Farm and landowner information

Cover crops grown over the winter on agricultural fields are just the right thing to do, according to some local producers who participated in a Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) program and received an incentive payment last year.
Applications for the cover crop program can be submitted now for payment in spring 2019. The per-acre incentive is offered to applicants in Wellington, Brant, Haldimand and Dufferin counties, as well as Waterloo Region, through the GRCA’s...
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Residents in Wellington County can apply for grants to properly decommission old wells and upgrade wells that are still in use.
Funds are provided by Wellington County through the Wellington Rural Water Quality Program (RWQP).  The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) administers the program and site visits are conducted by the local conservation authority. Over the past 19 years, the Wellington RWQP has provided funds to properly decommission 465 wells and upgrade...
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Kenilworth farmer Stuart Wright is helping his peers across the province to find and adopt practices that are in tune with   the environment and improve water quality.
He has received a 2017 Watershed Award from the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) for his work in supporting local chapters of the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA). Wright and his extended family at Wrighthaven Farms in Kenilworth, north of Arthur, have worked on many conservation...
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Here are a few tips to give the trees you plant this spring the best chance of survival, so that they are tall and strong in 50 years when Canada celebrates its 200th anniversary.
Every year the landowners of the Grand River watershed collectively plant tens of thousands of trees. These trees help to restore the natural environment by protecting water quality in streams and rivers, providing wildlife corridors and purifying the air we breathe.
Unpredictable weather patterns...
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Gardeners know first-hand that the weather has always been unpredictable, but the new normal under climate change has shown increased temperatures and more extreme weather events. 
In 2016, they dealt with dry weather beginning in May, followed by heavy deluges of rain in August. The best way to adapt a garden to a changing climate is to build resilience into your landscape. At the same time, gardeners can play an important role in helping the natural environment cope...
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