From: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Backgrounder
- Determining the effects of various crop management systems on soil health, crop yield and quality;
- Reducing the intensity of greenhouse gas emissions in agricultural production;
- Investigating the effects of natural resource by-products - for example, waste generated from the forestry and aquaculture sectors - on soil health, crop yield and quality; and
- Investigating methods to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture, forestry, and other resource-based industries.
Eight graduate students from Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland are working with researchers and scientists from Fisheries and Land Resources, Natural Resources Canada, and Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Ltd., on three focus areas with projects relevant to agriculture in Newfoundland and Labrador, including:
- Evaluating the effects of crop rotation and nitrogen fertilizer additives in an effort to:
- reduce nitrogen fertilizer requirements;
- reduce losses due to leaching and greenhouse gas emissions;
- improve soil health, and
- ensure agricultural growth by adopting sustainable practices;
- Determining the suitability and potential use of natural resource waste in agriculture, including paper mill waste and fish sludge; and
- Demonstrating and communicating the benefits of improved management practices to increase awareness and adoption of practices.
Contacts
Oliver Anderson
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
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