Farm and landowner information

Many factors go into farming success. Did you know soil fertility is one of them?
The Grand River Conservation Authority is hosting two workshops in November to help agricultural producers and farm property owners better understand the benefits of soil sampling and soil fertility testing.
Jake Munroe, Soil Fertility Specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), will be discussing how to interpret soil tests and how the use of these...
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The Grand River Conservation Authority is hosting a Managing Trees Workshop in Haldimand County alongside staff from Haldimand County, Long Point Region Conservation Authority, Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority and the Haldimand Stewardship Council. 
The workshop will help landowners develop skills and strategies to maintain and improve trees on their property. Staff will also talk about creating and maintaining wetlands and reducing erosion.
This free evening...
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Cover crops grown over the winter on agricultural fields just make sense, according to local producers who participated in the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) Rural Water Quality (RWQP) program and received an incentive payment last year.
The program offers a per acre incentive to farmers in Waterloo Region, Haldimand, Dufferin, Brant and Wellington counties. The benefits of cover crops are numerous — they can reduce erosion, build better soil structure and...
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The Grand River Conservation Authority will be hosting two free workshops in June in Brant and Haldimand counties for rural landowners with properties larger than 2. 5 acres.
The workshops will take place on:
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at App’s Mill Nature Centre (308 Robinson Road, Brantford ON)
Thursday, June 13, 2019 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Ruthven Park National Historic Site (243 Haldimand County Hwy 54, Cayuga ON)
Attendees...
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The Grand River Conservation Authority is hosting a free workshop on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, where Forestry Specialists will be speaking about ways for landowners to protect and enhance the natural features on their properties. The event will take place from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Wellington County Museum and Archives (0536 Wellington Rd. 18, Fergus ON).
The workshop is geared to rural landowners with properties larger than 2.5 acres.  Attendees will work through...
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