Dr. Isabelle Aicklen has been appointed the new Ontario Bean Growers (OBG) Professor in Weed Management. The announcement was made March 7 by the University of Guelph’s Ontario Agricultural College (OAC). Dr. Aicklen will be based at the University’s Ridgetown Campus where her research will directly benefit Ontario’s bean growers by identifying innovative and sustainable […] Read more
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Professor in Weed Management appointed
New faculty boosts field crop entomology expertise
Dr. Jocelyn Smith is Ridgetown’s new Assistant Professor in Field Crop Entomology. The University of Guelph said in a release that Smith will continue to be based out of the Ridgetown Campus, where she has been working as a research scientist since 2019. Smith brings over 15 years of experience in pest and insect resistance […] Read more
GFO funds crop pathologist professorship
$2 million is being invested in the new position based at Ridgetown
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 (GFO). The funding, announced Jan. 5 at the Ontario Agricultural Conference, will support a new Grain Farmers of Ontario Professorship in Field […] Read more
New crop research facility coming to Ridgetown
$6.5 million structure to be completed in spring 2022
The University of Guelph is constructing a new field crop services building at its Ridgetown campus in an effort to modernize research operations. In an on-campus announcement Oct. 19, public servants and university staff described the soon-to-be 12,000 square foot facility as a long-awaited replacement for the current and much-dated field crop services building. […] Read more
Ridgetown campus gets new director
Brett Shepherd comes to University of Guelph campus from WSIB
Brett Shepherd has been named director of the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown Campus. “Brett has the professional managerial skills that are required to lead the campus into a new era of innovation and growth,” said Rene Van Acker, dean of the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC). “He has demonstrated innovation and his ability to motivate people […] Read more
Ridgetown Campus looking for new director
Ken McEwan will be returning to research and teaching
The search is on for the 11th director of the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown Campus, in preparation for the end of Ken McEwan’s stint. McEwan will be director until June 2020. He will then support new infrastructure initiatives on the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown Campus for a transitionary year, with a focus on completing fundraising […] Read more
Trial aims to better detect late blight pathogen before it infects tomatoes
The three-year project will evaluate early detection, management approaches and potential benefits
A new three-year project is in place at the University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus, to help detect late blight pathogen presence in the air before it infests tomatoes, allowing for better control management. There is currently no method to detect the presence of the phytophthora infestans, making it difficult for growers properly manage late blight, […] Read more
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