July 20 - Progressive Agriculture Foundation Safety Day for Children Ridgetown Age-appropriate event to help children learn how to be safe on the farm. Contact: Cassi Boersma - 519-401-1948 (www.casa-asca.ca/SafetyDays)
July 20 - Environmental Farm Plan Workshop (Cancelled!) To assess your farm business, learn more about on-farm environmental best management practices, develop Action Plans and learn more about cost-sharing opportunities. Wilson Hall, University of Guelph's Ridgetown Campus More details on the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association website
July 20-21 - Beef Farmers of Ontario Summer Meeting Pembroke
July 21 - Growing Your Farm Profits Workshop (Cancelled!) Wilson Hall - University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus Free workshop helps farmers examine and enhance their farm from a business success perspective Details on the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association website
Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario Second Annual Free BBQ For Farmers Under 40 Includes a guest speaker from the Ag More Than Ever Initiative Free event - but contact CFFO for tickets. (www.christianfarmers.org) July 25th - 6-8:30 - Norwich (813275 Baseline Road - R. R. 3) July 27 - 6-8:30 - Rounds Ranch, Elmvale (1922 County Road 92)
August 3 - Lambton Cattlemen's Association Beef Barbecue Brooke-Alvinston-Inwood Arena 5:30-7 Advance tickets $18, $20 at the coor Children $5 - children under 5 free email lambtoncattlemens@hotmail.ca or call 519-332-6783
August 9 - Essex Soil and Crop Improvement Association Twilight Tour Don and Neal Huber's Farm - 1655 Huffman Road - Harrow 5-8 p.m. Contact: Michael Dick - 519-776- 5209, ext 369
August 10 - Kent Soil and Crop Improvement Association Twilight Tour University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus 11 a.m registration, lunch and tour to follow Contact: Karla Jackson - 519-350-7289
August 10 - Lambton Soil and Crop Improvement Asociation Twilight Tour Alan Butler's Farm - 5320 Lambton Line, Croton 4:44 p.m. start time $5 dinner and meeting Contact: Bonnie Marriott - 519-384-0701
August 12th - Onario Hay and Forage Co-operative event 10-3 Farm of Scott and Darlene Martin - Marhaven Agri - 161 Hawkesville Road, St. Jacobs To update members and potential members about the co-operative's activities and market progress Visit Ontariohay.ca or contact Patricia Ellingwood at 519-986-1484 or 1-877-892-8663
August 24-27th - Canadian Plowing Championships Anderson Links - Ottawa www.cpc-16.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 groiup sow housing options
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
October 6 - Environmental Farm Plan workshop To assess your farm busienss, learn more about on-farm environmental best management practices, develop Action Plans and learn more aobut cost-sharing opportunities. Lambton - Wyoming Legion More details on the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association website
October 20 - Growing Your Farm Profits Workshop Lambton - Wyoming Legion Free workshop helps farmers examine and enhance their farm from a business success perspective Details on the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association website
November 4-13 - Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Toronto
November 17th - CAFA Farm Tax Update The Delta - Guelph www.cafanet.ca
