Food from Thought Bursary Competition on Hold
Due to the global outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and the decision by the University of Guelph to restrict travel,
16 March 2020
9 March 2020
HIR Technology Carries Big Benefits for Dairy Producers
High Immune Response technology is a patented testing procedure and management tool developed by Ontario Veterinary College Prof. Bonnie Mallard
13 February 2020
Food from Thought’s ‘Agriculture in the North’ research published
PLOS|ONE has published ‘The environmental consequences of climate-driven agricultural frontiers,’ which investigates the climate change-driven creation of usable farmland in
17 September 2019
Training Partnership with Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance
The provincial government and the University of Guelph have partnered through the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance and the University’s Food
12 September 2019
Feeding 9 Billion Website Re-launch
The food security initiative, Feeding 9 Billion, has a newly re-launched and refreshed website. Based out of the University of
5 September 2019
Research Project: Social Impacts of Digital Agricultural Technologies
The University of Guelph is inviting Canadian crop farmers to participate in a research project on precision agriculture. The lead
27 August 2019
Global News: Pollinating bees may be exposed to lethal levels of neonics in soil on southern Ontario farms: study
Research supported by the Canada Research Excellence Fund through Food from Thought has found that ground-nesting bees, such as squash
1 August 2019
Transparency in Food Supply Chains: A Review of Enabling Technology Solutions
In a recently-published review, University of Guelph researchers investigate technologies that support data-driven, transparent food systems. These technologies could allow
8 July 2019
Guest Speaker: Dr. Lenore Newman Special Guest on FoodFarm Talk
Dr. Lenore Newman, Canada Research Chair in Food Security and Director of the Food and Agriculture Institute at the University
27 June 2019
Hosting Interdisciplinary Workshop in Digital Agriculture
Food from Thought hosted a digital agriculture workshop on June 27, facilitated by Bronwynne Wilton of Wilton Consulting Group. The
26 June 2019
Inaugural Year for Agri-Food Excellence Symposium
Finding balance and an interdisciplinary approach to agri-food sustainability. These were two key messages that resonated across two and a
21 June 2019
U of G News: Prof Leads $180-Million Global DNA Barcoding Initiative
Food from Thought principal investigator prof. Paul Hebert is helping to launch BIOSCAN, a new $180-million, seven-year DNA barcoding project
6 June 2019
Award: Inaugural Research Assistant to be Awarded Top Graduate Student Convocation Award
One of Food from Thought’s inaugural research assistants, Andrew Nixon, will receive U of G’s top convocation award for graduate
27 May 2019
Agri-food Radio Program Hosted by Graduate Students
Two University of Guelph graduate students have teamed up to deliver FoodFarm Talk, an interactive and innovative agri-food themed program
1 May 2019
Award: 2019 International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) – European Symposium
Krishna Gelda, a master’s student working on principal investigator Jeffrey Farber’s Food from Thought-supported research, has won the award for
26 April 2019
University Affairs: U of Guelph’s DNA Barcode Centre Catalogues Earth’s Biodiversity
The DNA barcoding work at the University of Guelph’s Centre for Biodiversity Genomics is highlighted in a new University Affairs
18 April 2019
Industry News: Dairy School: Optimizing Health and Welfare in Robot Herds
Food from Thought principal investigator Prof. Trevor DeVries discusses dairy health and welfare, and leveraging large amounts of data collected
4 April 2019
National Public Radio: Bad Diets Are Responsible For More Deaths Than Smoking, Global Study Finds
Food from Thought scientific director and principal investigator, Evan Fraser, comments on the availability of healthy foods in this National
