May 18 - CAFA Farm Succession Update Delta Hotel, Guelph Learn about how family, management and ownership interact during farm succession An in-depth look at the 3 Circle Model www.cafanet.com May 25 - Growing Your Farm Profits Workshop Wilson Hall, University of Guelph, Ridgetown 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Register online at www.ontariosoilcrop.org (Day 2 is June 1st)
Ontario Soil & Crop Improvement Association Food Safety Webinars Explaining food safety risks and the good agricultural practices you can put in place to reduce or eliminate those risks. Run 1 to 1 and a half hours May 30th - Pre and Post Harvest Water June 13 - Recall and Traceability June 27th - Worker Practices All start at 7 p.m. For additional details or to register for any of the webinars go to the OSCIA website - www.ontariosoilcrop.org
May 31-June 1 - Farm & Food Care Canada's first annual Public Trust Summit Delta Ottawa City Centre Opportunity for food system leaders to gather and delve into current issues related to public trust in food and farming. More details on the Farm & Food Care Canada website. http://www.farmfoodcare.org/canada/event/public-trust-summit-ottawa/
June 2 - Farm Management Update - Building The Rocket Ship Quality Inn, Woodstock Learn about the latest in farm management from industry leaders www.cafanet.com or 1-877-474-2871
June 3-5 - Ontario Livestock Dealers Association AGM and Convention Sheraton on the Falls - Niagara Falls
June 11 - Breakfast On The Farm Veldale Farms - 545416 Pattullo Avenue, Woodstock 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Showcase for agriculture giving non-farmers a chance to meet real farmers and members of the agrifood industry. Reserve your free tickets through the Farm and Food Care Ontario website - www.farmfoodcareon.org
June 12th - Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame Association Induction Ceremony Country Heritage Park - Milton 2 p.m. For more information - check out the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame Association website - http://www.oahf.on.ca/
June 13th - Tracibility Workshop Essex Civic Centre, Essex Focus on how you can gain a competitive edge and improve your bottom line with your tracability system. Register online at www.ontariosoilcrop.org (June 20th is second day of the workshop)
July 5 - Ontario Forage Expo 2016 Forage Equipment Demonstrations and Trade Show Farm of Carman & Beth-Ann Weppler and Family, 7504 Minto/Normanby Townline, Clifford. Dundas County will host the Eastern Ontario version on July 7th in Winchester. Free to the farming community - lunch available on-site - no pre-registration required. www.ontarioforagecouncil.com
July 6 and 7 - SouthWest Crop Diagnostic Days University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus www.diagnosticdays.ca
July 14 - Farm Smart Expo - agronimc and diagnostic day Elora Research Station Check out the Farm Smart Conference website for details
July 20-21 - Beef Farmers of Ontario Summer Meeting Pembroke
August 24-27th - Canadian Plowing Championships Anderson Links - Ottawa www.cpc-16.org
September 13-15 - Canada's Outdoor Farm Show Woodstock www.outdoorfarmshow.com
September 20-24 - International Plowing Match and Rural Expo Minto, Wellington County www.plowingmatch.org/home-2016
November 4-13 - Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Toronto
