The Rhythm of Farmer-Led Research
Activities in the orange circle represent farmer-researcher responsibilities,
and activities in the green circle represent EFAO staff activities.
Farmer-Led Research
Farmer-Cooperators needed for Strawberry Fungal Control Trial
Can bees play a role in preventing the development of botrytis in organic strawberry patches? Dr. Susan Chan is working to find out.
No-till fall broccoli in northern Ontario
Read and watch Ryan Spence and Isabelle Spence-Legault’s farmer-led research trial where they tested whether a crimped cover crop of rye and hairy vetch reduced tillage, cultivation and irrigation for their fall broccoli crop in northern Ontario.
Soil Health Benchmark 2019 Results
Read the report summarizing EFAO’s 2019 pilot Soil Health Benchmark Study.
No-Till Vegetable Trials: The no-till transplanter
The no-till transplanter is an important tool in EFAO’s No-Till Vegetable Trials to show that no-till techniques can be successfully employed on a larger scale (>3 acre +) using machinery that is currently available.
FarmLite App
Around two and a half years ago at an EFAO conference of 2017, a group of farmers along with a couple of scientists from the University of British Columbia embarked on a project. The aim of this project was to identify the technology needs of our farming community and to work together to develop a solution to meet those needs. Now the app has launched!