Sustainable Production Systems Projects

Developing Science-Based Guidelines for Net Pen Siting and Feed Management Using Benthic Assimilative Capacity Models

Lead Applicant: Neil Rooney

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2026/2027

Research Centre: N/A

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

Circular Economy Business Models for Ontario’s Greenhouse Vegetable and Horticulture Sectors: Assessing Economic Viability and Sustainability Outcomes

Lead Applicant: Kalinga Jagoda

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2026/2027

Research Centre: N/A

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

A Novel Approach to End-of-Flock Management and Biomass Valorization Using Ambient Alkaline Hydrolysis

Lead Applicant: Brandon Gilroyed

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2026/2027

Research Centre: N/A

Evaluating the potential of manure additives as an adaptive strategy to reduce the environmental impact of livestock on climate change

Lead Applicant: Kari Dunfield

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2025/2026

Research Centre: N/A

Low-Energy Upwelling Technology: Enhancing Climate Resilience in Net Pen Aquaculture

Lead Applicant: Wael Ahmed

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2025/2026

Research Centre: NA

Low-cost bio-graphene made from agriculture residues for electric batteries

Lead Applicant: Manjusri Misra

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2024/2025

Research Centre: NA

Critical micronutrient tissue test levels, and filling the N-gap in Ontario soybean

Lead Applicant: Hugh Earl

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2024/2025

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre – Elora

Research Summary: "Available diagnostic tools for micronutrient deficiencies in soybean are currently inadequate. Using a newly developed method involving soilless culture systems in the field, we will:

Expanding winter canola acreage in Ontario through the use of plant growth regulators

Lead Applicant: Joshua Nasielski

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2024/2025

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