Tier 1 Projects

Dominant soil water flow processes and associated agricultural nutrient leaching under different management practices in southern Ontario

Lead Applicant: Genevieve Ali

Research Priority: Water Quality & Quantity

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre - Elora

Research Summary: Further understanding how tillage, soil compaction, manure and cover crops affect nitrogen and phosphorus leaching into Ontario soils.

 

Development of risk indicators for crop fields prone to extreme weather, flooding and hydrologic connectivity in the Lake Erie Basin

Lead Applicant: Genevieve Ali

Research Priority: Water Quality & Quantity

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: N/A

Research Summary: Investigating potential relationships between indicators of extreme weather and water-related processes under past and future climate change scenarios.

 

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.

 

Evaluation of cannabis advanced odour management technologies

Lead Applicant: Edward McBean

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Evaluating management technologies for cannabis odours released during the plant growth cycle.

 

Effect of land conversion on soil carbon and nutrient dynamics in the Great Clay Belt of Northern Ontario: Digital soil mapping approach

Lead Applicant: Asim Biswas

Research Priority: Soil Health

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Developing high-resolution digital maps of soil carbon and nutrients to provide a baseline for future modelling.