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Experts in the School of Engineering, Department of Plant Agriculture and Department of Animal Biosciences are leading some of the fifteen University of Guelph research projects awarded funding by the federal government.  

The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) will fund the projects through its John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF), which helps universities recruit and retain outstanding faculty. It also provides researchers with the critical infrastructure required for their studies. 

Vanessa Currie, a research technician in the U of G Department of Plant Agriculture, spoke about potato trials for "chipping" varieties at the August 21 potato research open house.

The U of G dry bean expert and professor in the Department of Plant Agriculture in the Ontario Agricultural College focuses on developing cultivars that provide significant benefits to farmers and growers.

Najafabadi was the first graduate student in the Department of Plant Agriculture to receive the D.F. Forster Medal. He also earned an Outstanding Staff Award as a research associate at the University of Guelph, and recently received the Young Scientist Award at the World Soybean Research Conference in Vienna.

U of G recognizes staff who have gone above and beyond to make U of G a great place to work with the President’s Awards for Exemplary Staff Service.

This year, Kimani Rutherford, team lead for the Animal Health Laboratory, received the Innovative Leadership Recognition Award.

Rutherford is determined to facilitate a positive and inclusive work atmosphere through effective communication, while ensuring a high standard of excellence.

A new plant-based coating could keep packaged food fresher, providing a renewable solution that maintains food quality without harming the planet.

Dr. Manjusri Misra, a researcher with a joint appointment in the School of Engineering and Department of Plant Agriculture, and her team have unlocked the new potential for camelina oil.

As the demand for sustainable packaging grows, innovations can help pave the way for greener paper packaging.

The gas is emitted from the use of nitrogen fertilizer and now accounts for one-third of Canada’s agricultural emissions.

The Alliance helps food and farming businesses thrive and protects the province’s food supply.

Visitors to the Alliance booth on Tuesday, Sept. 10 will have a chance to connect with a U of G Cyber Security Lab expert and learn steps they can take to keep their farms safe from cyber attack.

It’s not only big organizations that need to worry. As farms increasingly rely on new technology like smart systems, cybercriminals see producers as easy prey. Whether for ransom or activism, cyberattacks can derail businesses and threaten animal health.

At the close of a second season, University of Guelph professor Dr. Mary Ruth McDonald and research technicians Geoff Farintosh and Kevin Vander Kooi shared their progress on the three-year project with Bradford Today, and explained how technology validated in Ontario's muck soils help growers meet the demands of farming.

This season, Ontario soybean specialist Horst Bohner is running research trials at the Ontario Crops Research Centre in Elora.

Bohner is comparing rates ranging from zero to 400 pounds of potash per acre.