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Feb. 23 Midwestern Agricultural Calendar

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 25th - Ontario Goat Annual General Meeting and Producer Education Day Tavistock Memorial Hall 10-3 Includes handing out the first-ever Ontario Goat Advocate Award Email info@livestockalliance.ca or call 1-866-311-6422 to register or for more information.

February 25th - Dufferin Soil and Crops Association Annual Seed and Feed Show and Annual Meeting Amaranth Township Hall 9:30-3:15 Sponsored by Dufferin Federation of Agriculture and Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association Contact Jim Irvine at 1-800-265-2284

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. 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

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 18th - Specialty Cropportunities Program provided by Grey Ag Services 1-3 p.m. $10 per person - Pre-register through Grey Ag Services by March 13th.

March 24 - Grain Farmers of Ontario March Classic London Convention Centre This year's theme: Ontario Grains - Growing Stronger Together www.gfo.ca/marchclassic.aspx

March 24th - Horse Health Night Grey Ag Services - Markdale 730-930 $10 per person Pre register through Grey Ag Services by March 20th.

March 24-25 - Ontario Pork Annual General Meeting Delta Guelph Hotel and Conference Centre This year's theme - Respond, Rebound, Reinvest Registration required by March 20th. Details through the Ontario Pork Website - or 519-767-4600, ext. 1402

March 25th - Home Canning Demonstration Markdale Complex Community Centre and Arena 6:30-9 p.m. $20 per person Pre-register through Grey Ag Services by march 18th.

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.

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