Improving soil health skills through new training program
A soil health up-skilling program for crop advisors is taking root in Manitoba and Saskatchewan with support from leading food and beverage companies, collaborators, and scientific partners.
The Canadian Prairies Trusted Advisor Partnership will launch its first cohort at the start of 2025 as a counterpart to the North Dakota Trusted Advisor Partnership, which formed in 2022 to provide Certified Crop Advisors (CCAs) with practical soil health training.
The Trusted Advisor Partnership aims to fill the continued gap in technical assistance for science-driven soil health management in the Prairies. By providing agronomists with the next-generation skills, technological know-how, and professional networks they will expand their consulting reach to thousands of additional acres.
The Canadian Prairies TAP is supported by General Mills, PepsiCo, Bimbo Canada, Nature United, and South East Research Farm, and will offer education in soil health agronomy, water management, and diversified cropping systems, covering established and emerging stewardship practices in topics like residue management, zone mapping, variable rate technology, and tillage reduction.