Sustainable Production Systems Projects

Odour quantification and mitigation from cannabis production facilities in Ontario


Lead Applicant: Bill Van Heyst

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Special Initiatives Projects

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Evaluating odours produced during cannabis production and assessing odour control technologies.

 

Towards a comprehensive framework for economical, social and environmental sustainability evaluation of Ontario's agriculture


Lead Applicant: Claudia Wagner-Riddle

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Special Initiatives Projects

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Improving sustainability indicators of Ontario's agri-food system by adding environmental and social components to the traditional economic focused evaluation.

 

Knowledge transfer on long-term influence of Ontario biomass crops on soil carbon, soil health and GHG emissions in several grower fields


Lead Applicant: Naresh Thevathasan

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Knowledge Translation and Transfer

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Disseminating new knowledge related to biomass (plants to be used as fuel) crops influence on soil health and organic carbon sequestration potentials to biomass growers and grain crop producers using a variety of strategies.

 

Optimizing environmental and economic outcomes for Ontario forage cropping systems


Lead Applicant: Kim Schneider

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 2

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre - Elora

Research Summary: Exploring how different forage management practices (with a focus on fertility) affect yield and quality of various Ontario forage mixtures.

 

Evaluating the resilience of diversified crop rotations to extreme weather events


Lead Applicant: Claudia Wagner-Riddle

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre - Elora

Research Summary: Evaluating different crop rotation strategies for resilience against climate change.

 

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: NA

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

 

Innovating for organics recycling and improving food rescue and recovery in the industrial, commercial and institutional sectors


Lead Applicant: Kate Parizeau

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Pilot testing and evaluation of a new food waste collection system focused on recovering and reusing food from the industrial, commercial, and institutional sectors.

 

Do winter-hardy cover crops improve field trafficability?


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: Determining economic and agronomic effects of cover crops on short-term crop planting and harvest.

 

Biodegradable and compostable bale wrap for Ontario agriculture


Lead Applicant: Manjusri Misra

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Developing biodegradable and compostable bale wraps as a substitution for petroleum-based non-biodegradable films.

 

Using behavioral economics to promote best management practices adoption: Experimental evidence on the effectiveness of nudges, framing, and messenger selection


Lead Applicant: Tongzhe Li

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Investigating primary drivers behind behaviour change in Ontario's agri-food sector to help overcome barriers to adoption of best management practices.