Soil Health Projects

Policy options to enhance the sustainability of cropping systems in Ontario

Lead Applicant: Alfons Weersink

Research Priority: Soil Health

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2021/2022

Research Centre: NA

Evaluating and improving agri-environmental indicators for Ontario

Lead Applicant: Adam Gillespie

Research Priority: Soil Health

Program Type: Special Initiatives Projects

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Examining provincial and regional trends in Canada's Agri-Environmental Indicators for soil and water quality.

 

Creating Modelling Inputs for Soil Map Renewal from LiDAR Data

Lead Applicant: John Lindsay

Research Priority: Soil Health

Program Type: Special Initiatives Projects

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Creating specialized data set for application in the prediction and mapping of soil properties across different landscapes.

 

Improved NASM framework for food processing wash-water and solid residuals

Lead Applicant: Richard G. Zytner

Research Priority: Soil Health

Program Type: Special Initiatives Projects

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Exploring policies and practices used by jurisdictions outside of Ontario to identify improvements for the management of non-agriculture source materials from the processing of various foods.

 

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.

 

Effect of land conversion on soil carbon and nutrient dynamics in the Great Clay Belt of Northern Ontario: Digital soil mapping approach

Lead Applicant: Asim Biswas

Research Priority: Soil Health

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Developing high-resolution digital maps of soil carbon and nutrients to provide a baseline for future modelling.