Soil Management

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| Related Topics | Soil Fertility & Crop Nutrition | Soil Water Management |

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Factsheets, Infosheets & Publications

| Soil Biology | Soil Erosion Control | Soil Management | Soil Compaction | Tillage |

General

• Agronomy Guide, Publication 811, Order this publication
• Buffer Strips Best Management Practices (Order No. BMP15) Order this publication
• Field Crop Production, Best Management Practices (Order No. BMP02) Order this publication
• Fruit Production Recommendations, Publication 360 Order this publication
• Field Scouting and On-Farm Trials
• Horticultural Crops (Best Management Practices) (Order No. BMP04)
• Preserving the Soil Resource
• Soil Management (Best Management Practices) (Order No. BMP06) Order this publication
• Soils Survey Reports & Maps (various order numbers by county/region) Order publications
• Streamside Grazing (Best Management Practices) (Order No. BMP19) Order this publication
• Vegetable Production Recommendation, Publication 363 Order this publication

Soil Biology

• Be a Better Farmer: Understand the Living Soil
  • Part 1 - Introduction
  • Part 2 - Good Bug or Bad?
  • Part 3 - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
  • Part 4 - Those Wonderful Worms
• The Soil Biology Primer

Soil Erosion Control

• Buffer Strips (Best Management Practices) (Order No. BMP15) Order this publication
• Control of Soil Erosion
• Cover Crops
• Cover Crops for Field Crops
• Drop Inlet Spillways
• Grassed Waterways
• Low Flow, Mid-Level Stream and Ditch Crossing with Culverts
• Reducing Soil Erosion - excerpt from Pub 811
• Seeding of Erosion Control Projects
• Soil Erosion - Causes and Effects
  
• The Planning and Maintenance of an Erosion Control System
• Tile Drainage Outlets
• Use of Earthen Berms for Erosion Control
• Use of Rock in Erosion Control Projects
• Agricultural Erosion Control Structures - Design Factsheets
• Vegetated Filter Strip System Design Manual
• Water and Sediment Control Basins

 

Soil Management

• A Tough Spring on Soils - Now What?
• Cover Crops
• Cover Crops for Field Crops
• Managing Cover Crops Profitably, 3rd Edition
• Crop Rotation for Field Crops
• Crop Rotation and No-till Improve Yields and Soil Health
• Developing Real World Use of Agriculture Biomass Crops
• Good Soil Structure Essential for Optimum Crop Growth
  
• Managing Soil Organic Matter for Field Crops
• Soil Management for Orchards and Vineyards (Order No. 92-120)

Soil Compaction

• Soil Compaction for Field Crops

Tillage

• Choosing a Tillage System for Field Crops
• Choosing a Tillage System for Corn
• Choosing a Tillage System for Soybeans
• Choosing a Tillage System for Cereals
• Choosing a Tillage System for Dry Edible Beans
• Choosing a Tillage System for Canola
• No-Till: Making it Work (Best Management Practices) (Order No. BMP11) Order this publication
• Planter Modifications for No-Till (Order No. 90-159)

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Newsletters

• OMAFRA Newsletters
• Other Newsletters Online (external link list)
  • Ontario Soil & Crop Association
  • Seedbed ... Better Farming Column

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Resources & Services

• Accredited Soil Testing Labs
• Crop and Pest Updates
  • Subscribe to OMAFRA Podcasts
  • Subscribe to Agriphone Messages
• Agriculture Development Advisory Staff
• Laboratories for Leaf Analysis
• Sources of Crop Inputs
  • Cover Crop Seed Suppliers
  • Sources of Agricultural Limestone For Ontario

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  Stats & Facts

  • Ontario Field Crops Statistics
  • Ontario Horticultural Crop Statistics

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  Crops Updates

  • Ontario Field Crop Report
  • Canadian Grains and Oilseeds Outlook
  • Crop and Pest Updates
    • Subscribe to OMAFRA Podcasts
    • Subscribe to Agriphone Messages
  • Sound Advice - Audio Crop Updates
  • What's Hot?- Soil Management

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