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The Rivière de la Roche sub-watershed has one of the highest phosphorus and sediment export rates of the entire Missisquoi Bay watershed—a particularly challenging situation for the local agricultural sector. This project’s goal is to locate the main sources of phosphorus discharge into the watershed and identify agri-environmental action plans that could reduce the phosphorus load entering Missisquoi Bay by 40%. We will conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the proposed plans in order to facilitate the acceptance and adoption of alternative management practices by the surrounding farming community.
From 2018 to 2019
Project duration
Field crops, Livestock production
Activity areas
Water protection
Service
This project will contribute to the water quality in the entire Missisquoi Bay.
Lake Champlain Basin Program via le programme 2017 Pollution Prevention & Habitat Conservation Grants, Organisme Bassin Versant Baie Missisquoi
This project was carried out by Club agroenvironnemental de l’Estrie and IRDA was in charge of conducting the economic analysis.
Researcher: Luc Belzile
This project looks to develop decision-support tools informed by observations of “bellwether” plots and use these tools to disseminate relevant information to irrigators.
Researcher: Carl Boivin
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.