Food from Thought is a research program at the University of Guelph funded in part by a $76.6-million grant from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund. Food from Thought will position Canada as a global leader in the development of innovative solutions that improve both the sustainability and productivity of agricultural production at global, landscape, and micro scales.
By the Numbers
More than $35 million invested in research
165 Expert faculty researchers
300+ Outstanding graduate students and postdoctoral fellows
60 Patents and copyrights generated by Food from Thought research projects
61 Highly qualified personnel scholarships awarded to graduate students
13 Policy fellows have completed the Policy Fellowship Program
Fostering Agricultural Research & Innovation
Food from Thought brings together the University of Guelph’s world-renowned food and agricultural researchers, along with partnerships in industry, decision-makers and other research institutions, to find solutions to key challenges facing food and agriculture today.
Food from Thought News
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Predicting the Future of Farmable Land: From PhD to Real-World Impact
As climate change alters weather patterns and growing conditions, one pressing question asked by farmers and researchers worldwide is: how will agriculture -
Nature’s Perfect Match: The microbiome-host duo boosting economic and environmental gains in beef production
Joining Dr. Angela Cánovas’ lab at the Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, offers an opportunity to be part of leading -
U of G Poultry Management Research Guides the Movement to Cage-Free Eggs
In the next decade, Canada’s egg production industry is expected to shift entirely into cage-free (free run or free range) or enriched -
U of G Research Drives Smarter Antibiotic Use in Dairy Herds
In veterinary circles, it’s widely understood that, like in human medicine, using antimicrobial treatments to improve animal welfare will eventually contribute to -
A Look Inside: Visualizing Agri-food Research with Food from Thought
Amazing research comes out of the Food from Thought (FfT) program with projects spanning everything from pollinators, vaccines and livestock health -
Truth and Reconciliation in Research
Reconciliation can only begin when the truth is acknowledged and respectful relationships are established and maintained. As researchers, there are several actions -
From Farm to Dead Zone: Saving the Biodiversity of the Great Lakes
After autumn harvest, some farmers in the Lake Erie basin spray fertilizer on newly planted fields of wheat. The fertilizer lightly penetrates -
Bee-yond Honeybees: Protecting Our Native Pollinators
When you join Dr. Sabrina Rondeau’s citizen science project, Abeilles Citoyennes, you turn your backyard into a pollinator research hub. Using the -
Breaking Ground: In-Field Soil Sensing is Key to Precision Agriculture
After decades in soil science research, Dr. Asim Biswas is familiar with the limitations of soil measurement. Measuring soil properties requires collecting
