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 5 & 6 - South West Agricultural Conference University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus www.southwestagconference.ca
January 6-12 - Grey Bruce Farmers Week Elmwood Community Centre www.greyagservices.ca
January 8th - Grain Farmers of Ontario District 1 - Essex - Annual Meeting St. John's Parish Hall, Woodslee 9 a.m. start
January 12 - Oxford Soil & Crop Improvement Association Annual Meeting Cowan Park, 895 Ridgewood Drive, Woodstock
January 14 - Elgin Soil & Crop Improvement Association Annual Meeting Keystone Complex, Shedden
January 14-15 - Annual Beef Industry Convention Best Western Lamplighter Inn, London www.beefindustryconvention.com
January 15 - Lambton Soil & Crop Improvement Association Annual Meeting 9-3 Alvinston Community Centre Speakers include Horst Bohner and Peter Johson $15 per person includes hot lunch
January 18th - Grain Farmers of Ontario District 3 - Lambton - Annual Meeting Time and location to be determined
January 19th - Grain Farmers of Ontario District 2 - Kent - Annual Meeting Country View Golf Course - Dover Centre 3 p.m. start
2016 Herd Management Conference - presented by CanWest DHI January 20th - Tavistock Memorial Hall January 21st - PMD Complex, Drayton 9:30-3 Kenote speaker - Doctor Nigel Cook - University of Wisconsin $25 per person until January 12th - $35 after the 12th. Register - 1-800-549-2434
Professional Cattle Feeding & Marketing Shortcourse Session one will focus on animal welfare issues and feeding strategies - January 21st Session two will focus on status of cattle and corn markets, riskmanagmeent tools and antibiotics use - Feburary 4th Both sessions at the Royal Canadian Legion, 493 Erie Street, Wyoming To register - 519-683-4569
January 22nd - Yieldsmart - Optimizing Your Crop Production System RIM Manulife Financial Sportsplex, Forbes Hall, Waterloo Presenter is Doctor Jerry Hatfield of the USDA OSCIA members $75 - non members $110 - includes 1 year membership Registration closes Jan. 20th 1-877-424-1300 www.farmsmartconference.com
January 23rd - Farm Smart Conference and Beef Symposium Rozanski Hall, University of Guelph, Guelph Program featuring keynote speaker Doctor Temple Grandin www.farmsmartconference.com
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.
Marketing Seminars for Grain Farmers of Ontario members Introducing producers to Options on Futures Seminars will be led by GFO's Marty Hibbs February 9 - Chatham February 10 - Stratford February 11 - London February 25th - Brantford Pre-registration required 1-800-265-0550 - email mhibbs@gfo.ca - or www.gfo.ca/marketing
February 9-10 - Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association annual meeting Best Western Lamplighter Inn - London
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
February 24th - Poultry Producer Update Caradoc Community Centre - Mount Brydges www.poultryindustrycouncil.ca
Feb. 24th - Ontario Goat Annual General Meeting - Goff Hall in Woodstock. To register or for more information email info@livestockalliance.ca March 2-4 - Western Fair Farm Show Western Fair Entertainment Centre, London www.westernfairdistrict.com/london-farm-show
March 9 - Veal Farmers of Ontario Annual General Meeting Tavistock To register or for more information email info@livestockalliance.ca April 6-7 - Canadian Dairy Xpo Stratford Rotary Complex, Stratford. 9-4 both days Includes CheeseFest - April 6th - 4-7 p.m.
April 9 - Canadian Meat Goat Association Annual General Meeting Ancaster Fairgrounds To register or for more information email tealssausage@optionsdsl.ca
