August 16th - Waterloo Soil and Crop Improvement Association Classroom in the Field Darcy Weber's Farm - Floradale Road - Elmira 10 a.m. to 3 OMAFRA Soil Team will be presenting
August 17th - Farmer-led Research Field Day and Ontario Trillium Foundation Recognition Event Hosted by Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario 1560 Carmel-Koch Road, St. Agatha 10 a.m. start time www.efao.ca for more information
August 18th - Strip Till Management and UAV Technology in Implementing Best Management Practices for Soil Health Presenters include Brian Haoll, Ken Schaus and Richard Ahrens 1635 Bruce Road 4 - top of the hill outside Walkerton 10-1 Contact: Tori Waugh - Agricultural Outreach Coordinator, Saugeen Conservation 519-367-3040, extension 249
August 19th - 89th annual Huron County Ploughing Match Hosted by Fear Family Farms and Monoway Farms along with Huron County Warden Paul Gowing Includes antique competition and evening banquet at Belgrave Community Centre Junior Day Thursday, August 18th
August 24-27th - Canadian Plowing Championships Anderson Links - Ottawa www.cpc-16.org
Saugeen Conservation has a series of Coffee, Crops and Donuts workshops coming up. The workshops are taught by farmers, for farmers, to share experiences and methods in implementing best management practices on a variety of farms. August 18th - 10-1 - Strip Till Management and Drones - Shauss Land & Cattle's Ken Schauss and Richard Ahrens - 1633-1635 Bruce 4 - Walkerton August 30th - 9-11 - Interseeding Cover Crops Into Corn & Planting Into Green Cover Crops - 2 sites - Harry Biermans - Concession 10 between sideroad 5 and 10, Paisley and Peter Kotzeff, Concession 6 between Bruce 11 and Sideroad 5, Paisley September 2nd - 10-12 - Equipment for Best Management Practices - with Jim Boak - at Bruce County Plowing Match
August 27 - Environmental Farm Plan Workshop Clinton Register and get more info through the OSCIA website - www.ontariosoilcrop.org
August 31 - Growing Your Farm Profits Workshop 10-3 St. Mary's Day 2 - September 7th Register and get more info through the OSCIA website - www.ontariosoilcrop.org
September 6-7 - Group Sow Housing Seminar Best Western - Arden Park - Hotel, Stratford Presenting group sow housing options with practical solutions to the challenges of different systems, along with potential opportunities related to group housing September 6th from 4-8:30 p.m. - for producers who already have group sow housing September 7th from 9 a.m to 5:30 p.m. - for producers looking at group sow housing options
September 13th - Grain Farmers of Ontario's 2016 Annual General Meeting Quality Hotel and Suites, Woodstock Business portion of the meeting will be held in the morning. All attendees will be given passes to attend Canada's Outdoor Farm Show in the afternoon. More details on the GFO website - www.gfo.ca
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
November 17th - CAFA Farm Tax Update The Delta - Guelph www.cafanet.ca
November 20-21 - Ontario Young Farmers Forum International Plaza Hotel, Toronto This annual event attracts some of the brightest and most innovative young farmers aged 18-40 from across the province in conjunction with the OFA annual meeting and convention. Check out Ontario Young Farmers Forum on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/293094461043985/
