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Soil and Water Management
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Nutrient Management Resources
Available Online or in Print:
Agronomy Guide for Field Crops. OMAFRA Publication 811, Updated 2022.
Best Management Practices for Phosphorus, Best Management Practices Series, AAFC/OMAFRA, 2022
Low Fertility, Best Management Practices Series, AAFC/OMAFRA, 2022
Managing Crop Nutrients, Best Management Practices Series. AAFC/OMAFRA, 2008.
Manure Management, Best Management Practices Series. AAFC/OMAFRA, 2005.
Nutrient Management Planning, Best Management Practices Series. AAFC/OMAFRA, 2007.
Soil Fertility Handbook. OMAFRA Pub 611, 2018.
Soil Management. Best Management Practices Series. AAFC/OMAFRA, 2012.
Online Resources:
AgriSuite Phosphorus Loss Assessment (PLATO), OMAFA
AgriSuite Fertilizer Calculator, OMAFA
AgriSuite Crop Nutrient Calculator, OMAFA
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Print Resources:
Soil Fertility Manual. International Plant Nutrition Institute, 2019. Available for purchase.
Soil and Water Resources
Available Online or in Print:
Adding Organic Amendments, Best Management Practices Series, AAFC/OMAFRA
Agronomy Guide for Field Crops. OMAFRA Publication 811, Updated 2022.
Buffer Strips. Best Management Practices Series. AAFC/OMAFRA, 2004.
Controlling Soil Erosion on the Farm, Best Management Practice Series, AAFC/OMAFRA, 2011
Field Crop Production, Best Management Practices Series. AAFC/OMAFRA, 2012.
Fish and Wildlife Habitat Management, Best Management Practices Series. AAFC/OMAFRA, 1996.
Managing Crop Nutrients. Best Management Practices Series. AAFC/OMAFRA, 2008.
Manure Management. Best Management Practices Series. AAFC/OMAFRA, 2005.
No-Till for Soil Health, Best Management Practices Series, AAFC/OMAFRA, 2021
Nutrient Management Planning. Best Management Practices Series. AAFC/OMAFRA, 2007.
Soil Erosion by Water, Best Management Practices Series, AAFC/OMFRA
Soil Fertility Handbook, OMAFA Publication 611, 2018
Water Management, Best Management Practices Series. AAFC/OMAFRA, 1994.
Water Wells, Best Management Practices Series. AAFC/OMAFRA, 2003.
Online Resources:
Maintenance of a Subsurface Drainage System. Factsheet #24-049. OMAFA, 2024.
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Print Resources:
Drainage Guide for Ontario. OMAFRA Publication 29. AAFC/OMAFRA, 2007.
Integrated Pest Management Resources
Available Online or in Print:
Agronomy Guide for Field Crops. OMAFRA Publication 811, Updated 2022.
Identification Guide to the Weeds of Quebec, 2nd Edition. A. Picard, 2023. Available for purchase.
Integrated Pest Management. Best Management Practices Series. AAFC/OMAFRA, 1996.
Pesticide Storage, Handling and Application. Best Management Practices Series. AAFC/OMAFRA, 1998.
Online Resources:
A Field Guide to Broadleaf Weeds
A Field Guide to Grassy Weeds *Starts on page 51.
A Grower’s Handbook – Controlling Corn Insect Pests with Bt Technology, 2nd Edition. Canadian Corn Pest Coalition, 2004.
Field Crop Protection Guide. OMAFRA Publication 812, 2021.
Guide to Weed Control in Field Crops. OMAFRA Publication 75A, 2021.
Keep it Clean (Spray Drones)
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Neonicotinoid Rules for Growers (Class E Pesticide)
Neonicotinoid Rules for Seed Vendors (Class E pesticide)
Ontario Crop Protection Hub. OMAFA, 2025.
Sprayers 101
Weed ID Guide for Ontario Crops. OMAFRA, 2023.
Print Resources:
Diseases of Field Crops in Canada. K. L. Bailey, B. D. Gossen, R. K. Gugel & R. A. A. Morrall, 2003. Canadian Phytopathological Society. Available for purchase.
Entomology and Pest Management. Larry P. Pedigo & Marlin E. Rice. 6th Edition, Prentice-Hall, Inc. 2009
Crop Management Resources
Available Online or in Print:
Agronomy Guide for Field Crops. OMAFRA Publication 811, Updated 2022.
Contour Farming and Strip Cropping, Best Management Practices Series, AAFC/OMAFRA, 2022
Field Crop Production, Best Management Practices Series. AAFC/ OMAFRA, 2012.
Field Crop Protection Guide. OMAFRA Publication 812, 2021.
No-Till – Making it Work, Best Management Practices Series, AAFC/OMAFRA, 2022
Pasture Production. OMAFRA Publication 19, 2015.
Perennial Systems, Best Management Practices Series, AAFC/OMAFRA, 2022
Residue Management, Best Management Practices Series, AAFC/OMAFRA
Rotation of Agronomic Crops, Best Management Practices Series, AAFC/OMAFRA, 2023
Strip Tillage in Ontario – The Basic, Best Management Practices Series, AAFC/OMAFRA, 2022
Strip Tillage in Ontario – Making it Work, Best Management Practices Series, AAFC/OMAFRA, 1997
Online Resources:
AgriSuite Field Management Planner, OMAFA
Corn Growth and Development. Iowa State University, 2011. Available for purchase.
Crop Heat Units For Corn and Other Warm-Season Crops In Ontario. OMAFRA Factsheet #93-119, 1997.
Field Crop Budgets. OMAFA Publication 60, 2025.
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Soybean Growth and Development. Iowa State University, 2018. Available for purchase.
Print Resources:
Organic Field Crop Handbook. Canadian Organic Growers, 2001. Available for purchase.
