Nutrient Management Joint Research Program

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Overview

Government decisions need to be based on the best, most up to date science available. Research contributes to the continuous improvement of science-based standards and voluntary best management practices.

The Nutrient Management Joint Research Program was a time limited program that supported the development of environmentally effective and scientifically robust management practice options for land application of agricultural and non-agricultural source materials in Ontario. All projects funded by this program are completed and the program is no longer accepting proposals for funding.

Outcomes of the research projects funded under this program articulated the:

• effectiveness of different land application practices to mitigate risk to water quality for different geographic and temporal scenarios, relevant to and of concern across the province
• benefits and costs of incremental changes in a specific practice(s)
• certainty or confidence to which findings and interpretations can be extrapolated across the province

Project Summaries

All the projects have been completed.

These projects have received funding from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Such funding does not indicate endorsement of the project content by the Ministry.

2006

• NM8000 - Effect of tillage and timing of liquid manure application on the transport of N, P and bacteria to surface and subsurface waters

• NM8001 - Risk of surface and groundwater contamination from land application of biosolids/manures on lands with subsurface drains and inlets

• NM8002 - Determination of some key factors for Ontario soil P index and effectiveness of manure application practices for mitigating risk to water resource

• NM8003 - Development and evaluation of maximum liquid manure land application rates and the risk associated with post application rainfall

2007

• NM8004 - An evaluation of the N-index as a tool for assessing the impact of manure management practices on nitrogen losses from southern Ontario soils

• NM8005 - Refining the N Index to determine the risk of nitrate contamination of surface and groundwater for Ontario agricultural soils

• MOE001 - Quantifying Effectiveness of Nutrient Land Application Options within Regional Aquifer Systems and Municipal Wellhead Protection Areas

• MOE002 - Investigation of Seasonal Hydrology and Variable Source Areas within Regions of Ontario

• MOE003 - Nutrient Application over a Shallow Bedrock Aquifer