–This article originally appeared in The Ontario Farmer on July 12, 2016– By Suzanne Atkinson An unusual farm tests heating with manufactured wood products and compares agriculturally produced products with dried farm wood. Seeley’s Bay – He has installed a demonstration hydronic heater for the greenhouse and is evaluating the efficiency of briquettes vs cordwood. She grows 14 varieties of tomatoes […]
August 14, 2016 — Sudbury, ON. The annual summer directors’ meeting of the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA) was held in Sudbury District, starting at the Emiry Family farm, in Massey, Ontario. Mack was the 1st Vice President of OSCIA and has been acclaimed as the President Elect, setting the stage to be named President in […]
Effective soil management pays off when the rain does come Innerkip, Ontario — Even when you do all the right things, there are no guarantees that everything will go as planned. That’s certainly been Tyler Vollmershausen’s experience in this tough cropping year. The young Oxford County cash cropper and his family were named the Ontario […]
Guelph, ON – The Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA) supports cover crop research through its Soil Health Graduate Scholarship fund. The 2015 recipient, graduate student Jaclyn Clark, for her graduate thesis, explores June cover crop planting into standing corn. By the time harvest is finished in September or October, the cover crop will […]
Elora, ON—The Elora Research Farm, operated by the University of Guelph, is now home to a new soil monitoring laboratory, the first of its kind in North America. This laboratory is designed to better mimic field conditions, yet contain highly sophisticated monitoring equipment. There are 18 soil columns, half of the columns containing Elora Silt Loam and the […]
Guelph, ON – A recent study by the University of Guelph confirmed that the chemical Triclosan, one of the most commonly used antimicrobials in personal health care products, such as soaps, shampoos and other sanitation goods, does not pose a threat to the food chain or the environment. Triclosan is not water-soluble with 98% of the product removed […]
New Data Will Support Agricultural Planning and Environmental Initiatives April 22, 2016 2:00 P.M. In celebrating Earth Day, Ontario is partnering with the Government of Canada on a new soil mapping initiative that will contribute to the growing understanding of how land use patterns have changed by using new […]
By Lilian Schaer, for Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association There’s nothing that makes Tyler Vollmershausen happier than sticking a shovel into a field to see what’s happening underground. It’s that passion for soil that is one of the reasons Vollmershausen Farms has been selected as the 2016 Soil Champion, an award handed out annually […]
November 24, 2015 – Lennox & Addington County’s Chris Brown has been named the Ontario Forage Master for 2015 Chris Brown was named Ontario Forage Master for 2015 at a recognition event hosted by the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair on November 11th. Chris and wife Brianne operate Beslea Farms Limited near Yarker in Lennox & Addington […]
Guelph, ON – Alan Kruszel, a grain and oilseeds producer from Stormont County has taken over as the President of the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA) for 2015. Alan, his wife Lorraine and their three children Sam, Sophie and Stephanie, operate Green Meadow Farms in Newington, growing corn, IP soybeans, cereals, sunflowers and […]