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 www.greyagservices.ca
January 8th - Grain Farmers of Ontario District 1 - Essex - Annual Meeting St. John's Parish Hall, Woodslee 9 a.m. start
January 12 - Oxford Soil & Crop Improvement Association Annual Meeting Cowan Park, 895 Ridgewood Drive, Woodstock
January 14 - Elgin Soil & Crop Improvement Association Annual Meeting Keystone Complex, Shedden
January 14-15 - Annual Beef Industry Convention Best Western Lamplighter Inn, London www.beefindustryconvention.com
January 15 - Lambton Soil & Crop Improvement Association Annual Meeting 9-3 Alvinston Community Centre Speakers include Horst Bohner and Peter Johson $15 per person includes hot lunch
January 18th - Grain Farmers of Ontario District 3 - Lambton - Annual Meeting Wyoming Fair Building - Wyoming 4 p.m. start time
January 19th - Grain Farmers of Ontario District 2 - Kent - Annual Meeting Country View Golf Course - Dover Centre 3 p.m. start
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
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 OSCIA members $75 - non members $110 - includes 1 year membership Registration closes Jan. 20th 1-877-424-1300 www.farmsmartconference.com
January 23rd - Farm Smart Conference and Beef Symposium Rozanski Hall, University of Guelph, Guelph Program featuring keynote speaker Doctor Temple Grandin www.farmsmartconference.com
January 27th - Food Safety Workshop Ridgetown Details on the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association website (www.ontariosoilcrop.org/oscia-programs/workshops-webinars)
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
Marketing Seminars for Grain Farmers of Ontario members Introducing producers to Options on Futures Seminars will be led by GFO's Marty Hibbs February 9 - Chatham 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 9-10 - Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association annual meeting Best Western Lamplighter Inn - London
February 11th - Soil Test CLinic Brooke-Alvinston Community Centre, Alvinston Free soil kit for registered participants RSVC Jessica Van Zwol - 519-245-3710 or email jvanzwol@scrca.on.ca
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 and 18th - Beef Farmers of Ontario Annual General Meeting International Plaza Hotel - 655 Dixon Road - Toronto
February 19th - Soil Test Workshop Woodstock OMAFRA Office Free for OSCIA members - $25 for non-members Register: 519-463-9737 or online at www.oscia.wildapricot.org
February 23-24 - Innovative Farmers Annual Conference Speakers on soil health, cover crops, controlled traffic farming and equipment innovations. London
February 24th - Poultry Producer Update Caradoc Community Centre - Mount Brydges www.poultryindustrycouncil.ca
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
