Dr. Ward Smith is a Research Scientist at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Ward has 25 years’ experience leading research on identifying sustainable and resilient farm management practices. He integrates new research into biophysical models and investigates the interactions between climate, soils and agricultural management on crop growth, hydrology, GHG emissions, and ammonia volatilization. Ward collaborates in several international studies focused on improving and inter-comparing agricultural models and has led expert teams under the scope of the World Meteorological Organization.