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Graduate Prize for publishing (Spring 2013) winners

Graduate Prize for Publishing

This past Monday we had a chance to acknowledge the grad student publications that occurred since our inaugural prize in April.  The awards were presented at a reception held at the Greenhouse...21 Nov 2013
Tractor Tug for Tots Logo

2013 Tractor Tug for Tots

Today, the Student Federation of the Ontario Agricultural College (SFOAC) hosted the annual Tractor Tug for Tots. Tractor Tug for Tots is an annual event at the University of Guelph where teams...20 Nov 2013
GCUOF Garden

Garden2Table

The Garden2Table (G2T) program is changing the way children approach and think about food. In partnership with the Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming (GCUOF) and the School of Hospitality and...14 Nov 2013
Peter Pauls receives his award from Phil Miklas (President Bean Improvement Cooperative)

Bean Improvement Cooperative

Two members of the Department of Plant Agriculture were honoured with awards from the Bean Improvement Cooperative at the biennial meeting in Portland, Oregon. The inaugural Bean Improvement...06 Nov 2013
Rob Gordon, Susan Brown and Amar Mohanty unveil "BMO Bioproducts Innovation Extension"

BMO BDDC Gift Announcement

Rob Gordon, dean of Guelph’s Ontario Agricultural College, welcomed and thanked the many supporters of the Better Planet Project at a gathering held at the new boardroom in the BDDC Phase...24 Oct 2013
Pumpkins line the stairs of Crop Science

The Great Pumpkin Sale

To say it was the "great" pumpkin sale would be an understatement -  it was a "smashing" pumpkin sale (snicker, snicker).  Today, pumpkins were...22 Oct 2013
Photo of professor John Cline

Science and Apples

Did you know that it takes four apples to make a glass of pure apple juice?  Lucky for us, modern apple farms are using the dwarfing rootstock system - creating more efficient and...02 Oct 2013
Esteban Diaz Castro - United Way Volunteer

The Face of the United Way

It is the many volunteers Esteban Diaz Castro pictured) that make the United Way fundraising campaign a success each year. Today the group of volunteers treated us to a variety of...02 Oct 2013
"Everyday Coffee" Station on 3rd floor Crop Science

The 2013 United Way Fundraising Campaign has begun!!!

The Department of Plant Ag is already off to a great start. This year, working along-side many volunteers, United Way coordinators, Dr. Ralph Martin & Maryam Vazin (MSc. Candidate) have some...02 Oct 2013
HORT3510 students run the weekly market

Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming Weekly Market

Every Thursday we are fortunate to be able to buy fresh, student-grown, organic fruits, vegetables and herbs right outside the Crop Science Building.  Martha Gay Scroggins, the farm manager of...27 Sep 2013

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