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Events
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Cycles that Feed the Farm and the Farmers: Soil, Seed, and System Thinking
Mimosa Breeding & Research 5965 Second Line, Orton, ON, CanadaJoin us for a rare opportunity to spend the day with renowned plant breeder and farmer-led researcher Duane Falk to explore how a thoughtful rotation and on-farm research can build soil fertility, resilience, and seed self-reliance. Duane will guide participants through his innovative 5-year organic rotation, which includes breeding and saving seed from key cover […]
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Valley Bio’s Field Day
Valley Bio 18374 Highway 17, Cobden, ON, CanadaJoin us for a hands-on, knowledge-packed day at Valley Bio’s Field Day, hosted at our warehouse and field plots in Cobden. This year’s event features: Tours exploring crop rotation strategies, cover crop options, soil health practices, and Data-Intensive Farm Management Live demos of the Smart Farm Robot and our drone, Speedy Dronezales Xavier from Picketa […]
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Summer Ag Day
253 Smeltzer’s Rd., Tehkummah, ON 253 Smeltzer’s Road, Tehkummah, Ontario, CanadaManitoulin – North Shore – Sudbury West Federation of Agriculture Agenda 9:30 am: Get a name tag/number for door prizes at welcome table 10-11:30 am: Viewing test plots (canola, soybeans, corn), field peas, no till and minimal till plots, and cover crop research trial Equipment viewing of Precision Ag and Top Dry Grain Drying system […]
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St. Clair Region SCIA – Compaction Day
520 Dawn Mills Road 520 Dawn Mills Road, Dresden, Ontario, CanadaJoin the St. Clair Region Soil and Crop Improvement Association for their Compaction Day! This event, hosted by Essex, Chatham-Kent and Lambton Soil & Crop Associations will replace the usual summer twilight tours and events. Learn how your equipment and its configuration can impact and manage compaction. Other sessions include soil pit on what compaction […]
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Stories of Innovation at Ferme Houle Farm
Ferme Houle Farm 2300 County Road #2, Curran, ON, CanadaAll Indigenous growers, land stewards and community members are welcome to attend this field day free of charge! Please use the coupon code BOOT2025 when filling out the registration form to receive free admission. Andre Houle of Ferme Houle Farm isn’t scared to try something new. Andre and his family are third and fourth generation […]
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Ontario Soil Network Road Trip Day 3 – Huron County
42489 Salem Rd Wingham ON N0G 2W0 42489 Salem Rd, Wingham, ON, CanadaJoin the OSN and Ben Van Dieten with Maitland Valley Conservation Authority for a tour of Alan Willits's operation. Alan will share what he is working on focusing on planting black beans into green cereal rye with strip till, as well as his trial of using Calcium Nitrate to increase Brix of his black beans […]
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Ontario Soil Network Road Trip Day 4 – Middlesex County
16364 Thorndale Road 16364 Thorndale Road, Thorndale, ON, CanadaSTOP 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. […]
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Ontario Soil Network Road Trip Day 5 – Essex County
1240 Rd 3 West, Kingsville, ON 1240 Rd 3 West, Kingsville, ON, CanadaJoin 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 […]
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Webinar: Selecting Your Cover Crop and Forage Mix with Speare Seeds
Join us over the lunch hour with Speare Seeds to learn: 12:00 to 12:45 pm - Selecting your Cover Crop 12:45 pm to 1:30 pm - Selecting your Forage Mix When? Thursday August 28 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm REGISTER HERE Selecting Your Cover Crop and Forage Mix with Speare Seeds is an OSCIA-recognized […]
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Regenerative Winter Wheat Field Day
Triaro Farms 7818 Wellington Rd 12 RR#4, Arthur, ON, CanadaJoin us for Regenerative Winter Wheat Field Day! Learn about cover cropping as a regenerative agriculture from industry and peers including: Let’s talk cover crops with agronomist, Peter Johnson, from RealAgriculture! See in-person demonstrations of cover cropping techniques with Jason Pronk Hear insights on the 2025 winter wheat season from Ellen Sparry from C&M Seeds […]