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OAC Alumnus Aaron Lorenz Uses Agricultural Economics to Tackle Food Security and Social Inequities. 

How can we preserve farmland while accommodating housing, industry, and other needs for Canada's growing population? And how can producers meet rising food demands while also protecting the environment?

At this year's annual Welcome Back BBQ on September 17th, the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) honored outstanding faculty, staff, and students whose exceptional dedication and contributions have significantly enriched the OAC community.

Tariff wars are a recurring feature in the global trading system, and tensions between China and Canada have been ongoing for years. These tariff wars are largely driven by geopolitical tensions.

Dr. Najafabadi’s research focuses on enhancing the productivity and resilience of dry bean crops, a crucial component of sustainable agriculture. Utilizing advanced technologies alongside computational biology, Dr. Najafabadi is at the forefront of breeding innovations aimed at producing cultivars that meet the evolving demands of the agricultural sector. Learn more about his research.

Position Overview 

The Ontario Agricultural College Dean's Office is hiring students to create compelling and engaging content for its Instagram account (@uofguelphOAC) 

Content Creators will work individually, yet part of a team, reporting to the OAC Dean’s Office. They will actively seek out new content ideas and/or be assigned content to create to showcase OAC student life and academic learning. Content creators will be responsible for researching, pitching their topic and then creating and posting authentic, helpful and entertaining information/content. 

Kevin Piunno's path to becoming the lab manager at Roeland Farms, overseeing a cutting-edge tissue culture lab for indoor strawberry cultivation, is a testament to his passion for plants and horticulture.

U of G’s Ridgetown Campus has added a world-class field crop pathologist to its teaching and research repertoire. Leading pathologist, Dr. Gursahib Singh is Ridgetown’s new Grain Farmers of Ontario Professorship in Field Crop Pathology. Dr. Singh joins the University of Guelph from Irrigation Saskatchewan (formerly ICDC) where he served as Research Director.

The new position is supported by a $2-million gift from the Grain Farmers of Ontario.

Community and capacity development is the focus of new OAC professor Dr. Derya Tarhan’s research. Weaved through his research program are themes of public policy design and implementation processes, social movements and community-based activism, and adult education and learning.

Read more about OAC’s new professor, Dr. Derya Tarhan.

Discover OAC-inspired recipes from U of G’s Hospitality Services new cookbook.