A Bobolink in a southern Ontario grassland. Photo Victoria Pepe

Canada and Ontario invest $14.6M to boost farmland resiliency and sustainability

Increased funding enables the Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program to expand its project scope to improve soil health, protect water resources, promote biodiversity, and support long-term sustainability and competitiveness.

Canada and Ontario increased investment of $14.6 million to help farmers improve soil, water, and biodiversity through the Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program.


Chris Roelands, a Honeyland Ag agronomist, foreground, and Jack Legg, SGS Crop Science manager and agronomist, shared best practices and timing for soil and tissue testing and utilizing the results to fortify crop success at Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement’s February Microsmart Deep Dive presentation in Kingston.

Taking the mystery out of soil and tissue tests

Agronomists, soil scientists on what they offer, and what the differences between the tests are

Soil tests assess the potential availability of nutrients under optimal conditions. In contrast, tissue tests indicate actual uptake under variable field conditions.