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Apr. 20 - Southwestern Ontario Agricultural Calendar

Grain Farmers of Ontario Spring 2015 Marketing Seminars Focussing on the futures markets aspect of your marketing plan. April 21 - Oungah April 22 - London 9:30-3 Pre-registration required Contact Marty Hibbs - 1-800-265-0550 or email [email protected]

OMAFRA's Swine Team is hosting webinar/workshops from the SowBridge Swine Education series for producers. Includes Gilt Development and Sow Lactation Tuesday, April 21st - Woodstock OMAFRA office Friday, April 24th - Stratford - South West Ontario Veterinary Services All sessions run 1:30-4 To register or for more info - Sandra at 519-482-3333 or email [email protected]

April 22-23 - Ontario Spring Discovery Show At the Ancaster Fairgrounds Jersey show starts at 6 p.m. on the 22nd Holstein show starts at 9:30 a.m. on the 23rd. April 15th deadline for entries.

Growing Forward Information Sessions for agricultural producers coming up April 28th - Ramada Inn, London April 29th - Wilson Hall, University of Guelph, Ridgetown Both sessions run from 1-3 p.m.

May 1 - Open House at the Elora Beef Reearch Centre - Ariss Bull Performance and Reproduction 2-4 p.m. Includes researchers explaining the novel assessments for feed efficiency and reproductive performance of young bulls.

June 4 - CAFA Annual Ontario Current and Connected Conference Woodstock Quality Inn Topics include the direction of federal research adn capital gains deductions adn rollovers for farmers. www.cafanet.com/conferences

June 14th - Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame Induction Country Heritage Park, Milton 7 inductees - including Don Lobb and Earl Wagner from Huron County.

July 15-16 - Beef Farmers of Ontario Summer Advisory Council Meeting Sarnia

July 30 - August 2nd - Canadian Simmental Convention Lindsay http://www.ontariosimmentalassociation.com/

August 6-8 - Beef Sense Trent University, Peterborough For participants aged 18-25 Application deadline July 2 Register through the 4-H Ontario website.

August 12th - Innovative Farmers Soil Health Day Hewitt Creek Farms, near Innisfil Topics include How to Reinvigorate Your Soil and Optimal Use of Manure in a No Till System www.ifao.com

September 15-17 - Canada's Outdoor Farm Show Woodstock

September 22-26 - International Plowing Match & Rural Expo United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry www.plowingmatch.org

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Youth volunteers practice coastal conservation

Nine young volunteers aged 11 to 17 spent three days exploring and protecting the Lake Huron coastline during the Coastal Conservation Youth Corps' inaugural program in Grand Bend from July 21 to 23.