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~~ ~u IE»~WiJJU ~@j~ a ~@@(jiJ~ ~~@@IliJ~ rv'fl ~&il!) ~€U l...JVLJ ~~ ~il[#J.jfm"@~ I CONTENTS TABLE DES MATIERES Foreword iii Avant-propos iv Headquarters 1 Administration centrale 1 Branch Executive 1 Haute direction 1 Organization of the Research Organisation de la Direction generale de Branch 2 la recherche 3 Programs at major research Programmes aux principaux centres de centres 4 recherches 5 Map of major research centres 6 Carte des principauxcentres de recherches 6 Operational plan framework 7 Cadre du plan operationnel 8 Research Coordination 9 Coordination de la recherche 9 Strategies and Planning 13 Strategies et planification 13 Eastern Region 21 Region de rEst 21 St. John's 22 St. John's 22 Charlottetown 25 Charlottetown 25 Kentville 31 Kentville 31 Fredericton 37 Fredericton 37 Soils and Crop$ (Sainte-Foy) 42 Sols et grandes cultures (Sainte-Foy) 42 Dairy and Swine (Lennoxville) 48 Bovin laitier et porc (Lennoxville) 48 Horticulture (Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu) 54 Horticulture (Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu) 54 Food (Saint-Hyacinthe) 59 Aliments (Saint-Hyacinthe) 59 Pest Management (London) 64 Lutte antiparasitaire (London) 64 Harrow 73 Harrow 73 Central Experimental Farm 79 Ferme experimentale centrale 79 Food and Animal Research 80 Recherches alimentaires et zootechniques 80 Land and Biological Resources 91 Terres et ressources biologiques 91 Plant Research 109 Recherches phytotechniques 109 Western Region 115 Region de rOuest 115 Winnipeg 116 Winnipeg 116 Morden 123 Morden 123 Brandon 127 Brandon 127 Saskatoon 131 Saskatoon 131 Swift Current 139 Swift Current 139 Lethbridge 144 Lethbridge 144 Lacombe 156 Lacombe 156 Beaverlodge 161 Beaverlodge 161 Summerland 164 Summerland 164 Agassiz 169 Agassiz 169 Vancouver 173 Vancouver 173 Index 177 Index 177 ii Annuaire de la recherche 1993-1994 FOREWORD Today, the Canadian agri-food industry faces To deliver on the Research Branch The Directory of Research highlights unprecedented challenges to its competitive objective, the Branch has four principle the work done by the Research Branch to position. International trading patterns are areas of business: respond to the agri-food sector's need for changing and old markets are disappearing. • resource conservation improved product quality and reduced unit The agri-food sector requires marketing and • crops cost in each of the four areas of research. development strategies that respond to client • animals It serves as a tool to help employees of the needs and are based on the most advanced • food. Research Branch promote the Branch's technologies available in the world. Research programs in these four areas activities to potential research partners. The Research Branch can respond by are conducted at various locations across This bilingual technology transfer vehicle providing the sector with new products for Canada. The cost of maintaining the is intended to encourage collaboration by emerging markets and the technology infrastructure for research has increased. In linking the agri-food sector to professional needed to improve their quality and addition, the Research Branch recognizes the staff at the 24 research centres across Canada. productivity. The Branch has identified its need to build strong, multidisciplinary teams Businesses, universities, and government objective as follows: of scientists to address new and emerging departments, nationally and internationally, To improve the long-term competitiveness areas of technology development and should find this publication useful in making a of the Canadian food and agriculture agricultural science. As a result, the Branch direct link into the organization. Building on sector through the development and has begun to consolidate its expertise and the Research Branch Business Plan, the transfer of innovative lowwledge and resources at major centres. Each of these Directory of Research contains the following for technologies. centres has a mandate to carry out research of headquarters and each research establishment: national importance in a geographic area that • list of professional staff The phrase "long-term competitiveness" has competitive strength in a particular • mandate acknowledges the role the agricultural sector commodity. • main achievements has traditionally played in ensuring its • resources environmental sustainability. The agri-food For example, Summerland Research • research and departmental publications sector cannot enhance its competitive Centre has a national mandate in tree fruit • index of staff and key words. advantage in the long term unless continued research. Located in the Okanagen Valley of British Columbia, the centre is close to its care is taken to maintain the productivity of Brian Morrissey primary client group. Similiarily, the Harrow the natural resources on which it depends. Assistant Deputy Minister, Research Research Centre serves the needs of the In her report to the United Nations greenhouse sector in southern Ontario. The entitled Our Common Future, World Research and Development Centre in Commisswn on Environment and Development, Lennoxville concentrates on dairy and swine G.H. Brundtland defined sustainable research in Quebec. development as "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of Other centres continue to perform future generations to meet their own needs." research in these areas to meet needs that This then is one of the principles by which the can be best satisfied at a particular location Branch conducts its business. "Long-term" and to transfer technology to the private implies "sustainable" and "competitiveness" sector in other regions of the country. For implies "development." example, the Kentville Research Centre in Nova Scotia, the Pest Management Research The Canadian Agri-Food Research Centre in Ontario, and the Horticulture Council (CARC) is helping to establish Research and Development Centre in Quebec research priorities for Canada by bringing will form linkages to the major tree fruit together all the players in the nation. Its research centre in Summerland. Thus the cross-country, consultative approach needs of all parts of the country are met for involves leaders from provincial tree fruit research. governments, industry, and universities. Its recommendations enhance our research Concentrating resources at key and technology transfer capabilities. In centres is intended to build well-resourced, addition to CARC efforts, advisory multidisciplinary research teams. This committees also work with the research restructuring is essential if the Branch is to centres and the Branch Executive in setting provide quality, long-term strategic research priorities that meet the future needs of the that meets the needs of the agri-food industry. industry. Directory of Research 1993-1994 iii AVANT-PROPOS Min de demeurer concurrentielle, et des universites. Des recommandations Centre de recherches en lutte antiparasitaire l'industrie agro-alimentaire canadienne doit pour ameliorer nos competences en de l'Ontario, ainsi que Ie Centre de recherche relever des defis sans precedent. Pendant recherche et en transfert technologique ont et de developpement en horticulture du qu'on assiste a la disparition de certains ainsi ete formulees. En plus des efforts du Quebec travailleront en collaboration avec Ie marches, Ie commerce international subit CRAC, des comites consultatifs collaborent principal centre de recherches sur les arbres des modifications profondes. II faut au avec les centres de recherches et la haute fruitiers situe a Summerland. Ainsi, les secteur agro-alimentaire des strategies de direction afin d'etablir des priorites qui besoins en recherche de tous les coins du pays commercialisation et de developpement qui satisferont les besoins futurs du secteur. sont combles. repondent aux besoins de ses clients et dont Conformement a I'objectif qu'elle s'est Le fait de concentrer les ressources les assises reposent sur la technologie la plus donne, la Direction generale effectue des dans des centres-cles permettra de batir avancee qui soit. recherches dans quatre domaines des equipes multidisciplinaires bien Or la Direction generale de la principaux : equilibrees. Cette restructuration est recherche peut aider Ie secteur en lui • conservation des ressources essentielle si la Direction generale veut fournissant de nouveaux produits pour les • cultures garantir un niveau de qualite tout en marches naissants ainsi que la technologie • animaux menant des recherches a long terme, de necessaire pour ameliorer sa productivite • aliments. pointe, qui repondent aux exigences de et la qualite de ses denrees. Voici comment Des programmes de recherche dans chacun l'industrie agro-alimentaire. la Direction generale entrevoit son de ces quatre domaines sont menes a L'Annuaire de la recherche fait objectif: differents endroits au Canada. II en coute ressortir les faits saillants du travail Ameliorer la competitivite a long terme de plus en plus cher pour maintenir accompli par la Direction generale de la du secteur agro-alimentaire du Canada I'infrastructure de la recherche. De plus, on recherche dont Ie but est de satisfaire les grace au transfert de connaissances et a reconnait la necessite de former des besoins du secteur agro-alimentaire qui la mise au point de technologies equipes de recherche multidisciplinaires sans cesse doit offrir des produits de innovatrices. qui s'interessent aux nouveaux domaines qualite a des prix concurrentiels dans emerge ant de la science agricole et du chacun des quatre domaines