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SUMMARY:Unlocking Soil Potential: Biology\, Minerals and Management
DESCRIPTION:A day on what’s actually in your soil — the minerals\, the biology\, and what management does to both. It’s for Ontario farmers and the people working alongside them. \nFree to attend. Lunch included. \nJoin us near Hamilton on Wednesday\, August 26\, 2026\, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM\, hosted by Gordon Alblas and Steve Sickle. \nWhat to expect\n\nReading what’s in your soil. Assessing and understanding what your soil is actually holding — minerals included — with John Slack and Spencer Zehr of NaturAll.\nSupporting soil biology. What supporting the biology in your soil looks like in practice\, and how management decisions shape it.\nShop talk and equipment. A look at some equipment and an open conversation\, rather than a day of slides.\nOut in the field. We’ll walk some fields together\, and there’s time to compare notes with other farmers over lunch.\n\nThe details\n\nDate: Wednesday\, August 26\, 2026\nTime: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM\nLocation: 775 Sager Rd\, Hamilton\, ON N0B 1L0\nCost: Free. Lunch included.\n\nThe day is capped at 30 people so there’s room for everyone to ask questions. Register below to hold your spot. \nPresented by\nOntario Soil Network\, hosted by Gordon Alblas and Steve Sickle.
URL:https://ontariosoil.net/event/unlocking-soil-potential-biology-minerals-and-management/
LOCATION:775 Sager Rd\, 775 Sager Rd\, Lynden\, Ontario\, N0B 1L0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:OSN Road Trip 2026
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260827T110000
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SUMMARY:Rainmaker BBQ - Quinte
DESCRIPTION:An afternoon in Prince Edward County for farmers\, families\, agribusinesses and neighbours from across the Quinte region — a BBQ\, fellowship and a bit of fun\, machinery out in the field\, and a talk on what’s going on in your soil. \nFree to attend. BBQ lunch included. Bring the family. \nThe Rainmaker BBQ is a summer tradition in Prince Edward County\, and it lands at a good moment: after the busy stretch of the growing season and before harvest takes over. Join us at Reynolds Farms near Picton on Thursday\, August 27\, 2026\, 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. \nWhat to expect\n\nA BBQ and a catch-up. Lunch is included\, and the afternoon is built around having time to talk with people you don’t see often enough between spring and harvest.\nFamily welcome. There’s a climbing wall for the kids and room to bring everyone along — this one isn’t just for the person who farms.\nOut in the field. An IP soybean plot\, a strip till demo\, a DJI T100 demo\, and an X9 combine on display.\nSoil biology and nitrogen. Shawn Brenneman of CanGrow Crop Solutions speaks on soil biology and nitrogen use efficiency in the field.\nYour neighbours in the room. Farmers\, agribusinesses and rural community members from across the Quinte region.\n\nThe details\n\nDate: Thursday\, August 27\, 2026\nTime: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM\nLocation: Reynolds Farms — 1001 County Road 4\, Picton\, ON K0K 2T0\nCost: Free. BBQ lunch included.\n\nThe day is capped at 120 people so we can plan for food and space. Register below to hold your spot — and let us know how many are coming with you. \nCounts toward your OFCAF requirement\nThis day is offered in partnership with Farmers for Climate Solutions’ Farm Resilience Mentorship (FaRM) program\, and it’s an OSCIA Knowledge Sharing Event (KSE). If you have an On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) project in Nitrogen Management\, attending counts toward your Knowledge Sharing requirement. \nOrganized by\nThe Ontario Soil Network and the Prince Edward Soil and Crop Improvement Association. \nSupported by\nFarmers for Climate Solutions’ Farm Resilience Mentorship (FaRM) program\, Beatty Seeds\, FS County Farm Centre\, Big Island Seeds\, 42 Agronomy\, TCO Agromart Ltd\, John Deere Premier Equipment\, and Hawley’s Garage.
URL:https://ontariosoil.net/event/quinte-region-summer-meeting/
LOCATION:Reynolds Farms\, 1001 County Road 4\, Picton\, Ontario\, K0K 2T0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:OSN Road Trip 2026
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SUMMARY:Farm Tour: Seeding Red Clover After Wheat
DESCRIPTION:Dean Orr is opening his fields near King City for a morning on red clover seeded after winter wheat. \nWe’ll walk the stand and talk through what Dean is seeing — how the clover established\, where it sits in his rotation\, and what he’d do differently next time. This is a straightforward look at a rotation decision a lot of wheat growers are weighing\, from a farmer who has run it. \nFrom the field we move to saving seed to seed. Dean will take us through the cleaning process and the equipment behind it — the step that usually happens out of sight\, and the one most people have never watched up close. \nThe morning wraps with a light lunch and time to talk shop with other growers working through the same questions. \nWhat we’ll cover \n\nRed clover fields planted after winter wheat harvest — establishment\, stand quality\, and how it fits the rotation\nSaving seed to seed\, including the seed cleaning process and equipment\nOpen discussion and networking over a light lunch\n\nDetails \n\nWhen: Tuesday\, September 1\, 2026 · 9:00 – 11:30 am ET\nWhere: 12740 Mill Road\, King City\, ON L7B 1K4\nCost: Free — light lunch included\nRegistration: Required. We need a headcount for lunch and space.\n\nRegister for the morning → \n\nPartnership and accreditation \nThis event is offered in partnership with Farmers for Climate Solutions’ Farm Resilience Mentorship Program (FaRM). \nIt is also an OSCIA Knowledge Sharing Event (KSE). If you have an On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) project in the Cover Crops category\, attending counts toward your Knowledge Sharing requirement.
URL:https://ontariosoil.net/event/farm-tour-seeding-red-clover-after-wheat/
LOCATION:Dean Orr Farm\, 12740 Mill Road\, King City\, ON\, L7B 1K4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:OSN Road Trip 2026
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SUMMARY:Farm Tour: Compost and Soil Biology
DESCRIPTION:Chuck Desmarais is opening Desmarais Family Farms near Stoney Point for a morning on compost and soil biology. \nChuck composts on farm and extracts nutrients from it for his field crops. He’ll walk through how that process actually runs — what goes in\, how it’s managed\, and how the extract gets used in the field. \nFrom there\, into his on-farm lab. Chuck uses microscopes to look at soil biology himself\, on the farm\, rather than sending everything away and waiting. He’ll show what the setup looks like and what he’s looking at when he sits down at it. \nThe morning finishes in the field\, walking the ground the composting process feeds. \nWhat we’ll cover \n\nComposting on farm\, and extracting nutrients from compost for field crop production\nChuck’s on-farm lab — using microscopes to take a closer look at soil biology\nA field tour of the fields that the composting process feeds\n\nDetails \n\nWhen: Thursday\, September 3\, 2026 · 9:30 – 11:30 am ET\nWhere: 11325 Lakeshore Rd 302\, Stoney Point\, ON\nCost: Free to attend\, open to all\nRegistration: Required. The morning is capped at 30 people.
URL:https://ontariosoil.net/event/farm-tour-compost-and-soil-biology-2/
LOCATION:Desmarais Family Farms\, 11325 Lakeshore Rd 302\, Stoney Point\, ON\, N0R 1N0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:OSN Road Trip 2026
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SUMMARY:Chatham-Kent St. Clair Region Summer Meeting
DESCRIPTION:An afternoon in the plots with Albert Tenuta\, walking soybean cyst nematode and tar spot trials\, hosted by the Chatham-Kent and St. Clair Region Soil and Crop Improvement Association. \nThe afternoon runs across two farms\, a few minutes’ drive apart\, and finishes with a BBQ. \nThe afternoon\n\n3:00 PM — SCN trials. Products\, new options and updates\, at 20842 Pioneer Line\, West Elgin (Andy and Laura Kieraszewicz).\n4:00 PM — Tar spot trials. Agronomy\, trials and updates\, at 20882 Marsh Line\, West Elgin (Miller Family Farm).\n5:00 PM — BBQ.\n\nThe details\n\nDate: Thursday\, September 3\, 2026\nTime: From 3:00 PM. BBQ at 5:00 PM.\nCost: Free for Soil and Crop members. $10 for non-members.\nRSVP: sbrenneman@ontariosoilcrop.org or 519-857-5363.\n\nHosted by\nThe Chatham-Kent and St. Clair Region Soil and Crop Improvement Association. RSVPs and questions go to them directly. The Ontario Soil Network is sharing this event on behalf of the network.
URL:https://ontariosoil.net/event/chatham-kent-st-clair-region-summer-meeting/
LOCATION:20842 Pioneer Line — West Elgin\, 20842 Pioneer Line\, West Elgin\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:OSN Road Trip 2026
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260909T120000
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SUMMARY:September Corn & Wheat Field Day
DESCRIPTION:Mark Ribey and Harry Biermans are opening Biermans Farms for a morning on strip till\, cover crops and robotics in the field — about ten minutes northeast of Paisley. \nThe morning is built around what farmers in this part of the province keep asking each other about. Not a presentation — a walk through what is actually in the ground\, with the people who put it there\, and equipment running while you watch. \nThe agenda\n\n8:30 AM — Coffee and registration\n9:00 AM — Intro to the Ontario Soil Network and Biermans Farms\n9:15 AM — Cover crops\, with Quality Seeds\n10:15 AM — Strip till\, with Ben Rosser\n11:15 AM — AgRobotics in the field — data and a live demo\n12:00 PM — Wrap up\n\nThe details\n\nDate: Wednesday\, September 9\, 2026\nTime: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (coffee and registration from 8:30 AM)\nLocation: Biermans Farms — 528 Concession 10\, Arran-Elderslie\, ON N0H 1L0\nCost: Free to attend. Registration required.\n\nCorn and wheat growers across Grey-Bruce\, and anyone else who wants to see these practices on local ground. Crop advisors and agronomists are welcome. \nHosted by\nMark Ribey and Harry Biermans at Biermans Farms\, convened by the Ontario Soil Network. In partnership with Parrish & Heimbecker. \nThe OSN Road Trip is our summer season of farmer-hosted stops running June through September. Each one is hosted by a farmer\, on their own ground.
URL:https://ontariosoil.net/event/september-corn-wheat-field-day/
LOCATION:Biermans Farms\, 528 Concession 10\, Arran-Elderslie\, Ontario\, N0H 1L0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:OSN Road Trip 2026
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260922T180000
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SUMMARY:Trees at Twilight: Exploring Field Boundary Habitats
DESCRIPTION:An evening at Clovermead Farm looking at what happens at the edge of the field — windbreaks\, riparian buffers and woodlots — hosted by the Wellington Soil and Crop Improvement Association as a Living Lab – Ontario field tour. \nResearchers from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the University of Guelph will share what they are finding in ongoing Living Lab – Ontario work on field boundary habitats: what they are measuring for soil carbon\, greenhouse gas emissions\, crop yield and the soil microbiome\, and where the results sit so far. \nThe details\n\nDate: Tuesday\, September 22\, 2026\nTime: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nLocation: Clovermead Farm — 7600 Wellington Rd 8\, Alma\, ON N0B 1A0\nCost: Free. A ticket is required.\n\nHosted by\nThe Wellington Soil and Crop Improvement Association at Clovermead Farm\, Korb Whale’s farm near Alma\, as part of Living Lab – Ontario. Tickets and questions go through the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association. The Ontario Soil Network is sharing this event on behalf of the network.
URL:https://ontariosoil.net/event/trees-at-twilight-exploring-field-boundary-habitats/
LOCATION:Clovermead Farm\, 7600 Wellington Rd 8\, Alma\, Ontario\, N0B 1A0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:OSN Road Trip 2026
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