Livestock Research Innovation Corporation

Disrupting the livestock sector

Farmtario, March 6, 2023: Ask people what they think of when they hear the word disruption, and you will get mixed reactions. Avian influenza has been a big disruptor; so, too, has the iPhone and so using those as examples, some people fear disruption while others welcome it.

Metrics matter

CEO Commentary by Mike McMorris: One of the big challenges facing the livestock sectors is their impact on the environment, the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) in particular. All sectors will need to show a reduced emission of GHG in the coming years. A big question though is “What exactly are we measuring?”

Disrupting the livestock sector

CEO Commentary by Mike McMorris: I recently attended the annual general meeting of AgSights, an LRIC member organization dedicated to data collection, information and genetic evaluations that is celebrating its 30th anniversary.

Plant-based burgers not healthier than beef, new research shows

Ontario Beef: February 2023: A plant-based burger might look like beef and taste like beef - but that doesn’t make it beef. According to new research from the University of Guelph, that’s an important distinction that has a dramatic impact on everything from how we digest plant-based protein alternatives to the type of bacteria growing in the human gut.

UG looking for alternatives to agricultural plastics

Ontario Farmer, January 31, 2023: A research team at the University of Guelph, led by Dr. Erica Pensini, is working on finding alternatives to single use plastics in agriculture for everything from bale wrap and silage bags to plant pots, semen straws, and more.

University of Guelph beef research facility

Research: Creating your future

CEO Commentary by Mike McMorris: Each year, University of Guelph faculty prepare amazing research proposals and the request for funds is always more than the amount available - so how do you pick those that get funded?

News release: New sources of timely, credible information for livestock industry

January 5, 2023: A new library of podcasts, videos and webinars designed to help the livestock industry get research and innovation information directly to the farm is now available.

The search for sustainable deadstock solutions

Ontario Beef, December 2022: LRIC has received funding from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) to lead a project that will take a fresh look at the deadstock issue, recognizing the new focus on One Health and investigating the topic from international and innovation perspectives.

Cows, oil and elephants

Farmtario, December 6, 2022: More than 30,000 people met recently in Egypt for the 27th United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP27) to deal with climate change. Some reports stated the unaddressed “elephant in the room is a cow” and that cattle are the biggest contributor to climate change.