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Mario Tenuta

Professor
Applied Soil Science
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Department: Manitoba
Specialty: greenhouse gas emissions, nematology, nutrient management, soil ecology
Peter Tyedmers

Peter Tyedmers

Professor
School for Resource and Environmental Studies
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Department: Dalhousie
Specialty: carbon footprint, ecological economics, food systems, industrial sustainability, life cycle assessment
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Myrna Simpson

Professor
Associate Director of the Environmental NMR Center
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Department: Toronto
Specialty: environmental chemistry, environmental metabolomics, molecular biogeochemistry
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Kate Congreves

Assistant Professor
Department of Plant Sciences
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Department: Saskatchewan
Specialty: crop nutrient use, Environmental agronomy, greenhouse gas emissions, nutrient cycling, soil health
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David Burton

Professor
Department of Plant, Food and Environmental Sciences
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Department: Dalhousie
Specialty: bioremediation, greenhouse gases, manure management, soil microbial metabolism
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Alfons Weersink

Professor
Department of Food, Agricultural and Resources Economics
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Department: Guelph
Specialty: agricultural economics, cropping systems, natural resource economics
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Claudia Wagner-Riddle

Professor
CREATE Climate-Smart Soils Principal Investigator
School of Environmental Sciences
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Department: Guelph
Specialty: biogeochemical cycling, micrometeorology, soil-plant-atmosphere exchange
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Martin H. Entz

Professor
Cropping Systems and Natural Systems Agriculture
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Department: Manitoba
Specialty: agricultural development, agroecology, crop management, fertilizers, organic agriculture
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Kari Dunfield

Professor
Applied Soil Ecology, School of Environmental Sciences
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Department: Guelph
Specialty: biogeochemical cycling, Microbiology, molecular techniques, soil function
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Helen Hambly

Associate Professor
Capacity Development and Extension, School of Environmental Design and Rural Development
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Department: Guelph
Specialty: agricultural innovation systems, communication process, community engagement, extension, information and communication technologies, knowledge management, social/gender analysis
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On Soil Carbon Sequestration in Canada’s Managed Soils

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15 Jun

Unleashing Resilience: How Conservation Agriculture Transformed Tharaka Nithi

Introduction Tharaka Nithi, a county nestled in the heart of Eastern Kenya, is no stranger to the challenges a changing climate poses. For generations, its farmers have battled unpredictable rainfall, soil degradation, and food insecurity. However, amidst these difficulties, a…
Continue reading “Unleashing Resilience: How Conservation Agriculture Transformed Tharaka Nithi”…
08 Aug

Developing a Root Imagery Tool to Analyze Cover Crop Roots

Summer Research Experience Olivia Wallace, undergraduate at the University of Guelph This summer I have been working in Dr. Claudia Wagner-Riddle’s agricultural meteorology lab at the University of Guelph. Much of my summer has centered on constructing and testing a…
Continue reading “Developing a Root Imagery Tool to Analyze Cover Crop Roots”…
12 Jul

On Soil Carbon Sequestration in Canada’s Managed Soils

Internship Experience with Soil Conservation Council of Canada and Compost Council of Canada By Rebecca Johnson, MSc Graduate from the University of Guelph Carbon sequestration has been a hot topic recently, with companies investing in reforestation with worldwide efforts to…
Continue reading “On Soil Carbon Sequestration in Canada’s Managed Soils”…

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