Paul Smith

"30 Years of No-Till on Heavy Clay Soils" with Nick Stokman @iandmcdonald @SoilNetwork Hear on: 📻CFRU 93.3 FM @cfru_radio 📅May 21 ⏰10am 💻🎧Hear anytime: buff.ly/mM6YuAN #cdnag #ontag #soilhealth @ontariosoilcrop @grainfarmers @soilsatguelph @middlesexfedag

Federal soil health protection bill passes first reading in Commons. vist.ly/427kc

Hear about "Infant Food Insecurity" from Digesting Food Studies podcast @cafsFoodStudies Listen on: 📻CFRU 93.3 @cfru_radio 📅May 14 ⏰10am 🛜Hear anytime: buff.ly/wgDluDI #digestingfoodstudies #foodsecurity @theontarion @SSHRC_ORSH @healthstudy @myLakehead

The May issue of the Alliance Innovations newsletter is out now! 🚀 Dive into the latest stories of impact in the agri-food sector. Click to read ➡️ conta.cc/3P7XhqQ

Calling all Certified Indigenous Businesses and corporate Canada! Join the Supply Change Indigenous Procurement Marketplace orientation on May 20 from 12 to 12:45 p.m. EDT to explore key features and strengthen procurement connections. Register: tinyurl.com/47u4u348

Big news! We will be at the Canadian Society of Soil Science and Canadian Society of Agronomy Annual Meeting @uofguelph (June 20–25, 2026), and we're sponsoring awards! 🏆🌱 The Soils at Guelph Award recognizes student excellence in soil health research (oral & poster). Prizes up to $500! Learn more about the award: tinyurl.com/2dhh92st See you there! 🔗Event registration: tinyurl.com/4c3d3jxv #SoilsAtGuelph #CSSS2026 #SoilHealth @UofGuelphOAC @karidunfield @LauraVanEerd @hfreckle22 @angiestraathof @CSSS_Soils @AgronomyCanada @OntAg

Great work towards modernizing soil resource data in Ontario. More to come. Congrats to Ross Kelly, @ddsaurette and other staff #ontag #cdnag #soil #gis

Hear about "Slow food, steady change" from the @ifad podcast: Farms. Food. Future. Listen on: 📻CFRU 93.3 @cfru_radio 📅May 7 ⏰10am 🛜Hear anytime: buff.ly/cj4LFts #slowfood #foodloss #foodwaste @cdnfoodstudies @theontarion @arrellfoodinst @guelphgeography

One thing you don’t see when looking at soil is all the energy exchanges happening in the #soil! This is called the “soil food web.” Shown: fungi that live in the soil. Read our new #GroundedInSoils blog to learn more! wp.me/pclOv9-z4

Hear "Lunch Box Identities" from Digesting Food Studies @cdnFoodStudies, w @yukaseko, Alexia Moyer, Shay Quinn, @DSzanto Listen on: 📻CFRU 93.3 @cfru_radio 📅April 30 ⏰10am 🛜Hear anytime: buff.ly/D4bcACj #DigestingFoodStudies @SSHRC_CRSH @theontarion @guelphgeography

Just a few days left for the early bird discount! Registration fee for the 2026 Joint Meeting of CSSS and CSA will increase by $100 on May 1, 2026, but is open until June 10, 2026. event.fourwaves.com/cssscsa2026/re…

Hear "Unwrapping Ultra-Processed Foods" w Rahbika Ashraf Healthy Habits, Happy Homes Podcast by @HealthStudy Listen on: 📻CFRU @cfru_radio 📅April 23⏰10am 🛜Anytime: buff.ly/UEPv2NF #foodsafety #nutrition @theontarion @cdnfoodstudies @FoodIntegrityCA @FoodScienceDept

New in Geoderma: "Benchmarking soil health in glaciated soils under grain and oilseed production" by JA Bower, D Liptzin, R Carlow, PGR Smith, DD Saurette, J Munroe, LL van Eerd, CLS Morgan. buff.ly/fP5HsFE @soil_institute @greenbeltca @uofg @AgricultureON

Robertson inaugural inductee for forage wall of fame. vist.ly/4yxpq

Healthy soil is the foundation of strong farms, resilient ranches, and productive landscapes. As we kick off National Soil Conservation Week, we’re celebrating everyone working to protect this essential resource. #NSCW2026 #SoilHealth #SoilConservation #CdnAg #SCCC

Our Co-Executive Director Dr. Laura Van Eerd (@LauraVanEerd ) has co-authored a study just-published in @Geoderma_Jrnl on soil health benchmarking in Ontario grain & oilseed farms.🌱 Proud to see what's possible when @SoilsAtGuelph, @soil_institute, @Greenbeltca, @AgricultureON & @Ridgetowncampus work together! Key finding: soil health practices raised the probability of meeting an aggregate stability goal from 0.36 → 0.76. ⬆️ Read the full open-access article: 🔗tinyurl.com/4hssd2d8 #SoilHealth #SoilsAtGuelph #OntAg

Hear "Taking the classroom outside" & "Five trees for every child" from #Uganda @FarmRadio Listen on: 📻CFRU 93.3 @cfru_radio 📅April 16 ⏰10am 🛜Hear anytime: buff.ly/FbOXc12 buff.ly/Yw53qnR #foodsecurity @ifad @gac_corporate @sedrd @theontarion @IDRC_CRDI

The April issue of the Alliance Innovations newsletter is out now! 🚀 Dive into the latest stories of impact in the agri-food sector. Click to read ➡️ conta.cc/4df5mnk

New research is adding to our understanding of soil, water and agricultural systems. Check out this peer-reviewed article exploring key findings and implications for the sector: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

From tracking water quality changes from ~1850 onwards to understanding how climate and land use shape ecosystems, paleolimnology is revealing how vital lakes have evolved—and what it means for their future. bit.ly/llwin26 #LakesLetter