Enhancing Commercial Agricultural Productivity and Building the Rural Bioeconomy

提高商业农业生产力，建设农村生物经济

• 批准号: 434427-2012
• 负责人: MacGregor, Lorne
• 金额: $ 18.21万
• 依托单位: Lakeland College
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: College and Community Innovation Program
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2015-01-01 至 2016-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=574023
• 关键词: Enhancing; Commercial; Agricultural; Productivity; Building

Lakeland College is a rurally-located public college serving Alberta and Saskatchewan and offering programs to over 8,000 students. The College has developed significant applied research competencies in agriculture, energy and environmental sciences. Lakeland College has a rich history of on-campus farm demos, field crop trials, and applied research projects. The requested funding will expand research capacity and activities at the College in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Commercial agriculture is a significant industry in our region, representing 26% of businesses and $1.63B of 2011 on-farm cash receipts. The research plans described in this proposal follow three key themes-(1) Livestock Energetic and Nutritional Efficiency; (2) Enhancing Crop Management; and (3) Advancing the Bioeconomy-with specific research activities, developed in partnership with industry, that align with our unique regional industry needs. Each of these themes interrelate and support each other to ensure that net research outcomes reflect the primary goal of sustainably increasing commercial agricultural productivity in the region, in Alberta, and in Canada. NSERC funding will enhance and expand the college's capability to engage in commercial agriculture applied research projects in partnership with industry. It will extend and supplement existing equipment capabilities and allow the college to become more systematic in our engagement and deployment of agricultural applied research, which will be measured by the number of students, faculty and staff engaging in research and the number of companies developing multi-year partnerships with the college.

莱克兰学院是一所位于乡村的公立学院，为艾伯塔省和萨斯喀彻温省提供服务，为 8,000 多名学生提供课程。该学院在农业、能源和环境科学领域发展了重要的应用研究能力。莱克兰学院在校园农场演示、大田作物试验和应用研究项目方面拥有丰富的历史。所请求的资金将扩大农业与环境科学学院的研究能力和活动。 商业农业是我们地区的一个重要产业，占 2011 年农场现金收入的 26% 和 $1.63B。该提案中描述的研究计划遵循三个关键主题：（1）牲畜能量和营养效率； (2)加强作物管理； (3) 推进生物经济——通过与工业界合作开发的具体研究活动，满足我们独特的区域工业需求。这些主题中的每一个都相互关联并相互支持，以确保净研究成果反映可持续提高该地区、艾伯塔省和加拿大商业农业生产力的主要目标。 NSERC 的资助将增强和扩大学院与工业界合作从事商业农业应用研究项目的能力。它将扩展和补充现有的设备能力，并使学院能够更加系统地参与和部署农业应用研究，这将通过参与研究的学生、教职员工的数量以及与学院建立多年合作伙伴关系的公司数量来衡量。