GRIP stands for, 'Getting Research Into Practice.'

Getting a GRIP on agriculture research

New communication system aims to bridge gap between farm and laboratory

Research results don’t flow naturally from the lab to the barn. In the 1990s, government driven extension services delivered research results to producers. Researchers didn’t often meet the farmers their […] Read more

Avian influenza is caused by influenza A viruses and can be classified as low pathogenic or highly pathogenic, depending on ability to cause disease and mortality in poultry.

Understanding transmission of the avian influenza virus

Research collaboration studying interactions between farm practices and environment, wildlife and biosecurity to help fight highly pathogenic avian influenza

Much is unknown about avian influenza. Claire Jardine, an associate pathology professor at the University of Guelph, hopes her research can close some of the knowledge gaps. Why it matters: […] Read more