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4R Nutrient Stewardship - A Pathway to Sustainable Agriculture

The global population is expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050. That’s a lot of mouths to feed. Smarter, more efficient fertilizer management practices will help growers meet the rising demand for food while minimizing pressure on the environment and meeting societal expectations for sustainable food sourcing. The fertilizer industry and growers across Canada are adopting the top international standard for on-farm nutrient application developed by Fertilizer Canada and first published as a

The Waterloo Pump fills glasses worldwide

The Waterloo Pump fills glasses worldwide

Many developing nations still suffer from a lack of clean drinking water but an invention in 1978 lessened this problem to some degree. Professors Alan Plumtree and Alfred Rudin designed a hand operated water pump at the University of Waterloo, called the Waterloo Pump. The project was requested of them by the International Development Research Centre and it took them only six months to complete their design. They got their inspiration from the Mennonites of southwestern Ontario, and the

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Heather McNairn - using satellites to monitor crop and soil conditions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Dr. Heather McNairn specializes in remote sensing technology and the use of Synthetic Aperture Radar satellites (SARs) to monitor the condition of crops and soils. Throughout her 25-year career, she has led numerous national and international research teams (including NASA and the Canadian Space Agency) and has written over 60 peer-reviewed scientific papers. Dr. McNairn has developed new methods to derive land and soil information, such as land cover, crop residue, tillage, soil moisture, and

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Christine Noronha – finding innovative ways to control insect pests

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Dr. Christine Noronha specializes in developing pest management strategies to reduce insecticide use in agricultural crops in Atlantic Canada. Her innovative research has a direct impact on farming activities and provides farmers with cutting edge technologies. She developed the Corn Borer Crusher, a mechanical device to crush potato stems and the larvae of the European corn borer hiding inside when the potatoes are being harvested. Controlling this insect was difficult because once the larvae

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Elizabeth Pattey – Agricultural Micrometeorology

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Elizabeth Pattey, Ph.D., leads the micrometeorology laboratory at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) Ottawa Research and Development Centre. She specializes in trace gas flux measurement techniques, process-based models verifications, and remote-sensing applications. Her research supports nation-wide improvement in the environmental performance of agriculture, in support of the united Nation’s Framework Convention on Climate Change and Canada’s Clean Air Act. Dr. Pattey has lead several

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Peanut Butter

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The protein substitute. Step aside, George Washington Carver. Contrary to almost universal belief, the celebrated American botanist didn’t create peanut butter. The stick-to-the-roof-of-your-mouth glory goes to Marcellus Gilmore Edson. In 1884, the Quebec chemist was awarded the first patent for peanut butter—or peanut-candy, as it was called then. Marcellus discovered it when he found that heating the surfaces to grind peanuts to 100 degrees Fahrenheit caused crushed peanuts to emerge as a

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Egg Carton

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The dimple that settled a fight. Who says nothing positive ever comes from fighting? In 1911, Joseph Coyle happened upon a heated argument between a deliveryman and a hotelier in his hometown of Smithers, British Columbia. The hotel owner was upset because the eggs shipped from a local farm often arrived cracked or broken. While a newspaper publisher by profession, Joseph was a designer by inclination. The overheard argument inspired him to create the egg carton. The secret of its success is its

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Electric Range

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The power cooker. Thomas Ahearn’s dinner guests were a contented lot that Ottawa evening of 1882. They had just finished an elaborate meal prepared for them by their fellow electrical engineer. Their mood changed from satisfied to horrified when their host revealed he had cooked the feast using electricity. Developed in secret, Ahearn’s electric range used resistance coils to convert electricity into heat. A full ten years after this inaugural, magical demonstration, the first commercial

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Teen could bring clean water to millions

Rachel Brouwer is featured in Innovation150’s national public awareness campaign. Learn more. Rachel Brouwer isn’t old enough to drive, but she’s got her own billboard, her own Wikipedia page, and an asteroid named after her. The asteroid dedication – in addition to a $1,500 prize – was for coming in second at the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair after winning a gold medal at the 2015 Canada-Wide Science Fair. It’s all because of an invention of Brouwer’s that could provide

Better beer is in the barley

Canada Foundation for Innovation

A genetic discovery in wheat may help produce superior barley and tastier beer. By Malorie Bertrand Beer foam stability and off-flavours may not be top of mind for this patio season’s revellers, but it is a concern for beer brewers. Fortunately for them, they have Surinder Singh of McGill University’s plant science department on their side. The PhD student is applying what he’s learned from a groundbreaking wheat project he worked on with CFI-funded researcher, Jaswinder Singh (not related), to

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