b'SITE REHABILITATIONCorn crop on a former aggregate site in Huron CountyInitial findings from OSSGAs study show that challenges remain aroundsloping/drainageandstoniness,butaggregateproducers arebeinginnovativeinaddressingtheseobstacles.Theseefforts include things like rock picking, contouring, using soil amendments, importing topsoil, soil testing, and planting cover crops for longer periods of time before moving to row crops. More time is being spent around developing and stabilizing the soil structure before returning to agriculture, and sites are being monitored for longer to determineDrone footage from the long-term effectiveness.OSSGA study showing gentle sloping of a rehabilitated aggregate site in Grey CountyPIT TO PRIME PARTNERSHIPSLast year, a site in Cambridge, owned by the Edworthy family andOSSGAsstudysurveylookednotonlyatlandmanagement operatedbyHeidelbergMaterials,wasawardedthe2022OSSGApractices, it also queried landowners on when they became involved JudgesChoiceAwardinProgressiveRehabilitation.Aninterviewin the process and their level of involvement. We think that the results with John Edworthy highlighted the relationship between the farmerwill highlight the significance of the relationship with the aggregate andaggregateoperatorandtheimportanceofthispartnershipproducer and landowner. We also believe that greater alignment of toachievingsuccessfulrehabilitationbacktoagriculture.Whenmanagement strategies between the operator and landowner may interviewed, the Edworthy family commented on their commitmentlead to more successful rehabilitation outcomes.to working with the aggregate company in rehabilitating their land (who lives in that community) but for the generations to come.to sharing the results once available. and restoring it to the farmland it once was, not just for their familyThe report is expected in the first quarter of 2024. We look forward 18 AVENUESWINTER 2024'