Ridgetown Crops Projects

Utilizing 4R-Nitrogen Management to Mitigate Winter Cereal Rye Cover Crop Effects Before Grain Corn: A Provincial Approach

Lead Applicant: Laura Van Eerd

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2026/2027

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre - Elora, New Liskeard, Ridgetown, Winchester

Impact of Urease and Nitrification Inhibitors on the Most Economic Rate of Nitrogen for Corn at Both Preplant and Side-Dress Application Timing

Lead Applicant: John Lauzon

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2026/2027

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre - Elora, Ridgetown, Winchester

Integrated Weed Management Strategies for the Control of Herbicide-Resistant Weeds in Ontario

Lead Applicant: Isabelle Aicklen

Research Priority: Plant Health & Protection

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2026/2027

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre - Ridgetown

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

Ontario legacy database for phosphorus and potassium research in corn and soybean


Lead Applicant: Adrian Correndo

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2024/2025

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre – Elora, Ridgetown, Winchester

Regional approach to advance integrated management tools to minimize disease loss from tar spot on corn


Lead Applicant: David Hooker

Research Priority: Plant Health & Protection

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2023/2024

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre - Ridgetown

Advancing insect resistance management for Ontario’s riskiest corn pests


Lead Applicant: Jocelyn Smith

Research Priority: Plant Health & Protection

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2023/2024

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre - Ridgetown

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

Impact of new emerging Fusarium strains on mycotoxins in Ontario


Lead Applicant: Art Schaafsma

Research Priority: Plant Health & Protection

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2023/2024

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre - Ridgetown

Towards understanding soil health-induced changes in nitrogen dynamics with long-term cover cropping


Lead Applicant: Laura Van Eerd

Research Priority: Soil Health Projects

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2022/2023

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre - Ridgetown