Research News, Events and Highlights

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What's New

September 09

1. The New Directions & Alternative Renewable Fuels 'Plus' Research Program - Call for Letters of Intent 2009/10 is now closed for applications.

2. The joint Growing the Margins Conference and Exhibition and the Canadian Farm and Food Biogass Conference and Exhibition (both scheduled for March 8-12, 2010) are issuing a Call for Abrstracts - note deadline submission date of October 5, 2009

August 09

1. New Directions and Alternative Renewable Fuels Research Program - 2009 project summaries now available

2. The University of Guelph has posted three documents about the research projects that were submitted to the Spring Call for Proposals under the OMAFRA-University of Guelph Partnership:

• Distribution and Value of Project Operating Funds Awarded by Theme (showing ‘$ value’ and ‘no. of projects’, in two separate charts)
• Listing of Approved OMAFRA / UofG Research Program Projects
• Distribution of Project Proposals Submitted (No. of Projects)

July 09

1. The Research and Innovation Branch launches the new OMAFRA Research Advisory Network at the final meeting of the Ontario Agricultural Services Coordinating Committee on June 24, 2009 (view webcast of the meeting).

2. Announcement of Call for Letters of Intent for the 2010 New Directions and Alternative Renewable Fuels 'Plus' Research Program

3. Food Safety Research Program - 2008-2009 project summaries now available.

Upcoming Events

• no events currently scheduled

Past Events

• Food Safety Research Forum

• Agri-Food Innovation Forum 2009

Research Highlights

• Living Biofilter Air-cleaning Ecosystem for Buildings

• Potential Preventive tool for Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI)

• Eggs to Fight Osteoporosis

• Researchers develop new device to quickly identify degenerative disease

• New research puts functional soy component right in the breadbasket

• Researchers are developing plastic composites that include agricultural materials

• Feeding helpful bacteria boosts chicken immunity

• Sugar beets that can't be beat

• Efficient digestion process could offer economic and environmental benefits