Soil Health Conference 2022

January 26, 2022 | SCRCA Stewardship Team

 

On January 26, 2022, the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority (SCRCA) hosted a virtual Soil Health Conference that brought together local farmers and experts to share knowledge about best management practices that can build healthy and sustainable soils. The conference was funded in part by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

The conference featured 18 speakers including Certified Crop Advisors, representatives from OMAFRA and the SCRCA, soil experts, and champion farmers. Over 100 people participated in the conference, 93% of whom reported that they were better equipped with new knowledge and ideas to improve soil health on their farms after attending the conference.

Recordings of all ten Soil Health Conference 2022 sessions are available online:

• Session 1: Comparing 30″ and 60″ Corn Yields with Cover Crops
• Session 2: Taking a Systems Approach to Cover Crops
• Session 3: Farmers Working Together to Build Healthier Soils
• Session 4: The Pursuit of Biological Diversity in Soils
• Session 5: Long-Term Cover Crop Trials on Corn Yields
• Session 6: Water Infiltration in Soils
• Session 7: Edge of Field Monitoring for No-Tillage Continuous Cover Crops and Reduced Tillage on Brookston Clay
• Session 8: Reducing In-Field Soil Erosion with WASCoBS
• Session 9: Thorndale Demo Farm – Implementation and Evolution of BMPs in the Thames River Watershed
• Session 10: An Introduction to the Living Lab