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2023 Ontario Soil Roadtrip
August 14, 2023 @ 9:00 am – August 19, 2023 @ 6:00 pm
The OSN Roadtrip is a multi-day cross provincial farm tour featuring amazing producers and multiple stops throughout the day. It’s a chance to learn about different soil health practices, see them in action across different soil types and network. The beauty of the Roadtrip is it’s a choose your own adventure style – you can join us for one stop or all stops, the choice is yours!
Please note: Coffee/water and snacks provided at each stop, but for washrooms/food please make your own stops as needed!
August 14, 2023 – Southwestern, ON
| Stop | Time | Location |
| Woody Van Arkel + Mark Richards – Perennial Plot Tour | 9am -10 am | 11234 Cedar Hedge Line, Dresden, ON |
| Chuck Baresich – Corn on Corn No-till Rotation & Haggerty Creek’s Nutrient Management Technologies | 11am – 12pm | 8234 Bentpath Line, Newbury, ON, N0L 1Z0 |
| Partick Verkley – 60″ Corn | 1pm -2pm | 2721 Egremont Drive, Strathroy, ON (meet at drive shed – travel to field – 5 mins) |
August 15, 2023 – Greenbelt Region
| Stop | Time | Location |
| Gordon Alblas – No-tilling Corn + Soil Structure | 9am – 10am | 775 Sager Road Branchton, ON, N0B1L0 |
| Larry Dyck – Soil Biologicals + Planting Green | 12pm -1pm | 4350 Moyer Rd, Campden, ON |
August 16, 2023 – Central, ON
| Stop | Time | Location |
| Alan Willits – Seed Treatment vs No Seed Treatment (wheat/soy/corn) | 10am – 11am | 42489 Salem Rd, Wingham, ON |
| Michelle & Jeff Sanders – Organic Rabbit Producers | 12pm – 1pm (Lunch included) | 41825 Cranbrook Rd, Brussels, ON |
| Joel Brodie – Economics of Grazing Cover Crops | 2pm – 3pm | 75131 Airport Line, Brucefield, ON |
August 17, 2023 – Lake Simcoe Region
| Stop | Time | Location |
| Dean Orr Site 1 = 3 Strip Trial: underseeded clover + cover crops Site 2 = Quinoa Plot | 9am – 11am | Site 1 – 11681 Pine Valley Dr, Woodbridge, ON L3L 0C1 Site 2 – 12740 Mill Rd, King City, ON L7B 1K4 |
| Peter Harvey + Ian McDonald – Biostrips | 12pm – 1pm | 5075 11th Line, New Tecumseth, ON |
| Mike Swidersky – Rotational Grazing | 2:30pm – 3:30pm | 681317 260 Side Road, Melancthon, ON, L9V2M8 |
August 18, 2023 – East-Central, ON
| Stop | Time | Location |
| Norm Lamothe – Compost/Rotational Grazing (sheep)/ONFARM Plot/Pollinator Garden | 9-10am | 1992 Winslow 1/4 Line, Cavan, ON |
| Owen & Colin Lake – No-till/Cover Crops/No-till Planter | 12-1pm | 362 Hoover Rd, Stirling, ON |
| Jim McComb – Pasturing Cows/No-till corn + Networking Session | 1:15-2:15pm | 209 Saint Marks Rd, Marmora, ON, |
August 19, 2023 – Eastern, ON
| Stop | Time | Location |
| David Cousens – No-till/Crop Rotations/N-Management/Economics | 9am-10am | 3527 Mohrs Road, Kinburn, ON |
| Jenn Doelman – GFO Great Lakes YEN Plot/Soybeans/Drone Seeded Red Clover into Wheat | 11am – 12pm | 2039 Barr Line, Douglas, ON |
| Charlene Whattam – | 12:30pm – 1:30pm (Lunch included) | 985 Dillabough Road, Douglas, ON |