Brewery GHG reduction first-of-kind commercialization project
Blindman Brewing is partnering with Earthly Labs to adopt their CO2 capture and reuse technology in its brewing process in collaboration with Olds College and the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute. CO2 that is free from oxygen and nitrogen is captured from the fermentation process and sent to a foam trap where most of the liquid…
Using Ag waste and craft brewer’s grain to grow high value mushrooms and produce livestock feed
A Sustainable Specialty Mushroom Cultivation System Approved for funding in ERA’s Food, Farming, and Forestry Challenge in 2021, Ceres developed a system to sustainably produce mushrooms for the Alberta market. The first commercial demonstration of Ceres’ system was achieved by project completion in 2024, with plans to further increase mushroom production for export. Ceres…
Demonstration of reduced enteric methane emissions in growing/finishing beef cattle through dietary supplementation of 3 Nitrooxypropanol at a commercial scale in Alberta
Reducing Emissions from Cattle with a Feed Additive This project successfully demonstrated the commercial viability of incorporating the feed additive 3-Nitrooxypropanol (3-NOP) into the diets of beef cattle, resulting in significant reductions in methane emissions without negative effects on animal performance or welfare. Funded through ERA #1: Methane Challenge in 2017, the study evaluated the…
Control of point-source low-volume methane emissions using methane biofiltration technology
This project includes a market study to identify and evaluate the commercial feasibility of methane biofilter applications across several industry sectors and in various situations. The study includes a carbon offset evaluation to determine CO2e reductions of methane biofilter projects and the implementation of several full-scale pilot projects to demonstrate the technical feasibility of various…
Piloting the Days on Feed and Reduced Age at Harvest Protocols in Alberta /Piloting the Nitrous Oxide Emissions Reduction Protocol in Alberta
Creating Tools and Recommendations to Assist Producers with Utilize Carbon Offset Protocols In 2012, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry (AF) commissioned a set of protocol validation studies (PVSs) to gather learnings from the application and validation of agricultural protocols. Funded through the Biological Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Management Program in 2012, the PVSs produced several tools to…
Implementation of 4R Nutrient Stewardship and the NERP in Alberta (Phase 2)
Fertilizer Canada is an industry association representing manufacturers, wholesale and retail distributors of nitrogen, phosphate, potash and sulphur fertilizers. Their mission is to be the unified voice of the Canadian fertilizer industry by promoting the responsible, sustainable and safe production, distribution and use of fertilizers. Farming 4R Land Phase II builds on the producer engagement and economic analysis…
Performance validation of RFI selected cattle under extensive cow/calf production systems
Reducing Methane from the Cattle Industry with Genetics Funded through the Biological Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Management Program in 2014, this project provided information on how current genetic improvement programs for beef cattle may impact cow and calf production under open-range grazing, as well as the associated profitability and emission reductions as a result. Increasing the…
Methane emissions from beef cattle bred for low residual feed intake
Utilizing Innovative Technology to Determine Cattle Emissions Cattle are a major source of emissions in Alberta and worldwide, producing what is known as “enteric” methane. In Alberta, they’re responsible for about half of all agricultural emissions, or four per cent of all GHGs in the province. This project was completed in 2017 and used gas-sensor…
Use of Nitrification Inhibitors to reduce Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Crop Fields receiving Liquid Manure Injection in the Fall versus Spring
Reducing Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Excess Fertilizer Usage in Agriculture Funded through the Biological GHG Management Program in 2014, the long-term objective of the project was to reduce nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural landscapes where manure is applied. This project generated new data to support the application of carbon credits for greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction…
Intelligent NanoFertilizers – The dynamics of soil bacterial genomics associated with root exudates and N uptake by wheat and canola
Understanding Bacteria in Soil to Develop Intelligent NanoFertilizers Funded through the Biological Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Management Program in 2014, this project used genomics to determine the dynamics of the soil bacterial populations in the rhizospheres of wheat and canola. The rhizosphere is the portion of soil found adjacent to the roots of living plants and…
