Learning Curve
Collaboration on
drainage innovation at
Huronview (Clinton, ON)
International Drainage Symposium
Melisa Luymes, LICO
August 31, 2022

Why collaborate with industry?
Online Survey 2021
• 88 responses
• 70% Ontario farmers

Design & monitoring at Huronview

Background

Who was at the table?
Sector Top priorities
Conservation Authority & environmental orgs Water quality in the Bayfield River & funders/ municipal directives
LICO & drainage industry Social license & job security, challenge & innovation
Farmers, farm orgs & agricultural industry Drainage, yield & profitability, sustainability & social license
Gov’t researchers & academia Research, publications
County & municipality Care of public land, cooperation of stakeholders

Demo Day – June 15, 2019

Contact
Melisa Luymes
• Land Improvement
Contractors of Ontario
mel@drainage.org
• 519-820-2358
Jeremy Meiners
• AGREM
• jrmeiners@live.com
• 309-723-3231