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Considering Crop Rotation in Nutrient Balancing
April 19, 2018: A function of 4R stewardship is to maximize the timing and placement of nutrients for crop efficiency and environmental protection. Crop rotation becomes an important consideration if application timing can match the crop that can maximize the utilization of nutrients.

Soil Erosion Costing Farmers Billions of Dollars
February 27, 2018: At the recent Soil Health Conference in Chatham, Dave Lobb, a professor from the University of Manitoba, said that erosion is costing Canadian farmers $3 billion/year! Read the attached article from the Chatham Daily News to see his suggestions for how you can protect your land.

It's Winter! Now is a great time to register for nutrient management training courses

January 3, 2018

The Nutrient Management training season has arrived. If you are hoping to become certified as a Broker, Application Technician or Prescribed Materials Application Business, or need to renew your current licence, a full slate of courses is being offered across the province from January - April. Courses fill up quickly so sign up soon.

What can happen if you perform a nutrient management activity without a valid certificate? You could be subject to expensive fines - click Read More for an example.

Managing Phosphorus Loss - Are Cover Crops a Solution?

December 18, 2017

THE RE-OCCURRENCE OF harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Lake Erie has once again raised questions around how we manage phosphorus (P) on farmland and ways to control or limit the sources of P entering surface waters.

Although other nutrients such as nitrogen may influence some of the characteristics of algae blooms in fresh water systems, P is the main culprit for their occurrence and severity. Controlling P loading to surface water bodies is essential.

This article was written by Dr. Ivan O’Halloran, associate professor at the University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus. It is published in the Grain Farmers of Ontario magazine.

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