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U of G Boosts Agri-Food Outreach
April 26 , 2007
The University of Guelph today announced that it is increasing outreach efforts dedicated to promoting the importance of Ontario’s agri-food sector. As part of that activity, Rob McLaughlin, current associate vice-president (research) agri-food and partnerships, will devote full-time attention to the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. McLaughlin has served as chair and president of the Royal for the past year in addition to his U of G duties.
“This recognizes and builds on the remarkable job that Rob McLaughlin, CEO Bill Duron and the Royal’s staff have done with this annual event, both in terms of making it a financial success and in showing all of Canada the importance of agriculture in an increasingly urbanized world,” said U of G president Alastair Summerlee.
McLaughlin, who served as dean of OAC from 1990 to 2000, said this new focus will allow him to look for new opportunities to increase understanding of the power of the bioeconomy in Canada, particularly in downtown Toronto and with centres of innovation such as MaRS.
