Tier 1 Projects

Rural Data Futures: Building Evidence for Resilient Communities in Ontario

Lead Applicant: Leith Deacon

Research Priority: Strong Rural Communities

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2026/2027

Research Centre: N/A

Enhancing Egg Safety: A Novel Wash to Inactivate Salmonella

Lead Applicant: Lawrence Goodridge

Research Priority: Food Safety

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2026/2027

Research Centre: N/A

Detection and Characterization of Zoonotic Pathogens in Raw Pet Food at a Sentinel Foodnet Surveillance Site in Ontario: Generating Baseline Data for Industry Regulation

Lead Applicant: Lauren Grant

Research Priority: Food Safety

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

Using High Voltage Plasma Activated Water (HV-PAW) for Microbial Decontamination in Shelled Corn During Steeping

Lead Applicant: Kevin Keener

Research Priority: Food Safety

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2026/2027

Research Centre: N/A

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

Strengthening Early Life Survival of Lake Whitefish for Indigenous Food Systems Under Warming and Nutritional Stress

Lead Applicant: Joanna Bernhardt

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2026/2027

Research Centre: Ontario Aquaculture Research Centre

Protecting Wheat From Newly Emerging 3ANX Chemotypes of Fusarium Head Blight

Lead Applicant: Jennifer Geddes-McAlister

Research Priority: Food Safety

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2026/2027

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre - Elora

Validation and Implementation of a Rapid Detection Test for Boar Taint in a Commercial Slaughter Plant

Lead Applicant: James Squires

Research Priority: Innovative Products & Product Improvement

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2026/2027

Research Centre: N/A