Projects not using a Research Centre

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.

 

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.

 

Assessing land use planning tools to mitigate odour and lighting nuisances related to cannabis production

Lead Applicant: Sara Epp

Research Priority: Productive Land Capacity

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Analyzing land use planning policies related to cannabis production, within Ontario and other jurisdictions.

 

Rural non-farm development: Assessing the impacts of Ontario's provincial policy statement lot creation (severance) policies, 2010-2019

Lead Applicant: Dave Guyadeen

Research Priority: Productive Land Capacity

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Assessing the impacts of lot creation policies by providing a province-wide evaluation of the extent and nature of rural non-farm development across Ontario between 2010 and 2019.

 

Development of a sustainable pest management program for the box tree moth - a pest of the nursery and landscape industry

Lead Applicant: Cynthia Scott-Dupree

Research Priority: Plant Health & Protection

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Developing an integrated pest management program for box tree moth, an invasive insect pest recently discovered in southern Ontario.

 

Herbicide-resistant weeds in Ontario - surveys, mechanism of resistance, and development of integrated management strategies

Lead Applicant: Peter Sikkema

Research Priority: Plant Health & Protection

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Developing integrated weed management strategies to address herbicide-resistant weeds in Ontario.