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If I had a million dollars
CEO Commentary by Mike McMorris - Every year, many organizations (producer groups, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs and others) establish research priorities. They all struggle to balance the number of priorities with available funds.
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How we can do a better job at getting research results into practice
Milk Producer, Late Summer 2022: Most livestock producers, through their service fees or checkoffs, support research in their respective sectors – but there is general agreement that more needs to be done to ensure the outcomes of that research are ultimately used on the farm.
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A path forward for Ontario’s livestock innovation system
Ontario Beef, August 2022: According to Livestock Research Innovation Corporation (LRIC) CEO Mike McMorris, Ontario has a very good livestock innovation system, but as with anything, there is always room for improvement and ways of doing things better.
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Why does livestock matter in Ontario?
Ontario Farmer, August 23, 2022: Three experts shared their perspectives on why livestock matters in Ontario and how they see the future unfolding at the recent Livestock Research Innovation Corporation (LRIC) annual meeting in Elora.
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Coming events
September 13: Horizon series webinar "Livestock and Society", featuring Dr. Vaughn Holder from Alltech. He'll discuss the role of livestock in climate change and food security from noon to 12:40 pm Eastern.
Register here
September 28: Showcasing Dairy Research Excellence in Canada Webinar Series. Join Dairy Farmers of Canada first webinar - Dairy Cattle Welfare in Canada: Where We've Been & Where We're Going with Dr. Dan Weary (University of British Columbia) and Dr. Nina von Keyserlingk (University of British Columbia)
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Funding opportunities
Please visit LRIC's website for more information on upcoming and currently open funding opportunities, including:
- OMAFRA-Alliance call for University of Guelph Tier One research proposals
- FoodShift Program
- Ontario Pork open call for research letters of intent
- Beef Farmers of Ontario open call for research letters of intent
- GRAS Philanthropic funding application
- Farmland Health Check-Up for Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair Watersheds
- Rapid Response for Business Development
- Advancing Beekeeper Business Capacity
- Honey Bee Health Management
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Sector-specific innovation highlights
Poultry: Single dose vaccine could protect against IBV
Scientist at the Pirbright Institute in the UK have developed a potential single-dose vaccine for Infectious Bronchitis Virus (IBV) in poultry that could protect chickens against severe disease. IBV is a corona virus that causes respiratory disease in poultry; an effective vaccine will boost bird health and welfare.
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Swine: ASF vaccine trial halted in Vietnam
Dozens of pigs in Vietnam have died after receiving an African Swine Fever vaccine developed by a company owned by the national agriculture ministry. This has brought a temporary halt to the vaccine trials while officials investigate what might be behind the mysterious deaths.
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Dairy: Reducing heat stress in dairy cows
Universtiy of Melbourne researchers have found that betaine or fat, or a combination of the two can be fed to lactating dairy cows to help alleviate the impact of heat stress on the animals. The frequency and severity of heat events around the world are expected to increase, impacting both feed intake and milk production.
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Beef: Diversifying winter grazing crops for livestock
A new field lab trial in the UK is looking at diverse winter grazing crops for livestock to help farmers cut feed and input costs. Participating farmers will replace their usual winter forage of single species brassica mono-culture with a diverse, 16-species mix that includes clovers, hairy vetch, ryegrass, spring oats, kale and linseed. The project is inspired by the success of similar work in New Zealand.
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Cross-sector innovation highlights
Climate change: Eco-innovation turns liquid manure into fertilizer
A U.K. company whose innovative slurry treatment solution turns liquid manure into nitrogen-rich fertilizer has been shortlisted for a U.K. Business Tech Award. Using a technique called plasma conversion, N2 Applied's technology "locks in" methane and ammonia in liquid manure to produce sustainable fertilizer on-farm that has been proven to almost completely eliminate methane and ammonia emissions.
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Decarbonization: Dairy launches electric milk tanker
In New Zealand, dairy processor Fonterra has launched the country's first electric milk tanker. It is part of growing global efforts to move transportation and equipment away from petroleum-derived fuels and energy sources.
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On the horizon: the cultured or cellular meat debate
Europe's largest cell-based meat pilot plant opens in the U.K.
A cultivated meat start-up in the U.K. has launched what it calls the largest cultivated meat pilot plant in Europe as part of its mission to create "real, guilt-free meat". Ivy Farm grows pork stems cells in large fermentation tanks; the new facility can produce more than 2.8 million tonnes of cultivated meat annually.
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Cultured meat production lacks transparency
Eating meat isn't a crime against the planet if it is done right, suggests this opinion piece in The Guardian. Although touted as the solution against conventional meat production, alternative lab-grown foods could also have terrible consequences.
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