June 8th - Beef Code of Practice Information & Training Workshop Chaffe Farms - 5852 Line 39 West Perth 6:30 p.m. start with complimentary Beef on a Bun For more information, contact Jack Chaffee - 519-301-3034 or jdchaffe@quadro.net
June 13th - Waterloo Rural Women's 20th Annual Children's Farm Safety Day Rick & Doreen Shantz farm - 7341 3rd Line, R. R. 2 Wallenstein 9:30-1:15 $5 per child, includes lunch and snacks Hands-on learning, activities and games regarding safety on the farm. Contact: Susan Martin - 519-664-2327
June 14th - Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame Induction Country Heritage Park, Milton 7 inductees - including Don Lobb and Earl Wagner from Huron County.
June 17-18 - Ontario Pork Congress Stratford Rotary Complex, Stratford
June 20th - 100th Anniversary Celebration of the Waterloo 4-H Club Steckle Heritage Homestead, 811 Bleams Road, Kitchener Includes historical displays, silent auctions, BBQ dinner and a country barn dance. Tickets $10 - 6-12 years old $5 - 5 and under free 519-846-9788 or email sharon@huskyfarm.ca www.waterloo4-h.ca
June 27th - Open Farm Days Celebrating 50th anniversary of Dairy Farmers of Ontario Family-friendly event giving visitors a glimpse of what farming entails. Farms involved include: Slits Dairy Farm, R. R. 1 Brunner Pine Castle Farms - R. R. 2 Tara Milky Wave Inc - Elmira Markvale Holsteins - R. R. 1 Beachville For more details - including times - go to www.milk.org
June 27th - Grey Ag Services Open House Celebrating Grey Ag Services 15th anniversary and the addition of new equipment in the facility's meeting rooms (Courtesy Trillium Mutual Insurance Company) 1-3 p.m. 206 Toronto Street South, Markdale RSVP by June 22nd - 519-986-3756 or email info@grey agservices.ca
June 30th - Ontario Seed Growers Association Field Day At Connell Seeds, 5483 5th Line, Palmerston Includes new technology on site and new seed treatment plant under construction
July 3rd - Real Farm, Real Food, Real Experience event Sponsored by the Bruce County Federation of Agriculture 1475 Concession 5, Kincardine - 2 kilometers north of Kincardine A 'meal in the field' experience focussing on local agricultural products. Tickets $25 each. Available through Bruce County Federation of Agriculture office in Hanover, Municipal office in Rpley or Harley's Pub, Mildmay
July 7th - Ontario Forage Expo 2015 Celebrating 10 years of Hay Making in Motion Ontowa Farm - 2600 Northfield Drive - Elmira Includes demonstrations from the leaders in forage production equipment. Presented by Ontario Forage Council and the Waterloo and Dundas County Soil and Crop Improvement Associations. Second day is July 9th - Westergreen Farm - near Brinston www.ontarioforagecouncil.com
July 8 - Huron County Beef Producers Summer Steak BBQ Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre Social starts at 5:30 - Supper 6-8 Tickets $20 each - from any Huron County Beef Producers director
July 8-9 - Southwest Crop Diagnostic Day University of Guelph's Ridgetown Campus 8:45-4 Register online by July 1st - www.diagnosticdays.ca
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
Setpember 9-10 - BFO's 8th Annual Cow-Calf Roadshow Grey & Dufferin Counties (More details to follow)
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
October 24th - Junior Farmers Association of Ontario Autumn Profile Farmer-style olympic competition At the Listowel Ag Society Fairgrounds, Listowel. Hosted by the Perth County Junior Farmers Public encouraged to come and watch.
