December 19th - Grey County Soil and Crop Improvement Association annual Seed & Feed Show, Annual Meeting and Trade Show. Chatsworth Community Centre Program begins at 10 a.m. Registration deadline is December 17th. Grey Ag Services - Markdale - 986-3756 (Note this was re-scheduled from it's original date earlier in December)
December 31st - Deadline for submissions to the Huron County Cook Book for IPM 2017. They're especially interested in submissions from anyone with a connection to either the county matches or any of the previous 5 IPM's Huron has hosted. They can be emailed to ipm2017recipes@gmail.com. More information and a regular postal address on the website - www.plowingmatch.org/ipm-2017.
January 6th and 7th - 22nd Annual SouthWest Agricultural Conference @ University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus More than 40 sessions with expert speakers from across the globe. Registration deadline December 22nd Early bird discounts and draws for those who register by December 5th www.southwestagconference.ca Grain Farmers of Ontario and John Deere are hosting some satellite locations for SWAC on January 7th. One of this is at the Royal Canadian Legion in Walkerton. Admission is $25 - lunch provided. Contact Erin Calhoun at 519-767-4137 or ecalhoun@gfo.ca
January 7-13th - 49th Grey Bruce Farmers Week At the Elmwood Community Centre Jan. 7 - Beef Day Jan. 8 - Dairy Day Jna. 9 - Goat Day Jan. 10 - Sheep Day Jan. 11 - Horse Day Jan. 12 - Eco Day Jan. 13 - Crops Day. More details on the website - greyagservices.ca.
January 8-10 - 17th Annual Beef Industry Convention Best Western Lamplighter Inn and Conference Centre - London Includes Ontario Cattle Feeders Association Annual General Meeting and Zoetis Cattlemen's College www.ontariocornfedbeef.com
January 27th - Communication skills workskhop for agribusiness managers Agri-Food Management Institute course runs over 2 dates - January 27th and February 24th. Topic include dealing with performance issues more effectively and working in partnership with employees and family At the Delta Hotel, Guelph Cost is $120. Register by January 13th by emailing carolyn@takeanewapproach.ca.
January 14th - Grain Farmers of Ontario District 9 - Perth - Annual Meeting Mitchell Golf and Country Club, Mitchell 10 a.m. start time
January 14th - Beef Farmers of Ontario - Bruce County annual meeting Tara Legion, Tara Registration at 10:30 - meeting starts at 11
January 14th - Beef Farmers of Ontario - Huron County annual meeting Brussels Legion Hall, Brussels Meeting starts at 7
January 14-15 - Certified Crop Advisors Annual Meeting Best Western Lamplighter Inn, London
January 15th - Grain Farmers of Ontario District 8 - Huron - Annual Meeting Holmesville Community Centre, Holmesville 9:30 a.m. start time
January 16th - Grain Farmers of Ontario District 10 - Grey, Bruce, Wellington - Annual Meeting Clifford Community Hall, Clifford 9:30 a.m. start time
January 17th - Coyote Predation Workshop - sponsored by Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters At the Elmwood Community Centre 9:30 a.m. start $10 pre-registration - $20 at the door Lunch provided chris_godwin@ofah.org Fax 705-748-9577
January 19th - Beef Farmers of Ontario - Grey County annual meeting Lloyd Mitchell Memorial Board Room - Ag Centre - Markdale 6 p.m. start
January 20th - Beef Farmers of Ontario - Perth County annual meeting Sebringville Community Centre, Sebringville 6:30 start
January 22nd - Perth County Soil & Crop Improvement Annual banquet and meeting Perth East Recreation Centre, Milverton Social at 5 - program and dinner at 5:30 Tickets $20 Contact Thelma at 519-271-5190 or email eandtsmith@golden.net
January 23rd - Beef Farmers of Ontario - Wellington County annual meeting Alma Bible Chapel, Alma Registration at 5 - meeting at 5:45.
January 23 - SoilSmart - a FarmSmart Conference Manulife Sportsplex, Rim Park, Waterloo Feature speaker - Conservation Agronomist Ray Archeluta
January 24th - Beef Symposium and FarmSmart Main Conference Rozanski Hall, University of Guelph Presentations will address current and emerging technology and innovation across a range of topics. www.farmsmartconference.com
January 28th - Centralia Swine Research Update Kirkton-Woodham Community Centre Featured speaker - Doctor LIsa Becton, Director, Swine Health Information and Research, U-S National Pork Board Registration deadline January 23rd 519-271-0119 or email carrie.parsons@ontario.ca
2015 Herd Management Conference Presented by CanWest DHI Topics indlue New Feed Strategies and Considerations and Mobile Apps for Farmers. January 28th - Memorial Hall, Tavistock January 29th - PMD Complex, Drayton $25 per person by January 20th - $35 after January 20th 1-800-549-4373
February 4-5 - Canadian Dairy XPO - Canada's National Dairy Showcase Stratford Rotary Complex www.dairyxpo.ca
February 17th - Cattlemen's College 7-9 p.m. International Plaza Hotel, Toronto
February 18th-19th - Beef Farmers of Ontario Annual General Meeting International Plaza Hotel, Toronto
February 24-25 - Innovative Farmers Association of Ontario Annual Conference Lamplighter Inn, London Topics include Diverse Rotations and No Till and Transitionaing to Spring Strip-Till www.ifao.com or 519-986-3560
February 25-26 - Precision Agriculture Conference Best Western Lamplighter Inn & Conference Centre, London Details on the farms.com precision agriculture website http://www.farms.com/precision-agriculture/conference-2015/
March 24 - Grain Farmers of Ontario March Classic London Convention Centre www.gfo.ca/marchclassic.aspx
March 27-29 - All Equine - Ontario's Premier Equine Show At the Agriplex, Western Fair District, London. Includes educational clinics on Discipline, Dressage and Western. 2-8 Friday - 10-8 Saturday - 10-5 Sunday.