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  • Explore Cover Crops with Owen Lake

    Join the Ontario Soil Network and Farmers for Climate Solutions to talk all things cover crops! Come out to join host Owen Lake for a field tour to look at his cover crops and discuss planting into cover crops! When? August 8 1-3pm! Where? 362 Hoover Rd, Stirling, ON K0L 3E0 Register Here: https://ontariosoil.net/event/exploring-cover-crops-with-owen-lake/

  • Soil Management Day

    Sunderland Coop Farms 381 Taylor Road, Oakwood, Ontario, Canada

    Join the Ontario Soil Network, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness, and the Greenbelt Foundation for a day of hands-on learning and expert insights into soil health and sustainable farming practices. Gain practical experience, connect with fellow farmers, and enhance your soil management skills. When? Tuesday, August 27 | 9am-4pm Where? Sunderland Coop Farm […]

  • Cover Crops & Direct to Consumer with Greg Traynor

    2193 County Road 2, Peterborough ON 2193 County Road 2, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

      Join Greg for a field tour to explore cover crops, talk all things soil health and learn about the direct to consumer side of his operation! Greg makes use of regenerative practices as part of his operation; he will specifically be focused on his use of cover crops and how his farming philosophy is […]

  • Hog Manure & Mineralizing Nitrogen for Corn with Ron Martin

    7771 6 Line Drayton, ON, N0G 1P0 7771 6 Line, Drayton, Ontario, Canada

    Take a field tour with Ron Martin to look at his corn after winter wheat with cover crops (oat peas crimson clover and tillage radish) which was planted after wheat and worked down before winter. Ron also has plots with varying levels of applied hog manure (5000gpa hog manure and 3000gpa hog manure) and side […]

  • Exploring Nitrogen Strategies On-Farm with Norm Lamothe

    Woodleigh Farms 528 Sharpe Line, Cavan, Ontario, Canada

    The Ontario Soil Network (OSN) and Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario (EFAO) are excited to collaborate on an event hosted by Norm Lamothe at Woodleigh Farms to showcase various Nitrogen Management Trials he is working on. Adaptive Nitrogen Trials (ANT): A collaborative initiative between the OSN, EFAO, and Farmers for Climate Solutions (FCS) which supports […]

  • Nitrogen in Practice: Where Research Meets the Field

    Do you have persistent questions about nitrogen and nitrogen management? Curious about what researchers are working on at the University of Guelph? Want to contribute your insights and perspectives to contribute to research priorities in Ontario? This is your opportunity to network and connect with researchers in a small group which allows for productive conversations, […]

  • Ontario Soil Network Road Trip Day 2- Ottawa Region

    3846 Wilhaven Drive, Cumberland, ON 3846 Wilhaven Drive, Cumberland, ON, Canada

    Arjan and his partner Chelsea have a small farm in Cumberland, ON where they grow cash crops and have a herd of beef cows. Join the OSN and Arjan Leeuwerke for a tour of his field and learn about his rotational grazing work as well as his use of a12-way forage mix.   When? Wednesday […]

  • Ontario Soil Network Road Trip Day 3 – Huron County

    42489 Salem Rd Wingham ON N0G 2W0 42489 Salem Rd, Wingham, ON, Canada

    Join 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 […]

  • Ontario Soil Network Road Trip Day 4 – Middlesex County

    16364 Thorndale Road 16364 Thorndale Road, Thorndale, ON, Canada

    STOP 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. […]

  • Ontario Soil Network Road Trip Day 5 – Essex County

    1240 Rd 3 West, Kingsville, ON 1240 Rd 3 West, Kingsville, ON, Canada

    Join 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 […]