agricultural College (OAC). 

Including these gifts from OBG and an anonymous donor, a total of $2 million will help support the OBG Assistant Professorship in Weed Sciences faculty position at U of G’s Ridgetown Campus.

Additionally, U of G has announced the renewal of the Dry Bean Agronomy and Pest Management faculty position at Ridgetown Campus.

The hired faculty will continue conducting research at the Ontario Crops Research Centre sites in Huron and Ridgetown, which are owned by the Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario and managed by U of G through the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Aliance.

The announcement was made in partnership with U of G on Feb. 20 during OBG’s Annual General Meeting in Stratford, Ont.

Read the full announcement on the U of G news site: Advanced Bean Production, Capacity the Goal of New Funding to U of G