Researcher, agr., M.Sc.
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The goal of this project was to develop an “irrigation roadshow” for eight farming regions in Québec: Capitale-Nationale, Chaudière-Appalaches, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Montérégie Est, Montérégie Ouest, Mauricie, Lanaudière, and Laurentides. A total of 15 farms participated in the project. IRDA’s water management team, in collaboration with extension agents (from advisory clubs and MAPAQ) working with participating farms, conducted a comprehensive diagnostic study of each farm’s irrigation program and equipment. The farm with the highest educational potential in each region was selected for the Irrigation Roadshow in 2017. The Irrigation Roadshow was open to all and was based on the work done in 2016.
2017
Project duration
Field crops, Market gardening, Fruit production
Activity areas
Optimal water management
Service
More than 300 participants attended this irrigation roadshow.
Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec | Réseau de lutte intégrée Orléans | Réseau de lutte intégrée Bellechasse | Fertior | Club agroenvironnemental du Soleil Levant | Innovterra Services-conseils | Poussée de croissance | Dura-Club | Club-conseil Profit-eau-sol | Groupe Lavi-Eau-Champ | Club Conseil Bleuet | Club Bio-Action | Écolomax | Association des producteurs de fraises et framboises du Québec | Association des producteurs maraîchers du Québec | Association québécoise de la distribution de fruits et de légumes | Aux Trois Baies | Ferme Dauphine | Fraisière Faucher | Fraisière Bellevue | Ferme Mireille et Clément Gosselin | Fermes Horticoles LMR | Les Entreprises R. N. Perron | La Perle Rouge | Bleuetière Asselin | Asperges Primera | Verger Pierre Côté | Au Pays des petits fruits | A. Bélisle et fils | Maxi-Sol | Les Jardins de Tessa | Productions Rivard
To provide information on the fertilizing value and environmental impact of spreading pig manure at different times, the project compared the effect of mineral fertilizer in early fall, late fall, and in the spring.
Canola and wheat (wheat-corn-canola rotation) were planted in 2016 and 2017, respectively, on 12 experimental plots with tillage practices on the main plots (minimum tillage and chisel plow) and fertilization methods (mineral fertilizers, 25 m3/ha of pig manure and 50 m3/ha of pig manure) in the subplots.
Researchers: Caroline Côté Marc-Olivier Gasser
The aim of the project was to estimate the economic impact of herbicide resistance in weeds.
Researcher: Luc Belzile