Projects
Research projects listed here might describe activities funded as individual projects or might describe a logically coherent program, of varying scope, that might be the supported through multiple continuous or discontinuous, parallel or serial grants. Non-northern research activities are not listed here but might be accessible through individual researchers’ pages.
BioSoil North
In search of food security in the boreal regions of Canada land use conversion (LUC) is used to expand agriculture into boreal forests or natural lands. LUC is strongly supported through regional policies. This disturbs and removes the topsoil rich […]
Carbon in Global Boreal and Alpine Soils Under Climate Change-Driven Land Use
Hugh C. Morris Experiential Fellowship (Kimberley Foundation) The Hugh C. Morris Experiential Fellowship sends a student away from the complacency of their home institution (classroom and laboratory) to study at a variety of relevant locations with partners so as to […]
Initial assessment of a new research farm: Pye Farm, Labrador
Labrador (the mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador) is a sparsely populated but actively growing region of Canada. Like Yukon and northern Ontario, Labrador offers a snapshot into the rapid expansion of small-scale farming into virgin boreal […]
Influence of Crushed Rock on Soil Suitability for Crop Production
A fast online search for information leads to numerous non-scientific articles that tout rock and rock dust as effective soil amendments for improving soil quality, enhancing its carbon storage capacity, and acting as both source of nutrients and mitigating need […]
Composting, vermicomposting
coming soon
Environmental and Soil Health, Phosphorus Dynamics in the Soil
Phosphorus Dynamics in Boreal Podzols Converted from Forest to Agriculture Phosphorus (P) stands as a non-renewable, essential element crucial for sustaining all life forms, particularly in agriculture, where it ranks as the second most limiting nutrient after nitrogen. The dynamics […]
Canadian Soil Biodiversity Observatory – Atlantic Provinces
AAFC has funded two projects to characterize soil biodiversity and its relationships with soil physico-chemical parameters and land use. The Atlantic provinces project is led by Dr. Louis-Pierre Comeau and co-led by Dr Claudia Goyer, both with the AAFC’s Fredericton […]
Biochar and Fish Waste for Soil Fertility
Farms in the northern cold-climate regions of Canada are: (1) small (<100ac) and thus not amenable to large scale farming protocols; (2) are established either on less fertile soils that require significant management to maintain soil carbon (C) and related […]