Ontario Soil Crop

Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) Workshop - Wallenstein (Day 2)
2023-04-19 10:00 - 15:00 (America/Toronto) | Wallenstein Feed Mill, 7307 Wellington Road 86 , Wallenstein, Ontario
If you have not previously participated in an EFP workshop or it has been a long time you should attend a two-day in-person workshop which offers the opportunity to learn from knowledgeable OSCIA staff to help assess your soils walk you through the process and learn about cost-share funding opportunities. This workshop also offers networking opportunities with fellow farmers.

Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) Workshop - Alvinston (Day 2)
2023-04-19 10:00 - 12:00 | Brooke Alvinston Inwood Community Centre, 3310 Walnut Street, Alvinston, Ontario, N0N 1A0, Canada

Atelier de (PAE) plan agroenvironnemental - Casselman (Jour 2)
2023-04-18 10:00 - 15:00 | Casselman – Microtel Inn, 17, rue Industriel , Casselman, Ontario
Si vous n’avez pas déjà participé à un atelier PAE ou si cela fait longtemps vous devrez assister à un atelier en personne de deux jours qui offre la possibilité d’apprendre du personnel compétent de l’AASRO pour vous aider à évaluer vos sols vous guider tout au long du processus et découvrir les possibilités de financement à frais partagés. Cet atelier offre également des opportunités de réseautage avec d’autres agriculteurs.

Earlton Farm Show: AgriSuite Greenhouse Gas Decision Support Tool
2023-04-15 14:00 - 15:30 | Earlton Recreation Centre, Earlton Recreation Centre, Earlton, Ontario, Canada
Join OMAFRA on April 15th in the speaker room at the Earlton Farm Show.
James Dyck, Engineering Specialist, Crop Systems and Environment at OMAFRA, will discuss greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and how to use the new AgriSuite GHG tool to assess emissions and investigate the effectiveness of BMPs are reducing them.
For more information, follow the Earlton Farm Show on Twitter or Facebook.

Starting a Farm in Ontario – Free Networking Event!
2023-04-15 13:00 - 17:00 | Rocklyn Hall, Rocklyn Hall, Rocklyn, Ontario, N0G1C0, Canada
Starting a Farm in Ontario is a series of webinars co-ordinated by Grey Ag Services, and presented by Erich Weber of OMAFRA. They are designed to help those interested in farming navigate questions around business planning, financing, tax considerations and obtaining resources specific to the commodity they plan to produce.
Following the series of three webinars (Crops night – March 16th, Livestock night – March 23rd, Direct Marketing night – March 30th), all are welcome to come to a free networking event held at the Rocklyn Community Centre on Saturday April 15th 2023 from 1 – 5 pm.
The event will include a tradeshow of agribusiness and advisors, and is designed as an opportunity to meet face-to-face with, and ask questions of, the experts!
For more information or to register for the event, please email: info@greyagservices.ca or call: 519-986-3756

Strategies for Successful Sheep Grazing (Eastern Sheep Expo)
2023-04-15 11:00 - 12:00 | South Mountain Agricultural Hall, 2967 Lough Road , South Mountain, Ontario
The Eastern Sheep Expo is Saturday, April 15, from 9 am to 4 pm. See the full expo agenda here. The program includes a Knowledge Sharing Event (KSE) presentation at 11 am.
“Strategies for Successful Sheep Grazing” – Brian Maloney, Ferme Brylee in Thurso, QC

Brian is a grazing farm manager and pasture consultant who does on-farm consulting for farmers who want to improve their grazing programs. The presentation will cover fencing, watering systems, grazing rotations, material cost estimates, marketing options, profit potential, and more.

For more information about the expo, contact easternsheepexpo@gmail.com.

Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) Workshop - Mount Forest (Day 1)
2023-04-14 10:00 - 15:00 | Mount Forest Legion Branch, 140 King St W , Mount Forest, Ontario

Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) Workshop - Jerseyville (Day 1)
2023-04-14 10:00 - 15:00 | Ancaster Fairgrounds, 630 Trinity Rd S , Jerseyville, Ontario

Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) Workshop - Nestleton Station (Day 1)
2023-04-13 10:00 - 15:00 | Nestleton Community Centre (Port Perry), 3971 Highway#7A , Nestleton Station, Ontario

Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) Workshop - Kirkton (Day 1)
2023-04-13 10:00 - 15:00 | Kirkton Woodham Community Centre, 70497 Road 164 , Kirkton, Ontario

Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) Workshop - Avonmore (Day 1)
2023-04-13 10:00 - 15:00 | Avonmore – North Stormont Place, 16299 Fairview Dr , Avonmore, Ontario

Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) Workshop - Alvinston (Day 1)
2023-04-12 10:00 - 15:00 | Brooke Alvinston Inwood Community Centre, 3310 Walnut Street, Alvinston, Ontario, N0N 1A0, Canada

Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) Workshop - Brighton (Day 2)
2023-04-12 10:00 - 15:00 | Codrington Community Centre (Brighton), 2992 Highway 30 10km north of 401 ext 509, Brighton, Ontario

Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) Workshop - Wallenstein (Day 1)
2023-04-12 10:00 - 15:00 | Wallenstein Feed Mill, 7307 Wellington Road 86 , Wallenstein, Ontario

Durham SCIA Spring Meeting
2023-04-12 09:30 - 15:00 | Port Perry Arena, 1655 Reach St, Port Perry, Ontario, L9L 1P2, Canada
Join Durham Soil & Crop for their spring meeting at the Port Perry Arena Hall on April 12. Speakers include:
Jonathan Zettler, CCA at Fieldwalker Agronomy

Soil sampling and mapping

Albert Tenuta, Field Crop Extension Plant Pathologist with OMAFRA

Tar Spot and Soybean Cyst nematodes

Colin Elgie, Soil Fertility Specialist with OMAFRA

Nitrogen management

This event is free to attend for Durham SCIA members.

Atelier de (PAE) plan agroenvironnemental - Casselman (Jour 1)
2023-04-11 10:00 - 15:00 | Casselman – Microtel Inn, 17, rue Industriel , Casselman, Ontario

Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) Workshop - Brighton (Day 1)
2023-04-05 10:00 - 15:00 | Codrington Community Centre (Brighton), 2992 Highway 30 10km north of 401 ext 509, Brighton, Ontario

Dundas SCIA Spring Update Meeting
2023-04-04 09:00 - 15:00 | Chesterville Legion, 167 Queen St West , Chesterville, Ontario
Join the Dundas Soil and Crop Improvement Association for their Spring Update Meeting on April 4.
9:00 AM Registration $25.00

9:30 AM “Increasing Yields – Foliar Feeding + Biologicals”
10:00 AM “Soybean Weed Control Platforms”
10:30 AM “Puryield – Next Generation Nutrient Delivery for Crops”
11:00 AM “Planting Corn + Soybeans – Which One First?”
11:30 AM “Tools to Help Manage Plant Nutrients”

12:00 PM Lunch

12:45 PM “Update on OSCIA Programs”
1:00 PM “Nitrogen Quandary? Yields Up + Emissions Down!”
1:45 PM “Grain Markets Overview + Projection”
2:30 PM “Maximizing Soybean Yield”

3:15 PM Adjournment
For more information, please contact Tim Moher 613-774-2209.

Soil Fertility Workshop
2023-04-03 13:00 - 16:00 | Codrington Community Centre, 2992 County Rd 30, Codrington, Ontario, K0K 1R0, Canada
Quinte SCIA is hosting a Soil Fertility Workshop featuring Colin Elgie, OMAFRA Soil Fertility Specialist. Colin will cover how to read and interpret a soil test, how to develop a fertilizer plan, and considerations on adjusting that plan when fertilizer prices are high.
Bring your soil tests and questions.

Quinte SCIA Soil Fertility Workshop
2023-04-03 13:00 - 16:00 | Codrington Community Centre (Brighton), 2992 Highway 30 10km north of 401 ext 509, Brighton, Ontario
Quinte Soil & Crop is hosting a Soil Fertility Workshop on April 3 from 1-4 pm at the Codrington Community Centre, 2992 County Rd 30.
Colin Elgie, OMAFRA Soil Fertility Specialist, will cover the following:

How to read a soil test
How to use that to create a fertilizer plan
How to adjust for high-priced fertilizer
Useful tools to simplify the process

There’ll be time for specifics, so bring your soil test reports and your questions.

Starting a Farm in Ontario: Direct Marketing
2023-03-30 19:00 - 21:00 | Ontario
Starting a farm in Ontario can be a daunting task. Erich Weber of OMAFRA will present this course, which will walk you through the different stages that you will have to deal with when trying to start your new farm business.
This course is broken into three different webinars:

March 16, 2023 the course will focus on people who are interested in starting a crop based farm (ie. corn, soybeans, grapes, apples, etc.).
March 23, 2023 the course will focus on people who are interested in starting a livestock based farm (ie. beef, turkey, sheep, goat, etc.).
March 30, 2023 the course will focus on people who are interested in starting a farm business that will sell their products direct to the consumer.

The three webinars will start at 7 pm on each day and will go for approximately 2 hours and will cover such topics as:

Business planning
Financing options
Tax considerations
Commodity/farm organizations and how they can help you.

On April 15, 2023 you are invited to attend a free in person trade show where you can meet with different professionals across the agriculture industry who can help you make your future farm business succeed. The in person trade show will be held at the Rocklyn Community Centre and will run from 1-5 pm.
Please register at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/starting-a-farm-in-ontario-tickets-471433037907 by one day prior to the webinar if you would like to attend.
For more information, you can reach out to info@greyagservices.ca or call 519-986-3756.

Lambton Cattlemen Spring Information Meeting
2023-03-30 18:30 - 21:00 | Brooke Alvinston Inwood Community Centre, 3310 Walnut Street, Alvinston, Ontario, N0N 1A0, Canada
Join the Lambton Cattleman’s Association for their Spring Information Meeting! Speakers include:

Dr. Kim Schneider, University of Guelph – latest research in using cover crops to help manage summer grazing slumps in rotational grazing systems
Debbie Brander, Agricorp – update on production insurance options for forage crops

For questions or to register, contact Chad Anderson at yourfourthman@gmail.com. A fee may apply for participants joining for dinner.
Note: This event qualifies as one KSE for either Cover Cropping OR Rotational Grazing projects.

Learning the Costs on Ontario Dairy Goat Farms
2023-03-29 12:30 - 15:00 | Ontario
What does it take to be a profitable dairy goat producer?  Dairy goat cost of production was recently benchmarked for the years 2019 to 2021 with Ontario dairy goat producers.  This session will showcase what we learned from producers, the industry and walk through knowing and comparing your cost of production with a new tool.
Led by Marlene Paibomesai and John Molenhuis of OMAFRA, this webinar takes place online on Wednesday March 29th from 12:30 – 3:00 pm.
To register, go to: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/learning-the-costs-on-ontario-dairy-goat-farms-tickets-471473408657 by March 28th at noon.
For more information you can email info@greyagservices.ca or call 519-986-3756.

Annual Grazing Meeting featuring Troy Bishopp "The Grass Whisperer"
2023-03-28 19:00 - 21:00 | BM&G Community Centre, 800 Sports Dr, Brussels, Ontario, N0G 1H0, Canada
Brussels Agri Services Ltd hosts this informative grazing meeting annually; this event will host graziers from around the province.
The featured speaker will be Troy Bishopp of New York, also known as “The Grass Whisperer.” Troy is a fourth-generation grass farmer, conservation professional, grazing advocate, and award-winning freelance writer/photographer. He is a practical steward and storyteller who shares his real experiences, both good and bad.
For more information or to register, contact tim@brusselsagri.com

OFA Research Day (Virtual)
2023-03-28 09:30 - 16:30 | Ontario
OFA is pleased to be hosting our third annual Research Day virtual event on Tuesday, March 28. The event will feature presentations from the OFA Farm Policy Research Team as well as OFA stakeholders and partners. Each presentation will be followed by a Q & A. Research project topics for this year include:

Agritourism & Direct Farm Marketing
Adoption of Beneficial Management Practices
Deadstock
Cybersecurity
Farmer Wellness
Ag Robotics & Innovation
And more!

The day will wrap up with a panel discussion on “4R Nutrient Stewardship & Fertilizer Emissions,” beginning at 3:45 p.m. This panel discussion is the OSCIA-recognized KSE.
To register, visit: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZElde2rrjsvEtc0sNZ3u5TcI2EbI636TBQw

Starting a Farm in Ontario: Livestock
2023-03-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Ontario

Planter School
2023-03-23 10:00 - 14:30 | Binbrook, 1308 Guyatt Rd., Binbrook, Ontario, Canada
Hamilton-Wentworth Soil and Crop has planned another activity for members. This will be planter school and here is the information:

Thursday March 23, 2023
Leosta Farms
1308 Guyatt Rd
Binbrook, Ontario

10:00 am Registration
10:30 am Planter Adjustments and Maintenance – speaker – Nik Oreskovic
11:30 am Meter Adjustments and Maintenance – Justin Hiebert
12:15 pm Lunch from Jones Bakery
1:00 pm Cause and Effect of Planter Performance – speaker – Greg Stewart
1:45 pm Farmer Panel – Tips and Tricks TBD

FREE for OSCIA Members!

There is a limited number of spots available so sign up early!

RSVP – hamiltonwentworthsoilandcrop@gmail.com or call/text Michelle at 905-973-8234.

So you've overwintered a cover crop. Now what? (Virtual)
2023-03-22 19:00 - 20:00 | Ontario
Cover crops are a valuable tool in crop rotations with effects like improved soil health, weed management and erosion protection. But if you’re new to overwintering cover crops or the conditions aren’t quite right, it can be a challenge.
Join OSCIA and Jake Monroe, Soil Management Specialist (Field Crops) at OMAFRA, for an informative webinar and Q&A. Learn strategies for managing cover crop residue in the spring.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrdeGsrDgsGNNBKYz2XJv26pqwbdUE1fDD
Questions can be directed to OFCAF@ontariosoilcrop.org
