The Farmland Health Check-Up pairs producers with CCAs and P.Ags to facilitate an assessment of challenging areas on-farm, focused on soil and pollinator health, through the completion of the Farmland Health Check-Up Workbook.
Workshop Modules
Please disregard the LEADS program-specific wording in these modules. The LEADS program is no longer available, and the LEADS@ontariosoilcrop.org email address is no longer active. However, the eligible area remains the same as do all components of the Farmland Health Check-Up workbook.
At this time, only individuals who were certified under the LEADS program to deliver Farmland Health Check-Ups remain eligible to deliver Check-Ups. Opportunities to certify additional CCA or P.Ag individuals are not yet available, but details will be announced as soon as they are available.
Soils Information and Additional Resources (Preparation for Farm Visit)
You can find soil types in two ways:
- Using static soils maps, downloaded using the links below:
- Using AgMaps
Lake Erie and Lake St Clair Watersheds
Soil Cover Resources
Additional Resources for BMP Planning
County Soil Maps
Source: OMAFRA. This information is subject to change without notice. The most current information is available via AgMaps at http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/landuse/gis/portal.htm
- Brant Soil Map
- Dufferin Soil Map
- East Kent Soil Map
- Elgin Soil Map
- Essex Soil Map
- Grey Soil Map
- Haldimand-Norfolk Soil Map
- Halton Soil Map
- Hamilton-Wentworth Soil Map
- Huron Soil Map
- Lambton Soil Map
- Middlesex Soil Map
- Niagara Soil Map
- North Kent Soil Map
- Oxford Soil Map
- Perth Soil Map
- South Kent Soil Map
- Waterloo Soil Map
- Wellington Soil Map
County Soil Summary Sheets
Source: OMAFRA. This information is subject to change without notice. The most current information is available via AgMaps at http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/landuse/gis/portal.htm
- Ontario Soils Calculator The Ontario Soils Calculator helps identify the potential for erosion, potential for compaction and potential for water contamination, based on the soil types found on your farm.
- Brant Soil Summary Sheet
- Dufferin Soil Summary Sheet
- Elgin Soil Summary Sheet
- Essex Soil Summary Sheet
- Grey Soil Summary Sheet
- Haldimand-Norfolk Soil Summary Sheet
- Halton Soil Summary Sheet
- Hamilton-Wentworth Soil Summary Sheet
- Huron Soil Summary Sheet
- Kent Soil Summary Sheet
- Lambton Soil Summary Sheet
- Middlesex Soil Summary Sheet
- Niagara Soil Summary Sheet
- Oxford Soil Summary Sheet
- Perth Soil Summary Sheet
- Waterloo Soil Summary Sheet
- Wellington Soil Summary Sheet
County Yields
- Brant County Yields
- Chatham-Kent County Yields
- Dufferin County Yields
- Elgin County Yields
- Essex County Yields
- Grey County Yields
- Haldimand-Norfolk County Yields
- Halton County Yields
- Hamilton County Yields
- Huron County Yields
- Lambton County Yields
- Middlesex County Yields
- Niagara County Yields
- Oxford County Yields
- Perth County Yields
- Waterloo County Yields
- Wellington County Yields
Pollinator Resources
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: Native Pollinators and Agriculture in Canada
- Michigan State University: Conserving Native Bees on Farmland
- Pollinator Partnership and North American Pollinator Protection Campaign: Selecting Plants for Pollinators: A Regional Guide for Farmers, Land Managers, and Gardeners in the Laurentian Mixed Forest Province
- Sustainable Agriculture Resource & Education: Managing Alternative Pollinators
- Technical Guide for Preserving and Creating Habitat for Pollinators on Ontario’s Farms
- The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation: Farming For Bees
- United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service: Pollinator Biology and Habitat
- United States Department of Agriculture: Using Farm Bill Programs for Pollinator Conservation
- University of Guelph: Examples of Wild and/or Cultivated Plants for Alternative Pollinator Forage