January 12 - Oxford Soil & Crop Improvement Association Annual Meeting Cowan Park, 895 Ridgewood Drive, Woodstock
January 13 - Lambton Cattlemen Annual Meeting Plympton-Wyoming Fairgrounds Building, Wyoming 6:30 p.m.
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 Johnson $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
January 20th - Essex County Cattlemen Annual Meeting St. John's Hall, Woodslee 6:30 p.m.
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 21 - Lambton Pork Producers Annual Meeting Crabby Joe's - Petrolia Meeting starts at 6 p.m.
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 - Traceability Workshop Wilson Hall - University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus Details on the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association website
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 Ideal for operators of roadside or farmers markets. Details on the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association website (www.ontariosoilcrop.org/oscia-programs/workshops-webinars)
January 28th - Kent Pork Producers Association annual meeting University of Guelph's Ridgetown Campus Registration at 4:30 - meeting at 5
January 28th-31st - Guelph Organic Conference Includes workshop and tradeshow Guelph University Centre www.guelphorganicconf.ca
January 29th - Environmental Farm Plan Workshop St. Clair Conservation Authority - Strathroy (Day 2 is February 5th) Details and registration through the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association website.
February 1 - Middlesex Pork Producers Annual Meeting Coldstream Community Hall, Ilderton Meeting starts at 6 p.m.
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 - Oxford Pork Producers Annual Meeting Mt. Elgin Community Centre 5 p.m. meeting - meal to follow
February 2-3 - Precision Agriculture Conference Theme - 'Turning Precision Agriculture's Potential into Profits' London Best Western Lamplighter Inn www.farms.com/precisionagriculture
February 3rd - Elgin Pork Producers Annual Meeting Shedden Keystone Complex 7:30 p.m.
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 9th - Growing Your Farm Profits Workshop Wyoming Legion, Wyoming Day 2 is February 16th Details on the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association website
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
March 22nd - Grain Farmers of Ontario March Classic This year's theme - Cultivating Consumer Relationships London Convention Centre Those who register before January 31st will be entered to win one of two Good In Every Grain jackets. www.gfo.ca/MarchClassic 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
May 18 - CAFA Farm Succession Update Ajax Convention Centre, Ajax. An in-depth look at the 3 Circle Model www.cafanet.com
