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SUMMARY:OSCIA Summer Farm Day & Bus Tour
DESCRIPTION:Andy & Lori Van Niekerk invite you to spend a day at their Simcoe County farm in heart of the Georgian Central region! The 2025 Summer Farm Day & Bus Tour is happening Aug 22-23 in Stayner\, Ontario\, and it’s packed with innovative soil health practices & hands-on insights. This year’s theme: Applied Farm Research\, highlighting practical\, on-the-ground innovations that are helping to shape the future of Ontario agriculture. \nRegistration is required; please purchase tickets below. \n  \n \nSummer Farm Day: Friday\, Aug. 22 – Stayner\, Ontario \nTour a working farm (address to be provided after registration)\, enjoy networking opportunities\, hear from a line-up of guest speakers\, and enjoy a hot lunch from Valley Farm Market. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with other Ontario farmers\, agribusinesses and industry leaders. As OSCIA’s Provincial Director for Georgian and 1st Vice-President of the Board\, as well as a passionate and dedicated farmer\, Andy fully embraces the value of hands-on\, practical research in farming. In his words\, “There are never any mistakes\, only test plots.” He and Lori look forward to welcoming you for a day of shared knowledge\, connection and inspiration. \nTickets are $35/person for the Farm Day (Aug. 22). \n  \n \nFarm Day Agenda \n \n*The Aug. 22 Farm Day is a recognized Knowledge Sharing Event (KSE) for OFCAF participants in both the cover cropping and nutrient management categories.* \n  \nSession Overview & Speaker Bios \nSession 1: Manage Resistance Now: The One Stop Shop for Resistance Resources\nSpeaker: Brittany Lacasse\, Manager Stewardship and Sustainability\, CropLife Canada\nThe Manage Resistance Now initiative is a collaborative effort of industry\, academia\, and government experts\, brought together by CropLife Canada. The program is dedicated to helping growers and industry proactively manage the development of resistance to pest control tools to support the long-term sustainability of the agriculture industry. \nSession 2: Learnings from the Great Lakes YEN\nSpeaker: Joanna Follings\, Cereals Specialist\, OMAFA\nHear the latest on the Great Lakes YEN project and what top wheat growers in the region are doing to maximize yields and close the gap on yield potential. \nSession 3: Building Resiliency with Cover Crops—Taking the Long View\nSpeaker: Dr. Laura Van Eerd\, Professor University of Guelph\nDr. Van Eerd will speak to her research work looking at the biogeochemical cycling of nitrogen and carbon in various agroecosystems including work she is undertaking on providing solutions to farmers to improve soil sustainability. \nSession 4: Introduction to Living Lab Ontario\nSpeaker: Owen Ricker\, Farmer Engagement and Research Liaison\, OSCIA\nLiving Lab – Ontario is a five-year innovation project that brings together farmers\, organizations\, researchers\, and other experts to co-develop\, test\, and evaluate beneficial management practices (BMPs) that address climate change challenges in livestock and cropping systems. Learn about the 15 trials that are occurring across the province focused on increasing soil organic carbon\, nitrogen efficiency and use\, cover crop grazing\, manure storage management and field edge practices. The goal of each trial is to identify BMPs that will help capture carbon and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. \nSession 5: On-Farm Composting\nSpeaker: Nicole Brouwer\, Farm Manager\, Glen Road Organics\nExplore how our Farm Day hosts\, Andy and Lori Van Niekerk\, compost deadstock on-site & watch a live compost turning demo. \nSession 6: Living Labs Manure Project—Methane Measurement & Mitigation\nSpeaker: Steve Burtt\, Living Lab Research Coordinator\, AAFC\nLearn about the manure storage project occurring on the farm of Andy Van Niekerk. The project is testing practical strategies to reduce methane emission from liquid manure storage including additives and other management practices. \n  \n \nSummer Bus Tour: Saturday\, Aug. 23 \nJoin a bus tour of regional points of interest (includes lunch). Participants are asked to gather at the Van Niekerk farm in Stayner (address to be provided after registration) between 8:30 and 9:00 a.m. to board the bus ahead of a prompt 9:00 a.m. departure. Our full-day agenda is as follows; a bagged lunch will be provided. \nTickets are $40/person for the Bus Tour (Aug. 23). \nBus Tour Agenda \n \n\nMiller’s Dairy: An 800-acre dairy and crop operation that is home to Jalon Jerseys\, a 100% purebred herd\, consisting of 130 milking cow and an equal number of young stock. All feeds are grown on-farm with corn\, soybeans and wheat sold as cash crops.\nOntario Crops Research Station – Bradford: See an aerial image below! This station includes a plant pathology lab\, greenhouses with ebb and flow benches and computer monitored environment\, cold storage facilities to provide the specific requirements for long term storage of onions and carrots\, and several sites for field research.\nBeattie’s Distillers: Premium farm-to-bottle potato vodka and gin products made using only the heart of the homegrown potatoes\, and five generations of farm-crafted pride (find it at the LCBO!). Beattie’s was the first Canadian gin to be made entirely from potatoes.\nAgripharm Corp: A licensed manufacturer of consumer cannabis products with expertise in both cultivation and processing. Agripharm is on the frontier of the Canadian cannabis industry\, producing a wide range of products using best-in-class manufacturing practices.
URL:https://membership.ontariosoilcrop.org/event/oscia-summer-farm-day-bus-tour/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Association,Cover Cropping,Event,Georgian Central,KSE,Living Lab Ontario,Local Event,Nitrogen Management,Provincial,Regional Event,Research,Simcoe North,Simcoe South
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250822T090000
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SUMMARY:Regenerative Grazing Field Day
DESCRIPTION:Regen Grazing Field Day Assets-2 \n   \n  \nTour three innovative local farms to witness regenerative grazing systems at work. Includes a locally-farmed BBQ lunch. \nStop 1: Riverview Ranch \nStop 2: The New Farm Centre \nStop 3: Armstrong Family Farm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen? Friday August 22 @ 9:00 am – 4:30 pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhere? 681317 260 side Rd\, Shelburne\, ON L9V 2M8 \nREGISTER HERE \nRegenerative Grazing Field Day is an OSCIA-recognized Knowledge Sharing Event (KSE) for farmers with On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) projects in the Rotational Grazing category. 
URL:https://membership.ontariosoilcrop.org/event/regenerative-grazing-field-day/
LOCATION:681317 260 side Rd\, 681317 260 Side Rd\, Shelburne\, ON\, L9V 2M8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:ÉPC,KSE,Rotational Grazing Systems,Systèmes de rotation des pâturages
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SUMMARY:2025 Cow-Calf Management Tour
DESCRIPTION:Beef Farmers of Ontario invite you to join us on August 22 and 23\, 2025\, for farm tours in Lennox & Addington and surrounding area. This event will provide an opportunity to learn from other cow-calf producers through farm tours and guest speakers. We look forward to discussing pasture research and management\, genetic selection\, strategies to prepare calves for the feedlot\, marketing\, and more. Please note\, only the August 22 event day qualifies as an OFCAF Rotational Grazing Knowledge Sharing Event. \nDraft Agenda: \nFriday\, August 22nd \n12:15 pm Registration at the Hampton Inn\, Napanee \n1:00 pm Bus departs hotel \n1:15 pm Farm Stop 1 \nThis family farm is a mixed farming operation consisting of hay\, beef\, soy beans\, and wheat. They have a Charolais cow herd where they focus on producing quality calves that will go on to perform well in the feedlot. Their farm meets the standards of the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) through certification with the Verified Beef Production Plus (VBP+) program. They emphasize the value of improving the environment through rotational grazing\, water management\, and working with organizations like Ducks Unlimited. \n3:15 pm Farm Stop 2 \nThis family farm is a purebred Red Angus cow-calf operation which focuses on genetic selection and producing seedstock. Discussions will focus on marketing cattle\, succession planning\, forage production\, and a guest speaker on predation challenges. \n4:30 pm Farm Stop 3 \nThis family farm features an 800 head backgrounding operation. We will take a wagon ride tour of the pasture-based operation discussing grazing management\, processing protocol\, and their business model on sourcing calves and having consistent buyers. \nDinner catered on-farm. \nLiving Lab Producer Panel \nLiving Lab – Ontario is a five-year innovation project that brings together farmers\, organizations\, researchers\, and other experts to co-develop\, test\, and evaluate beneficial management practices (BMPs) that address climate change challenges in livestock and cropping systems. We will hear from producers involved in the beef-related living lab projects. \nEvening Hospitality \n9:00 pm Bus returns to hotel \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen? Friday August 22 @ 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhere? Napanee\, ON\, Canada \nREGISTER NOW: Deadline to register is August 6th\, space is limited this year. \n2025 Cow-Calf Management Tour is an OSCIA-recognized Knowledge Sharing Event (KSE) for farmers with On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) projects in the Rotational Grazing category. 
URL:https://membership.ontariosoilcrop.org/event/2025-cow-calf-management-tour/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:ÉPC,KSE,Rotational Grazing Systems,Systèmes de rotation des pâturages
ORGANIZER;CN="Beef Farmers of Ontario":MAILTO:info@ontariobeef.com
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