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	ORD 0064    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Development of a High-Potency Mushroom Powder - Canadian Mushroom Growers Association : To have by-products of the fresh mushroom industry treated with UVB lights and freeze-dried to manufacture a high-potency Vitamin D powder to be used as an additive to common foods and beverages.

	ORD 0065    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Control of Phytophthora capsici - Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers: This project evaluates various reduced-risk pest control products.

	ORD 0066    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Effect of Herbicide Rate, Timing and Cultivar - Ontario Highbush Blueberry Growers: This project investigatse new chemistry herbicides for use on highbush blueberries.

	ORD 0067    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Introgression of Root Maggot Resistance - South Western Ontario Rutabaga Growers: This project generates a double haploid population of rutabagas and develo a novel lab method to identify breeding lines with resistance.

	ORD 0068    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Gap Analysis of Rabit Production Research - Ontario Commercial Rabbit Growers Association: This project conducts a literature and benchmarking study on rabbit population. To develop a gap analysis of production challenges and technical transfer issues.

	ORD 0069    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Analysis of Biosecurity: Veal,Beef,Sheep,Goat - Ontario Veal Association: This project studies the present biosecurity and emergency preparedness programs for controlling animal disease in the veal, beef, sheep and goat industries.

	ORD 0070    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Indentifying Obstacles of Sheep Expansion - Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency - This project will investigate the hurdles and challenges which are preventing or stalling the development of the sheep industry in Ontario.

	ORD 0071    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Committee Coordinator - Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency - To provide a coordinating function for the member organizations of the ORD Red Meat committee to ensure project applications are reviewed and submitted for consideration in a timely and efficient manner.

	ORD 0072    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Broad Mites as prey for A. swirskii - Flowers Canada (Ontario) Inc.: This project investigates the potential use of Amblyseius swirskii as a biocontrol agent for broad mites in flowers.

	ORD 0073    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Plant Survival of Ontario Grown Tree Liners - Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades Association : This project compares the growth and survival of tree liners grown in conventional bare root sites versus in retractable roof greenhouses.

	ORD 0074    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Canola Best Management Practices - Ontario Canola Growers' Association: To achieve relevant and reliable data on yield and quality benefits from foliar boron application, health benefits from fungicide treatment applications, and benefits of insecticides and fungicides used alone and in combination with boron.

	ORD 0075    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	The Long-Term Rotational Trial at Ridgetown - Ontario Corn Producers' Association: This project determines the yield formation process in various rotations across the tillage systems, to identify and mitigate stress factors on corn, soy and wheat, and to invest efforts toward the development of an Ontario Soil Health Test through varied soil qualities.

	ORD 0076    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	A New Class of Green Composites from Soy - Ontario Soybean Growers : This project aims to find synergy from three soy components - soy meal, soy stalk, and soy oil - in designing biomaterials for sustainable applications for building and furniture industries.

	ORD 0077    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Mechanisms of defence expressed in FHB - Ontario Wheat Producers' Marketing Board: This project studies the chemical and molecular changes occuring in the wheat rachis which is where the resistance to Fusarium head blight seems to be occuring.

	ORD 0078    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Various Clubroot Controls in Cole Crops - Fresh Vegetable Growers of Ontario - This project will test Allegro, Rabman, and Presidio fungicides, along with Actinovate, Mycostop and Serenade biofungicides on cole crops in Ontario.

	ORD 0079    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Control of Onion Downy Mildew - Fresh Vegetable Growers of Ontario - This project will conduct field trials to evaluate 11 fungicides, including two products approved for organic agriculture, for the control of downy mildew.

	ORD 0080    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Control of Diseases in Tomatoes & Peppers - Fresh Vegetable Growers of Ontario - This project will hire a PhD research associate.

	ORD 0081    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Modified atomsphere storage on berries - Ontario Berry Growers Association - This project will evaluate strawberries and raspberries for quality and disease after storage in Modified Atmosphere Storage.

	ORD 0082    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	On Farm Variety Trial Project - Ontario Berry Growers Association - This project will conduct on-farm observation trials where varieties are subject to a wide range of management practices, soil types, micro-climates and pest pressures.

	ORD 0083    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Weed Management in Plasticulture Strawberries - Ontario Berry Growers Association - This project will look at organic methods of weed control and compare with conventional methods.

	ORD 0084    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Securing the Future of Ontario Asparagus - Ontario Asparagus Growers' Marketing Board - This project will track plants from the nursery to the field to assist understanding about the interaction between Phytophthora and Fusarium on the replant issue.

	ORD 0085    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Ontario Corn Producers - Fungicide Application for Corn Disease: To help Ontario corn producers make strategic decisions with regard to fungicide applications for the control of foliar diseases

	ORD 0085    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Fungicide Application for Corn Diseases - Ontario Corn Producers' Association - This project will help Ontario corn producers make strategic decisions with regard to fungicide applications for the control of foliar diseases.

	ORD 0086    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Sugarbeat Harvest Loss Remediation - Ontario Sugarbeet Growers' Association - This project will study field conditions, harvester operation and soil types and how they influence harvest loss of an Artsway sugarbeet harvester.

	ORD 0087    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Properties of New Generation Bioenergy Crops - Ontario Forage Council - This project will evaluate the establishment, persistence, yield potential and combustion properties of selected grass species when cultivated under sandy soil conditions.

	ORD-0001    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Technology Application Assessment - Pork: This is a project to undertake assessment of delivery technologies to determine hog projections and hog requirements

	ORD-0002    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Tree Fruit Breeding Program - Tender Fruit: This is a project to support research to develop new varieties of peaches and plums.

	ORD-0003    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Removal of Pesticides from Ginseng - Ginseng: This is a project to investigate an extraction process to remove pesticides from ginseng.

	ORD-0004    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Consumer Research through Sampling SC Grapes - Grape Growers: This is a project to conduct research related to consumer purchases of Sovereign Coronation Grapes

	ORD-0005    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Ontario Red Clover Research - Soil and Crop: This is a project to conduct research trials to examine new varieties, tillage practices and management options for red clover.

	ORD-0006    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Nitrogen and Disease Management in Seed Corn - Seed Corn: This is a project to evaluate optimal nitrogen rates for seed corn and its response to fungicide applications

	ORD-007    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	BMP's for Ontario Spring Canola - Ontario Canola Growers - This is a project to conduct trials that examine the most timely foliar micronutrient fungicide and insecticide treatment applications for canola

	ORD-008    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Early Warning of New Sugarbeet Pests - Ontario Sugarbeet Growers Association - This is a project to conduct two-year monitoring to provide an early warning if known pests invade Ontario sugarbeet growing areas

	ORD-010    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Development of Pest Management Strategies for Insects and Disease in Processing Vegetables - Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers - This is a project that involves the development of pest management strategies for control of insects and plant diseases in processing vegetables

	ORD-011    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Evaluation of Potato Germplasm - Ontario Potato Board - This project aims to identify and evaluate new potato cultivars and breeding lines for commercial potential in Ontario

	ORD-012    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Lamb Grading Meat Probe Pilot - Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency - This project pilots the use of Destron or Hennessy meat probes as an objective measure of lamb carcass yield.

	ORD-013    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Black Vine Weevil Efficacy Trials - Landscape Ontario Horticultural Tra - This project investigates two new products for control of black vine weevil in ornamental container and field nursery crops

	ORD-014    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Biology and Management of Tar Spot In Maple - Landscape Ontario Horticultural Tra - This project investigates which fungicides are effective in preventing tar spot infection or eradicating the infection

	ORD-015    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Survey of Ontario Distribution of D Fovealis - Flowers Canada (Ontario) Inc. - This project identifies the range of a new greenhouse pest that has been found in Ontario and prepares a management strategy for greenhouse growers to deal with the pest

	ORD-016    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Weed Control Evaluation in Processing Vegetables - Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers - This project evaluates herbicides with respect to weed control and crop injury on lima beans, snap beans, sweet corn, green peas, cole crops, pumpkin, squash, peppers, red beets and carrots.

	ORD-017    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Daffodil Bulb Production for Pharmaceuticals - Ontario Flue-Cured Tobacco Growers - This project examines several daffodil cultivars to produce alkaloid compounds that can be used in pharmaceutical products to treat chronic aging diseases such as Alzheimer's and cancer.

	ORD-018    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Reduce the Incidence of Potato Scab - Ontario Potato Board - This project evaluates innovative strategies to reduce the incidence of common scab, including environmentally friendly materials

	ORD-019    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Novel Ready-to-serve Barley Product - Oat and Barley Council of Ontario - This project enables the development of a novel barley product (pre-cooked, pearled or wholegrain barley kernels packaged in a shelf stable container

	ORD-020    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Improving Seeding Alafalfa Tolerance to 2,4-DB - Ontario Forage Council - This project investigates ways to improve the safety of the herbicide 2,4DB to seedling alfalfa through application rates and spray additives

	ORD-021    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Quantification of Hay Dust vs Quality - Phase - Ontario Forage Council - This project researches the biological components of hay dust and the effect of production practices on hay quality from a dust standpoint

	ORD-022    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	OFC Sector Coordination and Communication - Ontario Soybean Growers - This project provides for a contracted Secretariat Assistant to the Ontario Field Crop Research Coalition to assume day-to-day operational duties

	ORD-023    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Measuring Wheat Straw Yields in Ontario - Ontario Wheat Producers' Marketing Board - This is a 2-year project for the development and verification of an efficient and economical system to measure straw yields from research plots.

	ORD-024    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Test and Develop Winter Durum Wheat Cultivars - Ontario Wheat Producers' Marketing Board - This project evaluates agronomic and quality performance for durum wheat and to estimate the level of Fusarium in winter durum wheat in Ontario

	ORD-025    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Aphanomyces Survey and Management in Ontario - Ontario Forage Council - This project conducts an Aphanomyces survey of the province to determine which races within the species are present and to develop a laboratory screen through soil assay

	ORD-026    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Soybean Rust Monitoring (Sentinel Plots), Identification, Management, and Education for Ontario - Ontario Soybean Growers - This project is a monitoring program to give producers the tools needed to track and combat soybean rust and limit yield losses

	ORD-027    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Soybean Cyst Nematode-Management Improvement - Ontario Soybean Growers - This project increases awareness and encourages proper management of soybean cyst nematodes to reduce losses and increase production

	ORD-028    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Evaluation of Tolerance of Alfalfa to Stress and Hay - Ontario Forage Council - This project evaluates the variety reaction of alfalfa to liquid manure applications, hay traffic stress, and physical hay quality attributes

	ORD-029    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Field Performance of Virus-Tested Garlic - Garlic Growers' Association of Ontario - To conduct research related to the production of garlic seed in greenhouse conditions. A clean seed garlic industry will develop in Ontario to provide high quality seed for the industry and for export

	ORD-030    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	ON Carcass Improvement Project - Ontario Cattlemen's Association - To determine what genetic or nutritional differences change beef quality attributes such as tenderness. This will help determine ways that beef producers can change their feeding and/or breeding practices to raise high quality, tender beef

	ORD-031    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Research and Innovation Coordination - Oat and Barley Council of Ontario - To organize two new conferences that will build stronger connections between the research community and the agriculture and agri-food sectors that could utilize oats and barley in their products

	ORD-032    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Coupling Impact and Harvest Loss - Ontario Sugarbeet Growers' Association - To investigate improvements that can be made to harvesting and processing equipment for sugarbeets, especially to reduce mechanical injury that affects storage loss

	ORD-033    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Pest Management and Agronomy Research - Ontario Bean Producers' Marketing Board - Research to focus on the impact of nitrogen fertilizer, role of foliar fungicides, control measures on key pests, and yield evaluation on new varieties versus standards already in use

	ORD-034    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Efficient/Economic Phosphorus Application to Corn - Innovative Farmers Association of Ontario - Research to evaluate the effectiveness of starter fertilizers to supply adequate phosphorus nutrition to corn.

	ORD-035    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Floriculture Research Conference 2009 - Flowers Canada (Ontario) Inc. - This is a project to develop an improved conference to transfer research technology directly to floriculture growers.

	ORD-036    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Nutritional Analysis of Ontario Honey - Ontario Beekeepers Association - This project is to conduct a nutritional analysis of Ontario honey and elevate its nutritional attributes as a functional food

	ORD-037    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Strategy Development for 100% Ontario Wine - Grape Growers of Ontario - This project is to identify the best strategy to increase consumer awareness of Ontario wines containing 100% Ontario grown grapes

	ORD-038    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Evaluation of CA Storage and Harvista Orchard - Ontario Apple Growers - This project will evaluate the use of Controlled Atmosphere (CA) storage for 'Honeycrisp' apples, while investigating various air storage regimes to reduce common storage disorders

	ORD-039    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Feeding Value of Co-Products for Swine Diets - Ontario Pork - This project evaluates various methods to assess the feeding value of dried distillers grains with solubles, and how much variation exists in product entering Canada

	ORD-040    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Therapeutic Intervention to Promote Litter - Ontario Pork - This project assesses therapeutic mechanisms that might promote litter sizes in swine.

	ORD-041    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Swine Liquid Feeding Research II - Ontario Pork - This project investigates the positive and negative impacts of liquid feeding of swine on the safety of pork products and pork production efficiency

	ORD-042    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Veal Industry Evaluation and Analysis - Ontario Veal Association. - This project evaluates the state of the veal industry and its prospects in order to bring forward strategies and policies that will help the industry succeed

	ORD-043    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Biological Control of Fusarium and Mycotoxin` - Ontario Wheat Producers' Marketing Board - This project identifies, evaluates, and develops highly effective biological alternatives to chemical pesticides for control of Fusarium Head Blight in Ontario

	ORD-044    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Development of Industrial Soy Protein Films - Ontario Soybean Growers - This project researches the suitability of soybean protein for producing industrial films

	ORD-045    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Weed Management in Corn - Ontario Corn Producers' Association - This project will conduct research and several experiments on weed control in corn

	ORD-046    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Weed Management for Glyphosate Tolerant Corn - Ontario Corn Producers' Association - This project is to develop an alternative weed management system

	ORD-047    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Integrated Myctoxin Management System - Ontario Corn Producers' Association - This project is to evaluate Fusarium forecasting tools and corn hybrid screening platforms

	ORD-048    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Western Bean Cutworm Trapping Network - Ontario Corn Producers' Association - This project aims to understand the range of the western bean cutworm which was captured in Ontario for the first time in '08

	ORD-049    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Comparing Returns for Grain Corn Production - Ontario Corn Producers' Association - This project develops a simulation model to examine and compare various marketing strategies for grain corn.

	ORD-050    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Fusarium Resistant Corn Inbreds - Ontario Corn Producers' Association - This project trials an in vitro method to improve Fusarium resistance in corn

	ORD-051    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Reducing the Cost of Conventional Corn Drying - Ontario Corn Producers' Association - This project investigates the feasibility and risks associated with harvesting corn in the spring to minimize drying costs

	ORD-052    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Ontario Red Clover Research - Ontario Forage Council - Researchers will screen red clover germplasm for drought and frost tolerance, and conduct field assessments on the negative no-till effect on red clover

	ORD-053    2008    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Enhancing Floriculture Pest Management - Flowers Canada (Ontario) Inc. - This project is to gather existing research data from registrant companies that have already performed research in other countries

	ORD-054    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	A Dynamic Cost of Production Reference - Ontario Cattlemen's Association - To design a tool that can be used to estimate cattle production costs and evaluate costs and benefits of alternative technology and management approaches

	ORD-055    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Marbled Pork Products Pilot Project - Ontario Pork - This project will build on research results on desirable marbling by sending carcasses to a processor to evaluate the marbled pork by measuring yields and cuts

	ORD-056    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Economic Impact of ON Cattle and Beef Sector - Ontario Cattlemen's Association - To investigate and quantify, in terms of economic activity and employment, the importance of the Ontario beef and cattle industries to the Ontario and Canadian economies as a whole

	ORD-057    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Veal Market Research - Ontario Veal Association. - To investigate consumer perceptions of veal in terms of its health profile and gain a better insight about where veal fits in the protein matrix given the down turn in the economy

	ORD-058    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Etiology, Epidemiology,and Control of Yellow Stem Disease of Greenhouse Tomato - Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers - To confirm the identity of the casual agent of a new plant disease, determine its distribution in Ontario greenhouses, and evaluate chemical and biological controls

	ORD-059    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Efficacy Screening for Powdery Mildew Control in Greenhouse Cucumber - Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers - To evaluate the efficacy and crop tolerance of several new or recently released fungicides for control of powdery mildew on greenhouse cucumbers

	ORD-060    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Use of Sensing Technology for Identification of Disease and Insect Agents Causing Internal Disorders on Pepper Fruit - Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers - To evaluate acoustic and thermal imaging equipment in order to determine if it can be used to sort peppers infected with internal fruit rot or soft rot by European Corn Borer damage from the pepper packing lines

	ORD-061    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Evaluation of New and Untested Disinfectants Against Plant Viruses of Commercial Significance in the Cucumber, Pepper, and Tomato Industries on Disinfection of Greenhouse Surfaces - Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers - To evaluate the efficacy of various disinfectants in eliminating viruses affecting, or with the potential to affect, greenhouse cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes in Ontario

	ORD-062    2009    Ontario Research and Development Program
	Integrated Spider Mite and Aphid Control in Vegetable Greenhouses: Combining Reduced-Risk Pesticides with Biological Control Agents - Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers - To determine the efficacy of controlling two spotted spider mites and aphids using two low-risk products combined with commonly used biological control agents