UoGuelph opens dedicated family chair in sustainable cropping systems

The University of Guelph is opening a Martin and Denise Pick Family Chair in Sustainable Cropping Systems thanks to a $2M gift to the Ontario Agricultural College, an anonymous bequest, and funding from the institution. The chair will focus on research and teaching in food security and sustainably growing food crops. The donation comes largely thanks to Martin Pick, retired executive of the Pickseed Group of Companies, who emphasizes the need to restore the land that is farmed on. “The Martin and Denise Pick Family Chair in Sustainable Cropping Systems is both an investment in the Ontario Agricultural College and the University of Guelph, as well as an investment in food security and a sustainable future for us all,” said UoGuelph President Dr Charlotte Yates UoGuelph Note: Archived stories may contain dead links or be missing source links.