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April 25 - Southwestern Ontario Ag Calendar

April 29th - Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame Open House and Reception At the Hall's new location - the Ontario AgriCentre, 100 Stone Road West, Guelph 3 p.m.

Ontario Soil & Crop Improvement Association Food Safety Webinars Explaining food safety risks and the good agricultural practices you can put in place to reduce or eliminate those risks. Run 1 to 1 and a half hours May 2 - Building Maintenance, Pest Control and Visitors May 16th - Soil Amendments May 30th - Pre and Post Harvest Water June 13 - Recall and Traceability June 27th - Worker Practices All start at 7 p.m. For additional details or to register for any of the webinars go to the OSCIA website - www.ontariosoilcrop.org

May 12-15 - Livestock Auction Markets' Association AGM and Convention Oakwood Resort, Grand Bend Hosted by Ontario Livestock Auction Markets's Association and Brussels Livestock www.lmacmarkets.ca

May 14th - Second Annual All-Ontario Judging Competition Hosted by Junior Farmers Association of Ontario and supported by 4-H Ontario At the Ancaster Fair Grounds Awards banquet to follow at the Copetown Community Centre Register online through the Junior Farmers Association of Ontario website - www.jfao.on.ca/pdf/2016AOJCRegistration.pdf $20 registration - $30 after April 22nd Banquet ticket $30 - must be purchased by May 6th

May 18 - CAFA Farm Succession Update Delta Hotel, Guelph Learn about how family, management and ownership interact during farm succession An in-depth look at the 3 Circle Model www.cafanet.com

June 2 - Farm Management Update - Building The Rocket Ship Quality Inn, Woodstock Learn about the latest in farm management from industry leaders www.cafanet.com or 1-877-474-2871

June 3-5 - Ontario Livestock Dealers Association AGM and Convention Sheraton on the Falls - Niagara Falls

June 11 - Breakfast On The Farm Veldale Farms - 545416 Pattullo Avenue, Woodstock 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Showcase for agriculture giving non-farmers a chance to meet real farmers and members of the agrifood industry. Reserve your free tickets through the Farm and Food Care Ontario website - www.farmfoodcareon.org

June 12th - Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame Association Induction Ceremony Country Heritage Park - Milton 2 p.m. For more information - check out the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame Association website - http://www.oahf.on.ca/

July 14 - Farm Smart Expo - agronimc and diagnostic day Elora Research Station Check out the Farm Smart Conference website for details

July 20-21 - Beef Farmers of Ontario Summer Meeting Pembroke

August 24-27th - Canadian Plowing Championships Anderson Links - Ottawa www.cpc-16.org

September 13-15 - Canada's Outdoor Farm Show Woodstock www.outdoorfarmshow.com

September 20-24 - International Plowing Match and Rural Expo Minto, Wellington County www.plowingmatch.org/home-2016

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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.