Better, Faster, Stronger Soil Data Can Feed the Planet
"New problems require new solutions." For University of Guelph professor Dr. Asim Biswas, the world is full of new problems. By 2030, the global population will reach 8.5 billion, driving…
Cover crops a powerhouse tool for building carbon
Laura Van Eerd might be one of the busiest cover crop researchers in Canada – if not all of North America. A professor of sustainable soil management at the University of…
Soils at Guelph Featured on TVO’s ‘Water Brothers’
The unique research University of Guelph experts conduct and have amplified through the Soils at Guelph initiative are featured in an upcoming episode of TVO’s Water Brothers titled “Save our Soils.” Four U of G soil…
U of G doctoral student awarded first place in Soil Science oral competition
St. Louis, USA - Sevendeep Kaur was thrilled to receive the PhD Oral competition first prize in the Nutrient Management & Soil and Plant Analysis category at the recent Soil…
Early Lessons from Ridgetown’s Long-term Cover Crop Trial for Field Crops
Dr. Dave Hooker and his colleagues have been curious about the value of integrating cover crops into a farming operation in the long term. Click here to keep reading!
Soil Health Assessment gets a Boost
Soils At Guelph awarded $2 M grant from Weston Family Foundation to enrich soil health on agricultural lands. The new five-year soil health project called Aiming High: Soils Impact People,…
Dr. Murray Miller – a Pillar in the world of ag-Soils Research and Teaching at the University of Guelph
Soils At Guelph commemorates the work of Dr. Murray Miller
Diversify crop rotations to improve yield and soil health
The corn-soybean rotation is the dominant cropping system on farmland throughout central Canada and the midwestern United States. However, long-term research shows that this rotation has lower crop yields, soil quality, resilience to climate change, and profitability.
What matters more
It's been eighteen months. Eighteen months since students stepped foot here on the Guelph campus, eighteen months since I had a London Fog in the Summerlee Science Complex, eighteen months…
