Newsroom Story Ideas

Here are some story ideas that show how our programs and services are helping producers, businesses and rural communities.

Along with these story suggestions, we've also listed other resources - photos, stock footage and publications - available for use by the media.

Video:
Follow That Truck - Harvesting Green Energy from Food Wastes:

Publications:
Greenhouse Industry with Biomass Presentation
Energy Opportunities: Thinking Green Energy? Think Farming!
Anaerobic Digestion Basics

Scrapie Detection to the Rescue: Researchers develop new device to quickly identify degenerative disease
Detecting scrapie and other related degenerative diseases could soon be easier, thanks to a sensor developed by University of Guelph researchers.

Professors Gordon Hayward and Warren Stiver of the School of Engineering have created a device that can detect protein particles called prions, which are thought to be at the root of degenerative diseases such as scrapie.

Additional Story Resources:
Interviews for this article were done by Christine Eisler, a writer with SPARK (Students Promoting Awareness of Research Knowledge), a student research writing program at the University of Guelph. Click here for the complete article.

Photo: Intact human prion protein
Source: National Academies of Science

Photo: Human prion
Source: National Library of Medicine

Links:
Technology Licensing Opportunity: Prion Detecting Method