Farmland Health Check-Up:
CCA and P.Ag Resources
The Farmland Health Check-Up pairs producers with CCAs and P.Ags to facilitate an assessment of challenging areas on-farm, focused on soil and pollinator health, through the completion of the Farmland Health Check-Up Workbook.
Interested in delivering the Farmland Health Check-Up?
To be eligible to participate you must:
- Deliver CCA or P.Ag services within the Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair watersheds
- Contact FHCU@ontariosoilcrop.org for more information.
Program Materials
Farmland Health Check-Up Workbook Chrome users may experience issues downloading this PDF. Right click and select “Save link as…” or use another browser.
Farmland Health Check-Up Guide
Soils Information and Additional Resources (Preparation for Farm Visit)
You can find soil types in two ways:
- Using static soils maps, downloaded using the links below:
- Using AgMaps
County Soil Maps
County Soil Summary Sheets
Haldimand-Norfolk Soil Summary Sheet
Hamilton-Wentworth Soil Summary Sheet
Pollinator Resources
Sustainable Agriculture Resource & Education: Managing Alternative Pollinators
Michigan State University: Conserving Native Bees on Farmland
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation: Farming For Bees
United States Department of Agriculture: Using Farm Bill Programs for Pollinator Conservation
United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service: Pollinator Biology and Habitat
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: Native Pollinators and Agriculture in Canada
University of Guelph: Examples of Wild and/or Cultivated Plants for Alternative Pollinator Forage
Pollinator Partnership and North American Pollinator Protection Campaign: Selecting Plants for Pollinators: A Regional Guide for Farmers, Land Managers, and Gardeners in the Laurentian Mixed Forest Province