We are Certified Crop Advisors (CCAs) with deep roots in Ontario agriculture. Our team combines decades of field-level experience across Ontario's diverse agricultural regions — from the heavy clays of Essex and Kent to the loams of Wellington and Perth, from the sands of Norfolk to the marine clays of Eastern Ontario. We've walked thousands of Ontario fields, examined soil profiles across every major soil series in the province, and worked with producers on operations ranging from 100 to 5,000+ acres.
Our approach to agronomy is diagnostic, not prescriptive. We believe that every field has a story written in its soil — a story of glacial origin, land management history, and current condition that, when properly read, explains why yields are what they are and what can be done to improve them.
Our Credentials and Expertise
Compaction remediation depends on the depth and cause of the problem:
Certified Crop Advisor (CCA)
The internationally recognized professional certification for crop advisors, requiring demonstrated competency in nutrient management, soil and water management, integrated pest management, and crop management.
Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) - Specialty in Nutrient Managent
The internationally recognized professional certification for crop advisors, requiring demonstrated extra competency in nutrient management.
Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) - Specialty in Integrated Pest Management
The internationally recognized professional certification for crop advisors, requiring demonstrated extra competency in integrated pest management.
OASPD Certified
Certified to write Nutrient Management Strategies and Nutrient Management Plans for farmers who want to build livestock barns in Ontario. Learn more →
NASM Certified
Certified to write NASM plans for farmers who want to apply non-agricultural source materials to their fields in Ontario. Learn more →
Our Ontario Agronomy Experience
We have direct, field-level experience across Ontario's primary agricultural regions:
Southwestern Ontario
Brookston clay, Toledo silty clay, Beverly clay loam. Tile drainage systems, corn-soybean-wheat rotations, compaction management on heavy soils.
South-Central Ontario
Guelph loam, Harriston silt loam, Perth clay loam. Mixed farming operations, erosion on rolling terrain, cover crop systems.
Norfolk Sand Plain
Fox sand, Berrien sandy loam. Irrigated vegetables and tobacco land, organic matter building on coarse-textured soils.
Eastern Ontario
Rideau clay, North Gower clay. Marine clay management, tile drainage on flat terrain, nitrogen management on heavy soils.
Central Ontario
Bondhead loam, Tioga sandy loam. Mixed crop-livestock operations, manure management, soil health on glacial deposits.
Lake Erie / Lake St. Clair Shoreline
High-value crop production on heavy clay soils, water management challenges, phosphorus management in the Lake Erie watershed.
Our Approach
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Listen first — We start by understanding your operation: your rotation, tillage system, yield history, and specific concerns. Your knowledge of your own farm is invaluable context.
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Evaluate systematically — Using the FHCU's ten-area assessment framework, we evaluate each of your three selected fields with the same rigorous methodology.
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Diagnose, don't prescribe — We don't sell inputs or equipment — our recommendations are based solely on what the soil tells us and what OMAFRA Best Management Practices support.
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Prioritize by impact — We rank recommendations by expected yield response and cost-effectiveness.
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Connect to resources — We link findings to available Ontario programs and cost-share opportunities.
The Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership is a five-year (2023-2028), $3.5- billion investment by federal-provincial and territorial governments to strengthen competitiveness, innovation, and resiliency of the agriculture, agri-food and agri-based products sector.
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