Tier 1 Projects

Leveraging Large Language Models to Enhance Monitoring and Reporting in Meat Processing Facilities

Lead Applicant: Fattane Zarrinkalam

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2025/2026

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

Evaluation of new Vineland plum varieties in southwestern Ontario

Lead Applicant: John Zandstra

Research Priority: Productions Systems - Plant

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2013/2014

Research Centre: N/A

Development of Cropping Systems for Hazelnut in Ontario

Lead Applicant: John Zandstra

Research Priority: Productions Systems - Plant

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2017/2018

Research Centre: N/A

Development of cropping systems for soilless tabletop production of strawberries in Ontario

Lead Applicant: John Zandstra

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems - Input Use Efficiency

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2023/2024

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre - Cedar Springs

Investigations into variables affecting tomato solids

Lead Applicant: John Zandstra

Research Priority: Production Systems - Plant

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2017/2018

Research Centre: N/A

Glyphosate alternatives for sustainable weed control

Lead Applicant: François Tardif

Research Priority: Plant Health and Protection

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2025/2026

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre - Elora, Woodstock

Holistic Modeling approach to Quantify Soil Health and Water Quality Benefits of Agricultural BMPs under changing climate

Lead Applicant: Prasad Daggupati

Research Priority: Soil Health

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2025/2026

Research Centre: NA

Advancing Precision Pest Management in Corn and Soybeans: Utilizing UAV Technology for Early Detection and Sustainable Control Strategies

Lead Applicant: Jocelyn Smith

Research Priority: Plant Health & Protection

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2025/2026

Research Centre: NA

Improved management of the Colorado potato beetle in solanaceous crops: towards a systems approach

Lead Applicant: Rebecca Hallett

Research Priority: Plant Health & Protection

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2025/2026

Research Centre: NA