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May 30 - Southwestern Ontario Ag Calendar

May 31-June 1 - Farm & Food Care Canada's first annual Public Trust Summit Delta Ottawa City Centre Opportunity for food system leaders to gather and delve into current issues related to public trust in food and farming. More details on the Farm & Food Care Canada website. http://www.farmfoodcare.org/canada/event/public-trust-summit-ottawa/

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 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

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 8 - Ontario Agri-Food Education 2016 Annual General Meeting 'Shaping the future of food education" The Gambrel Barn, Country Heritage Park, Milton http://www.oafe.org/

June 9th - Poultry Health Day Arden Park Hotel, Stratford Presented by the Poultry Industry Council 9-4 Includes a farmers experience with Avian Influenza and an Ontario Animal Health Network Disease Update www.poultryindustrycouncil.ca

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/

June 13th - Tracibility Workshop Essex Civic Centre, Essex Focus on how you can gain a competitive edge and improve your bottom line with your tracability system. Register online at www.ontariosoilcrop.org (June 20th is second day of the workshop)

July 5 - Ontario Forage Expo 2016 Forage Equipment Demonstrations and Trade Show Farm of Carman & Beth-Ann Weppler and Family, 7504 Minto/Normanby Townline, Clifford. Dundas County will host the Eastern Ontario version on July 7th in Winchester. Free to the farming community - lunch available on-site - no pre-registration required. www.ontarioforagecouncil.com

July 6 and 7 - 22nd Annual SouthWest Crop Diagnostic Days University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus 8:45-3:30 each day www.diagnosticdays.ca

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

July 15-17 - Summer Fair and Farm Expo Country Heritage Park, Milton Chance to glimpse farming past, present and future. Includes 4th annual Super Pull Event on Saturday. www.countryheritagepark.com

July 20 - Progressive Agriculture Foundation Safety Day for Children Ridgetown Age-appropriate event to help children learn how to be safe on the farm. Contact: Cassi Boersma - 519-401-1948 (www.casa-asca.ca/SafetyDays)

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

November 4-13 - Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Toronto

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