Sow the Seeds of Sustainability

Join the Northern Ontario and Northwestern Quebec Regenerative Agriculture Program

About the Program

Are you an oat producer in Northern Ontario or Northwestern Quebec? Join us in cultivating a more sustainable future for your farm and our communities! The Northern Ontario & Northwestern Quebec Regenerative Agriculture Program, aligned with PepsiCo's Pep+ initiative, is offering oat producers the opportunity to adopt regenerative agricultural practices on-farm. In partnership with a team of agronomists, data collected will showcase the impacts of sustainable agricultural practice implementation on oat production in the north. 

Why Participate?

  • Get paid for using regenerative practices
  • work closely with an agronomist to understand impacts of regenerative practices on your overall soil health and production
  • Access exclusive producer education events
  • Be part of the solution - help meet global sustainability goals

How it Works

  • Step One: Express interest in participating in the project! Reach out and sign up. www.farmnorth.com or contact Co-op Regionale. 
  • Step Two: Verification Process
  •   Team will work with the farmer to ensure current practices align with the projects goals. 
  • Farmers will be enrolled in Measurement Reporting Verification (MRV): In collaboration with an agronomist, data such as soil health and implemented practice data will be tracked. 
  • Step Three: Sell your oats to an approved elevator
  •   Koch Farrns Agri-Sales Inc.
  •   Co-op Regionale
  • Step Four: Receive a minimum of $15/acre in Spring 2026. 

 

Declared Practices

A minimum of $15/acre is available for implementing declared practices. Reach out to program contacts for more details. 
Established Industry Practices Premium Practices

Improved 4R Practices: Proper nitrogen amount use, proper phosphate incorporation, staggered nitrogen application

Improved Soil Protection: Low or no-till, leave crop residue on field

Cover Crop & Field Biodiversity: Use of cover crops between two crops, allow seed drifting to produce cover crop

Improved 4R Practices: Use of stable nitrogen products, variable rate application of fertilizer

Rotation Length: 4+ crop rotation

Cover Crop & Field Biodiversity: Plant dual (or more) cover crop between two crops, establish forage crop under oats, plant unproductive grounds into a perennial crop, hedgerow or pollinator strip

 

 

Program Contacts

Tanja Seed, Agronomist, Co-op Regionale
705-647-6639      oats@coopregionale.com

Terry Phillips, Outreach Coordinator
705-676-7976

Emily Seed, Executive Director, NOFIA
705-647-4782

Resources

Data Requirements for Program Participation