OSCIA is pleased to share that the On-Farm Applied Research and Monitoring (ONFARM) Soil Health and Water Quality Technical Reports are now available. The reports were released at the end of the program in March. The objective of these reports was to summarize the ONFARM research program and the best management practices (BMPs) that were monitored, describe the agronomic, soil health, and water quality data that were collected, and highlight results from the trials.

Download the reports here.

Want to take a closer look at ONFARM data? Visit the ONFARM Data Dashboard.

The Data Dashboard is a public space to access ONFARM data and results. Users can explore well-known soil health measurements such as organic matter alongside more novel indicators, like Solvita CO2-Burst and active carbon, to see how relationships between indicators may change over time or by BMP treatment. A public data set allows users to compare soil samples from their own farm to see how their soil health might compare to other farms in the region or across Ontario.

The dashboard houses baseline site data collected in 2020, and recently added 2020-2022 soil health and cover cropping trial data. Filters allow for comparison between ONFARM sites by operation type, tillage practices, planting method, cover crop composition and more.

For more information about ONFARM, please contact ONFARM@ontariosoilcrop.org.