January 5 & 6 - South West Agricultural Conference University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus www.southwestagconference.ca
January 6-12 - Grey Bruce Farmers Week Elmwood Community Centre 6th - Beef Day 7th - Dairy Day 8th - Goat Day 9th - Sheep Day 10th - Horse Day 11th - Ecological Day 12th - Crops Day www.greyagservices.ca
January 8th - Dairy Biosecurity Workshop Woodstock Details on the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association website (www.ontariosoilcrop.org/oscia-programs/workshops-webinars)
January 11th - Grain Farmers of Ontario District 7 - Waterloo/Oxford - Annual Meeting Craigowan Oxford Golf and Country Club R. R. 6, Woodstock 10 a.m. start time
January 11th - Food Safety Workshop Grey Ag Services - Markdale Details on the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association website (www.ontariosoilcrop.org/oscia-programs/workshops-webinars)
January 13th - Grain Farmers of Ontario District 9 - Perth - Annual Meeting Mitchell Golf and Country Club - Mitchell 9:30 a.m. start time
January 14th - Grain Farmers of Ontario District 8 - Huron - Annual meeting Holmesville Community Centre 9:30 a.m. start time
January 14-16 - Annual Beef Industry Convention Includes the Ontario Cattle Feeders' Association Annual General Meeting Thursday evening - morning and afternoon speaker sessions Friday. Best Western Lamplighter Inn, London www.beefindustryconvention.com
January 15th - Grain Farmers of Ontario District 10 - Grey, Bruce, Wellington - Annual Meeting Clifford Community Hall 9:30 a.m. start time
2016 Herd Management Conference - presented by CanWest DHI January 20th - Tavistock Memorial Hall January 21st - PMD Complex, Drayton 9:30-3 Kenote speaker - Doctor Nigel Cook - University of Wisconsin $25 per person until January 12th - $35 after the 12th. Register - 1-800-549-2434
January 21st - Poultry Biosecurity Workshop Listowel - Trillium Mutual Details on the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association website (www.ontariosoilcrop.org/oscia-programs/workshops-webinars)
Professional Cattle Feeding & Marketing Shortcourse Session one will focus on animal welfare issues and feeding strategies - January 21st Session two will focus on status of cattle and corn markets, riskmanagmeent tools and antibiotics use - Feburary 4th Both sessions at the Royal Canadian Legion, 493 Erie Street, Wyoming To register - 519-683-4569
January 22nd - Yieldsmart - Optimizing Your Crop Production System RIM Manulife Financial Sportsplex, Forbes Hall, Waterloo Presenter is Doctor Jerry Hatfield of the USDA 1-877-424-1300 www.farmsmartconference.com
January 23rd - Farm Smart Conference and Beef Symposium Rozanski Hall, University of Guelph, Guelph Program featuring keynote speakers Doctor Temple Grandin Y University of Guelph's Doctor Sylvain Charlebois 1-877-424-1300 www.farmsmartconference.com
January 27th - Ontario Canola Growers Annual Meeting Nottawasaga Inn 9-3 Keynote speaker - Rob Salk with AgriTrend
January 28th-31st - Guelph Organic Conference Includes workshop and tradeshow Guelph University Centre www.guelphorganicconf.ca
February 1 - Poultry Biosecurity Workshop Woodstock Details on the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association website (www.ontariosoilcrop.org/oscia-programs/workshops-webinars)
February 2-3 - Precision Agriculture Conference Theme - 'Turning Precision Agriculture's Potential into Profits' London Best Western Lamplighter Inn www.farms.com/precisionagriculture
February 4-5 - London Dairy Congress @ Metroland Media Agriplex, London Inaugural event Aims to provide the dairy farmer or farm manager with a one-stop experience for all things dairy. www.westernfairdistrict.com/londondairycongress
February 9-10 - Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association annual meeting Best Western Lamplighter Inn - London
Marketing Seminars for Grain Farmers of Ontario members Introducing producers to Options on Futures Seminars will be led by GFO's Marty Hibbs February 10 - Stratford February 11 - London February 25th - Brantford Pre-registration required 1-800-265-0550 - email mhibbs@gfo.ca - or www.gfo.ca/marketing
February 16th - Cattlemen's College Sponsored by Zoetis and held in conjunction with Beef Farmers of Ontario's Annual General Meeting International Plaza Hotel - 655 Dixon Road - Toronto
February 17th - Poultry Producer Update Mount Forest Community Centre www.poultryindustrycouncil.ca http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=zyg6xvgab&oeidk=a07ebsvcg0a3dc6d65e&condition=SO_OVERRIDE
February 17th and 18th - Beef Farmers of Ontario Annual General Meeting International Plaza Hotel - 655 Dixon Road - Toronto
February 23-24 - Innovative Farmers Annual Conference Speakers on soil health, cover crops, controlled traffic farming and equipment innovations. London
Feb. 24th - Ontario Goat Annual General Meeting - Goff Hall in Woodstock. To register or for more information email info@livestockalliance.ca
February 25th - CAFA's Focus On Farm Women - Bringing it all together Guelph www.cafanet.com or 1-877-474-2871
March 2-4 - Western Fair Farm Show Western Fair Entertainment Centre, London www.westernfairdistrict.com/london-farm-show March 9 - Veal Farmers of Ontario Annual General Meeting Tavistock To register or for more information email info@livestockalliance.ca April 6-7 - Canadian Dairy Xpo Stratford Rotary Complex, Stratford. 9-4 both days Includes CheeseFest - April 6th - 4-7 p.m.
April 9 - Canadian Meat Goat Association Annual General Meeting Ancaster Fairgrounds To register or for more information email tealssausage@optionsdsl.ca
