Research and Innovation News, Events and Highlights

Welcome to the news, events and highlights home page for research and innovation programs which are funded by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA).

2012

May

• The 2010-11 Annual Report for the Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario is now available. Please contact Wilma Macfarlane, ARIO liaison (519-826-4198), to obtain a copy of a report.
• Presentations from the 2012 Food Safety Research Forum will be available soon on the Food Science Network, hosted by the University of Guelph.
• The Ministry is issuing a Call for Letters of Intent (LOI) for the Food Safety Research Program. You must apply on-line. The deadline for receipt of Letters of Intent is Thursday May 31, 2012 at 4:00 p.m.

February

• Better Bottom Line - 2011 Agri-Food Yearbook - This third edition of the OMAFRA-UofG Partnership, Agri-Food yearbook focuses on a better bottom line for producers and consumers.
• Now available - the agenda and speaker presentations from the 2nd Annual Knowledge Exchange Day: KTT in Action held at 1 Stone Road West on February 1, 2012

May

• Registration is now open for the 2012 Food for Health Research Day on June 12th at the OMAFRA Conference Centre, 1 Stone Road W. Space is limited so please register on or before June 6th. This event is being sponsored by the OMAFRA-University of Guelph partnership and is free to attend.

For more information:
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Author:	Ainsley Archer, Research Analyst/RIB
Creation Date:	1 January 2002
Last Reviewed:	11 May 2012