Starting August 31, 2017, the phased-in requirement begins for Professional Pest Advisors (PPA) to supervise or conduct the soil inspection. Below is the list of counties under each Schedule. In the year that the farm property lands under one of these Schedules, the soil inspection assessment must be supervised or conducted by an independent Professional Pest Advisor. For those years that the farm property does not land under a Schedule, the soil inspection can be conducted by the IPM certified grower.
Schedule 1: 2017 PPA Soil Inspections
For Farm Properties in:
- Dufferin
- Frontenac
- Halton
- Lambton
- Middlesex
- Muskoka
- Prince Edward
- Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
- Toronto
- Wellington
Schedule 2: 2018 PPA Soil Inspections
For Farm Properties in:
- Bruce
- Elgin
- Grey
- Haldimand
- Hamilton
- Huron
- Nipissing
- Norfolk
- Ottawa
- Oxford
- Peel
- Sudbury
- Waterloo
Schedule 3: 2019 PPA Soil Inspections
For Farm Properties in:
- Algoma
- Brant
- Chatham-Kent
- Cochrane
- Durham
- Essex
- Haliburton
- Hastings
- Kawartha Lakes
- Kenora
- Lanark
- Leeds and Grenville
- Lennox and Addington
- Manitoulin
- Niagara
- Northumberland
- Parry Sound
- Perth
- Peterborough
- Prescott and Russell
- Rainy River
- Renfrew
- Simcoe
- Thunder Bay
- Timiskaming
- York
A crop inspection after stand loss must always be completed by and Professional Pest Advisor.
Source: OMAFRA