Learning from our Leaders at Agrifusion with Éric Brochu, Olivia Chevrier, & Alison Foucher
Thursday, January 23rd, 2025 from 9am-1:30pm
The Agri-Fusion team will share their innovative approach to large-scale organic farming in southern Quebec. They will introduce you to their farm and present some of their key equipment that minimizes soil disturbance, controls weeds, and ensures high-quality products. They will also demonstrate the dynamic of their 3000ha farm’s operations from crop selection to harvest and discuss different cultural and fertilization practices they use. Furthermore, they will address the challenges and advantages of scaling organic farming, emphasizing how Agri-Fusion balances efficiency, profitability, risk management through organic principles. To close, the team will highlight on past experiences and future opportunities, such as adopting emerging technologies, exploring new markets and now preparing for climate challenges. Agri-Fusion’s commitment to collaboration and innovation offers a compelling vision for the future of sustainable, large-scale organic agriculture.
Eric Brochu – General Manager of Agri-Fusion
M. Brochu, was born on a dairy farm in the Centre du Quebec where he got his first taste for agriculture and animal husbandry. He later studied Animal health technologies in Trois-Rivières before he joined the team at Nexia Biotechnologies who engineered the first Transgenic Goat in Canada. It is in 2011 that he shifted to organics and join Agri-Fusion as the Director of the Service Center and since 2020, assumes the role of General manager.
Alison Foucher, Agr. – Director of Agronomy at Agri-Fusion
Since 2020, Alison has been working at Agri-Fusion. She earned her Bachelor's degree in agronomy from Université Laval in 2022 and is a member of the Ordre des Agronomes du Québec. She now holds the position of Director of Agronomy and, over the years, has had the opportunity to experiment with various approaches and techniques in organic farming, thanks to the diversity of crops, soil types, and equipment on the farm.
Olivia Chevrier – Bachelor in Agronomy
Olivia began working at Agri-Fusion as a summer intern and, after graduating from McGill University in 2023 with a Bachelor’s in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, joined the team full-time alongside Alison. She contributes to large-scale cash crop production and assists with on-farm trials to improve crop rotation and specialty crop options in southern Quebec.
