Through the completion of a digital Workbook, CCA’s and P. Ag’s consult with producers to assess their farmland for challenges such as erosion and water quality. Below, Advisors can access resources that will help them efficiently work through the assessment process with their clients. Advisors must login through their account to access, complete, and submit Workbooks on behalf of the producer.
Looking to deliver the Farmland Health Check-Up? All certification steps can be found on the Advisor Certification page.
Best Management Planning
Soils Information and Mapping
Find Soils Data Using
- AgMaps
- Ontario Soil Survey Publications Index
- Use the Ontario Soil Survey Publications Index to find detailed reports and maps for counties and districts across Ontario.
- 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.
Soil Cover Resources
- Soil Residue Calculator (OMAFA)
- The Residue Calculator is intended as a tool to help users identify residue cover with a snap of a photograph. Can be used with or without Wi-Fi connection on smartphone or computer.
- Percent Residue After Tillage and Crop Combinations (OMAFA)
- Tillage – Can it leave over 30 Percent Residue Cover?
- Field Crop News article
- Soil Health Assessment: Residue Cover (North Central Region Water Network)
- How to conduct soil residue cover assessment
Healthy Soils Resources
- Farming with Soil Life
A handbook for supporting soil invertebrates and soil health on farms
Finding your Conservation Authority
County/District Soil Summary Sheets
Refer to AgMaps and the Ontario Soil Survey Publications Index for most current information. Summary sheets below were developed to aid in the understanding of soil series and surface textures within each county.
- Brant Soil Summary Sheet
- Bruce Soil Summary Sheet
- Dufferin Soil Summary Sheet
- Dundas Soil Summary Sheet
- Durham Soil Summary Sheet
- Elgin Soil Summary Sheet
- Essex Soil Summary Sheet
- Frontenac Soil Summary Sheet
- Glengarry Soil Summary Sheet
- Grenville Soil Summary Sheet
- Grey Soil Summary Sheet
- Haldimand-Norfolk Soil Summary Sheet
- Halton Soil Summary Sheet
- Hamilton-Wentworth Soil Summary Sheet
- Hastings Soil Summary Sheet
- Huron Soil Summary Sheet
- Kent Soil Summary Sheet
- Kent Soil Summary Sheet
- Lambton Soil Summary Sheet
- Lanark Soil Summary Sheet
- Leeds Soil Summary Sheet
- Lennox Addington Soil Summary Sheet
- Manitoulin Soil Summary Sheet
- Middlesex Soil Summary Sheet
- Niagara Soil Summary Sheet
- Northumberland Soil Summary Sheet
- Ottawa Carleton Soil Summary Sheet
- Oxford Soil Summary Sheet
- Peel Soil Summary Sheet
- Perth Soil Summary Sheet
- Peterborough Soil Summary Sheet
- Prescott Soil Summary Sheet
- Prince Edward Soil Summary Sheet
- Renfrew Soil Summary Sheet
- Russell Soil Summary Sheet
- Simcoe Soil Summary Sheet
- Stormont Soil Summary Sheet
- Victoria Soil Summary Sheet
- Waterloo Soil Summary Sheet
- Wellington Soil Summary Sheet
- York Soil Summary Sheet
County Yield Data
Use the following links to access the most current yield data for specific crops by county across Ontario. Ensure that the units used in the digital workbook are the same for both the county average and the producer’s fields.
Pollinator Resources
- University of Guelph: Examples of Wild and/or Cultivated Plants for Alternative Pollinator Forage
- Native Plants for Pollinators & Beneficial insects: Great Lakes
- Supporting Pollinators in Agricultural Landscapes: The Northeast
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: Native Pollinators and Agriculture in Canada
- Technical Guide for Preserving and Creating Habitat for Pollinators on Ontario’s Farms
- Cover Cropping for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects
- What Can We Do to Encourage Native Bees?
- The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation: Farming For Bees