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  • Haldimand Cattlemens Association Producer BBQ

      Join Haldimand Cattlemens Association for their Producer BBQ. Featured speakers include Jon Veenstra on using cover crops for cattle feed and where his operation is now and Tim Prior on how to make the most of your pasture acerage. When? Tuesday, July 10 @ 6:00 pm Where? Benville Farms, 613 Concession 14 Walpole, Hagersville […]

  • Twilight Meeting & Industry Tour

    2025-TWILIGHT-MEETING 6:30 pm – Tour of the Living Labs On-farm Research Trials. Just past 7812 Sideroad 5, Fergus ON N1M 2W3 Join us for an exclusive look at an innovative on-farm greenhouse gas (GHG) monitoring project underway at a commercial dairy farm in Fergus, Ontario. Launched in May 2024, this trial compares conventional practices with […]

  • Nitrogen in Practice: Where Research Meets the Field

    Do you have persistent questions about nitrogen and nitrogen management? Curious about what researchers are working on at the University of Guelph? Want to contribute your insights and perspectives to contribute to research priorities in Ontario? This is your opportunity to network and connect with researchers in a small group which allows for productive conversations, […]

  • Grey County SCIA – Summer Crop Walk

    Grey County SCIA and the Ontario Canola Growers Association are presenting the Summer Crop Walk on July 23rd from 9:30 am - 3:30 pm. The tour will be hosted by Torrie Farms and Fairmount Farms in the Strathaven/Rocklyn areas.   Features a tour of an organic dairy operation, forage trial and rotational grazing talk, scuffler […]

  • Elgin Soil and Crop Summer Tour

    Elgin Grovelea Farms Inc 33401 Fingal Line, Fingal, ON, Canada

    1:30 pm  Elgin Grovelea Farms Inc.  33401  Fingal Line, N0L 1K0 Compost pack dairy barn Triticale Baling corn stalks- does it matter? Mixed soy varieties for increased yield Air drying corn Twin Row Corn 3 pm  Spatial Fertilizer application demo at 33812 Fingal Line- Wheat Field See the spread pattern for various spreaders/applicators and evaluate […]

  • Soil Health Day

    Woodleigh Farms 528 Sharpe Line, Cavan, Ontario, Canada

    Join us for Soil Health Day! 10 AM:  The How to, Where, When and Why of Soil Sampling - Jack Legg, Agronomist and Business Development Manager, SGS Canada Inc. 11 AM: Greenbelt Soil Testing Program Research Outcomes - Ryan Carlow, Soil Health Specialist 12 PM: Farm Lunch 1:30 PM: Smarter Nitrogen Management: Cutting Emissions, Not […]

  • Ontario Soil Network Road Trip Day 4 – Middlesex County

    16364 Thorndale Road 16364 Thorndale Road, Thorndale, ON, Canada

    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. […]

  • Middlesex SCIA Summer Tour

    Crooked Creek 1984 Melwood Dr, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada

    Summertour 2025-3   Join the Middlesex Soil & Crop Improvement for their Summer Tour! Residue management demo and discussion begins at 4:30. Speakers include: Aaron Breimer, Moose Ag Officer Kevin Bilyea - Farm and Road  Safety Lower Thames Conservation Authority - Grant updates Margaret May - Grant updates Drive Shed Theatre with Peter Johnson When? […]

  • Ontario Soil Network Road Trip Day 5 – Essex County

    1240 Rd 3 West, Kingsville, ON 1240 Rd 3 West, Kingsville, ON, Canada

    Join Henry Denotter, Patrick Handyside (Senior Water Management Engineer, AAFC) and Owen Ricker (Farmer Engagement and Research Liaison, OSCIA) to discuss Henry's Living Labs Ontario site and the research being collected around BMP use and water quality. The Living Lab project focuses on on-farm innovation to address climate change through farmer/researcher co-development. We'll continue the […]

  • Webinar: Fall Manure Management Tips to Maximize Nitrogen Next Spring

    Join us, as Chris Brown from OMAFA, discusses fall manure management tips to maximize nitrogen next spring! When? Monday, September 22 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm REGISTER HERE  Fall Manure Management Tips to Maximize Nitrogen Next Spring is an OSCIA-recognized Knowledge Sharing Event (KSE) for farmers with On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) projects in the […]