Colin Elgie is the new (as of May 16, 2022) Field Crop Soil Fertility Specialist at OMAFRA. Colin is based out of the Ridgetown office, and his contact information is colin.elgie@ontario.ca and cell (548) 388-3496.

Colin completed a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the University of Guelph and has over 10 years of experience working in soil fertility across Ontario as an Agronomy Solution Specialist with Sylvite Agri- Services. Colin has demonstrated industry leadership by training industry agronomists on 4R nutrient management, soil fertility and soil test translation. He has been a Certified Crop Advisor since 2012, and achieved his 4R nutrient management specialty in 2016, and volunteers with local agriculture associations like the Soil and Crop Improvement Association and Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS). His interest in agriculture came from being raised on a farm operation and he continues to support his family’s cropping operation in Southwestern Ontario