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Food Farm Talk @foodfarmtalk.bsky.social · 19h

Hear "Restoring the Margins with Prairie Precision Network" from Rural Routes to Climate Sol'ns

In Guelph:
📻CFRU 93.3
📅Oct 9
⏰10am

🛜Listen anytime:
buff.ly/ZYZzvug

#cdnag #ontag #abag

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thewesternproducer.bsky.social @thewesternproducer.bsky.social · 9d

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future vist.ly/48q6v #cdnag #westcdnag #NDTR

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future | The Western Producer

Indigenous communities in North America were cultivating crops such as potatoes and corn long before anyone from Europe had heard of them.

www.producer.com

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University of Guelph News @uofguelphnews.bsky.social · 9d

#UofG | A new Sacred Fire and Teaching Lodge offer culturally meaningful places for Indigenous students, staff and faculty.

The spaces broaden opportunities for land-based learning and engagement.

Read more: news.uoguelph.ca/2025/09/crea...

Creating Community Through Sacred Fire, Teaching Lodge

Amongst the trees of The Arboretum at the University of Guelph, two Indigenous cultural spaces offer exciting new opportunities for quiet contemplation, learning and ceremony. A Sacred Fire and…

news.uoguelph.ca

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University of Guelph News @uofguelphnews.bsky.social · 9d

#UofG | Dr. Mike von Massow speaks to @cbcnews.ca about different factors that have contributed to rising grocery prices.

Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmbe...

Poilievre calls on Carney government to ‘stop taxing groceries' | Power & Politics

YouTube video by CBC News

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University of Guelph @uofguelph.bsky.social · 9d

Sept 30 is #OrangeShirtDay & #NationalDayForTruthAndReconciliation. We remember and honour the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Survivors, the children who never returned home, their families, and communities of the residential and day school systems.

Learn more: https://uoguel.ph/qd8jf

Twilight view of Johnston Hall at the University of Guelph illuminated orange, featuring its historic stone architecture and surrounding greenery.

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University of Guelph @uofguelph.bsky.social · 8d

The Sacred Fire and Teaching Lodge, two new Indigenous cultural spaces in The Arboretum, have been created to broaden land-based learning and engagement on campus.

Learn more: uoguel.ph/7ed9q

A banner image featuring a teaching lodge with the text "Truth and Reconciliation - Creating Community Through Sacred Fire, Teaching Lodge" set against an orange background.

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Food Farm Talk @foodfarmtalk.bsky.social · 8d

Hear about "Getting ready for Avian Influenza HPAI in Dairy" from @canadianpodcow.bsky.social with Geneviève Toupin + hosts Sarah Sache & Andrew Campbell

On:
📻CFRU 93.3
📅Oct 2
⏰10am

🛜Listen anytime:
buff.ly/h2uO9Yi

#cdnag #ontag #milk #hpai

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Canadian Journal of Plant Science @canjplantsci.bsky.social · 20d

Study from Koch et al. suggests that using leguminous cover crops or terminating cover crops early may improve nitrogen supply for optimal sugar beet production. Read more: buff.ly/gOrswxR #OpenAccess

Canadian Science Publishing

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Food Farm Talk @foodfarmtalk.bsky.social · 18d

Hear "Kainai First Nation Self Sufficiency" from Rural Routes to Climate Solutions

On:
📻CFRU 93.3
📅Sept 25 (+ Sept 30)
⏰10am

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buff.ly/vdk1Jxh

#firstnations #cdnag #abag #reconciliation #indigenous #treaty7

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Food Farm Talk @foodfarmtalk.bsky.social · 23d

Hear "Weathering the future" from @ifad.org

On:
📻CFRU 93.3
📅Sept 18
⏰10am

🛜Listen anytime:
buff.ly/uvMnxcI

In this episode, we dive into the science and innovation shaping our interaction with the weather.

#climatechange #resilience #foodsecurity

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Food Farm Talk @foodfarmtalk.bsky.social · 29d

Snake oil or just capitalism?

Hear "Health Freaks: America's Diet Champions + the Specter of Chronic Illness" Travis Weisse @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social @uncpress.bsky.social @theontarion.bsky.social

On:
📻CFRU 93.3
📅Sept 11
⏰10am

🛜Listen now:
newbooksnetwork.com/health-freaks

#foodhistory

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Food Farm Talk @foodfarmtalk.bsky.social · Sep 8

Hear "Health Freaks: America's Diet Champions + the Specter of Chronic Illness" w Travis Weisse @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social

On:
📻CFRU 93.3
📅Sept 11
⏰10am

🛜Listen anytime:
buff.ly/KsDTTwv

#foodhistory #diets
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University of Guelph News @uofguelphnews.bsky.social · Sep 8

#UofG | Do you feel like tipping has gotten out of hand?

Prof. Bruce McAdams discusses tip creep with @cbcnews.ca The Current.

Listen: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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University of Guelph News @uofguelphnews.bsky.social · Sep 8

#UofG | Dr. @MikeVonMassow appears on @cbcnews.ca to discuss the trend of adding protein to lattes.

Listen: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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University of Guelph @uofguelph.bsky.social · Sep 5

Shape the future of our campus! The University is updating its Campus Master Plan to guide decisions about lands, facilities, and amenities.

Drop by one of our engagement pop-ups to share ideas, ask questions, and learn more about the process. All are welcome.

Promotional banner for an event at Branion Plaza and UC Courtyard, titled "Shape the Future of Our Campus". The dates are Wednesday, September 10 and Thursday, September 11, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The image features a bright graphic with text and a scenic view of a campus building with a tower, under clear skies.

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One Health U of Guelph @onehealthuofg.bsky.social · Sep 5

Registration is now open for the Arrell Food Summit, Oct. 21 in Toronto!

The 2025 theme is "Resilience Reimagined: Redesigning Food Systems for a Changed World."

A registration fee waiver is available. This event is in-person only: site.pheedloop.com/event/arrell...
@arrellfoodinst.bsky.social

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University of Guelph News @uofguelphnews.bsky.social · Sep 2

The new veterinary forensic science rotation at the Ontario Veterinary College is featured in the @thestar.com

www.thestar.com/news/ontario...

Animal CSI: How training veterinarians to spot animal abuse could save someone’s life

Shane Bateman offers students crime scene and courtroom training as part of his course at the Ontario Veterinary College on forensic veterinary science, a little-researched field that is growing in pr...

www.thestar.com

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Food Farm Talk @foodfarmtalk.bsky.social · Sep 3

Hear 🚜"Farming the Slopes: How the Honey Family Makes No-Till Work" with Bill + Wes Honey + host Ian McDonald

🛜Listen anytime:
buff.ly/kQUuZ99

On radio:
📻CFRU 93.3
📅Sept 4 ⌚10am

#cdnag #ontag #NoTill #soilhealth

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University of Guelph News @uofguelphnews.bsky.social · Sep 3

#UofG | Dr. Lawrence Goodridge speaks to @cbcnews.ca about the challenges in tracking a legionnaires' disease outbreak in Southern Ontario.

Read more: www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

Why is it so hard to find the source of a legionnaires' outbreak? | CBC News

A deadly outbreak of legionnaires' disease in London, Ont., has shown just how challenging it is to pinpoint the source of the bacteria behind the illness.

www.cbc.ca

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University of Guelph News @uofguelphnews.bsky.social · Sep 3

#UofG | "While there was great optimism of the growth of the plant-based segment, the growth has stagnated a little bit."

Dr. Mike von Massow speaks to @globalnews.ca about Yves Veggie Cuisine discontinuing production.

Read more: globalnews.ca/news/1138950...

Yves Veggie Cuisine products being discontinued after more than 40 years | Globalnews.ca

Michael von Massow, a professor at the University of Guelph, said there are also a lot of new options in the marketplace, so shares of Yves must have gone down.

globalnews.ca

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University of Guelph News @uofguelphnews.bsky.social · Sep 3

#UofG | Dr. Shane Bateman discusses the importance of the emerging field of forensic veterinary science in protecting animals and humans from violence in @thestar.com.

@ontvetcollege.bsky.social

www.thestar.com/news/ontario...

Animal CSI: How training veterinarians to spot animal abuse could save someone’s life

Shane Bateman offers students crime scene and courtroom training as part of his course at the Ontario Veterinary College on forensic veterinary science, a little-researched field that is growing in pr...

www.thestar.com

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Food Farm Talk @foodfarmtalk.bsky.social · Aug 6

Hear "Water is Food - Emerging Knowledge" with Evan Fraser, Lawrence Goodridge, Tongzhe Li, Hugh Simpson by
@arrellfoodinst.bsky.social
(rewind from 2024)

💻🎧Listen:
buff.ly/42Y0KwV

Or on:
📻CFRU 93.3
📅Aug 7
⏰10am

#foodsecurity #cdnag
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Food Farm Talk @foodfarmtalk.bsky.social · Aug 6

Hear "Dairy Cow Behaviour & Welfare" Dr. Katy Proudfoot, on Canadian Podcow, with hosts Sarah Sache & Andrew Campbell

💻🎧Hear anytime:
buff.ly/YtEtw3h

#cdnag #ontag #dairy #milk

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Food Farm Talk @foodfarmtalk.bsky.social · Aug 5

Hear "Scaling No-Till Without More Equipment"
with Mark Burnham from Soil Network podcast
Ian McDonald

💻🎧Hear anytime:
buff.ly/NZZ0QMw

#cdnag #ontag #notill #soilhealth

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations @fao.org · Jul 28

How many people faced hunger in 2024?

Latest data is available in #SOFI2025👇

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024: Addressing high food price inflation for food security and nutrition

📙Download YOUR copy of the In Brief report👉 doi.org/10.4060/cd60...

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