Projects not using a Research Centre

Assessing land use planning tools to mitigate odour and lighting nuisances related to cannabis production

Lead Applicant: Sara Epp

Research Priority: Productive Land Capacity

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Analyzing land use planning policies related to cannabis production, within Ontario and other jurisdictions.

 

Rural non-farm development: Assessing the impacts of Ontario's provincial policy statement lot creation (severance) policies, 2010-2019

Lead Applicant: Dave Guyadeen

Research Priority: Productive Land Capacity

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Assessing the impacts of lot creation policies by providing a province-wide evaluation of the extent and nature of rural non-farm development across Ontario between 2010 and 2019.

 

Development of a sustainable pest management program for the box tree moth - a pest of the nursery and landscape industry

Lead Applicant: Cynthia Scott-Dupree

Research Priority: Plant Health & Protection

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Developing an integrated pest management program for box tree moth, an invasive insect pest recently discovered in southern Ontario.

 

Herbicide-resistant weeds in Ontario - surveys, mechanism of resistance, and development of integrated management strategies

Lead Applicant: Peter Sikkema

Research Priority: Plant Health & Protection

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Developing integrated weed management strategies to address herbicide-resistant weeds in Ontario.

 

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.

 

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.

 

Hybridization of artificial intelligence and mechanistic models to create 'intelligent' precision nutrition models for next generation dairy production

Lead Applicant: Jennifer Ellis

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Combining two scientific methodologies—artificial intelligence and mechanistic modelling—to optimize precision nutrition systems for dairy.

 

Optimization of pellet quality at the mill level using machine learning

Lead Applicant: Jennifer Ellis

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Examining "big data" from local manufacturers to identify critical factors that influence feed pellet quality.