Sheldon W. R. Hann

Biologist

Provide land resource management, geographic information systems and geomatics support to local, regional and national scale research programs at the Fredericton and Charlottetown Research and Development Centres.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

850 Lincoln Road, Fredericton, NB, E3B 4Z7

Research and/or project statements

Provide GIS and geomatics support to the following projects:

Soil microbial biogeography and soil health in agro-ecosystems of Atlantic Canada
Microfauna biogeography and artificial intelligence in Atlantic agri-environmental ecosystems
Development of regional management strategies and decision making tools for the control of Colorado potato beetle
Surveying the extent of triazine resistant lamb's quarters (Chenopodium album) and development of an integrated weed management program for potato production systems
Assessing the ecological goods and services provided by riparian areas and identifying areas at risk in agricultural landscapes in Atlantic Canada
Landscape Integrated Soil and Water Conservation (LISWC) on sloping fields under potato production in Atlantic Canada
Living Laboratories Initiative

Key publications

Franklin, M.T., Weiss, R., Bouchard, P., Uriel, Y., Hann. S., & M. Vankosky. 2023. Improving the search: using climate analysis to guide surveillance to delimit the range of the invasive strawberry blossom weevil. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Canada. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. October 15-18, 2023.
2024 - View publication details
MacDonald JL, Franklin MT, Hann S, Makela K. 2023. A more inclusive biovigilance approach to pest management: Case study of the strawberry blossom weevil and implications for plant disease monitoring strategies. The Canadian Tri-Societies Meeting: Agroecosystem Resiliency Under a Changing Climate. Ottawa ON, Canada. 20 June 2023.
2023 - View publication details
Franklin, M.T., Wong, W., Uriel, Y., and S. Hann. 2023. Strawberry blossom weevil research update. Horticultural Growers' Short Course, Abbotsford, BC (oral presentation). January 26, 2023.
2023 - View publication details
MacDonald JL, Franklin M, Hann S. 2022. A more inclusive biovigilance approach to pest management: Case study of the strawberry blossom weevil. Joint Annual Meeting: Entomological Society of America, Entomological Society of Canada, Entomological Society of British Columbia. 6 Nov 2022. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
2022 - View publication details
Scott, I.M., J. Vickruck, S. Hann, S. Krolikowski, P. MacKinley, C. Moffat. 2022. Regional differences in susceptibility to spinosyn insecticides registered for Colorado potato beetle management. Recorded platform presentation for the American Chemical Society Fall 2022 Meeting, 2022 ACS International Award for Research in Agrochemicals: The Many Faces of Insecticide Toxicology: Resistance, Mode of Action, New Insecticides & Novel Control Strategies, Chicago IL, August 22, 2022.
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Vickruck, J. et al. 2022. Insecticide resistance varies regionally in the Colorado Potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata. Northeast Potato Technology Forum, March 2022, PEI.
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Moffat, C., I. Scott, S. Hann. 2021. Controlling Colorado Potato Beetles. SpudSmart Innovation Webinar Series, November 30, 2021. https://spudsmart.com/controlling-colorado-potato-beetles-on-your-farm-a-spud-smart-roundtable-webinar-podcast/
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Nyiraneza, J., Bélanger, G., Benjannet, R., Ziadi, N., Cambouris, A., Fuller, K., Hann, S. (2021). Critical phosphorus dilution curve and the phosphorus-nitrogen relationship in potato. European Journal of Agronomy, [online] 123 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2020.126205
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McKenzie-Gopsill, A., Graham, G., Laforest, M., Ibarra, S., Hann, S., Wagg, C. (2020). Occurrence and management of PSII-inhibitor-resistant chenopodium album L. In atlantic canadian potato production. Agronomy, [online] 10(9), http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10091369
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McKenzie-Gopsill AG, Graham G, Laforest M, Ibarra S, Hann S, Wagg C. 2020. Tracking and managing triazine resistant Chenopodium album in Atlantic Canadian potato production. Prince Edward Island Soil and Crop Conference. March 5th 2020, Summerside PE Canada
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Benjannet, R., Nyiraneza, J., Khiari, L., Cambouris, A., Fuller, K., Hann, S., Ziadi, N. (2020). Potato response to struvite compared with conventional phosphorus fertilizer in Eastern Canada. Agronomy Journal, [online] 112(2), 1360-1376. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20118
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McKenzie-Gopsill AG, Graham G, Laforest M, Ibarra S, Hann S, Wagg C. 2020. Tracking and managing triazine resistant Chenopodium album in Atlantic Canadian potato production. New Brunswick Soil and Crop Improvement Association Annual General Meeting. Feb 21st 2020, Woodstock NB Canada
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Chase, J.W., Benoy, G.A., Hann, S.W.R., Culp, J.M. (2016). Small differences in riparian vegetation significantly reduce land use impacts on stream flow and water quality in small agricultural watersheds. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, [online] 71(3), 194-205. http://dx.doi.org/10.2489/jswc.71.3.194
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Owen, J., Hann, S.W.R., and Dosskey, M. (2014). "Variable-width buffers to reduce sediment pollution from potato production on steep slopes of Black Brook Watershed using AgBufferBuilder.", 2nd European Agroforestry Conference, Cottbus, Germany, July 4-6, 2014.
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Owen, J. and Hann, S.W.R. (2014). "Variable-width buffers to prevent field sediment run-off in potato production on steep slopes.", Northeast Potato Technology Forum, Fredericton, NB, Canada, March 13-14, 2014. (Presentation)
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Owen, J. and Hann, S.W.R. (2013). "Fixed versus Variable-Width Buffers to Prevent Field Run-Off Pollution on High Slopes.", Benton Ridge Experimental Farm Open House, July 24, 2013. (Poster)
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Benoy, G.A., Luiker, E., Culp, J., and Hann, S.W.R. (2012). "An application of export coefficient modelling (ECM) to quantify watershed-based sources of nutrients in the Saint John River basin.", 65th Canadian Conference For Fisheries Research (CCFFR) / Conférence Canadienne de la Recherche sur les Pêches (CCRP), Delta Beausejour Hotel, Moncton, NB, Canada, January 5-7, 2012, pp. 6. (Abstract)
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Yang, L., Jiao, Y., Fahmy, S., Zhu, A.X., Hann, S., Burt, J.E., Qi, F. (2011). Updating conventional soil maps through digital soil mapping. Soil Science Society of America Journal, [online] 75(3), 1044-1053. http://dx.doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2010.0002
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Fahmy, S.H., Hann, S.W.R., and Jiao, Y. (2010). Soils of New Brunswick: The second approximation., Eastern Canada Soil and Water Conservation Centre. (Book)
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Fahmy, S.H., Sharifi, M., Hann, S.W.R., Chow, T.L. (2010). Crop productivity and nutrient bioavailability in a potato-based three-year rotation as affected by composted pulp fiber residue application and supplemental irrigation. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, [online] 41(6), 744-756. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00103620903563972
2010 - View publication details