Lead Researcher (PI): Martin Entz

Institution: University of Manitoba

Total WGRF Funding: $13,409

Co-Funders: Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Grain Millers, Jarislowsky Foundation, Prairie Oat Growers Association

Start Date: 2024

Project Length: 2 Years

Objectives:

i) Compare organic and conventional production in terms of N20 emissions over a growing season.
ii)Compare organic and conventional production in terms of soil C storage over the long-term (32 years).
iii) Determine the GHG footprints of organic wheat, oats and flax compared with conventional production.
iv) Evaluate how mixing legume green manure cover crops with non-legume plant species affects N20 emissions during and after the green manure phase.
v) Evaluate how reducing tillage in the legume green manure cover crop termination phase affects N20 and ammonia emissions after legume termination.
vi) Determine if fall cereals reduce the post-termination N20 emissions from alfalfa hay crops.