December 16th - Innovative Farmers Association of Ontario Marketing Workshop Holiday Inn, Guelph Reviewing strategies for the current grain market www.ifao.com
January 6th and 7th - 22nd Annual SouthWest Agricultural Conference @ University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus More than 40 sessions with expert speakers from across the globe. Registration deadline December 22nd Early bird discounts and draws for those who register by December 5th www.southwestagconference.ca
January 7-13th - 49th Grey Bruce Farmers Week At the Elmwood Community Centre More details on the website - greyagservices.ca.
Jan. 8th - Grain Farmers of Ontario District 3 - Lambton County - Annual meeting Wyoming Fair Building - 595 Main Street - Wyoming 4 p.m. start time
January 8-10 - 17th Annual Beef Industry Convention Best Western Lamplighter Inn and Conference Centre - London Includes Ontario Cattle Feeders Association Annual General Meeting and Zoetis Cattlemen's College www.ontariocornfedbeef.com
January 9th - Beef Farmers of Ontario - Kent County annual meeting Links of Kent Golf Club - Chatham 6:30 start
January 9th - Grain Farmers of Ontario District 1 - Essex Annual Meeting St. John's Parish Hall, Woodslie 9 a.m. start time
January 14th - Beef Farmers of Ontario - Lambton County annual meeting Plympton-Wyoming Fairgrounds Building, Wyoming 6 p.m. start
January 14-15 - Certified Crop Advisors Annual Meeting Best Western Lamplighter Inn, London
January 20th - Grain Farmers of Ontario District 2 - Kent - Annual Meeting Country View Golf Course - Oungah 3 p.m. start time
January 21 - Beef Farmers of Ontario - Essex County annual meeting St. John's Hall, Woodslee 6:30 p.m.m start time
January 23 - SoilSmart - a FarmSmart Conference Manulife Sportsplex, Rim Park, Waterloo Feature speaker - Conservation Agronomist Ray Archeluta
January 24th - Beef Symposium and FarmSmart Main Conference Rozanski Hall, University of Guelph Presentations will address current and emerging technology and innovation across a range of topics. www.farmsmartconference.com
January 27th - Communication skills workskhop for agribusiness managers Agri-Food Management Institute course runs over 2 dates - January 27th and February 24th. Topic include dealing with performance issues more effectively and working in partnership with employees and family At the Delta Hotel, Guelph Cost is $120. Register by January 13th by emailing carolyn@takeanewapproach.ca.
January 28th - Centralia Swine Research Update Kirkton-Woodham Community Centre Featured speaker - Doctor LIsa Becton, Director, Swine Health Information and Research, U-S National Pork Board Registration deadline January 23rd 519-271-0119 or email carrie.parsons@ontario.ca
2015 Herd Management Conference Presented by CanWest DHI Topics indlue New Feed Strategies and Considerations and Mobile Apps for Farmers. January 28th - Memorial Hall, Tavistock $25 per person by January 20th - $35 after January 20th 1-800-549-4373
February 4-5 - Canadian Dairy XPO - Canada's National Dairy Showcase Stratford Rotary Complex www.dairyxpo.ca
February 17th - Cattlemen's College 7-9 p.m. International Plaza Hotel, Toronto
February 18th-19th - Beef Farmers of Ontario Annual General Meeting International Plaza Hotel, Toronto
February 24-25 - Innovative Farmers Association of Ontario Annual Conference Lamplighter Inn, London Topics include Diverse Rotations and No Till and Transitionaing to Spring Strip-Till www.ifao.com or 519-986-3560
February 25-26 - Precision Agriculture Conference Best Western Lamplighter Inn & Conference Centre, London Details on the farms.com precision agriculture website http://www.farms.com/precision-agriculture/conference-2015/
March 24 - Grain Farmers of Ontario March Classic London Convention Centre www.gfo.ca/marchclassic.aspx
March 27-29 - All Equine - Ontario's Premier Equine Show At the Agriplex, Western Fair District, London. Includes educational clinics on Discipline, Dressage and Western. 2-8 Friday - 10-8 Saturday - 10-5 Sunday.
