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Ontario Soil Network Road Trip Day 4 – Middlesex County
August 26 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
STOP 1:
In 2021, the UTRCA established a 58 acre demonstration farm near Thorndale, Ontario. The farm is used to research and demonstrate a number of agricultural best management practices (BMPs), including cover cropping, and showcase how they can improve and protect soil health and water quality while maintaining productivity in the southern Ontario landscape. The farm exhibits a suite of BMPs, offering multiple opportunities to reduce nutrient and sediment loss at the field scale.
The highlight feature of the farm is the contoured controlled drainage system which utilizes a series of Agri-Drain control structures to manage sub-surface drainage across 14 acres of the field, which can be compared to the conventional tile system covering the remainder of the farm.
STOP 2:
Danny Jefferies is the Agronomy Lead at Honeyland Ag Services, he oversee a diverse range of agronomic and research-focused initiatives to support customer success and drive innovation in nutrient management. Join Danny for an informal tour looking at tillage treatment & some sulfur treatments in soybeans at the field level and around the lab. Honeyland Ag Services is an agricultural lab located in Southwestern Ontario that provides agricultural decision making services through strong partnerships and innovation. They are focused on providing cutting edge analysis so you can better manage your agricultural inputs.
When? Tuesday August 26 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Where? 16364 Thorndale Road Thorndale, ON N0M 2P0; 3918 W Corner Dr, Ailsa Craig, ON N0M 1A0
Ontario Soil Network Road Trip Day 4 is an OSCIA-recognized Knowledge Sharing Event (KSE) for farmers with On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) projects in the Nitrogen Management and Cover Cropping category.