Projects not using a Research Centre

Evaluating the efficacy of a non-antimicrobial therapy, colostrum, as a therapy for neonatal dairy calves

Lead Applicant: David Renaud

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Special Initiatives Projects

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Evaluating the efficacy of colostrum as a treatment for diarrhea in newborn calves.

 

Examining need, capacity, and barriers to accessing food animal veterinary services in underserved areas of rural Ontario

Lead Applicant: Sara Epp

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Special Initiatives Projects

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Identifying agricultural communities in Ontario underserviced by food animal veterinarians and examining the barriers to attracting and retaining food animal veterinarians to these areas.

 

A global evaluation of modern meat inspection regulation standards

Lead Applicant: Lawrence Goodridge

Research Priority: Food Safety

Program Type: Special Initiatives Projects

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Comparing the Canadian approach to meat and poultry inspection standards with other jurisdictions around the world.

 

Farmland values and farmland rents data for Ontario

Lead Applicant: Brady Deaton

Research Priority: Productive Land Capacity

Program Type: Special Initiatives Projects

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Developing a website to help farmers access information about farmland markets in Ontario.

 

Evaluating and improving agri-environmental indicators for Ontario

Lead Applicant: Adam Gillespie

Research Priority: Soil Health

Program Type: Special Initiatives Projects

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Examining provincial and regional trends in Canada's Agri-Environmental Indicators for soil and water quality.

 

Creating Modelling Inputs for Soil Map Renewal from LiDAR Data

Lead Applicant: John Lindsay

Research Priority: Soil Health

Program Type: Special Initiatives Projects

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Creating specialized data set for application in the prediction and mapping of soil properties across different landscapes.

 

Improved NASM framework for food processing wash-water and solid residuals

Lead Applicant: Richard G. Zytner

Research Priority: Soil Health

Program Type: Special Initiatives Projects

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Exploring policies and practices used by jurisdictions outside of Ontario to identify improvements for the management of non-agriculture source materials from the processing of various foods.

 

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.

 

Characterization of nuisance stray light, and evaluation of abatement strategies on crop productivity, in year-round greenhouse production

Lead Applicant: Thomas Graham

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Special Initiatives Projects

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Understanding light pollution coming from year-round greenhouses and exploring ways to reduce it without compromising crop health or economic outcomes.