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 - South Western Ontario Pork Conference This year's theme - Paying Attention to Details At University of Guelph's Ridgetown Campus Register online at www.ridgetownc.com/swopc or call 1-866-222-9682 Register before Feburary 10th for $25 - $40 at the door
February 17th - Middlesex Soil and Crop Improvement Associatoin Update and AGM Ilderton Community Centre 9 a.m. - 3:30 Speakers include Doctor Peter Sikkema from Ridgetown and Peter Johnson $5 for the event - 1 year membership $20 Call 519-870-9941
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 4th - Business Management Course - Food Entrepreneurs: Building Ontario Innovation One Product at a Time At Barrie Campus of Georgian College Pre-conference seminars March 3rd. Put on by the Agri-food Management Institute, Georgiean College, County of Simcoe and OMAFRA
March 9 - Veal Farmers of Ontario Annual General Meeting Tavistock To register or for more information email info@livestockalliance.ca
March 11th - Inaugural George Morris AgriFood Plicy Lecture Cutten Fields, 190 College Avenue East, Guelph Doctor Richard Barichello on 'The TPP - Implications For Canada's Agriculture' Lecture with Q & A at 1 - panel discussion at 1:30 - FARE Awards at 3:30 - reception at 4 Open to the public - free admission but space is limited RSVP Debbie Harkies - dharkies@uoguelph.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 March 22-23 - Ontario Pork Annual General Meeting Delta Guelph Hotel and Conference Centre This year's theme: Era of Change and Accountability Also official launch of Ontario Pork's first-ver Social Responsibility report. Details on the Ontario Pork website.
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