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. 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
August 9th - Huron County 4-H Judging Competition At the Seaforth Agriplex Food booth and 4-H store will both be open Registration at 5, competition at 6
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 12th - Port Elgin Farm to Table Event Hosted by the Port Elgin BIA Showcasing local produce, meats and ciders in a four-course dinner on the streets Contact the Port Elgin BIA for more information - 519-386-5269
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
November 20-21 - Ontario Young Farmers Forum International Plaza Hotel, Toronto This annual event attracts some of the brightest and most innovative young farmers aged 18-40 from across the province in conjunction with the OFA annual meeting and convention. Check out Ontario Young Farmers Forum on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/293094461043985/
