OSCIA

Farm Theft Prevention
2025-04-16 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Toronto) | Grey Ag Services, 206 Toronto St S, Markdale, Ontario, N0C 1H0, Canada
Protect Your Property: Join the Grey Bruce OPP for a Community Safety Meeting
Attention local farmers and property owners: Krista Linthorne, Communications/Media Officer, Grey Bruce Detachment, OPP, and Robert Hann, Provincial Liaison team, OPP will be present for an informative session to help safeguard your properties from break-ins and thefts. We will be discussing practical security measures, how we can work together through a “Community Watch” program, and the role the OPP plays in protecting your property. Key Topics Include: > Tips on securing your farm and property > How to report suspicious activity > The benefits of a Community Watch program > What to expect from police response to crimes > How OPP can collaborate with property owners to enhance security > The OPP will also be available to answer any questions you have about crime prevention and the resources available to you. Course fee is $20.00. Please RSVP to info@greyagservices.ca by at least 2 days prior to the workshop.

OFCAF Rotational Grazing Management Planning Session
2025-04-16 13:30 - 15:00 | Online
Register for a session with Tim Prior of Brussels Agri. Services Ltd., who will be providing professional advice on creating your Rotational Grazing Management Plan to apply for the Rotational Grazing OFCAF cost-share program.

There is a registration limit to allow for participants to ask question on developing their Rotational Grazing Management Plan.

REGISTER HERE

OFCAF Rotational Grazing Information Session
2025-04-17 19:00 - 20:30 | Online
Zoom Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/dSZxMqCjSu-TRL4tkOAbrA#/registration

OFCAF Rotational Grazing Information Session
2025-04-22 12:00 - 13:30 | Online
Zoom Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/AS8xo3oBQzKOFRT4pJ5t3Q#/registration

FRENCH OFCAF Rotational Grazing Information Session
2025-04-23 13:00 - 14:30 | Online
Zoom Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Q9l9iXRXSaGjB64FtzTrBQ#/registration

Electric Fence and Rotational Grazing Workshop at Topsy Farms
2025-04-25 10:15 - 13:30 | Topsy Farms, 14775 Front Road, Stella, Ontario, Canada
Please be sure to board the ferry departing from the mainland at 9:30 am to arrive at the farm just shortly after 10:00 am.
Join James of Gallagher Animal Management NA on April 25th for a free electric fence and rotational grazing workshop.
Bring a water bottle, lunch and extra clothing appropriate for the weather.
When? Friday April 25th, 10:15 am – 1:30 pm.

Where? Topsy Farms, 14775 West Frond Rd, Stella, ON
Visit the link to register!
Electric Fence and Rotational Grazing workshop is an OSCIA-recognized Knowledge Sharing Event (KSE) for farmers with On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) projects in the Rotational Grazing category.

Rotational Grazing Management Planning Session with CFGA
2025-04-30 13:00 - 14:30 | Online
Wednesday, April 30 at 1 PM
FREE Rotational Grazing Plan Workshop hosted by the Canadian Forage and Grasslands Association (CFGA).
Adrienne Hanson (CFGA) will cover how to develop a rotational grazing management plan, and Jordyn Domio (OSCIA) will share details about program opportunities.
Perfect for farmers looking to improve their grazing practices!
REGISTER HERE

Rotational Grazing Management Planning Session
2025-05-01 19:00 - 20:30 | Online

Condensed Grazing Plan Workshop
2025-05-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Online
Do you need a grazing plan? It doesn’t matter if you need one to apply for funding or to help you plan your operation, this is the workshop for you!
***Since there was such a high demand for more workshops, we’re offering this condensed version of our grazing plan workshop. Topics covered will be: herd plan and carrying capacity, using the grazing template, and paddock design.
There will be open question periods during the workshop with our grazing mentors, Dean Cober and Steve Martin. Additional resources and videos will be sent to attendees after the workshop.
Date:
May 5, 2025: 7pm to 9pm EST on Zoom
Register here

Cover Cropping Information Session (Advisors)
2025-05-12 19:00 - 20:30 | Online
This session is for agronomist, professional agrologists, and certified crop advisors focusing on the writing of the letter of support required for the upcoming intake.
Zoom Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/CmnsLN09S0WEkF44y3PoxA#/registration

Cover Cropping Information Session (Advisors)
2025-05-13 08:00 - 21:30 | Online
This session is for agronomist, professional agrologists, and certified crop advisors focusing on the writing of the letter of support required for the upcoming intake.
Zoom Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/fGDWazntTnuGHTXlRJrvkA#/registration

Cover Cropping Information Session (Applicants)
2025-05-13 12:00 - 13:30 | Online
Zoom Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/vAhhETPRRr2dzdcEdgWc5g#/registration

MCCC Cover Crop Management & Webpage Updates
2025-05-14 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-05-15 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-05-16 09:30 - 10:30 | ON
Have you noticed changes on Midwest Cover Crops Council’s webpage?
Join them in May for a series of webinars covering the updated recommendations on their Getting Started with Cover Crop Pages. Register to receive the Zoom link: https://z.umn.edu/MCCCWebPageWebinars

May 14- Planting Cover Crops: 9:30 am to 10:30 am
May 15- Cover Cropping Equipment: 9:30 am to 10:30 am
May 16- Nutrient Management on Cover Crops: 9:30 am to 10:30 am

MCCC Cover Crop Management & Webpage Updates is an OSCIA-recognized Knowledge Sharing Event (KSE) for farmers with On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) projects in the Cover Cropping category.

SARFIP Information Session
2025-05-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Online
Zoom Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IAj-WYqIQ_y_JCvFS_1Y4Q#/registration

SARFIP Information Session
2025-05-15 08:30 - 10:00 | Online
Zoom Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/y9FWAJSeQJ-YCMsqYvogqw#/registration

Cover Cropping Information Session (Applicants)
2025-05-16 08:00 - 08:30 | Online
Zoom Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/7HnXO9AdRGqM-AsOIbEAWg#/registration

Cover Cropping Information Session FRENCH (Applicants)
2025-05-21 13:00 - 13:30 | Online
Zoom Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tURFQN4HSZuRQypZldz8Gw#/registration

Dual Action Nitrogen Stabilizers Webinar
2025-05-27 19:30 - 20:30 | Zoom
Join OSCIA & Timac Agro for a presentation and discussion on the benefits of using dual-action nitrogen stabilizers to protect your nitrogen fertilizer! Learn the how and why behind nitrogen stabilizers and when best to use them! Join to listen, learn, and join in on a discussion about dual action stabilizers with Timac experts and other farmers!
When? Tuesday, May 27, 7:30- 8:30 PM
Where? Zoom!
REGISTER (FREE) HERE.
Dual Action Nitrogen Stabilizers Webinar is an OSCIA-recognized Knowledge Sharing Event (KSE) for farmers with On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) projects in the Nitrogen Management category.

Intro to Soil Health & Rotational Grazing at Kirkview Farms
2025-05-28 18:30 - 21:00 | Kirkview Farms, 20921 Laggan Glenelg Road, Dalkeith, Ontario, K0B1E0, Canada
At Kirkview Farms, Cora, Mike and their team practice regenerative agriculture – raising grass-finished beef, pastured poultry, goats and pork in a way that prioritizes animal welfare and environmental sustainability while producing high-quality meats.
Join us at the first of three soil-themed field days in this region to hear about how soil health takes priority and contributes to the overall wellbeing of Kirkview Farms. Participants will learn how the Kirkview team uses rotational grazing and other regenerative practices to improve the health and welfare of their livestock, reduce input costs and care for the soil. No matter what type of farming and production you do, you will learn something during this field day!
A light dinner will be served.

When? Wednesday May 28 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Where? Kirkview Farms, Dalkeith, ON
Cost? $20 for EFAO members, $25 for non-members
REGISTER HERE

Brussels Agri Services Ltd Pasture Walk and Talk
2025-06-04 17:00 - 21:00 | Grazing Meadows Wagyu, 43085 Newry Rd., Brussels, Ontario, N0G 1H0, Canada
Join us for an excellent and informative evening for graizers, we will be serving steak on a bun and featuring a wide range of speakers that are sure to impress.
Speakers include:

Bryan Sanderson, Alltech, US Beef Business Manager
John Albro, Cyrstalyx Sales Manager
Lyle Miller Gripple. Lyss Gingras and Lawerence Levesque from Speare Seeds
Sharl Liebergreen eon Shepherd
Cass Martin, Trevor Elliott, Luke McCutcheon from Brussels Agri

When? Wednesday, June 4th, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm.

Where? Grazing Meadows Wagyu, 43085 Newry Road, Brussels, Ontario
Visit the link to register!
Brussels Agri Services Ltd Pasture Walk and Talk is an OSCIA-recognized Knowledge Sharing Event (KSE) for farmers with On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) projects in the Rotational Grazing category.

MCCC Cover Crop Resources
2025-06-16 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-06-17 09:30 - 10:30 | ON
Join the Midwest Cover Crops Council as we review our new or updated resources and how they can be used to inform cover crop decisions and management.
Monday, June 16- MCCC Tools for Cover Crop Selection & Management (Anna Morrow, MCCC Program Manager): 9:30 am to 10:30 am
Tuesday, June 17- Cover Crop Identification & Using the Field Guide (Stephanie McLain, MN NRCS State Soil Health Specialist): 9:30 am to 10:30 am
REGISTER HERE!
MCCC Cover Crop Resources is an OSCIA-recognized Knowledge Sharing Event (KSE) for farmers with On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) projects in the Cover Cropping category.

Soil Connections at Springfield Farm
2025-06-18 17:00 - 19:00 | Springfield Farm, 18709 County Rd 25, Apple Hill, ON, K0C 1B0, Canada
EFAO is thrilled to partner on the Glengarry Soil & Crop Annual Open House at Springfield Farm. Drop by for a field walk and learn about soil health on the farm, talk about techniques like cover cropping to promote healthy growing conditions, hear from guest speakers and learn how the Glengarry Soil & Crop Association can be a support for your farm. Come with your questions!
You will also have the chance to meet and get to know other interested farmers and community members and enjoy some delicious refreshments.
Springfield Farm offers on-farm experiences, small grains, produce, honey, maple syrup and prepared foods and from their certified organic 120 acre location near Apple Hill.

When? Wednesday June 18 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Where? Springfield Farm, Apple Hill, ON
Cost? Free event!
REGISTER HERE
Soil Connections at Springfield Farm is an OSCIA-recognized Knowledge Sharing Event (KSE) for farmers with On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) projects in the Cover Cropping category.

Pollinator Week: Pollinator Habitats in Agriculture
2025-06-20 12:00 - 13:30 | ON
Celebrate Pollinator Week by joining us for a virtual event, focused on Pollinator Habitats in Agriculture!

The event highlights Operation Pollinator, a program delivered by the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA), in partnership with Syngenta Canada and in collaboration with Speare Seeds Limited.
Learn about native pollinators on your farm and explore how pollinator habitats can fit into farm operations from our featured Speakers:

Susan Willis Chan, Ph.D. from the University of Guelph
Vicky Papuga, the Rights-of-Way Pollinator Habitat Coordinator from the Canadian Wildlife Foundation.

Join us during the lunch hour from 12-1:30 pm on June 20th, 2025 by registering for the event!

Nitrogen Management Strategies to Increase Nitrogen Availability in Crops
2025-06-23 12:00 - 13:00 | ON
Join a virtual event with Craig Drury, from Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada at the Harrow Research & Development Centre presenting on nitrogen management strategies to increase nitrogen availability to crops.
When nitrogen fertilizer is added to soils, it undergoes enzymatic and microbial reactions and some of these processes can result in losses of a very expensive fertilizer input. This presentation will provide examples of different approaches that could be used to help your farm operation reduce these losses and increase the amount of nitrogen available to your crops. Field trials conducted over the last 12 years have examined different nitrogen fertilizer sources (including inhibitors), application methods (broadcast, broadcast & incorporated, or injection), timing (planting, side-dress, late application) and fertilizer rates. A recent study has also looked at some of these nitrogen management practices when cover crops are present. Results from these field studies as well as those from the 2024 living lab trials will be presented and discussed.
When? Tuesday June 23, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
REGISTER HERE!
Nitrogen Management Strategies to Increase Nitrogen Availability in Crops is an OSCIA-recognized Knowledge Sharing Event (KSE) for farmers with On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) projects in the Nitrogen Management category.

Rotational Grazing with Black Sheep Farm
2025-06-25 10:00 - 12:00 | Black Sheep Farm, 115415 Grey Road 3, Chesley, ON, N0G 1L0, Canada
Black Sheep Farm is an organic farm, raising sheep on pasture for lamb meat, fibre, and tanned lambskins.
Owners Brenda and Skyler (and their daughter Emma) run this agroecological farm, prioritizing soil health, biodiversity, and social justice. The sheep are grazed on pasture using intensive managed grazing, to maximize the positive soil carbon capture benefits of ruminants, while producing food and fibre from something humans can’t eat, grass.
Join us for a morning farm tour and field walk at Black Sheep Farm, where participants will have an up close look at rotational grazing in action and a chance to have a conversation about lessons learned.

When? Wednesday June 25 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Where? Black Sheep Farm, Chesley, ON
Cost? Members $10 Non-Members $15
REGISTER HERE
Rotational Grazing with Black Sheep Farm is an OSCIA-recognized Knowledge Sharing Event (KSE) for farmers with On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) projects in the Rotational Grazing category.

Soil, Plant and Tissue Sampling to Maximize your Nitrogen
2025-07-03 09:30 - 11:00 | Honeyland Ag Services, 3918 West Corner Drive, Ailsa Craig, N0M 1A0
Join Chris Roelands and Danny Jefferies from Honeyland Ag Services and Peter Johnson from RealAgriculture for an in-person demonstration on how to take good soil. plant and tissue samples for better results and to maximize your Nitrogen.
When? Thursday July 3 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am
Where? Honeyland Ag Services- 3918 West Corner Drive Ailsa Craig
This event will proceed rain or shine. Please bring your lawn chair.
How to register? Please register with Margaret May: mmay@ontariosoilcrop.org or 226-973-3548
Soil, Plant and Tissue Sampling to Maximize your Nitrogen is an OSCIA-recognized Knowledge Sharing Event (KSE) for farmers with On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) projects in the Nitrogen Management category.

Cycles that Feed the Farm and the Farmers: Soil, Seed, and System Thinking
2025-07-03 10:00 - 14:00 | Mimosa Breeding & Research, 5965 Second Line, Orton, ON, L0N 1N0, Canada
Join 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 crops like red clover, rye, winter peas, and multispecies mixes. Tour five diverse field stops—including potatoes, winter cereals, and oats, and dig into practical strategies for soil health, low-input fertility, and rotational planning that works well through time and space.
Duane brings over 40 years of plant breeding and agronomy experience and a deep passion for improving methodology to reduce effort and increase impact. Now farming off-grid with his partner Vita near Hillsburgh in Wellington County, he continues to implement farmer-led research with EFAO and Experimental Acres on topics like overwintering cover crops and nitrogen availability. Duane has also been an active participant of Erin Common Ground, working together with other farmers and citizen scientists in his home community to build community and healthier soils.
The day wraps with a bring-your-own-lunch and community discussion on the machinery, tools, systems, and mindset needed to farm ecologically and self-reliantly in a changing climate.
Bring your lunch, your curiosity, and your questions!
Hosted in partnership with Erin Common Ground, and Wellington County’s Experimental Acres program.

When? Thursday, July 3 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Where? Mimosa Breeding & Research, 5965 Second Line, Orton, Ontario L0N 1N0 Canada
Cost? Free event!
REGISTER HERE
Cycles that Feed the Farm and the Farmers: Soil, Seed, and System Thinking is an OSCIA-recognized Knowledge Sharing Event (KSE) for farmers with On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) projects in the Cover Cropping category.
