Projects not using a Research Centre

Potential for re-introduction and commercial wild-simulated production of ginseng in Ontario forests

Lead Applicant: Melanie Kalischuk

Research Priority: Trade, Market & Targeted Sector Growth Opportunities

Program Type: Special Initiatives Projects

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Monitoring performance indictors and forest ecological variables to determine the potential to re-introduce ginseng into Ontario forests.

 

Baseline study of the Ontario cannabis sector

Lead Applicant: Spencer Henson

Research Priority: Trade, Market & Targeted Sector Growth Opportunities

Program Type: Special Initiatives Projects

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Assessing the current state of Ontario's cannabis sector and providing a baseline, against which the future evolution of the sector can be assessed.

 

Bio-based sorbents for the removal of zinc from agricultural water collection ponds

Lead Applicant: Erica Pensini

Research Priority: Water Quality & Quantity

Program Type: Special Initiatives Projects

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Developing inexpensive bio-based materials to remove zinc from Ontario water collection ponds to reach concentrations below regulatory limits.

 

Immunity+ colostrum: building a state-of-the-art colostrum product for better calf health

Lead Applicant: Bonnie Mallard

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Gryphon's LAAIR

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Developing a colostrum product from High Immune Response (HIR™)/Immunity+ cows to support calf health.

 

Standardization of equine cord blood-derived mesenchymal stromal cells for clinical trials and research

Lead Applicant: Thomas Gadegaard Koch

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Gryphon's LAAIR

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Developing ready-to-use stem cell therapy for the health and welfare of horses.

 

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

 

Breeding stress tolerant beer yeast strains for enhanced fermentation capacity and product consistency

Lead Applicant: George van der Merwe

Research Priority: Innovative Products & Product Improvement

Program Type: Gryphon's LAAIR

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Developing reliable beer yeasts for craft brewing that can withstand challenging brewing environments and be reused (repitched) without sacrificing quality.

 

Delivering training to dairy producers for disbudding pain control, and improving our understanding of barriers to adoption

Lead Applicant: Charlotte Winder

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Knowledge Translation and Transfer

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Improving on-farm pain management for dairy calves by providing hands-on training for producers, and exploring barriers to best management practice adoption.

 

Enhancing the dissemination of beef research through development of a beef research network for more effective knowledge translation and transfer

Lead Applicant: Jessica Gordon

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Knowledge Translation and Transfer

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Developing a beef research network at the University of Guelph to improve knowledge-sharing among stakeholders on and off campus.

 

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.