March 4 - Emerging Technologies in Swine Liquid Feeding Arden Park Hotel Stratford 9:30 am Contact OMAF Stratford Brenda McCabe 519-271-0280
March 5 - French Language Crops Day St Isidore Contact Michel Moisan OMAF Alfred 613-679-0937
March 7-8 - Kemptville College Royal Contact Ellen Mooney 613-258-8336 ext 316
March 8 - Eastern Ontario Beef Day Winchester Community Centre Contact Ron Wilson 613-543-2784 or Nancy Noecker 613-258-8476
March 8 - International Women's Day
March 8-11 - 4-H Future Leaders in Action Mansfiled Outdoor Centre Contact 1-877-410-6748
March 11 - Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario Eastern Chapter Kitchen Meeting on Home Cheese Making with Margaret Morris hosted by Maria and Peter Biemond at Iroquois 11:30 am Contact 613-652-4118
March 12 - Seeds of Hope Organic Gardening Seminars 6 week Course Start Date Bethany Baptist Church Baseline Road at Centrepoint Dr Nepean 7 to 9 pm Contact 613-820-0598
March 12 - Holstein Canada 2004 Convention Planning Committee Meeting EBI Boardroom 10 am Contact Ruth Vogel 613-275-2956
March 12-13 - Ontario Pork Education Day and Annual Meeting Toronto
March 13-16 - Can Am All Breeds Equine Emporium Western Fairgrounds London Contact Paul Maguire 519-421-1189 canamequine@bellnet.ca www.can-amequine.com
March 14-16 - Jersey Canada Annual Meeting Vancouver BC
March 15 - 4-H Clown Project Workshop St John the Baptist Anglican Church 6699 Rideau Valley Drive South Kars 9 am registration 9:30 am Program starts Contact Barb Smith 613-826-2477 brsmith@magma.ca or Nancy Pirie Egan 613-794-4226 npirieegan@4-hontario.ca
March 15 - Spirit of Beekeeping Biological Beekeepers Workshop New Life Retreat Lanark 10 am to 5 pm Contact 613-259-3337
March 18-20 - Ottawa Valley Farm Show Lansdowne Park Ottawa
- Tuesday March 18 9 am to 5 pm Official Opening 11:30 am/
- Wednesday March 19 9 am to 9 pm
- Thursday March 20 9 am to 4 pm
March 18 - Berry Information Day Purvis Hall Kemptville College Registration 8:30 am Program 8:45 am For more information contact Kevin Schooley 613-258-1565 or kconsult@attcanada.ca
March 19 - Zone D Regional Dairy Farmers of Ontario Regional Meeting
March 19 - Innovative Farmers Association of Ontario Annual Meeting OMAF Boardroom Woodstock 9:30 am Contact 519-769-2443
March 24 & 27 - Environmental Farm Plan Workshop Kenmore 7 to 10 pm Contact Arlene Ross 613-821-3900
March 24-25 - Ontario Egg Producers 38th Annual General Meeting, Marriot Airport Hotel, Toronto Contact 905-858-9790
March 27 - Eastern Ontario AgriBusiness Support Centre Annual Meeting Contact Shirley Munro 613-258-8271
March 29 - Small Scale Food and Beverage Processors Consultation Arnprior 9:30 am Registration 10 am Program Contact Loraine McKinley Kemptville College 613-258-8336 ext 468 or 1-800-585-1784
March 29 - Herbs for Allergies and Asthma Gloucester High School Ottawa 9 am to Noon $26 Contact Judy Henry 613-832-8241 or-enry@cyberus.ca
March 29 - Herbs for Bone Health Gloucester High School Ottawa 1 to 4 pm $26 Contact Judy Henry 613-832-8241 or henry@cyberus.ca
March 31 - Eastern Breeders Inc Annual Meeting Kemptville College Brunch 11 a.m. Purvis Hall, Meeting 12 pm Auditorium Parish Hall Kemptville Contact Rose-Marie Martin 613-258-5944
April 5 - Eastern Ontario Spring Classic Sale Hugh Fawcett Auctions Winchester 11 am
April 7 - Genetic Evaluation Board Open Industry Session Hotel des Seigneurs ST Hyacinthe
April 8 - Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario Eastern Chapter Kitchen Meeting on Harvesting High Quality Organic Forages, Grains, Pulses hosted by Norm and Kathy Porter at Smith Falls 11:30 am Contct 613-283-7605
April 9-10 - 2003 London Swine Conference London Convention Centre London Contact Linda Moir 519-767-4600 www.ontariopork.on.ca or lsc2003@ontariopork.on.ca
April 9-13 - Holstein Canada Convention Sheraton Inn Fredericton New Brunswick
April 11-12 - Ontario Beef Congress Orangeville Fairgounds Contact Cathy Lasby 519-763-8833 pams@sentex.net
April 12 - Holstein Canada Annual Meeting Sheraton Fredericton Hotel Fredericton NB
April 12 - Bay of Quinte Mutual Insurance 4-H Volunteer Workshop Royal Brock Hotel Brockville Contact Nancy Pirie Egan 613-794-4226 or npirieegan@4-hontario.ca
April 16 - Eastern Ontario Western Quebec Championship Show Committee Meeting EBI Boardroom Kemptville 11 am Contact Ruth Vogel 613-275-2956
April 16 - District 10 Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency Producer Education Series Meeting 2 Community Hall Johnson’s Independent Grocers Kemptville 7:30 to 9:30 pm Contact Greg Stubbings 613-774-4563
April 29 - Ontario Spring Discovery Family BBQ Stratford Fairgrounds 5-7 pm Contact 519-653-6180
April 29 - Ontario Spring Discovery Showmanship Classes Stratford Fairgrounds 7 pm Contact 519-653-6180
April 30 - Ontario Spring Discovery Holstein and Jersey Show Stratford Fairgounds Contact 519-653-6180
May 12 - Canadian Dairy Network Sire Proof Release Day
May 13-15 - International Conference on the St Lawrence River Ecosystem "Large River Ecosystems Under Stress" NavCanada Conference Centre Cornwall
Contact Christina Collard 613-936-6620 or www.riverinstitute.com
May 22 - Maxville Spring Holstein Show Maxville
May 24 - District 10 Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency Field Day 2003 South Mountain Fairgrounds Contact Greg Stubbings 613-774-4563
June 19-20 - Ontario Pork Congress 2003 Stratford Fairgrounds Contact 519-625-8811 or opc@orc.ca
July 4-5 - Eastern Breeders Inc Showcase
July 9-11 - Canadian Seed Growers’ Association Annual Meeting Winnipeg Contact 613-236-0497
July 15 - Eastern Ontario Dairy Judging Day Hosted by Frontenac County Holstein Club
July 16 - Eastern Ontario Holstein Council Meeting Contact Lynn Boyd 613-989-5651
July 26-30 - Soil and Water Conservation Society Annual Meeting Spokane Convention Centre Spokane Washington Contact Pamela Joosse 519-826-3853 pamela.joosse@
omaf.gov.on.ca
August 6 - Inter County 4-H Dairy Judging Competition Spencerville 8:30 am Registration 9 am Competition Starts Contact Ontario Holstein 519-653-6180
August 8-10 - Festival of Quilts Rural Expo 2003 International Plowing Match and Machinery Show Perth Contact Cindy Jones R. R. 3 Perth, ON K7H 3C5
August 16-17 - Garlic is Great Festival Country Heritage Park Milton Contact 1-888-307-3276 or www.garlicisgreat.ca
August 22-23 - CANPLOW 50th Anniversary World Plowing Championships University of Guelph Elora Research Farm Contact www.canplow.com or info@canplow.com
September 8 - Canadian Dairy Network Sire Proof Release Day
September 7-9 - 2003 Dairy Cattle Improvement Industry Forum Delta Beausejour Hotel Moncton NB
September 9-11 - Outdoor Farm Show Woodstock
September 16-21 - Rural Expo 2003 International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Show Hosted at Carleton Place by Lanark County 613-253-PLOW or www.ruralexpo2003.ca or info@ruralexpo2003.ca
September 27 - Forest Fair of Eastern Ontario "Today’s Forest – A Better Tomorrow Ferguson Forest Centre 275 County Road 44 Kemptville 10 am to 3 pm
September 30-October 4 World Dairy Expo Madison Wisconsin
October 14-16 - Dairy Farmers of Ontario Fall Meetings
October 16 - Eastern Ontario Western Quebec Holstein Championship Show Kemptville
October 17 - Friends of 4-H Fundraiser, Milton Farm Museum, Gambrel Barn
December 9 - Ontario Seed Growers’ Association Annual Meeting London
From the Archives:
County Dateline, March 2003
