Events

Join Dean for a field tour to look at his red clover after winter wheat and multi-species mix after winter wheat and talk all things cover crops! Please register to be included for lunch!

Join Gordon Alblas for a field tour and an informative discussion about alternative forage, cover cropping and grazing. We will dive into planting timing and results, root growth and top growth.

Did you know that farmers can use an OMAFRA-designed Greenhouse Gas (GHG) decision support tool, available on AgriSuite, to measure their GHG emissions on-farm and explore options for reducing their carbon footprint? Join OSCIA and the Ontario Soil Network on November 24th to explore the tool with James Dyck; Engineering Specialist, Crop Systems and Environment […]

Celebrate World Soil Day by diving into the exciting research underway at the Greenbelt Foundation, Soil Health Institute and University of Guelph aimed at transforming the way farmers measure and manage soil health in Ontario. Learn how you can get involved and access free soil health assessments for your farm.

We are talking all things cover crops! Come out and join Owen Lake for a field tour to look at his cover crops an discuss planting into cover crops.

Join Greg for a field tour to explore cover crops, talk all things soil health and learn about the direct to consumer side of his operation!

Take a field tour with Ron Martin to look at his corn after winter wheat with cover crops (oat peas crimson clover and tillage radish) which was planted after wheat and worked down before winter. Ron also has plots with varying levels of applied hog manure (5000gpa hog manure and 3000gpa hog manure) and side […]

UTRCA is hosting a hands-on soil health assessment workshop on Thursday, September 19th from 1 pm - 3 pm. Join us for a hands-on workshop on soil and soil health where you’ll gain practical knowledge and skills from industry experts for assessing and improving the soil quality of your fields. Training highlights include: This event […]

Have you been struggling with slugs and slug pressure? Join us on June 4th at 8:30am -10:00am (EST) to talk all things slugs with Dr. John Tooker and Tracey Baute. Dr. Tooker's is an Associate Professor of Insect Ecology and Extension Specialist in the Department of Entomology at The Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Tooker's research […]

The Ontario Soil Network (OSN) and Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario (EFAO) are excited to collaborate on an event hosted by Norm Lamothe at Woodleigh Farms to showcase various Nitrogen Management Trials he is working on. Adaptive Nitrogen Trials (ANT): A collaborative initiative between the OSN, EFAO, and Farmers for Climate Solutions (FCS) which supports […]

SPONSORED BY WELLINGTON COUNTY SOIL & CROP IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION If you would like to pre-register (not required but would be great to get numbers for refreshment) you may TEXT Krista Bates at 519-766-8252 or email her at scia-wellington@ontariosoilcrop.org 6:30 pm – Tour of the Living Labs On-farm Research Trials Just past 7812 Sideroad 5, Fergus […]

Renfrew Soil and Crop Improvement Association invites you to our annual Twilight Tour. Late snacks sponsored by McLaren Works & McGregor's Produce. Cash donations to Canadian Foodgrains welcome (optional). Guest Speakers Include: Canadian Foodgrains Bank, Living Labs Ontario, ONFARM Research, Laura Scott (OMAFA), OSCIA