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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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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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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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