Cedar Springs Crops Projects

Canadian Berry Trial Network - Ontario

Lead Applicant: John Zandstra

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems - Improved Management Processes

Program Type: Tier 2

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre - Cedar Springs, Ontario Crops Research Centre - Simcoe

Development of cropping systems for soilless tabletop production of strawberries in Ontario

Lead Applicant: John Zandstra

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems - Input Use Efficiency

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2023/2024

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre - Cedar Springs

Improvement of Ontario hazelnut cultivars focusing on winter hardiness and pest tolerance, with an emphasis on management of Eastern Filbert blight

Lead Applicant: John Zandstra

Research Priority: Plant Health & Protection - Performance Measurement

Program Type: Special Initiatives

Funding Cycle: 2019/2020

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre - Cedar Springs, Ontario Crops Research Centre - Huron, Ontario Crops Research Centre - Simcoe

Advancing Strip Tillage for Vegetable Production

Lead Applicant: John Zandstra

Research Priority: Soil Health - Environmental Impacts of Management Practices

Program Type: Special Initiatives

Funding Cycle: 2019/2020

Research Centre: N/A

Evaluation of management practices for SCN in Ontario to support the SCN Coalition

Lead Applicant: Mehrzad (Milad) Eskandari

Research Priority: Plant Health & Protection

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2023/2024

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre - Cedar Springs & Ridgetown

Innovative weed management strategies for control of emerging weed biotypes in dry beans - Acceptable herbicide residues in beans for export markets.

Lead Applicant: Peter Sikkema

Research Priority: Plant Health & Protection

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2021/2022

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre - Huron, Ridgetown & Cedar Springs