Dr. Moussa Diarra, from AAFC, has found exciting results in his OSC3 research activity when feeding organic cranberry and wild blueberry pomace to organic broiler chickens.
Kimberley Schneider and Henry Wilson are conducting research on the use of struvite derived from wastewater to address phosphorus deficiency in organic soils.
Pollinators improve ecosystems. Jason Gibbs looks at how strips of flowers along the edges of field crops can influence their abundance and diversity.
Dr. Simon Lachance is looking for biopesticides to control greenhouse pests. He extracts saponins from tomato crop residues to test the properties of this bioactive molecule.
Caroline Provost and François Dumont are experimenting with predatory bugs to eliminate the tarnished plant bug in strawberry fields and reduce the use of synthetic pesticides.
Sprouts are increasingly sought after by consumers. Caroline Côté is looking into the production of organically grown shoots, young plants that pests appreciate as much as we do.
