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 16th - Heartland Region's Soil Workshop Featuring Frank Gibbs Listowel Agricultural Hall 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Register by February 12th www.oscia.wildapricot.org/events or 519-820-2358
February 17th - Poultry Producer Update Mount Forest Community Centre www.poultryindustrycouncil.ca
February 17th - South Western Ontario Pork Conference This year's theme - Paying Attention to Details At University of Guelph's Ridgetown Campus Register online at www.ridgetownc.com/swopc or call 1-866-222-9682 Register before February 10th for $25 - $40 at the door
February 17th - Dufferin Soil and Crops Association Annual Seed & Feed Show & AGM Amaranth Township Hall - County Road 10 and Line 6 Laurel $30 includes lunch and membership For more information - 519-835-9929
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
Feb. 24th - Ontario Goat Annual General Meeting - Goff Hall in Woodstock. To register or for more information email info@livestockalliance.ca
February 25th - CAFA's Focus On Farm Women - Bringing it all together Guelph www.cafanet.com or 1-877-474-2871
February 26th - Sowing Seeds: A European Perspective 1-3 p.m. at the Brodhagen Community Centre in West Perth Farmers from Germany and France will share experiences on seed laws, trade and farm policies Hosted by the Perth/Oxford National Farmers Union Local 341 For information call 519-349-2448 (email aslater@quadro.net or jbrady@hay.net)
March 1st to 10th Soil Health Road Show Farm and Food Care Ontario The workshops run from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. They are free to the farming community and include lunch. Space is limited to the first 50 people to register for the following locations: Elmwood - March 1 Brodhagen - March 2 Delhi - March 3 Parkhill - March 8 Thamesville - March 9 Leamington - March 10 To register, visit www.farmfoodcare.org/events
March 2nd - The Value of Marginal Land Grey Agricultural Services, Markdale 10-3 $20 per person 519-986-3756 to register
March 2-4 - Western Fair Farm Show Western Fair Entertainment Centre, London www.westernfairdistrict.com/london-farm-show
March 4th - Business Management Course - Food Entrepreneurs: Building Ontario Innovation One Product at a Time At Barrie Campus of Georgian College Pre-conference seminars March 3rd. Put on ty the Agri-food Management Institute, Georgiean College, County of Simcoe and OMAFRA
March 5th - Beef Herd Health Course Grey Ag Services, Markdale 10:30-4 $25 per person Call 519-986-3756 to register
March 9 - Veal Farmers of Ontario Annual General Meeting Tavistock To register or for more information email info@livestockalliance.ca
March 11th - Inaugural George Morris AgriFood Plicy Lecture Cutten Fields, 190 College Avenue East, Guelph Doctor Richard Barichello on 'The TPP - Implications For Canada's Agriculture' Lecture with Q & A at 1 - panel discussion at 1:30 - FARE Awards at 3:30 - reception at 4 Open to the public - free admission but space is limited RSVP Debbie Harkies - dharkies@uoguelph.ca
March 22nd - Grain Farmers of Ontario March Classic This year's theme - Cultivating Consumer Relationships London Convention Centre Those who register before January 31st will be entered to win one of two Good In Every Grain jackets. www.gfo.ca/MarchClassic
March 22-23 - Ontario Pork Annual General Meeting Delta Guelph Hotel and Conference Centre This year's theme: Era of Change and Accountability Also official launch of Ontario Pork's first-ver Social Responsibility report. Details on the Ontario Pork website.
March 16th - Practical Tips On Raising Goats Grey Ag Services, Markdale 1-3:30 $10 per person Call 519-986-3756 to register
March 29th - Soil Insect ID Workshop Grey Ag Services, Markdale 1:30-3:30 $10 per peson Call 519-986-3756 to register
March 31st - Horse Health Night Grey Ag Services, Markdale 7:30-9:30 p.m. $10 per person Call 519-986-3756 to register
April 2 - Perth County Junior Farmers Banquet Kinkora Hall
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
May 18 - CAFA Farm Succession Update Ajax Convention Centre, Ajax. An in-depth look at the 3 Circle Model www.cafanet.com
