2007 Regional / Provincial Events
June 5 - Ontario 4-H Foundation First Annual Golf-East Tournament, Emerald Links Golf & Country Club, Manotick Station, 6537 Emerald Links Drive, Greely, The day is a shot gun start, best ball format, 18 holes, a golf cart, lunch and dinner. Registration 11 am Contact Lyndon Stewart 519-824-0101 X 471, 1-888-410-6748 or Email lstewart@4-hontario.ca; Brenda Trask 613-826-3345 or Email btrask@secan.com
June 8-10 - Great Canadian Outdoor Expo, Canada’s Outdoor Park, Woodstock. Visit www.greatcanadianoutdoorexpo.com
June 9 - Metcalfe Agricultural Society Annual Golf Tournament, Metcalfe Golf Club, Contact Brian Johnston 613-821-0531
June 15 - Ontario Pork Congress Gala Industry Merit Award Celebration Dinner and Dance, Arden Park Hotel, Stratford. Reception 6:30 pm, Dinner 7 pm. Cost $50/person. Contact Deb Campbell 519-235-1609
June 23-26 - 2007 Joint American Forage and Grassland Council & NEBSCA Conference, State College, Pennsylvania Visit www.afgc.org
June 29 - East-Central Open Dairy Cattle Judging School, Picton Fairgrounds
July 5 - Eastern Ontario Open Dairy Cattle Judging School sponsored by the Renfrew County Holstein Club, Cobden Fairgrounds, Cobden Contact Scott Vandekemp 613-649-2046
July 7-8 - EBI & 4-H Showcase & Friends of 4-H Fundraiser in Spencerville, Contact Paul Stewart, EBI 1-800-267-9222 or Email paul@ebi.ca
July 10-12 - Info Ag 2007, Crowne Plaza, Springfield, IL, USA Visit www.infoag.org/
July 11-12 - Annual Southwest Crop Diagnostic Days, Ridgetown, A cooperative effort between OMAFRA and University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus. Contact 519-674-1690 or visit www.diagnosticdays.ca
July 17 - Eastern Ontario Crop Diagnostic Day, Winchester Research Farm, University of Guelph, Kemptville College, Contact Scott Banks 613-258-8359, 613-258-8295 or Email scott.banks@ontario.ca
July 24–26 - 4-H Ontario Careermania, University of Guelph. Application due by May 1, 2007. For more information call 1-877-410-6748 or programs@4-hontario.ca or Visit www.4-hontario.ca
July 31 - Inter-County 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Competition sponsored by Ontario Holstein Branch in cooperation with the dairy breeds and the Ontario 4-H Council, Drummond Building, Spencerville Fairgrounds 9 am Cost $50/team Contact Julie Anderson 613-989-3205, Email j_and14@hotmail.com or Russell Bennett 613-658-5304, Email brenbenn@enorio.on.ca
August 6-8 - 2007 International Farm Succession Conference, Ottawa, Theme: "Farm Succession – Where we’ve been, where we’re going" Pre-register by July 13 for the early-bird discounted rate. Registration will be closed on July 30th. No onsite registration available. Contact 1-888-535-2537 ext 531 or Visit http://farmcentre.com/english/ifsc/
August 22-23 - Hastings County Plowing Match & Farm Show at Farm of Norm & Fred McCaw Contact 613-395-5177 or visit www.hastingsfarmshow.com
August 27-30 - Innovative Farmers Assoc of Ontario Bus Trip 2007, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Highlights are large seed corn production, marketing strategies, dairy, continuous corn, GPS – Auto steer field day, "odourless" sewage sludge, soy milk manufacturing, Canadian wheat being processed into Jiffy Mix, Buffalo preserve, accommodation in a resort in a state park. IFAO members $350, non-members $425. Call IFAO office 519-769-2443. CEU’s are pending.
August 28 - Ontario Wheat Producers’ Annual Meeting, 9 am – 3:30 pm, Ardent Park Hotel, Stratford
August 28 - Central Experimental Farm Crop Day, Ottawa, 613-759-1994 or Email mcclellandr@agr.gc.ca
August 28-29 - FarmSmart Farming Systems Expo, Elora Research Station, University of Guelph. Tues., August 28 – Farmer and Ag Industry Day, Wed., August 29 – 4H and Rural Youth Day 1-877-424-1300 or visit www.uoguelph.ca/farmsmart
September 11-13 - Outdoor Farm Show, Woodstock Visit www.outdoorfarmshow.com
September 18-22 - 2007 International Plowing Match and Country Festival "Sowing Seeds, Growing Dreams", Township of Rideau Lakes, County of Leeds and Grenville Contact 1-800-975-7174, Email info@ipm2007.ca or Visit www.plowingmatch.org
September 26-30 - 4-H Regional Show, Metcalfe Fairgrounds
November 4-5 - Scotiabank Classic – Dairy, Pre-register by June 1, Contact your local Holstein club or 4-H leader.
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DateLine, June 2007
