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Given the decrease in meadowlands and animal production and the increase in acreage planted to annual crops, good conservation practices such as the use of cover crops are important to preserve soil health and water quality. Six demonstration plots were set up on farms in eight outlying and more central regions in Québec. In each region, a demonstration plot showcased the ability of undersown clover cover crops to reduce nitrogen fertilizer requirements and another presented their ability to reduce weed pressure and the need for herbicides. A number of demonstration days, videos, and documents with testimonials from growers about the impact of the cover crops complemented the demonstration plots.
From 2016 to 2018
Project duration
Field crops
Activity areas
Soil health
Service
As part of this project, growers were visited in nine Québec regions to promote the use of clover as a cover crop.
Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec - Prime-vert Programme | Agri Action de la Montérégie | Club Agri-Durable | Club agroenvironnemental de la Gaspésie–Les îles | Club de gestion des sols du Témiscouata | Club des services agroenvironnementaux de l'Outaouais | Club du Soleil Levant | Cogenor Lanaudière | Ferme Barilo | Ferme Bogemans | Ferme Dégelait | Ferme des Sabourin | Ferme Gagnon St-Bruno | Ferme Grogg et Fils | Ferme Joliane | Ferme Michael K Smiley | Ferme N. J. Pagé | Ferme Patasol | Ferme Prélude | Ferme Waridel | Fermes Rolling Acres | Groupe conseil agricole de l'Abitibi | Groupe Envir-Eau-Sol | Groupe Lavi-Eau-Champ | Groupe-conseil Agrivert | La Ferme Chénard | Les Entreprises E.M.B. | Pontiac Soil Management Club | Solfort GN | Terre-Eau
Research report • Marc-Olivier Gasser, Marie-Ève Tremblay, Luc Belzile, Francis Allard
Gasser, M.-O., M.-E Tremblay, L. Belzile et F. Allard. 2018. Favoriser l'implantation du trèfle comme culture intercalaire dans les céréales à paille : un réseau panquébécois de vitrines à la ferme. IRDA. 67 p. DownloadThis project aims to improve our understanding of the evolution and spatial variability of soil health indicators as barometers of climate change.
Researchers: Marc-Olivier Gasser Claude Bernard
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.
This research project, initiated by the CÉROM grain research centre, looks to assess the cost-effectiveness of nitrogen fertilizer applications improved by the addition of urea, for use with winter wheat crops grown in Québec.
Researcher: Luc Belzile