Competitive Production Systems Projects

Market and engineering implementation evaluations for a regenerative in situ electrochemical hypochlorination system for agricultural water treatment

Lead Applicant: Thomas Graham

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems

Program Type: Gryphon's LAAIR

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Conducting a market evaluation for a new agriculture water treatment technology

 

Development of nutrient deficiency pictorial guides for hops and industrial hemp

Lead Applicant: Rene Van Acker

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems

Program Type: Knowledge Translation and Transfer

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Developing visual guides for diagnosing nutrient deficiencies in hops and hemp.

 

Individualized feeding strategies for dairy cows milked in robotic systems

Lead Applicant: Trevor DeVries

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 2

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Ontario Dairy Research Centre - Elora

Research Summary: Generating new knowledge about individual variability in behaviour as the basis for developing precision nutritional strategies for dairy cows.

 

The impact of biochar supplementation on enteric methane emissions and the relationships between methane and feed efficiency in beef cows

Lead Applicant: Katie Wood

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 2

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Ontario Beef Research Centre - Elora

Research Summary: Improving the understanding of feed efficiency and methane emission measures in beef cattle and investigating whether a form of activated charcoal (biochar) can help to improve methane emissions in Ontario beef herds.

 

Improvement of functional horticulture through cultivar evaluation and testing of new products

Lead Applicant: Eric Lyons

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 2

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Testing innovative products, cultivars and management methods of horticultural plants to maximize quality, environmental benefit and competitiveness.

 

Heat storage and improved thermal management to reduce energy use and improve growing conditions in Ontario commercial-scale greenhouses

Lead Applicant: Syeda Tasnim

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Understanding the energy and moisture conditions in Ontario greenhouses to improve costs and greenhouse gas emissions, and to extend production season.

 

Improved operational efficiency and enhanced farm management decision making for fruit tree and ornamental nurseries using automation and precision agriculture tools.

Lead Applicant: Medhat Moussa

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Developing an automated system to collect tree growth information and creating a digital library system for Ontario's nursery industry.

 

Evaluation and potential augmentation of bovine fertility using small non-coding RNAs

Lead Applicant: Jonathan LaMarre

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Determining the reliability of genetic and epigenetic markers in semen for improving dairy and beef cattle reproductive potential.

 

Development of evidence-based feeding strategies for lactating sows using novel and evolving feeding technologies.

Lead Applicant: Lee-Anne Huber

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Arkell Swine Research Facility

A fundamentally new approach to determining soil N mineralization potential through pyrolysis-based thermal cracking.

Lead Applicant: Adam Gillespie

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: A fundamentally new approach to determining soil N mineralization potential through pyrolysis-based thermal cracking.