Brett van Heyningen

The new Horticulture Diversification Program is now available to support #PEI farmers in growing diverse crops, enhancing greenhouse infrastructure, and improving storage capacity. ow.ly/W8zV50WooK1 #SustainableCdnAg #GC

YouTube video by NL Federation of Agriculture Introduction to NL Living Lab

Watch NL Federation of Agriculture's video on #AgLivingLab #NLAg featuring some of the many farmers at the heart of the initiative. Farmers and researchers are teaming up to develop innovative beneficial management practices that can reduce our carbon footprint. 👩‍🌾👨🏼‍🔬

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YouTube video by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada OFCAF Cover Crops

#PEI mixed crop and beef cattle producer, Brett Francis, is cover cropping like never before, thanks to help from PEI Federation of Agriculture through our On-Farm Climate Action Fund. Find out if cover cropping is right for your farm👇https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_lF7uMZtrM

The ocean isn't the only thing making waves this summer on #PEI. This perennial ryegrass at our Harrington Research Farm appears to float in the wind. #CdnAg

Craig McCloskey, founder of Bluefield Seeding Solutions, developed his seed sensing technology that helps producers improve environmental performance, with support from our Agricultural Clean Technology Program. Learn more: agriculture.canada.ca/en/agri-info...

Brett Francis’ father was an early adopter of cover cropping, but now with help from the PEI Federation of Agriculture through our On-Farm Climate Action Fund, he was able to expand the practice. Hear from Brett on #TheFirstSixteen: ow.ly/7zuV50Wa4X8

Fusarium head blight is a scary disease for #CdnAg cereal grain farmers because it’s hard to detect. Thankfully, a new #GCAggie and @AtlanticGrain developed forecasting web tool is helping Maritime farmers remove the guesswork. Learn more: agriculture.canada.ca/en/science/s...

During winter, they retreat to hedgerows between fields, so it’s helpful for farmers to plant trees, wildflowers, and shrubs between fields to provide a favourable environment.

If you see one at home, put it in your garden! It might protect your plants from other insects. #NationalInsectDays 3/x

She found that these little critters can travel more than 60 metres into farm fields to search for other crop-attacking insects to eat and some even munch on pesky weed seeds. 2/

Many pests are a nuisance to us and farmers, but did you know that some insects are pests to other insects and weeds? #GCAggie entomologist, Dr. Christine Noronha, studied several species of Carabid beetles, or ground beetles, on Prince Edward Island. 🪲 1/

Here's more on Audrey's work: agriculture.canada.ca/en/science/s...

agriculture.canada.ca/en/node/3936

Also Living Labs: agriculture.canada.ca/en/environme...

Learn more about Dr. Murray’s research: ow.ly/vFEt50W2vX1 #AgLivingLab 6/x

Long tubing is attached to the chamber, so that a greenhouse gas sample can be extracted using a syringe. Once captured, Dr. Murray and her team analyze the sample in their lab with more sophisticated equipment called a gas chromatographer. They analyze tens of thousands of samples each year! 5/

The floating chamber is an insulated bucket with pool noodles attached, so it can float undisturbed on water in the wetland. It’s gently placed into the wetland with a long pole, as walking in during sampling can disturb soil around the chamber, forcing gases up leading to incorrect measurements. 4/

To understand the potential of wetlands to mitigate climate change, Dr. Murray and her team regularly measure greenhouse gas emissions in wetlands with a #ScienceMadeSimple, but clever device called a floating chamber. 3/

That’s a question our water engineer, Dr. Audrey Murray, is hoping to answer through ongoing Living Lab-Prince Edward Island research to design wetlands that can capture more carbon than they release. 2/

Happy #EnviroWeek! Constructed wetlands on farms provide ideal habitats for biodiversity and help with water quality. But can wetlands also capture carbon to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? 1/

New episode! 🎙️

Hear from #PEI producer Brett Francis, along with Kevin Budd #NB and Raphaël Beauchemin #QC, who have received #OFCAF funding to help them adopt beneficial management practices. #TheFirstSixteen has their stories: ow.ly/pUgI50W2T61

#GCAggie, @ualberta.bsky.social, and @uwaterloo.ca researchers are hoping that a nature-based solution will be an “udder” success for turning dairy farm wastewater into irrigation water for cattle feed crops on #ABAg dairy farms 🐮: agriculture.canada.ca/en/node/3936 #WorldMilkDay

The research of #GCAggie Dr. Andrew McKenzie-Gopsill on #PrinceEdwardIsland is helping farmers reduce weed germination by 60 to 95% by using the weed seed crusher during potato harvest: agriculture.canada.ca/en/science/s...

#InternationalDayOfPotato

Our #GCAggie researchers and the Pye Centre in #Labrador have a cost-effective method for #CdnAg to improve soils using passively aerated static #compost systems made with local organic materials and perforated piping. 💩 🍃 📦 #ICAW2025 agriculture.canada.ca/en/science/s...

Extending the growing season is crucial for northern #CdnAg farmers. Our #GCAggie scientist, Dr. Julia Wheeler, discovered that “mini greenhouse” technology and alternative potato varieties can help! 🥔

Learn more: ow.ly/5Fex50VbfMi

#GCAggie scientists pinpoint important disease resistant genes in diploid potatoes (two sets of each chromosome), marking the first step toward breeding common scab resistant potato varieties for #CdnAg. Learn more: ow.ly/OLn350V7AwC 🥔

Did you know that #NL is home to the world’s only dedicated outdoor field research site for potato wart?

Across the country, our #GCAggie scientists are using modern genomics and potato breeding to combat this disease. 🥔🔬

Learn more: ow.ly/CZTX50UZkES

To celebrate #CdnAgDay and International Day of #WomenInScience yesterday, our #GCAggie research tech Jennifer Klaus inspired AgriScience and Environmental Science students from Colonel Gray High School on #PEI to pursue careers in #CdnAg. Thanks @AITCPEI for organizing! #GenAg

Images of four women with text that says, “We’re celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science!”

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science #WomenInScience! Thanks for following along and learning about the valuable research and innovation many women at @AAFC_Canada bring to the #CdnAg industry.

A women standing in a laboratory with various lab equipment behind them with a quote bubble that says, “Agricultural research is a very rewarding career, and I learn something new nearly every day.”

Emily Johnstone is a research technician at
@AAFC_Canada on #PEI. She establishes and maintains lab and greenhouse experiments to reduce diseases in grain crops.

Learn about more #WomenInScience: science.gc.ca/site/science...

#CdnAg #GCAggie

A photo of a person with a quote bubble that says, “I am very interested in understanding how berry plants adapt to different growing regions across Canada, including in specialized growing systems like greenhouses and vertical farms. My favourite part of being a scientist is working outside on the farm and learning about all of the different flavours that berries can have.”

Dr. Beatrice Amyotte is a research scientist at @AAFC_Canada in #NS and her job is pretty sweet! She works in genetics and berry breeding to develop new berry varieties.

Recently, she collaborated on sensory research: agriculture.canada.ca/en/science/s...

#WomenInScience #CdnAg #GCAggie

A woman standing outdoors in a field of farm crops. A photo of a person with a quote bubble that says, “I love that I get to work outside with a diverse group of colleagues in the pursuit of scientific knowledge. I find working to develop and understand agricultural processes incredibly rewarding.”

Jennifer Whittaker finds out what’s buggin’ farmers with the Pest Management Centre in #NL. She conducts #CdnAg research in the field and lab to develop innovative technologies for farmers to manage pests.

Learn about more #WomenInScience science.gc.ca/site/science...

#GCAggie

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