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Sweet Success: Breeding Yellow Plums

This Friday August 16th, Professor Jay Subramanian was featured in the Toronto Star's Food and Wine section for his research and development 7 new varieties of Yellow European Plums (YEPs). Jay...16 Aug 2013
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BBQ Celebrates Deb Norton's Career

Members of the Plant Ag Department from Simcoe, Vineland and Guelph as well as OMAF personnel from Simcoe gathered on Tues, Aug 13th for a barbeque in celebration of Deborah Norton’s upcoming...16 Aug 2013
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Dr. Raizada: New Tools for Old Crops

Dr. Manish Raizada was featured in the latest edition of Guelph's Research Magazine, for his research with improving millet and introducing "agricultural tool kits" to marginalized...13 Aug 2013
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Globe & Mail: Dr. Saxena & Cryopreservation

Dr. Praveen Saxena’s recent work in conjunction with the new Gosling Research Institute for Plant Preservation (GRIPP) was featured front-page of the Globe and Mail today, along with a video-...02 Aug 2013
Paul Wartman with one of his advisors, Ralph C. Martin.

Grad Student Wins Photography Competition

Graduate student Paul Wartman recently won first place in the Graduate Studies Photography Competition held this semester. The prize for first place was $2000 against summer tuition! The image will...01 Aug 2013
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A New Facility to Cryopreserve Endangered Canadian Native Tree Species

Dr. Praveen Saxena’s recent work in conjunction with the new Gosling Research Institute for Plant Preservation (GRIPP) was featured front-page of the Globe and Mail today. It highlights the...26 Jul 2013
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FarmSmart Expo 2013

FarmSmart celebrated its 15th year on Thursday July 11th, 2013 during the annual FarmSmart Expo at the University's Elora Research Station. They held events in celebration of "Farmer and...22 Jul 2013
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Family BBQ Picnic @ Elora Research Station

More than 100 students, staff and faculty enjoyed a family BBQ and potluck lunch at the Elora research station yesterday, July 30th. The day was filled with a delicious array of food, fun team-...13 Jul 2013
Dr. Milad Eskandari

New Assistant Professor in Soybean Breeding

On July 2nd 2013, Dr. Mehrzad (Milad) Eskandari was appointed as an Assistant Professor, specializing in soybean breeding in the Department of Plant Agriculture at Guelph's Ridgetown Campus....09 Jul 2013
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OAC Weeds Team sweeps undergraduate competition at the Northeastern Weed Science Competition 2012!

On Tuesday, July 24th, 2012, the University of Guelph- OAC Weeds’ Team participated in the Northeast Weed Science Collegiate Contest hosted by Rutgers University located in the state of New...16 Aug 2012

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