Danny Jefferies has joined the Agriculture Development Branch at OMAFRA as the soil management specialist for horticulture. He is responsible to lead technology transfer in the assessment of new, emerging, or existing practices, products, technology, and research related to soil management in horticulture. He will work to coordinate projects designed to assess the applicability of new or existing practices, products, technology, research, programs, and policies to Ontario conditions, including best management practices. He is based out of the Ridgetown College office.

Most recently, he worked as a precision ag consultant for Deveron in Ontario. In this role he consulted with farmers regarding seed and fertility recommendations utilizing precision technologies. A variety of GIS, Farm Management Information Systems, on-farm technology (eg. Yield Maps, As-Applied application, Gamma-Radiometric Soil Sensing) were utilized to evaluate trials and drive various fertility and additional management decisions.

Jefferies holds a BSc in Environmental Science and an MSc, both from the University of Guelph. His Master’s thesis utilized X-ray computed micro-tomography to scan soil cores from agricultural systems to measure soil structural indices (porosity volume, shape & connectivity).

He can be reached at danny.jefferies@ontario.ca.

Source:  Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs October 4, 2023 news release