Projects not using a Research Centre

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.

 

Overcoming Agricultural Barriers in Northern Ontario: Demystifying the North through Education, Promotion and Engagement

Lead Applicant: Sara Epp

Research Priority: Productive Land Capacity

Program Type: Knowledge Translation and Transfer

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Disseminating toolkits related to enhancing agricultural development in northern Ontario to farmers, municipalities and provincial agencies.

 

Cover crops: moving the strategy forward for Ontario.

Lead Applicant: Laura Van Eerd

Research Priority: Soil Health

Program Type: Knowledge Translation and Transfer

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Enhancing cover crop knowledge using a decision tool, how-to recipes, and field tours.

 

Development of interactive table-top tools and digital products to illustrate the principles of water movement and soil function in natural/tile-drained lands

Lead Applicant: Prasad Daggupati

Research Priority: Soil Health

Program Type: Knowledge Translation and Transfer

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Helping stakeholders understand soil systems using visual and interactive tools.

 

Knowledge transfer on long-term influence of Ontario biomass crops on soil carbon, soil health and GHG emissions in several grower fields

Lead Applicant: Naresh Thevathasan

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Knowledge Translation and Transfer

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Disseminating new knowledge related to biomass (plants to be used as fuel) crops influence on soil health and organic carbon sequestration potentials to biomass growers and grain crop producers using a variety of strategies.

 

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.

 

Pilot project: Investigating technologies that assess locomotion and flooring interactions in dairy cattle in the context of preventing lameness

Lead Applicant: Vern Osborne

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 2

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Categorizing the properties of different flooring surfaces using a new technology to assess dairy cow movements related to slipping.