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Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association Annual Conference Report OSCIA is farmers actively seeking, testing, and adopting optimal farm production and stewardship practices. 2017 Annual Conference Best Western Lamplighter Inn & Conference Centre, London, Ontario February 7-8, 2017 Top Sponsors for the 2017 OSCIA Annual Conference Agriculture is our way of life too Meet Jacques In 16 years at FCC, Jacques has helped hundreds of Canadian producers build their dreams. Like everyone on your FCC team, Jacques knows your industry and he’ll get to know you. 1-800-387-3232 fcc.ca Jacques DeBlois FCC Senior Relationship Manager OSCIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2017 !2 Join the Conversation! #OSCIA2017 2017 Sponsorships OSCIA gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the following sponsors: Platinium Sheaf Sponsorship Country Guide Gold Sheaf Sponsorship Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO) Farm Credit Canada (FCC) Silver Sheaf Sponsorship AIM Environmental Group Conservation Ontario (CO) David Berman Communications Lystek International Inc. Maizex Miller Thomson LLP Ontario Mutual Insurance Association RLB Chartered Professional Accountants Syngenta Terratec Environmental Bronze Sheaf Sponsorship Canada's Outdoor Farmshow (COFS) Ontario Power Generation (OPG) General Sponsors Pickseed Canada Programmed Insurance Brokers Inc. (PIB) RLB Chartered Professional Accountants RBC - Steve Roud OSCIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2017 !3 Join the Conversation! #OSCIA2017 Table of Contents Agenda 5 Annual Meeting Speakers 7 2016 President Report 8 Executive Director Report 9 2016 Executive Committee 10 2016 Executive Profiles 11 2016 Board of Directors 13 2016 OSCIA Committees 14 Research Committee Reports 15 Standing Committee Reports 22 Internal Committee Report 25 2016 OSCIA Provincial Staff 26 OSCIA Staff Reports 27 Soil and Crop Sustainability Fund 30 Regional Communication Coordinator Reports 31 OSCIA 2016 Annual Meeting Minutes 39 Association Resolutions 44 OSCIA Soil & Water Conservation Farm Signs 45 Association Recognition Certificates 45 Association Contributions 45 OSCIA Memberships 45 Tier One Grant Report Reminder 45 OSCIA Outline of Programs/Projects 46 2016 Financial Statements 47 County/District Grant Payment Summary 2016 63 OSCIA Regional Associations & Boundaries Map 65 OSCIA Presidents and Year Served 66 Honorary Presidents and Year Served 66 Notes 67 OSCIA Mission Statement Facilitate responsible economic management of soil, water, air and crops through development and communication of innovative farming practices. OSCIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2017 !4 Join the Conversation! #OSCIA2017 Agenda" Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association 2017 Annual Conference Tuesday, February 7 “Seek, Test, Adopt” 10:00 AM Registration Opens (Atrium) Pre-Conference session - “How to hold a Successful Meeting” Helen Scutt, OMAFRA (South Crystal Ballroom) & Brittany Roka, OSCIA Afternoon Presentation Topic Speaker 12:00 PM Election Lunch - Oak Room 1:00 PM Welcome & Opening Remarks (Crystal Ballroom) Gord Green, OSCIA President 1:10 PM President’s Report Gord Green, OSCIA President Executive Director’s Report Andrew Graham, Executive Director Approval of 2016 OSCIA Annual Meeting Minutes Presentation & Approval of 2016 Audited Financial Statement Gord Barr, CA, RLP LLP, Guelph Introduction to the 2017 Honorary President Mack Emiry, 1st Vice President 2:00 PM Ratification of the Board of Directors Les Nichols, 3rd Vice President Presenting the Slate of the Executive Committee 2:05 PM Research Committee Reports Mack Emiry, 1st Vice President Peter Johnson, Real Agriculture & 2:15 PM Panel Discussion - “What leads you to make farming decisions?” Patrick Lynch, Certified Crop Advisor 3:15 PM Break (Atrium) 3:30 PM Introductions to Resolutions Peter McLaren, 2nd Vice President Ontario’s 1st Soil Health Graduate Scholarship Presentation “Research in Progress: Opportunities for Inter-seeding Jaclyn Clark, UofG 4:45 PM Cover Crops into Corn Preceding Soybean” Presentation of 2016-17 scholarship winner 5:05 PM “Cow-Calf vs. Cash Crop - Who Wins?” Chad Anderson, Lambton County 5:30 PM Dinner Break (Atrium) Evening 6:30 PM “Forages for Profit and Soil Health” Ian McDonald, OMAFRA 7:15 PM “Forage Insurance Results” Ellen Blenkiron, Agricorp 7:35 PM “Milk Plus Wine = Diversification” Denis Perrault, Russell County 8:00 PM Remaining Resolutions (if needed) Peter McLaren, 2nd Vice President 8:30 pm Adjourn for the Day - Mix & Mingle (Atrium) OSCIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2017 !5 Join the Conversation! #OSCIA2017 Wednesday, February 8 Morning Presentation Topic Speaker NEW Bring a Friend Day - for Wednesday morning or afternoon program and get a free lunch 6:45 AM Breakfast (Atrium) 8:00 AM Morning Program & Opening Remarks Les Nichols, 3rd Vice President Tier Two: St. Clair - “Advancing Cover Crop Systems in Ontario - 8:10 AM Adam Hayes Soil Nutrients (N&P), Soil Health, Insects and Nematodes” Adrian Mohammed 8:30 AM Tier One: Halton - “Assessing Innovative Soil Sampling” & Kay McLagen Tier Two: Ottawa-Carleton - “Environmentally Sustainable Utilization 8:40 AM Sean Cochrane of N on Corn” 9:00 AM Tier One: Durham/Victoria - “Summer Bus Tour” Paul Hagey Mike Dorion, Living Soil 9:10 AM Keynote Presentation: “The Living Soil” Solutions, Calgary, AB 10:00 AM Break (Atrium) 10:30 AM Tier One: Norfolk - “Systems Approach to Cover Crops in Rotation” Dan Petker Tier Two: Cochrane-Temiskaming - “Rapid Development of 10:40 AM Farmland from Boreal Forest and an Evaluation Relative to Stephanie Vanthof Traditional Clearing Methods” 11:00 AM Tier One: Eastern Valley - “Bringing Your Soil to Life” Warren Schneckenburger 11:10 AM Tier Two: Thames Valley - “Roots Not Iron” Mike Miller Tier One: Middlesex, Elgin & Thames Valley - “Nitrogen 11:30 AM Jeff Davis Management in Extremely Advanced Wheat” 11:40 AM Tier One: Renfrew - “Soil Health Benchmarking” Kelly Armstrong 12:00 PM Lunch (Crystal Ballroom) Afternoon OSCIA Program Updates ………….. 1:00 PM Environmental Programs - Interim Environmental Programs Manager Andréa Dubé-Goss Growing Forward 2 - Program Manager John Laidlaw Research & Business Development - Executive Officer Harold Rudy 2:15 PM 2016 Soil Champion Presentation & Announcing the 2017 Winner Tyler Vollmershausen 2:45 PM Break (Atrium) 3:00 PM Launch of NEW Ontario Forage Master Competition Don Oliver 3:20 PM Introduction to the Association Development Advisor’s Objectives Brittany Roka 3:45 PM iClicker Session - Feedback from Delegates Alan Kruszel & Brittany Roka 4:00 PM “Engaging the public at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show” Karen Jacobs 4:30 PM Adjourn (RCC, Board, and Soil Champion Pictures) Cambridge Room Evening Reception (Atrium) 5:00 PM Reception in the Atrium - Banquet doors open at 6:15 PM 6:30 PM Banquet Dinner (short break at 8:15 p.m.) Welcome & Opening Remarks 8:30 PM Banquet Entertainment John Park, Comedy Entertainer 9:20 PM Introduction of New OSCIA President for 2017 Gord Green & Mack Emiry 9:30 PM Annual Conference Adjourns - Mix & Mingle (Atrium) OSCIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2017 !6 Join the Conversation! #OSCIA2017 AnnualKeynote SpeakersMeeting forSpeakers 2017 " Helen Scut, Agricultural Organizations Specialist, OMAFRA Vollmershausen Farms (Tyler), “Pre-Conference - How to run a successful meeting” 2016 Soil Champion Winner Helen Scutt is an Agriculture Organization The Vollmershausens have been farming Specialist for OMAFRA. For over 25 years, near Innerkip in Oxford County for six she has been involved in community and generations. The Vollmershausens economic development and helping practice strip tillage using a Soil Warrior, organizations to build their capacity. a technology Tyler says has helped Through her work, Helen has seen the them reduce their fertilizer usage, boost positive impact that can be made by yield, and address labour issues. Tyler’s collaborations and collective impact. Helen real passion is cover crops. works with many non-profit agriculture and Tyler won the OSCIA Soil Champion rural organizations providing consulting and Award for 2016. facilitation services, training, and resource development. Peter Johnson, , “What leads you to make farming Patrick Lynch, , “What leads you to make farming decisions?” - Panel Discussion decisions?” - Panel Discussion Peter Johnson is an independent Patrick Lynch is a Certified Crop Advisor, consultant, working as the Agronomist for based out of Peterborough, Ontario. Pat was Real Agriculture, and is the author of a Crop Specialist with OMAFRA for 12 years, Wheat Pete’s Word. Peter is also the lead and in 1985 started a Crop Consulting research advisor for Veritas, and works venture for Cargill, which is now the largest closely with the Middlesex SCIA on a crop consulting business in Canada, number of different research projects. employing 50 agronomists and 50+ summer Formally with OMAFRA for 30 years, Peter students. Pat is an experienced and hopes to continue farming, researching, engaging public speaker and writer. speaking to growers and Challenging farmers for many years to come. Jaclyn Clark, “Research in Progress - Opportunities for Chad Anderson, St. Clair Regional Director, OSCIA, Inter-seeding Cover Crops into Corn Preceding Soybeans” “Cow-Calf vs. Cash Crop - Who Wins?” Jaclyn Clark is a Master’s student at the Chad and Debbie Anderson farm in University of Guelph, studying Cover Lambton County. They are the fifth Crops under the supervision of Dr. Bill generation operating a cow-calf enterprise Dean and Dr. Dave Hooker. Jaclyn was the under the name “Mooregrove Farms”. first OSCIA Soil Health Graduate