Sustainable Production Systems Projects

Effects of pasture management strategies on carbon sequestration, soil health, and forage productivity for optimizing cow-calf performance using sustainable production practices

Lead Applicant: Ira Mandell

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Ontario Beef Research Centres - Elora and New Liskeard

Enabling adoption of digital technologies by Ontario rainbow trout farms

Lead Applicant: Ataharul Chowdhury

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Knowledge translation and transfer- Research

Funding Cycle: 2021/2022

Research Centre: NA

Increasing lodging resistance in oats for enhanced quality and yield

Lead Applicant: Joshua Nasielski

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre- New Liskeard

Research Summary: Assessing different plant production practices for their ability to improve oat crop health during growth.

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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.