Innovative Products & Product Improvement Projects

Converting agricultural waste into pipeline-quality RNG through hyperthermophilic hydrolysis


Lead Applicant: Brandon Gilroyed

Research Priority: Innovative Products & Product Improvement

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2024/2025

Research Centre: NA

Effect of light spectrum and intensity on female turkey breeder performance


Lead Applicant: Gregoy Bedecarrats

Research Priority: Innovative Products & Product Improvement

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2024/2025

Research Centre: NA

Allele mining for yield, resistance to soybean cyst nematode and sudden death syndrome using a genetic diversity panel of soybeans derived from Canadian and Chinese crosses


Lead Applicant: Istvan Rajcan

Research Priority: Innovative Products & Product Improvement

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2024/2025

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre – Elora

Reducing cold sweetening in stored potato tubers to improve processing quality


Lead Applicant: Ian Tetlow

Research Priority: Innovative Products & Product Improvement

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2024/2025

Research Centre: NA

Developing pure fungal mycelium materials with tunable properties as advanced and carbon-neutral packaging alternatives from agri-food resources


Lead Applicant: Guneet Kaur

Research Priority: Innovative Products & Product Improvement

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2024/2025

Research Centre: NA

Rethinking farm data protection: A farmer-centric approach


Lead Applicant: Rozita Dara

Research Priority: Innovative Products & Product Improvement

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2023/2024

Research Centre: NA

Targeted diversification in the Ontario hop value chain for application in the brewing industry


Lead Applicant: George van der Merwe

Research Priority: Innovative Products & Product Improvement

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2023/2024

Research Centre: NA

Replacing aluminum foil with high-oxygen barrier compostable sheet in layered paper packaging for coffee industry


Lead Applicant: Manjusri Misra

Research Priority: Innovative Products & Product Improvement 

Program Type: Gryphon's LAAIR

Funding Cycle: 2022/2023

Research Centre: NA

Assessment of the autonomous farm vehicle market


Lead Applicant: Michele Oliver

Research Priority: Innovative Products & Product Improvement Projects

Program Type: Gryphon's LAAIR

Funding Cycle: 2022/2023

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: The purpose of this market study is to determine whether retrofit autonomous kits for mobile agricultural machinery are a viable economic solution to the labour shortage and if farmers will accept this technology.

Valorization of camelina oil for industrial applications


Lead Applicant: Amar Mohanty

Research Priority: Innovative Products & Product Improvement Projects

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2022/2023

Research Centre:  Ontario Crops Research Station - Simcoe