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OAC Weeds Team 2014

OAC Weeds Team 2014 sweeps undergraduate competition at the North-eastern Collegiate Weed Science Competition

On Tuesday July 29th, 2014, the University of Guelph OAC Weeds Team participated in the Northeastern Collegiate Weed Science Contest hosted at the Pennsylvania State University Agronomy Research...05 Aug 2014
Maxwell Jones profile

New professor in Plant Ag: Welcome Max Jones!

This month, Dr. A. Maxwell Jones officially assumed the position of Assistant Professor, Integrated Plant Production Systems for Vegetatively Propagated Horticulture Species, at the GRIPP (Gosling...22 Jul 2014
Michelle Arseneault sells copies of her cookbook "The Good Season"

'Good Season' cookbook is growing like a weed!

It's been a good season for Michelle Arseneault, with the debut of her new weed cookbook The Good Season: Easy recipes for wild edibles. Hard-copies of the book were on-sale today in the...17 Jul 2014
Robert Bruce, Cora Loucks and Anna Krzywdzinski

Fiesta in Plant Ag: Taco Time!

Today, members of Plant Ag flocked to the foyer of the Crop Science building, queuing for the opportunity to build their own tacos. Five dollars gave hungry lunch-ers unlimited taco-building...16 Jul 2014
Andrea Hitchon receiving CSA Pest Management Award from Dr. Gavin Humphreys

Plant Ag students recognized at CSA meeting

Plant Agriculture Students Recognized at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Agronomy A number of Plant Agriculture researchers and graduate students participated in the Canadian Society...14 Jul 2014

Plant Ag grads win scholarships

Hard work pays off, and as a student, scholarships can help subsidize expensive tuition fees. Eight Plant Ag masters and PhD students were granted scholarships for 2014-15 for their outstanding...11 Jul 2014
Plant Ag employees hold BDDC's functional and biodegradable flower pot

Demand Grows for BDDC Flower Pots

Eco-friendly flower pots specially designed at the University of Guelph's Bioproducts Discovery and Development Centre (BDDC) are now on shelves for consumers. The pots are made up of up...04 Jul 2014
FIFA Brasil soccer turf

Plant Ag in the News: from FIFA's turf to space plants

  The Globe and Mail interviewed Prof. Eric Lyons on June 26 for a story about FIFA's field turf, "Canadian grass pitch-perfect for Brazil". According to Lyons maintaining a...02 Jul 2014
Student planting in the Bovey greenhouse

The Julien Project: Plant Therapy

Rodger Tschanz , greenhouse technician in Plant Ag, has been cultivating something other than plants in the Bovey greenhouses this spring. Youth from across the city have been exercising their...30 Jun 2014
Phillip and Susan Gosling officially open GRIPP

GRIPP Grand Opening

The Gosling Research Institute for Plant Preservation plans to freeze and bank all Canadian plant species Click above to see CTV feature on the GRIPP Grand Opening The Gosling Research...26 Jun 2014

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