Conservation Ontario

New Soil Health Program Will Improve Profits for Ontario Farmers, Boost Sustainability for the Region

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, June 8, 2023
Farmer, Carbon, Biodiversity, Climate change, Soil, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Erosion, Health, Soil health, Government, Conservation Ontario, Farm, Agriculture, Golden Horseshoe, Green belt, Guelph

Through a regionally unique Soil Health Testing Program , the Foundation and the US-based Soil Health Institute will advance soil health assessment and management across Ontario, improving profits for farmers, boosting the strength of local food systems, and furthering Ontario’s ecological sustainability goals.

Key Points: 
  • Through a regionally unique Soil Health Testing Program , the Foundation and the US-based Soil Health Institute will advance soil health assessment and management across Ontario, improving profits for farmers, boosting the strength of local food systems, and furthering Ontario’s ecological sustainability goals.
  • This program will implement an innovative, scalable method for evaluating and tracking improvements in soil health.
  • The program will draw on farmer-to-farmer social networks to share technical agronomic knowledge about implementing soil health systems.
  • Once sampling is completed, participating farmers will receive customized soil health reports to compare soil health in their fields to similar soils in their region.

Open Letter to Premier Doug Ford re: One Ontario Proposal to Streamline the Development Application Approval Process

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Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Efficiency, Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, City, Information exchange, MPAC, Industry, Association, BILD, BSC, Simplicity, Conservation Ontario, National Building, Ministry, Ontario Professional Planners Institute, Planning, Toronto Regional Real Estate Board, Government, Leadership, Local government, Salem, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Consultant, OPPI, AMO, World, World Bank, Research, GLOBE, ICI, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (Ontario), First Nations, Property management, Convenience food

We need your leadership and support for the establishment of a Development Approval One Window Data and Information Exchange Standard that will lay the groundwork necessary for streamlining and digitizing the development approvals process.

Key Points: 
  • We need your leadership and support for the establishment of a Development Approval One Window Data and Information Exchange Standard that will lay the groundwork necessary for streamlining and digitizing the development approvals process.
  • After extensive preparation, in March of this year, we submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH).
  • Research shows that streamlining and integrating the development approval process will result in up to a 70% reduction in approval time to develop projects.
  • One Ontarios proposal will lay the groundwork for a modern solution that will ensure Ontario remains a growing, economically robust, and innovative province.