Agro-ecosystem resilience

Successful solutions

  • Assessed crop inputs and diversity of rotations to mitigate the effects of climate change on yield and soil properties.
  • Quantified field scale variability of greenhouse gas emissions for glacial till soils in hummocky terrain.
  • Developed alternative methods for statistical analysis of greenhouse gas fluxes.
  • Evaluated the effect of variable management on crop yield based on the form, time of application, and location of nitrogen fertilizer in the landscape.
  • Demonstrated new tools to help land managers assess agri-environmental resource management issues and adopt beneficial management practices.
  • Improved and refined tools to use aerial and satellite imagery to classify land cover, evaluate riparian areas, and measure soil moisture.
  • Demonstrated grass alfalfa grazing system (low bloat risk) with improved animal gain.
  • Extended grazing systems using annual forages in mid-summer and crops such as small grains, Golden German millet, hairy vetch, and forage brassicas.
  • Classified Manitoba Rangeland: ecological sites based on geography, soil, and topographical qualities; ideal reference plant community for each site.
  • Improved nitrogen (N) effectiveness and reduced N losses.
  • Improved phosphorus (P) management and reduced P loss from different forms and sources of nutrients (including compost/swine manure) on different cropping systems on the Prairies.
  • Improved cadmium (Cd) control through crop management (organic nutrients, improved cultivars, reduced tillage, and low Cd phosphorus fertilizers).
  • Developed and used information management tools to support range and other resource management in agricultural landscapes.
  • Studied the use of beetles to control leafy spurge.
  • Developed an edge-of-field data capture tool to gather field scale agricultural information for use in landscape and watershed based resource management.

 

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Brandon, MB R7A 5Y3
Canada
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