Research Projects
Each year, IRDA's R&D Team conducts more than one hundred research projects in sustainable agriculture. What's more, IRDA is working with Quebec's key agricultural stakeholders to find concrete solutions.
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Livestock production (15) Market gardening (34) Fruit production (36) Field crops (25)Services
Soil health (26) Water protection (18) Air quality (7) Ecosystem protection (8) (20) Fertilizer management (23) Pest, weed, and disease control (44) Animal welfare (5) Food safety and quality (5) Organic farming (21) Waste conversion (6) Environmental regulations (5) Coexisting in an agricultural environment (4) Laboratory analyzes (3)Experts
Mating disruption as a new control method for the dogwood borer
This project consisted of using mating disruption to control dogwood borers in five orchards.
Researcher: Daniel Cormier
Developing a sprayable attracticide to control tephritid flies in fruit production
The aim of the project was to test a series of attracticides that can be mixed and applied with regular sprayers with no additional specialized or expensive equipment or modifications required.
Researcher: Daniel Cormier
Bioproduct combination study to avoid antibiotics in broiler chicken production
The objective of this study is to create a cheap, effective, ecofriendly alternative to the use of antibiotics on chicken farms by developing a new formula using yeasts, enzymes, and organic acids.
Researcher: Stéphane Godbout
Variable economic injury for the apple leafcurling midge and modelling of population abundance of this emerging pest
The apple leafcurling midge is a new apple pest in Québec. The aim of the project is to explore the pest’s phenology, establish variable economic injury thresholds, and incorporate the results into a phenology model in CIPRA.
Researcher: Daniel Cormier
The solutions developed by IRDA aim to...
Ensure the sustainability
and quality of soil, water, and air
Protect the health and well-being
of local communities by improving the quality of crop and livestock production, with an emphasis on animal welfare
Safeguard the economic viability
of crop and livestock production