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Like people using fitness trackers, more and more dairy farmers are using automated activity monitors as an important part of herd reproductive management. Dr. Stephen LeBlanc, a professor at the Ontario Veterinary College, and PhD candidate and Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO) doctoral scholar Tony Bruinjé studied more than 1,300 cows in two commercial dairy herds to investigate the link between a cow’s post-partum health and the likelihood of detecting estrus by activity monitors for first breeding.

These free online sessions for faculty, staff and students will help you enhance the impact of your research. From engaging stakeholders to visualizing data to podcasting, these workshops will help you engage non-academic audiences. Learn more about each session and register here: Skills for Research Impact

Pump technology developed by a University of Guelph researcher may help save almost half of the energy used for irrigation by Canada’s growing number of indoor farms, including greenhouses, vertical farms and hydroponics facilities.

Read about how the Dairy at Guelph team helps Ontario producers reap the rewards of research, featuring Dr. Christine Baes' genetic research to improve fertility and health and Dr. David Kelton's antimicrobial resistance research. Milk Producer is published by Dairy Farmers of Ontario.

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Protecting grain crops from costly plant diseases under climate change and other factors is the main goal of a new $2-million gift to the University of Guelph from Grain Farmers of Ontario.  

The University of Guelph will be closed from December 23, 2022 to Monday, January 2, 2023 and will re-open on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. 

Based on recent research presented at Dairy at Guelph’s annual research showcase, held Nov. 2 at the university’s arboretum, dairy farmers in Canada can take pride in the way they manage, house and care for replacement and surplus calves. But, there is also room for improvement, research indicates. Read the story on Farmtario: Targeting improvements in calf health, welfare, antibiotic use

Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) scholars shared methods, solutions and lessons learned from their work on real-world challenges on Dec. 7 at an event at the University of Guelph Arboretum.

The researcher explained how the pest has been tracked from western Canada to Ontario and shared findings from her study using CFM-specific lures.

Read the full story on Farmtario.com: Ontario confirms canola flower midge populations

Dr. Hallett has several Alliance-funded projects, including those investigating swede midge, another threat to Ontario canola production.

A University of Guelph researcher is using automated data collection to help farmers create individual feeding plans to improve the health and production of their dairy cows.

Patty Kedzierski, a PhD candidate and highly qualified personnel (HQP) scholar in the Department of Animal Biosciences at the Ontario Agricultural College, studies production differences between dairy cows.