June 4 - CAFA Annual Ontario Current and Connected Conference Woodstock Quality Inn Topics include the direction of federal research and capital gains deductions and rollovers for farmers. www.cafanet.com/conferences
June 8th - Beef Code of Practice Information & Training Workshop Chaffe Farms - 5852 Line 39 West Perth 6:30 p.m. start with complimentary Beef on a Bun For more information, contact Jack Chaffee - 519-301-3034 or jdchaffe@quadro.net
June 13th - Waterloo Rural Women's 20th Annual Children's Farm Safety Day Rick & Doreen Shantz farm - 7341 3rd Line, R. R. 2 Wallenstein 9:30-1:15 $5 per child, includes lunch and snacks Hands-on learning, activities and games regarding safety on the farm. Contact: Susan Martin - 519-664-2327
June 14th - Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame Induction Country Heritage Park, Milton 7 inductees - including Don Lobb and Earl Wagner from Huron County.
June 17-18 - Ontario Pork Congress Stratford Rotary Complex, Stratford
July 7th - Ontario Forage Expo 2015 Celebrating 10 years of Hay Making in Motion Ontowa Farm - 2600 Northfield Drive - Elmira Includes demonstrations from the leaders in forage production equipment. Presented by Ontario Forage Council and the Waterloo and Dundas County Soil and Crop Improvement Associations. Second day is July 9th - Westergreen Farm - near Brinston www.ontarioforagecouncil.com
July 8 - Huron County Beef Producers Summer Steak BBQ Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre Social starts at 5:30 - Supper 6-8 Tickets $20 each - from any Huron County Beef Producers director
July 8-9 - Southwest Crop Diagnostic Day University of Guelph's Ridgetown Campus 8:45-4 Register online by July 1st - www.diagnosticdays.ca
July 15-16 - Beef Farmers of Ontario Summer Advisory Council Meeting Sarnia
July 30 - August 2nd - Canadian Simmental Convention Lindsay http://www.ontariosimmentalassociation.com/
August 6-8 - Beef Sense Trent University, Peterborough For participants aged 18-25 Application deadline July 2 Register through the 4-H Ontario website.
August 12th - Innovative Farmers Soil Health Day Hewitt Creek Farms, near Innisfil Topics include How to Reinvigorate Your Soil and Optimal Use of Manure in a No Till System www.ifao.com
Setpember 9-10 - BFO's 8th Annual Cow-Calf Roadshow Grey & Dufferin Counties (More details to follow)
September 15-17 - Canada's Outdoor Farm Show Woodstock
September 22-26 - International Plowing Match & Rural Expo United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry www.plowingmatch.org
October 24th - Junior Farmers Association of Ontario Autumn Profile Farmer-style olympic competition At the Listowel Ag Society Fairgrounds, Listowel. Hosted by the Perth County Junior Farmers Public encouraged to come and watch.
