CGIL Seminar W2020- Mike McMorris

Mike McMorris, CEO of Livestock Innovation Research Corporation, will present a CGIL Seminar on Friday February 28h. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM in room 141 of the Animal Science & Nutrition building. The title of the presentation is: “Livestock in 2030”.

If you wish to attend this seminar remotely, please view the instructions for connecting to Fuze or join the meeting online by clicking here. It is recommended that you check for updates to the Fuze client before joining each seminar. Please connect at least five minutes before the meeting if you plan to do so. For those with the Fuze client installed, which is the preferred method of connection, the meeting ID is 316-25-830. Please mute your microphone and turn off your camera for the presentation itself. After the presentation, you can unmute the microphone, and optionally turn on the camera, if you wish to speak to the room.

Speaker Biography:

Mike grew up on a beef and crop farm near Guelph, Ontario. He later went to the University of Guelph, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science and a Master’s degree in Animal Breeding and Genetics. Mike worked for thirteen years with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, first in extension as the Provincial Beef Genetics Specialist and then in several management roles.  In 1999, he moved to the Ontario Cattlemen’s Association where he was Executive Director for a very busy five year period. Following that, Mike spent 4 years with Agricorp as Director of Operations responsible for delivery of crop insurance, CAIS and other risk management programs to Ontario farmers. In 2008, he moved to BIO (now AgSights) as General Manager. Mike is now the CEO of the Livestock Research Innovation Corporation. Outside of agriculture Mike is a diehard Leafs fan and avid bagpiper.