January 19th - Beef Farmers of Ontario - Grey County annual meeting Lloyd Mitchell Memorial Board Room - Ag Centre - Markdale 6 p.m. start
January 20th - Beef Farmers of Ontario - Perth County annual meeting Sebringville Community Centre, Sebringville Dinner at 6. Tickets $12. Looking for new directors for 2015. 519-356-2727 or 519-343-3847
January 22nd - Perth County Soil & Crop Improvement Annual banquet and meeting Perth East Recreation Centre, Milverton Social at 5 - program and dinner at 5:30 Tickets $20 Contact Thelma at 519-271-5190 or email eandtsmith@golden.net
January 23rd - Beef Farmers of Ontario - Wellington County annual meeting Alma Bible Chapel, Alma Registration at 5 - meeting at 5:45.
January 23 - SoilSmart - a FarmSmart Conference Manulife Sportsplex, Rim Park, Waterloo Feature speaker - Conservation Agronomist Ray Archeluta
January 24th - Beef Symposium and FarmSmart Main Conference Rozanski Hall, University of Guelph Presentations will address current and emerging technology and innovation across a range of topics. www.farmsmartconference.com
January 26th - Perth Pork Producers Association Annual Meeting Mitchell Golf and Country Club, Mitchell Social at 5 - meal at 6 - meeting to follow 519-229-8866 or email pcppa@quadro.net
January 27th - Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association Poultry Biosecurity Workshop Mount Forest Library - Lower level 10-3 Free workshop on the benefits of on-farm biosecurity and identifying key practices to help incresae your farm's biosecurity. More info on the OSCIA website - register at http://registration.wildapricot.org
Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association Traceability Workshops Free one-day workshop focuses on how you can gain a competitive advantage and improve your bottom line with your tracability system. January 27th - Rostock - 9-3 February 25th - North Huron Wescast Community Centre, Wingham - 9-3 March 12th - OMAFRA Office, Elora - 9-3 March 24th - Grey Ag Services - Markdale - 9-3 Register at http://registration.wildapricot.org
January 28th - Centralia Swine Research Update Kirkton-Woodham Community Centre Featured speaker - Doctor Lisa Becton, Director, Swine Health Information and Research, U-S National Pork Board Topics include Lessons Learned from PED and PED Research Update. Registration deadline January 23rd 519-271-0119 or email carrie.parsons@ontario.ca
January 28th - Huron County Pork Producers Association annual meeting Clinton Legion Social at 5:30 - meal at 6 - meeting at 7 Guest Speakers include Loris Moser of OPIC and Amy Cronin and Teresa VanRaay from ONtario Pork.
2015 Herd Management Conference Presented by CanWest DHI Topics include New Feed Strategies and Considerations and Mobile Apps for Farmers. January 28th - Memorial Hall, Tavistock January 29th - PMD Complex, Drayton $25 per person by January 20th - $35 after January 20th 1-800-549-4373
January 30th - Waterloo & Wellington/Dufferin Pork Producers Associations joint annual meeting Linwood Community Centre, Linwood Social 11:30-12 - meal at 12 - speakers and annual meeting start at 12:30 519-669-2302
January 31st or February 1st - Guelph Organic Conference Day Trip University of Guelph 7 a.m to 7 p.m. Sponsored by Huron Ag-Ambitions
February 4-5 - Canadian Dairy XPO - Canada's National Dairy Showcase Stratford Rotary Complex www.dairyxpo.ca
February 5th - Grey Bruce Pork Producers Association Annual Meeting United Church - 399 Goldie Street - Paisley Lunch at 1 - meeting at 2
February 9th - deadline to purchase tickets fot the Perth Junior Farmers Annual Banquet. Event being held February 21st at the Listowel Agricultural Hall. Dinner at 6:30 - dance from 9-1 Tickets are $25 Email perthjf@jfao.on.ca
February 10th - Ag Accounting and Financing workshop REACH - Clinton 6-8:30 Dinner included. Contact Ag Ambitions Huron - www.ag-ambitions.ca
February 12th - Mink Biosecurity Workshop OMAFRA Office, Elora 10-3 Free workshop on the benefits of on-farm biosecurity and identifying key practices to help incresae your farm's biosecurity. More info on the OSCIA website - register at http://registration.wildapricot.org
February 17th - Cattlemen's College 7-9 p.m. International Plaza Hotel, Toronto
February 18th - Regional Poultry Producer Update Mount Forest Community Centre, Mount Forest 9:30-4:15 Registration is $40 - $45 at the door www.pountryindustrycouncil.ca or 519-837-0284
February 18th-19th - Beef Farmers of Ontario Annual General Meeting International Plaza Hotel, Toronto
February 24th - Honing Customer Service & Power To Communicate Workshop REACH, Clinton 6-8:30 p.m. Dinner included Contact Ag Ambitions Huron - www.ag-ambitions.ca
February 24-25 - Innovative Farmers Association of Ontario Annual Conference Lamplighter Inn, London Topics include Diverse Rotations and No Till and Transitionaing to Spring Strip-Till www.ifao.com or 519-986-3560
February 24-25 - Canadian Federation of Agriculture Annual General Meeting Delta Ottawa City Centre, Ottawa. This year's theme - Election 2015 - Prioritizing our Food System. Preliminary agenda coming to the CFA website.
February 25th - Regional Poultry Producer Update Best Western Soneridge Inn, London 9:30-4:30 Registration is $40 - $45 at the door www.pountryindustrycouncil.ca or 519-837-0284
February 25-26 - Precision Agriculture Conference Best Western Lamplighter Inn & Conference Centre, London Details on the farms.com precision agriculture website http://www.farms.com/precision-agriculture/conference-2015/
February 26th - Focus on Farm Women Workshop A day of timely information on issues affecting farm families in Southern Ontario Holiday Inn, Guelph www.cafanet.com
February 26th - Mink Biosecurity Workshop OMAFRA Office, Woodstock 10-3 Free workshop on the benefits of on-farm biosecurity and identifying key practices to help incresae your farm's biosecurity. More info on the OSCIA website - register at http://registration.wildapricot.org
March 10 - Grants & Resources & Sell Your Sizzle workshop 6-8:30 p.m. Location TBA Contact Ag Ambitions Huron - www.ag-ambitions.ca
March 24 - Grain Farmers of Ontario March Classic London Convention Centre www.gfo.ca/marchclassic.aspx
March 26th - William A. Stewart Lecture and Reception Speaker is former CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon At the London Convention Centre 7 p.m. start. - wine and cheese reception to follow Proceeds to support the Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program Tickets are $100 - through the Rural Ontario Institute at 519-826-4204.
March 27-29 - All Equine - Ontario's Premier Equine Show At the Agriplex, Western Fair District, London. Includes educational clinics on Discipline, Dressage and Western. 2-8 Friday - 10-8 Saturday - 10-5 Sunday.
