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SUMMARY:From Above to Below: How Drones Are Transforming Agriculture
DESCRIPTION:   \nThe future of farming is taking flight!  \nDiscover how drone technology is helping producers establish cover crops earlier\, operate in challenging field conditions\, and gain valuable insights into crop performance throughout the growing season.  \nJoin us for a live demonstration featuring Drone Spray Canada as they seed cereal rye by drone\, along with Terralynx UAV showcasing NDVI imagery to identify crop health and stress\, field variability\, and biomass analysis.  \nSee firsthand how these innovative tools are helping producers make more informed management decisions while improving efficiency in the field.  \nRegister for a complimentary ticket below!  Refreshments will be available. Please come prepared for the weather. Seating is limited\, you may want to bring your own folding chair. \n*This event is an OSCIA-recognized Knowledge Sharing Event (KSE) for applicants with On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) projects in the Cover Cropping category.
URL:https://membership.ontariosoilcrop.org/event/from-above-to-below-how-drones-are-transforming-agriculture/
LOCATION:Glen Erie Farms\, 51669 Nova Scotia Line\, Aylmer\, Ontario\, N5H 2R2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Cover Cropping,ÉPC,Event,KSE,Living Lab Ontario,Recours aux cultures de couverturev,Research
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SUMMARY:Trees at Twilight: Exploring Field Boundary Habitats
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Trees at Twilight: A Living Lab – Ontario Field Tour as we explore how field boundary habitats can influence crop performance and environmental sustainability. \n \nAs part of Living Labs Ontario\, research is being conducted to quantify the impacts of Field Boundary Habitats in southern Ontario\, on working farms. At the Whale Family’s Clovermead Farm\, researchers from the University of Guelph and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada began a two-year field study in 2025. Researchers are investigating how measurements for soil carbon\, greenhouse gas emissions\, crop yield and the soil microbiome change with distance from field boundary habitats. Four sites on the farm were selected for their field boundary habitats (windbreak\, riparian buffer\, woodlot). \nRegister for a complimentary ticket below! \nRefreshments will be available. Please come prepared for the weather. Seating is limited\, you may want to bring your own folding chair.
URL:https://membership.ontariosoilcrop.org/event/trees-at-twilight-exploring-field-boundary-habitats/
LOCATION:Clovermead Farm\, 7600 Wellington Rd 8\, Mapleton (Alma)\, Ontario\, N0B 1A0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Event,Living Lab Ontario,Research
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SUMMARY:Seed Farming & Farmer-Led Research at Persephone Market Garden and Luna Mia Farm
DESCRIPTION:A full day tour of two seed saving farms with EFAO farmer-researchers? Sign us up! \nJoin Kristine Hammel of Persephone Market Garden and Rony Lec of Luna Mia Farm in Grey-Bruce to hear more about their seed and vegetable production and farmer-led research. \n  \nWe will start the morning at Persephone Market Garden\, run by Kristine Hammel and Thorsten Arnold. They have been farming on this land for 17 years. Kristine will lead a tour of the market garden\, which includes a growing seed garden and an expanding native seed orchard. She’ll share some of her motivations\, challenges and joys with growing seed on contract\, alongside a fresh vegetable CSA. Kristine is also a long time no till practitioner who using switch grass straw mulch in her gardens. Following the tour\, participants can enjoy their packed picnic lunch with soup from Kristine before travelling to Luna Mia Farm. \n  \n  \nIn the afternoon\, we will see Luna Mia Farm\, run by Rony Lec and Myriam Legualt who have been farming and seed saving for 20 years. Rony and Myriam ran the Mesoamerican Permaculture Institute together in Guatemala for many years then moved to Canada and started a regenerative farm. Today\, they continue to use regenerative practices based on traditional knowledge\, save their open-pollinated seeds\, and share about their lessons learned along the way. Participants will join Rony and Myriam for a farm tour with a focus on traditional grain and seed crops. \n  \n  \nAgenda for the day: \nArrive to Persephone Market Garden: 9:45-10 (241063 Concession 3 Keppel\, Allenford) \nTour Persephone Market Garden: 10-12 \nBring you own picnic lunch: 12-1 \nDrive to Luna Mia: 1-1:30(135038 Concession Road 8 RR 1\, Desboro) \nTour Luna Mia: 1:30-3:30 \nDepartures: 3:30-4 \nPlease visit the EFAO event website to register and purchase tickets. \n  \nThis event is funded in part by the Governments of Canada and Ontario under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership\, a federal-provincial-territorial initiative. \nFunding for the project has also been provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada under the Agricultural Climate Solutions – Living Labs program and by the following partners: Beef Farmers of Ontario\, Dairy Farmers of Ontario\, Grain Farmers of Ontario\, Ontario Federation of Agriculture\, Ontario Pork and Ontario Sheep Farmers. The project is coordinated by the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association.
URL:https://membership.ontariosoilcrop.org/event/seed-farming-farmer-led-research-at-persephone-market-garden-and-luna-mia-farm/
LOCATION:Persephone Market Garden\, 241063 Concession 3 Keppel\, Allenford\, Ontario\, N0H 1A0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Event,Living Lab Ontario,Research
ORGANIZER;CN="Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario (EFAO)":MAILTO:info@efao.ca
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SUMMARY:Grazing Cover Crops: Impacts on Soil and Crop Performance
DESCRIPTION:Thinking about grazing cover crops? Explore how virtual fencing and e-collar technology are creating new opportunities for producers to integrate livestock grazing into cover crop systems while improving soil health and supporting successful cash crop rotations. Learn about the latest Living Lab – Ontario research examining grazing impacts\, reliable cover crop species\, and the effects on subsequent crop yields. \nRegister for a free ticket below! \nThis event is an OSCIA-recognized Knowledge Sharing Event (KSE) for applicants with On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) projects in the Cover Cropping and Rotational Grazing categories.
URL:https://membership.ontariosoilcrop.org/event/grazing-cover-crops-impacts-on-soil-and-crop-performance-2/
LOCATION:Shealand Farms\, 491 Lifford Road\, Bethany\, Ontario\, L0A 1A0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Cover Cropping,ÉPC,Event,KSE,Living Lab Ontario,Recours aux cultures de couverturev,Research,Rotational Grazing Systems,Systèmes de rotation des pâturages
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