Saugeen Conservation has a series of Coffee, Crops and Donuts workshops coming up. The workshops are taught by farmers, for farmers, to share experiences and methods in implementing best management practices on a variety of farms. July 18th - 9011 - High Resolution Soil Sampling and No-Till Management - Gerard Grubb farm - 585 Elora Road - Mildmay July 21st - Cover Crop Demo trials - North Wellington Co-Op - Alsfeldt Week of August 1st - Cover Crop Demo Trails - Parrish & Heimbecker - exact location TBA August 18th - 10-1 - Strip Till Management and Drones - Shauss Land & Cattle's Ken Schauss and Richard Ahrens - 1633-1635 Bruce 4 - Walkerton August 30th - 9-11 - Interseeding Cover Crops Into Corn & Planting Into Green Cover Crops - 2 sites - Harry Biermans - Concession 10 between sideroad 5 and 10, Paisley and Peter Kotzeff, Concession 6 between Bruce 11 and Sideroad 5, Paisley September 2nd - 10-12 - Equipment for Best Management Practices - with Jim Boak - at Bruce County Plowing Match
July 19 - Progressive Agriculture Foundation Safety Day for Children Teeswater Age-appropriate safety event to help children learn how to be safe on the farm. Contact: Linda Freiburger - 519-881-0549 www.casa-asca.ca/SafetyDays
July 20-21 - Beef Farmers of Ontario Summer Meeting Best Western Pembroke Inn & Conference Centre Pembroke 613-735-0131
July 21 - Wellington Soil and Crop Improvement Association Tour Starts at Ken Musselman's, Country Road 21, Elora
July 22nd - Bruce County Federation of Agriculture 75th anniversary celebration Cargill Community Centre Social at 6 - dinner at 7 Guest speaker - Michael 'Pinball' Clemens Tickets $40 each 519-364-3050 or 1-800-275-9551
July 24th - Grey County Federation of Agriculture celebrates agriculture At the Sinclair Auction Barn, Ceylon from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Entertainment by Cara Smith Country Relaxing afternoon of local foods, drinks and entertainment $10 OFA members bring your card for special offers
Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario Second Annual Free BBQ For Farmers Under 40 Includes a guest speaker from the Ag More Than Ever Initiative Free event - but contact CFFO for tickets. (www.christianfarmers.org) July 25th - 6-8:30 - Norwich (813275 Baseline Road - R. R. 3) July 27 - 6-8:30 - Rounds Ranch, Elmvale (1922 County Road 92)
August 1st - Preventing Grazing Pitfalls Workshop - Learning from our livestock and pastures At Ventry Hill Farm - Dundalk Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario in collaboration with the National Farmers Union local chapters EFAO mebers $20 - non-members $30 www.efao.ca or 519-822-8606
August 2nd - Grazing School Workshop At Ventry Hill Farm, Dundalk Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario in collaboration with the National Farmers Union local chapters 9-4:30 - lunch included EFAO member $75 - non member $95 www.efao.ca or 519-822-8606
August 12th - Onario Hay and Forage Co-operative event 10-3 Farm of Scott and Darlene Martin - Marhaven Agri - 161 Hawkesville Road, St. Jacobs To update members and potential members about the co-operative's activities and market progress Visit Ontariohay.ca or contact Patricia Ellingwood at 519-986-1484 or 1-877-892-8663
August 14-16 - Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Assoication summer meeting Emiry Farms - Emiry Road - Massey, Ontario
August 16th - Waterloo Soil and Crop Improvement Association Classroom in the Field Darcy Weber's Farm - Floradale Road - Elmira 10 a.m. to 3 OMAFRA Soil Team will be presenting Pig Road for $5
August 24-27th - Canadian Plowing Championships Anderson Links - Ottawa www.cpc-16.org
September 6-7 - Group Sow Housing Seminar Best Western - Arden Park - Hotel, Stratford Presenting group sow housing options with practical solutions to the challenges of different systems, along with potential opportunities related to group housing September 6th from 4-8:30 p.m. - for producers who already have group sow housing September 7th from 9 a.m to 5:30 p.m. - for producers looking at groiup sow housing options
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
November 17th - CAFA Farm Tax Update The Delta - Guelph www.cafanet.ca
