Speaker Series
Kaya Moore
Farm Manager / Innovation Farms Ontario
Robots in the field, smarter sensors, and software that spots problems before you do: emerging ag technology is moving fast, and Ontario farmers shouldn’t have to wait to find out what works. Innovation Farms Ontario (IFO) is where this technology gets put to the test on real farms, under real conditions, with farmers at the centre of the process.
IFO brings together growers, technology developers, and researchers to evaluate new tools for crop protection, including robotics, robotic implements, sensors, and software platforms. By testing these innovations in working fields, we help answer the questions that matter most to farmers: Does it work on my acres? Does it fit my operation? Is it worth the investment? The results help developers refine their products and help farmers make confident decisions about what to adopt.
About Kaya Moore
Kaya Moore, Farm Manager, Innovation Farms Ontario
Kaya Moore is the Farm Manager at IFO, where she oversees all on-farm trial work from start to finish. She works closely with farmers and technology innovators to ensure new tools are tested fairly, practically, and in ways that reflect the realities of Ontario farm operations.
Kaya will share highlights from IFO’s 2026 season, introduce new technologies now entering the market, and explain how farmers can get involved in the emerging crop protection tech space, including robotics, sensors, and software.
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Speaker Series
Jordan Wallace
Advanced Solutions Technology Specialist., GPS Ontario
Optimizing Your Fields: Practical Land Forming Solutions for Enhanced Soil Health and Crop Yield
Join Jordan Wallace, a leading expert in precision agriculture from GPS Ontario, as he shares practical insights from a recent land-forming project at the Ottawa Smart Farm.
About Jordan Wallace
Discover how strategic land forming can transform challenging fields into productive, resilient assets for your farm. Join Jordan Wallace, a leading expert in precision agriculture from GPS Ontario, as he shares practical insights from a recent land-forming project at the Ottawa Smart Farm. This session addresses real-world solutions to combat waterlogging, improve soil health, and increase crop yield through targeted land-forming techniques. Learn about soil amendment strategies, effective drainage management, and key steps for maintaining soil biology in saturated fields. Walk away with actionable tools to optimize your fields and adapt to changing conditions, enhancing both productivity and sustainability.
Bio: Jordan Wallace is a highly regarded expert in precision agriculture and advanced field technology solutions, specializing in sustainable land management and soil health improvement. As the Advanced Solutions Technician at GPS Ontario, Jordan has spearheaded innovative projects focused on improving farm efficiency, productivity, and resilience against extreme weather conditions. With a strong background in practical technology applications, Jordan brings a wealth of knowledge on implementing adaptive land-forming practices, based on extensive work with fields at the Ottawa Smart Farm. His insights are grounded in real-world challenges, including water management and soil biology, positioning him as a valuable resource for farmers seeking to optimize land use in today’s variable climate.
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Moe Agostino
Chief Commodity Strategist/Podcaster
2027/2028 will be a Repeat of the Good Times in 2021/2022!
Moe Agostino Chief Commodity Strategist/Podcaster will discuss the similarities and key differences between the period of 2020 – 2022 vs. 2026 to 2028 including the epic U.S. battle for acres in 2027 and why we could see all time record grain prices in the coming years!
About Moe Agostino
Moe has over 42+ years of experience in trading markets, commodity risk management and marketing, the last 20 years with Farms.com Risk Management. His primary areas of expertise include grains, basis, livestock, feed, futures/options, energy/diesel, fertilizer/input purchases and both technical and fundamental analysis with a global and local market perspective.
Farms.com Risk Management is a Commodity Research Boutique specializing in providing commodity market information and insight to farmers and agribusinesses across North America.
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Speaker Series
Andres Hurtado
Co-founder / Terralynx
Mapping Drains, Ponds and Rivers from the Air: Drones for Drainage and Water Management
Drain cleanouts, pond maintenance and drainage design all depend on knowing what’s under the water and how the land around it slopes. Collecting that data by boat or on foot is slow and expensive. Andres Hurtado of Terralynx shows how drones carrying sonar sensors and LiDAR now map channel depth, sediment buildup and surrounding terrain in a fraction of the time. He’ll draw on real projects in Ontario and the US, from stormwater ponds to river reaches mapped for hydraulic modelling. The session covers the data’s appearance, its accuracy, the method’s limitations, and how it integrates with drainage work, conservation programs and engineering design. Aimed at drainage superintendents, engineers, conservation staff, researchers and landowners.
About Andres Hurtado
Andres Hurtado is co-founder of Terralynx (formerly Terranova UAV), an Ontario company that turns drone data into decisions for agriculture, conservation and water management. Since 2017, Terralynx has combined LiDAR, multispectral imagery, bathymetry and AI-driven analysis to measure what’s happening on the ground and under the water. Its work includes high-resolution elevation mapping for tile drainage design, bathymetric mapping of ponds, drains and river channels for hydraulic modelling, crop and vegetation health monitoring, and volume calculations. Clients include farmers, municipalities, conservation authorities and engineering firms across Ontario and the US.
Andres has more than 15 years of engineering and project management experience. He holds a Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering from the University of Antioquia in Colombia and an MBA from Western University’s Ivey Business School.
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Shawn Brenneman
Provincial Director / St. Clair Region OSCIA
About Shawn Brenneman
Join Shawn Brenneman, Provincial Director and the rest of St. Clair Regional Soil and Crop directors (comprised of Essex, Chatham-Kent, Lambton County Associations) for our Annual General Meeting. Find out what’s going on in the region, 2025 research trials, upcoming grants cost-share programs, workshops and activities.
The Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA), founded in 1939, is a grassroots, not-for-profit farm organization. The Association is represented by more than 50 local county and district branches within 11 regions of the province, and our dedicated membership has significant representation in all commodity groups.
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