Cordner Science

About Us

At Cordner Science, our clients value our ability to move from high-level science to viable, field-level solutions. We strive to find and maintain a sustainable balance between economic, environmental and social needs.

Quality Management
Cordner Science works in a quality management environment based on the principles of Good Laboratory Practices, often referred to as GLP and more recently referred to as Total Quality Management or TQM. We are trained in GLP and our work includes internal quality control practices and regular, third-party quality assurance audits.

The following excerpt expands on the benefits of GLP:

The result of GLP is that the performance of a laboratory [i.e. anywhere GLP work is done including facility and field sites] is improved and its working effectively controlled. An important aspect is also that the standards of quality are documented and can be demonstrated to authorities and clients. This results in an improved reputation for the laboratory (and for the institute as a whole). In short, the message is:

say what you do
do what you say
do it better
be able to show what you have done

For more information: Food and Agriculture Organization

A GLP approach to work lends itself to establishing and verifying sustainability or due diligence claims, which also leads to marketing opportunities.

Cordner Science is lead by Jane Sadler Richards PAg

Education

BSc (Agr), MSc, PhD, PAg
Study Director, Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)

Experience

Former Director, R & D Division and Senior Agrologist, Ecologistics Limited
Former Director, Scientific Affairs and Senior Research Fellow, George Morris Centre
Former Senior Soil Conservation Advisor, Ontario Ministry Agriculture and Food
Guest speaker and lecturer
Partner, Cordner Farms

Honours and Awards
Dr. Sadler Richards is a past recipient of the Alumni Medal of Achievement from the University of Guelph and, at the invitation of the University and the Ontario Institute of Agrologists, was the Agrologist in Residence at the University of Guelph. Dr. Sadler Richards is well recognized by her peers, having received several honours and awards throughout her career.

Published Work And Public Presentations
Dr. Sadler Richards has delivered over 150 lectures, presentations, publications, reports, scientific papers and exhibits covering a wide range of popular and scientific agricultural and environmental topics.