Research Projects

Quantitative and qualitative study of maple syrup production wastewater.

This project addresses the risks posed by the spreading of manure and emissions released into the environment to the biosecurity of farms, as well as to the health of workers and nearby populations.

This project addresses the risks posed by new breeding practices that were developed to improve animal welfare.

This project will gather and share up-to-date information on new techniques and critical points related to the construction of farm buildings and their sustainability.

IRDA has been mandated to design, install, and operate a hydrometric station at the watershed outlet of Ruisseau aux Castors in the Brome-Missisquoi regional county municipality.

Showcase that will present and compare, in an impartial manner, a number of decision-support tools and technologies.

This project will assist with the ongoing hydrometric monitoring of the flux and quality of water in Ruisseau Bouchard.

This project will develop a procedure that relies on genetic markers to identify the animal species responsible for fecal contamination.

Project studying ways to maximize workforce productivity in strawberry production.

Project, conducted in collaboration with a Belgian team, to develop an integrated tool for measuring the air quality in livestock buildings.

We will compare the ability of mixed protocols using blended green manure, with or without the addition of farm manure, to satisfy the nitrogen requirements of a silage corn rotation crop.

Ten test sites will operate over a two-year period on farms spread over ten Québec regions to compare the performance of winter and spring cereals.

In this study, we will test alfalfa meal pellets in a broccoli crop planted on plastic-covered irrigated mounds and we will compare them with two organic fertilizer, in addition to a control treatment in which no nitrogen is added.

This project will develop a versatile tool that will allow to simulate the impacts of agricultural practices on soil organic matter.

This project seeks to create farmer partnerships in which participants work on implementing a three-year forage crop rotation protocol in potato and field crop fields.