Research Note Series | Rural Agri-Innovation Network (RAIN)

Our research note series is a collection of articles from RAIN’s research team. The notes aim to provide updates on current and completed research projects, as well as practical information on topics related to RAIN’s research priorities.

Interseeding early cover crops into corn- update
RAIN Agri-Food Forum
Boosting Northern Ontario Seed Production
Seeding Success: A Fresh Look at Cover Crops and Corn in Northern Ontario
Hot Pepper Variety Trail 2022
Interseeding early cover crops into corn demonstration
Indigenous Mycorrhizal Inoculum production on farm
Identifying Challenges and Opportunities for local food in the Post-Pandemic era
Hot Pepper Variety Trial-2021
Northern Cover Crop Innovations Webinar Recording
Northern Cover Crop Innovations Webinar
Algoma Crop Tour 2021
Riparian Restoration of the Thessalon River
Final Update- Weed control in Galega Part 2
Final Update- Weed control in Galega- Part 1
Final Cross-seeding Update
Best Management Practices for Alfalfa Production
Alternative Legumes- 2020
Weed Control in Galega- 2019 update
Soil Sampling Services
Malting Barley-2019 Update
Alternative Legumes- 2019 Update
2018 Update- Weed Control in Galega
Northern Ontario Forages
Continuation of RAIN's- Cross seeding forages project
Introducing RAIN's- Riparian Zone Restoration Demonstration
Introducing RAIN's- Galega Trial
Introducing RAIN's- Alternative Legumes Project
Introducing RAIN's- Malting Barley Variety Trial
Sulphur Fertilization- Canola
Sulphur Fertilization- Canola
Sulphur Rates on Forage Brassica Mix
Sulphur Fertilization on Brassica Vegetables
Nitrogen Rates on Forage Sorghum
Updates from RAIN's #plant17
Updates from RAIN's #plant17
Canola - Historic Yields in Algoma District
Keyline Plowing and Soil Moisture
Grazing Management 2016
Relative Forage Quality of Trees
ASCIA head-to-head barley variety trials
Assessing the Nitrogen Requirements of Sorghum Crops
Pasture improvement and the effects of Spanish River Carbonatite
Keyline Plowing: Soil Nutrients and Grass Yield 2016
Introduction to the Algoma District Sulphur Fertilization Project
Assessing the best method to establish a cover crop following barley
Introducing RAIN's new Cross-seeding Forages Project
Pasture Growth Summary 2016
Sheep Preferences: 2015 vs 2016
Sheep Preferences 2016
Food Skills and Education Assessment
Algoma Hops Production Opportunities
2015 Pasture Improvement Results: Grazing Management
2015 Pasture Improvement Results: Spanish River Carbonatite
2015 Results from the Keyline Plowing Trial
Wildlife Damage to Crops
RAIN Research Steering Committee Meeting Minutes
Measuring pasture yield is key to grazing management
Economic Analysis and Practical Applications of Fodder Trees
2015 Sheep Preferences of Fodder Trees
2015 Sheep Production Report on Fodder Tree Diet
Fodder Trees: 2015 Yield and Nutrient Analysis
RAIN Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes
Sulphur in Algoma Agriculture: Preliminary Data
Crop Variety Trials: 2015 Soybean Report
Crop Variety Trials: 2015 Canola Report
Testing Cross-seeding of Hay and Pasture: Call for Interested Farmers!
Understanding the Local Food Market: Results from a RAIN Research Study
Cost-Benefit of On-farm Grain & Oilseed Storage