For the first time, the 2024 Early Career Research Award (ECRA) will benefit two researchers, Drs. Ataharul Chowdhury and Sam Workenhe.
For the first time, the 2024 Early Career Research Award (ECRA) will benefit two researchers, Drs. Ataharul Chowdhury and Sam Workenhe. The Early Career Research Award is designed to acknowledge the value of livestock research being conducted by young researchers on behalf of the livestock industry, said Deborah Whale, Grand River Agricultural Society’s first vice […] Read moreTag Archives research — page 4
Two winners of Early Career Research Award named
Research projects improve GRIP and disease readiness
Dr. Rene Van Acker appointed as U of G vice-president (Research and Innovation)
Dr. Rene Van Acker has been appointed as the University of Guelph’s new vice-president (research and innovation). The University of Guelph said in a release his five-year appointment “will be crucial in furthering U of G as one of Canada’s top research-intensive universities.” Van Acker has served as interim vice-president (research) since last July. and said […] Read more
New poultry research chair, scholarship gifted to University of Guelph
A $3.5 million gift from the William and Lynne Gray Foundation and L.H. Gray & Son Limited aims to advance poultry and egg research and training at the University of Guelph. The gift will create the new Bill and Lynne Gray Chair in Advanced Poultry Technology Management position in the department of Animal Biosciences within […] Read more
Taking the pulse of plant growth
Plant roots mysteriously pulsate and we don’t know why, but finding that out could change the way we grow things
As a farmer, you probably think about plant roots more than most. Even so, they can be easy to overlook. They’re hidden underground, after all. Yet they’re continually changing the shape of the world. This process happens in your fields, where plants use invisible mechanisms for their never-ending growth. Scientists discovered about 15 years ago that genes […] Read more
Feds, producer groups launch wheat research cluster
Government, groups pool more than $20 million in research dollars
The federal government and private and producer groups announced $20 million toward wheat research today.
National hog research firm gets $10.6 million in federal funds
Research to include new vaccines, antimicrobial alternatives, feed strategies, and genetics
The federal government has pledged up to $10.6 million for hog sector research, it said in an announcement today.
Canada pledges funds for efficient fertilizer research
Joining the Efficient Fertilizer Consortium gives Canada chance to influence research strategies, feds say
Canada will join the U.S., U.K., and others in a group dedicated to advancing efficient and novel fertilizers, the federal government announced today.
Hepworth honoured for agricultural achievements
The London, Ont. resident started as a Sask. farmer and vet before moving to politics, then research
Lorne Hepworth, former Saskatchewan agriculture minister and current chair of the Agriculture Research Institute of Ontario, has been named a member of the Order of Canada.
Where are public sector gene editing projects?
Regulatory differences and lack of funding constrain gene editing in academic research
In 2022, Health Canada and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announced that crop varieties developed with gene editing technology will not be subject to the same regulatory requirements as genetically modified organisms. Though many within the agriculture industry praised the decision as a win for crop breeders, and Canadians more generally, some academic researchers question whether […] Read more
Ontario pork industry research, innovation to get a boost with new swine research centre
Ontario pork producers and consumers will soon benefit from a new, $20-million Ontario Swine Research Centre. The state-of-the-art centre will enhance the province’s capacity for research, innovation and the development of new technology in the swine sector. Representatives of the University of Guelph, the Ontario government, the Government of Canada and Ontario Pork celebrated […] Read more
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