November 6-15 - Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Exhibition Place, Toronto www.royalfair.org
November 16 - Ontario Pork Industry Council Special Interest Meeting 'The North American Packing Industry - Challenges and Opportunities for Pork Producers' Arden Park Hotel, Stratford 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. OPIC members $15 - non members $25 - free for producers RSVP 519-272-1532 email dkaczmarczyk@southwestvets.ca
Information and Training Session for AgManifest - an electronic manifest system for pig traceability: November 17th - Elora OMAFRA Office All sessions run 1:30-3:30 Call 519-669-3350 or email sarah.tfio@bell.net to confirm your attendance
November 17-19 - Canadian Forages and Grasslands Association 6th Annual Conference Sheraton Cavalier Hotel - Saskatoon - Saskatchewan
November 19-20th - Ontario Beekeepers Association Annual General Meeting and Conference Holiday Inn, Peterborough Waterfront Includes a free Bee Biosecurity Worskhop on the Wednesday as a pre-conference event. Details on the OBA website - http://www.ontariobee.com/
November 21st - Perth County Harvest Gala 'Celebrating the excellence of Perth Agriculture and the people who make it happen' Stratford Rotary Complex Social hour starts at 6 p.m. followed by a meal featuring local and Ontario food products. $50 per person - table of 8 for $350 Deadline for tickets - November 13th Contacting Perth Federation of Agriculture at 1-866-829-8866 or email ofaperth@quadro.net
November 23-24th - Ontario Federation of Agriculture Annual General Meeting This year's theme: How To Talk Farming And Influence People International Plaza Hotel, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto Registration opens Sunday, November 22nd at 6 p.m. www.ofa.on.ca
November 26-28 - National Farmers Union Annual National Convention Doubletree by Hilton, London This year's theme - 'Soil: Our Common Ground' Includes free public event Thursday, November 26th with keynote speaker Jeff Rasawehr on Managing Your Soil - Retoring balance, profits and fulfillment. www.nfu.ca
December 1 - Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario Annual Convention and Banquet St. George Banquet Hall, Waterloo Speakers include Lyndon Carlson from Farm Credit Canada and Andrew Campbell of Fresh Air Media Starts with breakfast at 8 a.m. and wraps up with the evening banquet.
BDO's Annual Ontario Agriculture Roadshow Topics include Canada's International Trade Agreements and Negotiations and Drone Technology and Demo December 3rd - Mitchell December 4th - Woodstock December 8th - Hanover/Walkerton (Knights of Columbus hall between Mildmay and Walkerton) December 11th - Fergus Register by phone - 519-576-5220 (online: https://event.bdo.ca/Ontario-Agriculture-Roadshow)
December 3-5 - Ecological Farmers of Ontario Conference Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, London Theme: 'Our Living Soils' Website - efao.ca http://conference.efao.ca
December 4th - Perth County Federation of Agriculture Annual Meeting and Banquet 7 p.m. Mitchell Golf Club
December 8th - Ontario Seed Growers Annual Meeting Four Points Sheraton, London Register by November 20th www.oscia.cloverpad.org/Events
December 9 - OSHAB Big Bug Day Arden Park Hotel, Stratford Topics include what's happening in the U-S on PED and an antimicrobial usage panel discussion. 519-272-1532 for more information. dkaczmarczyk@southwestvets.ca
December 15th - Innovative Farmers Marketing Workshop Springfield Golf and Country Club, Guelph Speakers include Mike Mock with the Andersons Group, Steve Kell with Parrish and Heimbecker and Gord Nysteun with Input Capital. Info and to register - www.ifao.com
December 15th - Forage Focus Conference 2015 Shakespeare Optimist Hall 'Forage Mixtures to Optimize Milk, Cow Health and Profit' www.ontarioforagecouncil.com/programs/forage-focus
January 6-12 - Grey Bruce Farmers Week Elmwood Community Centre 6th - Beef Day 7th - Dairy Day 8th - Goat Day 9th - Sheep Day 10th - Horse Day 11th - Ecological Day 12th - Crops Day www.greyagservices.ca
January 11th - Grain Farmers of Ontario District 7 - Waterloo/Oxford - Annual Meeting Craigowan Oxford Golf and Country Club R. R. 6, Woodstock 10 a.m. start time
January 13th - Grain Farmers of Ontario District 9 - Perth - Annual Meeting Time and location to be determined.
January 14th - Grain Farmers of Ontario District 8 - Huron - Annual meeting Holmesville Community Centre 9:30 a.m. start time
January 15th - Grain Farmers of Ontario District 10 - Grey, Bruce, Wellington - Annual Meeting Clifford Community Hall 9:30 a.m. start time
January 27th - Ontario Canola Growers Annual Meeting Nottawasaga Inn 9-3 Keynote speaker - Rob Salk with AgriTrend
February 2-3 - Precision Agriculture Conference Theme - 'Turning Precision Agriculture's Potential into Profits' London Best Western Lamplighter Inn www.farms.com/precisionagriculture
February 4-5 - London Dairy Congress @ Western Fair District Inaugural event Aims to provide the dairy farmer or farm manager with a one-stop experience for all things dairy.
February 16th - Cattlemen's College Sponsored by Zoetis and held in conjunction with Beef Farmers of Ontario's Annual General Meeting International Plaza Hotel - 655 Dixon Road - Toronto
February 17th and 18th - Beef Farmers of Ontario Annual General Meeting International Plaza Hotel - 655 Dixon Road - Toronto
February 23-24 - Innovative Farmers Annual Conference Speakers on soil health, cover crops, controlled traffic farming and equipment innovations. London
March 2-4 - Western Fair Farm Show Western Fair Entertainment Centre, London www.westernfairdistrict.com/london-farm-show
April 6-7 - Canadian Dairy Xpo Stratford Rotary Complex, Stratford. 9-4 both days Includes CheeseFest - April 6th - 4-7 p.m.
