Sustainable Production Systems Projects

Understanding transitions in Ontario's potato sector - a study of key drivers to behaviour change in the uptake of sustainable BMPs.

Lead Applicant: Silvia Sarapura

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2021/2022

Research Centre: NA

Commercial propagation and conservation of value added crops in Ontario

Lead Applicant: Praveen Saxena

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2021/2022

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre - Elora & Simcoe

Improving the growth, gut health and immune response of fish by feeding insects, pre/probiotics and fatty acids

Lead Applicant: David Huyben

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2021/2022

Research Centre: Ontario Aquaculture Research Centre

Enhancement of renewable energy production (biogas) through biochar amended anaerobic digestion of poultry waste

Lead Applicant: Brandon Gilroyed

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2021/2022

Research Centre: NA

Natural materials as alternatives to plastic bale wraps

Lead Applicant: Erica Pensini

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre- New Liskeard

Research Summary: Producing and testing a natural bale and silage wrap made using corn by-products.

 

Enhancing Soil Health Knowledge with the Ontario Topsoil Sampling Program

Lead Applicant: Asim Biswas

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Special Initiatives Projects

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Building on Ontario's topsoil sampling program by adding more soil samples, developing a dataset for Ontario's soils, and developing a soil health assessment tool.

 

An inventory of rural municipal drainage infrastructure in Ontario

Lead Applicant: Glenn Fox

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Special Initiatives Projects

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Developing an Ontario-specific inventory of rural municipal drainage infrastructure that will include information such as length, state of repair and new construction.

 

Characterization of nuisance stray light, and evaluation of abatement strategies on crop productivity, in year-round greenhouse production

Lead Applicant: Thomas Graham

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Special Initiatives Projects

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Understanding light pollution coming from year-round greenhouses and exploring ways to reduce it without compromising crop health or economic outcomes.

 

Investigating noise impacts of grain dryers on neighbouring land uses

Lead Applicant: Erica Pensini

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Special Initiatives Projects

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Gathering information about the type, size, location and use of grain crop dryers in Ontario and measuring their noise and particulate emissions.

 

Assessing cover crop herbicide tolerance for adverse weather response

Lead Applicant: Darren Robinson

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Special Initiatives Projects

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Ontario Crop Research Centre- Elora & Ridgetown

Research Summary: Exploring approaches to improve the success of terminating cover crops in the spring and examining cover crop tolerance to corn herbicides.