Understanding the microbial world in the soil is key to finding sustainable agricultural practices that work to protect the environment. Using a unique approach that combines the disciplines of soil…
Agricultural research has been known for carrying out studies on small plots. The arrival of precision ag technologies potentially allows rigorous, replicated studies to scale up to cover whole farm…
Integration and management of cover crops is challenging due to the immediate time and cost constraints while potential benefits may be long-term. Adjusting cover crop production methods may balance these…
Soil compaction and surface crusting degrade soil structure, reducing aeration and root penetration, and ultimately impacting crop performance. With the trend towards larger farms, more massive equipment and increasing unpredictability…
Using the long-term rotation experiment near Elora, ON (established 1980) to study the impacts of tillage and diversity of crop rotations on a number of agri-environmental factors.
Studying the impact of trees on carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
Monitoring soil and water quality after land-use change to biomass crops.
Previous research has led to industry recommendations for fertilizer nitrogen rates for Ontario sugarbeet growers that balance increase root yield and high sugar content. This project aims to develop a…
State-of-the-art experiment at Ridgetown comparing several different cover crop monocultures and mixtures to no cover crop in mixed vegetable-grain crop rotations.
Assessing legacy P that exists in riparian buffer strips and the impact of freeze-thaw and flooding/drought on the cycling and release of this P to surface waters.
University of Guelph
50 Stone Road East
Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1
