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June 1 - Southwestern Ontario Agricultural Calendar

Dairy Farmer Workshops on Stockmanship For Better Production With Doctor Don Hoglund For farmers, farm emloyees and anyone else who works with dairy cows June 2 - Woodstock June 3 - Ilderton June 4 - Glencoe June 5 - Ilderton Free, but pre-registration required - www.farmIMPACT.ca

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 14th - Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame Induction Country Heritage Park, Milton 7 inductees - including Don Lobb and Earl Wagner from Huron County.

June 17th - Environmental Farm Plan Workshop Wilson Hall, University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus Allows farmers to highlite their farm's environmental strengths and identify areas of concern as well as setting realistic action plans. Register at www.ontariosoilcrop.org or by email - joanne.sanderson@ontariosoilcrop.org

June 17-18 - Ontario Pork Congress Stratford Rotary Complex, Stratford

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 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 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

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.

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