Dr. Andrew VanderZaag

Research Scientist

Scientist based at the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa, Ontario. Lead and collaborate on research projects related to:

Methane emissions, Biogas
Nitrous oxide emissions
Water use efficiency
Decentralized wastewater treatment
Agricultural meteorology
Agricultural sustainability

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Ottawa

Current research and/or projects

Understanding methane emissions from liquid manure storage across Canada (AAFC internal funds)
Water use efficiency in dairy farming (AAFC & Dairy Farmers of Canada)
Environmental aspects of biogas (AAFC & industry funds)
Environmental efficiency of dairy cropping systems (collaborator)
Ammonia emissions from manure management (collaborator)
Carbon and water fluxes from cropping systems (collaborator)
Nitrous oxide emissions during spring thaw (collaborator)

Education and awards

PhD, Biological Engineering (Dalhousie, 2009)
BSc, Environmental Sciences (Guelph, 2003)

International experience and/or work

Greenhouse gas emissions in Cameroon

Additional links

https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=g91Ds5YAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Key publications

VanderZaag, A. IDF Standing Committee on Environment. International Dairy Federation, December 1, 2022. (Presentation)
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Hung, C., VanderZaag, A., Smith, W., Grant, B. 2023. Canada's Progress in Understanding N2O and other GHGs Emissions from Manure-amended Soils. 2023 CSSS Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Soil Science, June 26-29, 2023, TRURO, NOVA SCOTIA
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VanderZaag, A., Balde, H., Wagner-Riddle, C. Methane emissions from liquid dairy manure in Canada. ADSA Ottawa, June 27, 2023. (Presentation)
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VanderZaag, A., Le Riche, E., Balde, H., Kalil, S., Ouellet, V., Charbonneau, E., Coates, T., Wright, T., Luimes, P., Gordon, R., Smith, W., Qian, B. In-barn and outdoor THI conditions in Canadian dairy barns in current and future climates. ADSA Annual Meeting Ottawa, June 25, 2023. (Presentation)
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VanderZaag, A. Indicators of potential heat stress in livestock barns in current and future climates. ADSA Annual Meeting Ottawa, June 25, 2023. (Presentation)
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VanderZaag, A. Micrometeorological Techniques to Measure Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Canadian Tri-Society Meeting, June 20, 2023.
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Maillard, É., Chantigny, M., Smith, E., Fuller, K.D., Vandersaag, A., Gregorich, E., Samson, M.-É., Pelster, D., Angers, D., and Thivierge, M.-N. 2023. Réponse à court terme d’indicateurs de santé du sol à des pratiques de gestion associées à la production laitière dans l’Est du Canada. 37th Annual Meeting of the Association québécoise des spécialistes en sciences du sol (AQSSS), Québec, Canada, May 23–25, 2023. Oral presentation
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VanderZaag, A., Glenn, A., Balde, H. Manure methane emissions over three years at a swine farm in western Canada. IPCC EFDB, May 17, 2023. (Presentation)
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Budong Qian, Qi Jing, Guillaume Jégo, Gilles Bélanger, Ward Smith, Andy VanderZaag, Jiali Shang, Jiangui Liu, Brian Grant, Marianne Crépeau.2023. Warmer future climate in Canada – implications for plant hardiness and winter survival of perennial forage crops. Canadian Geophysical Union 2023 Annual Meeting, May 07-10, 2023, Banff, Alberta, Canada
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VanderZaag, A., Rennie, T., Grant, B., smith, W., Balde, H., Gordon, R. Effects of weather and climate on methane emissions from manure storages. CSAFM-CGU Banff, May 8, 2023. (Presentation)
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VanderZaag, A., Qian, B., Smith, w., Balde, H., Gordon, R. Indicators of Potential Heat Stress in Livestock Barns in Current and Future Climates. Dairy Climate Banff, May 2023. (Poster)
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VanderZaag, A. Reducing the water footprint of milk (incurrent and future climates). DFC Webinar, March 15, 2023.
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VanderZaag, A. Measurements of manure emissions in Canada and considerations for modelling. ERA-M4Models, February 23, 2023. (Presentation)
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VanderZaag, A. Dairy Water Use. Southwestern Ontario Dairy Symposium, February 22, 2023. (Presentation)
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VanderZaag, A. Combining agricultural biogas with nutrient recovery for improved environmental benefits. Bioproducts Cluster Workshop, February 9, 2023. (Presentation)
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VanderZaag, A. Water, Methane, and Climate. Virtual Workshop, January 24, 2023. (Presentation)
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VanderZaag, A. Manure storage emissions research in Canada. Aarhus, January 13, 2023. (Presentation)
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VanderZaag, A. Maximizing manure nutrient value from storage to land application. Ontario Agriculture Conference, December 14, 2022. (Presentation)
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VanderZaag, A. Reducing Methane Emissions in the Dairy sector. AER Virtual Outreach, June 16, 2022. (Presentation)
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Chih-Yu Hung, Kristina Mjöfors, Timothy Rennie, Ward Smith, Brian Grant, Andrew VanderZaag. 2022. Modelling shadow and cover effects on manure temperature. 2022 Joint Canadian Society of Soil Science (CSSS) Annual Meeting-Alberta Soil Science Workshop (ASSW), Edmonton, Alberta. May 23-27, 2022. https://csss-assw2022.ca/CSSS_ASSW_2022_Proceedings.pdf
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