Various agencies provide cover crop services at a local level. These resources can help with technical support and answer questions from a local perspective at no cost.
Feel free to contact your MCCC state representative for local questions and recommendations. Your MCCC state representative's contact information can be found on the State Contacts tab.
MCCC PROVINCE CONTACT
Jake Munroe
Soil Management Specialist-Field Crops
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
2-480 Peel Street
Woodstock, ON N4S 1K2
Telephone: 519-301-0548
E-mail: jake.munroe@ontario.ca
OTHER CONTACTS
Christine Brown
Field Crops Sustainability Specialist
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
2-480 Peel Street
Woodstock, ON N4S 1K2
Phone: 519-533-3358
E-mail: christine.brown1@ontario.ca
Laura L. Van Eerd Ph.D., P.Ag.
Professor of Sustainable Soil Management
School of Environmental Sciences
University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus
120 Main Street East
Ridgetown, ON N0P 2C0
Phone: (519) 674-1500 x63644
E-mail: lvaneerd@uoguelph.ca
Web: www.ridgetownc.on.ca/
Darren Robinson
Professor of Weed Management
University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus
120 Main Street East
Ridgetown, Ontario N0P 2C0
Ph: (519) 674-1500 x63604
Email: drobinso@uoguelph.ca
Christine O’Reilly
Forage and Grazier Specialist
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
322 Kent Street West
Lindsay, Ontario K9V 4T7
Telephone: 705-341-4899
Email: christine.oreilly@ontario.ca
Dave Hooker
Associate Professor, Field Crop Agronomist
University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus
120 Main Street East
Ridgetown, ON N0P 2C0
Phone: (519) 674-1500 x63559
E-mail: dhooker@uoguelph.ca
Web: www.ridgetownc.on.ca/
Ontario
Cover crops are used by many farmers across Ontario. From the traditional red clover underseeding in winter wheat to late summer oats for feed and cover crops for soil building and erosion control, there is a cover crop approach to fit every production system. Interest and experimentation in cover crops is increasing. Crop Advances reports on projects funded by the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association while Field Crop News features new research and on farm project findings. There is ongoing research aimed at answering the pressing cover crop questions.
Ontario Cover Crop Recipe – Post Corn Silage, Going to Soybean: Introduce a Fall Rye Cover Crop
Ontario Cover Crop Recipe – Wheat Going to Corn: Underseed Red Clover
Ontario Cover Crop Recipe – After Wheat, Going to Corn or Soybean: Use an Oat-Radish Mix
Ontario Cover Crop Recipe – After Processing Vegetables: Use an Oat-Radish Mix
