Nuffield Canada Scholar Presentations to take place in Halifax

Six Nuffield Scholar presentations will take place at the event to help advance Canadian agriculture.

On January 24, 2025, Nuffield Canada will host its Scholar Presentations at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel. Anyone interested is welcome to attend.

Nuffield Canada seeks “to ignite global exploration, discovery, and innovation in Canadian agriculture.” Its mission is “to provide a dynamic platform for scholars to research, explore, and collaborate on ideas, innovations, policies, and practices that drive advancements in Canadian agriculture.”

Nuffield offers a $20,000 scholarship to mid-career agriculturalists to travel the world for a minimum of 10 weeks to research a topic of their choosing, and that is relevant to advancing Canadian agriculture. The Nuffield Scholar Presentations are one of the final components of the two-year program.

This year's event will hear six Nuffield Scholar Presentations:

1. Andrew Rosychuk (Sch. 2020), Edmonton, Alberta—Sponsored by Nuffield Canada; Topic: On-farm Medium Scale Processing.
2. Craig Lester (Sch. 2023), Calgary, Alberta—Sponsored by Alberta Grains; Topic: Media’s role in agriculture and the influence it has on consumers’ perspective of the industry.
3. Emily Ford (Sch. 2023), Medicine Hat, Alberta—Sponsored by McCain Foods; Topic: Regenerative Agriculture in Potato Production Systems.
4. Justin Cantafio (Sch. 2023), Dartmouth, Nova Scotia—Sponsored by the NS Gov., Dept. of Agriculture; Topic: How farmers’ markets can build sustainable, resilient, and adaptable local food systems in Canada.
5. Kirk Zembal (Sch. 2023), Edmonton, Alberta—Sponsored by Canadian Canola Growers Association; Topic: Creating value for grain growers in the rapidly changing sustainability and carbon pricing landscape.
6. Stephanie Lam (Sch. 2023), Guelph, Ontario—Sponsored by Semex; Topic: Genetic and genomic approaches for sustainable beef production.

Scholars are required to author a 10,000-word report on what they learned and present a summary to the Nuffield Canada Board, sponsors, industry partners, alumni, and peers—fielding questions afterward.

The Nuffield Canada Scholar Reports are published on the Nuffield Canada website, available free of charge.

Applications to become a Nuffield Scholar are open from April 1 through June 30 each year. More information is available at www.nuffield.ca.