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June 2001, Vol. 25, No. 6
AgriNews Interactive www.agrinewsinteractive.com

Summer Dateline

Dundas County Events

June 14 - Dundas 4-H Association Meeting Winchester Springs School House 7:30 pm

June 14 - Dundas 4-H Association Meeting Winchester Springs Old School House 7:30 pm Contact Keith Rook 613-652-1530

June 27- Dundas 4-H Sports Club Meeting Maple Ridge Senior Public School 7:30 pm Contact Paul Porteous 613-774-3900

June 28 - Dundas 4-H Dairy Clipping and Fitting Day South Mountain Fairgrounds 9:30 am Contact Neil Kittle 613-774-2663

July 4 - Dundas Federation of Agriculture Meeting Chesterville Meeting Centre 8 pm Contact Marilyn Johnson 613-448-2636

July 11 - Dundas 4-H Judging Club Meeting Farm of Bill and Carolyn Lillico Mountain 7:30 pm

July 18 - Dundas Holstein Club Family Fun Night Brugline Farms (John and Garry Brugmans) Chesterville 6:30 pm BBQ Contact Cheryl Guy 613-774-3399

July 24- 26 - Dundas Soil and Crop Improvement Association Bus Trip to London area Contact Gordon Smith 613-448-3243 or Kathy Hardy 613-989-2054

Aug.1 - Dundas Federation of Agriculture Meeting Chesterville Meeting Centre 8 pm Contact Marilyn Johnson 613-448-2636

Aug. 2 - Dundas Holstein Club Golf Day Cedar Glen 10:30 am Contact Cheryl Guy 613-774-3399

Aug. 10 -12 - Dairyfest Winchester

Aug. 23 - Dundas 4-H Clubs Hall Exhibits accepted at Chesterville Fair 6 to 8 pm. Contact Mary Fisher 613-774-6115 or Phyllis MacMaster 613-774-5748

Aug. 24 - Dundas Holstein Show Chesterville Fair 6:45 pm

Aug. 25 - Dundas 4-H Dairy Club Achievment Day Chesterville Fair 10:30 am Contact Neil Kittle 613-774-2663

Carleton County

July 3 - Carleton Soil and Crop Improvement Association Directors Meeting Contact John Shaw 613-839-1811

July 31 - Carleton Russell Holstein Twilight Meeting Berwen Farms (Bert and Wendy Molenaar) Cumberland 7 pm

Sept. 4 - Carleton Soil and Crop Improvement Association Directors Meeting Contact John Shaw 613-839-1811

Sept. 20 Carleton Russell Holstein Show Carp Fair 12 noon

Frontenac

June 19 - Frontenac Soil and Crop Directors Meeting Elginburg

Aug. 10 - Frontenac Holstein Club Family Night Mallenmar Farms 7 pm Contact Lucy Curtis 613-382-2917

Sept. 14 - Frontenac Holstein Show Kingston Fair 7 pm

Sept. 29 - Frontenac 4-H Association Pork BBQ Storrington Lions Hall 6 pm to 8 pm Serving Dance 9 pm to 1 am

Glengarry County

July 25 - Glengarry Holstein Club Twilight Meeting Glendalk Farms (Dougal and Helen MacLeod) Dalkeith 7 pm

Aug. 11 - Glengarry Holstein Show Williamstown Fair 11 am

Grenville County

June 24 - Grenville 4-H Family Fun Day Eastons Corners 11 am to 3 pm

July 13 - Grenville Holstein Club Family Night Farm of Bill Lawrence and Family Spencerville 7 pm

Aug. 8 - Grenville County Farm Family Day Farm of Michael Hall and Family South Gower Contact Stuart Leyenaar 613-269-4226

Sept. 6 - Grenville Holstein Show at Spencerville Fair

Lanark County

June 15-16 - Beckwith Township Heritage Days 1319 9th Line Beckwith June 15 is Ag Awareness Day for Students 9 am to 3 pm June 16 is Community Heritage Day 11 am to Dusk Contact Jane Tousaw 1-800-535-4532

July 4 - Lanark Soil and Crop Twilight Meeting at Adamcrest Farm of Eric Mary and Paul Adam 2605 l0th Line Drummond Crop Tour of Adam and Vanderspank Farms — Quilt Display, Guest Speaker Rob Shulist Ducks Unlimited 7 pm Contact Robert Campbell 613-267-6461

July 18 - Lanark Holstein Club Family Night Farm of Wilson Bowes and Family Perth 7:30 pm

July 25 - Lanark Soil and Crop Improvement Association Car Tour to Osgoode and Manotick Area Visits include Baxter Conservation Area Septic Demonstation, Suntech Greenhouses Contact Robert Campbell 613-267-6461

Aug. 24 - Lanark 4-H Plowing Match Willows Farms Glen, Connie, Kevin and Vicky Willows Balderson Contact Contact 613-267-6461

Aug. 25 Lanark County Plowing Match Willows Farms Glen, Connie, Kevin and Vicky Willows Balderson Contact Contact 613-267-6461

Sept. 1 - Lanark Holstein Show Perth Fair 12 noon

Leeds

July 20-22 - Athens Farmersville Exhibition Contact Robert Hartley 613-924-9618 or stanford@recorder.ca

July 20 - Leeds Holstein Show Lansdowne Fairgrounds 10:30 am

July 25 - Leeds Soil and Crop Improvement Association Hay Day Kees Poldervaarts Farm Lansdowne Contact Don Gordon 613-359-6047

July 27 - Leeds Holstein Club Family Fun Night Farm of Allan and Mary Ferguson Brockville 7:00 pm

Aug. 31-Sept. 1 - Leeds County Plowing Match Farm of Marten VanderKloet Hwy 29 North of Addison Contact Rita Vogel 613-275-2956

Prescott County

July 24 - Prescott Holstein Club Family Night Caneda Holsteins Reijmers Family Farm L’Original 7 pm

Aug. 17 - Prescott Holstein Show Vankleek Hill Fiar 10:30 am

Renfrew County

June 16 - Agriculture Plastic Recycling Day Barronís Waste Disposal R. R. 1 Renfrew 9 am to 12 noon Contact Ray Pender 613-432-5521 or Glen Smith 613-628-2987

July 17 - Renfrew Holstein Club Family Night Kendu Holsteins Beachburg 7:30 pm

Aug. 18 - Renfrew County Plowing Match Farm of Bill Laventure, Glasgow Station Contact David Campbell 613-432-5568

Aug. 23 - Renfrew Holstein Show Cobden Fair 7 pm

Sept. 15 - Renfrew Woodlot Conference Pershick Farm Whalen Road

Sept. 29-30 - Renfrew County Rural Ramble

Russell County

Sept. 20 - Carleton Russell Holstein Show Carp Fair 12 noon

Stormont County

July 12 - Stormont Holstein Club Family Night Farm of Tony Sanders and Family Berwick 7:30 pm

July 21 - Avonmore Fair 4-H Open Calf Rally Avonmore Fair 10 am Contact Nancy Wert 613-346-5493, wert@ontarioeast.net

Sept. 1 - Stormont Holstein Show Newington Fair 10 am

Regional Provincial

June 13 - Environmental Farm Plan Workshop Almonte Contact Arlene Ross 613-8213900

June 16 - Grand Opening of North Gower Farmers Market North Gower Contact J Vandenberg 613-489-3602

June 21 - Liquid Feeding Systems for Pigs "Squeezing More Production and Profit" Mitchell Golf and Country Club Mitchell 1:15 pm to 3:15 pm Contact Ron Lackey 519-271-7407 or to register by June 19 519-271-7407

June 22 - Maxville Spring Holstein Show Maxville Fair (Note new date) 10 am

June 22-23 - Ontario Junior Hereford Associaiton Beef-a-rama Carp Agricultural Fairgrounds Contact Paula Ocolison 519-453-6769

June 23 - Strawfest Youth Debut Beef Show Carp Agricultural Fairgrounds 11 am Contact Albert Argue 613-832-3494

June 24 - Wild Herb Walk Judy’s Organic Herbs Woodlawn 6:30 pm to Dusk Contact Judy at 613-832-8241

June 26 - Ontario Agricultural Training Institute (OATI) Annual Meeting Arboretum University of Guelph

June 26 - Ontario Farm Income Disaster Program (OFIDP) Information Session for Accountants Days Inn Brockville 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm Contact OFI DP at 1-877-838-5144

June 26 - Ontario Farm Income Disaster Program (OFIDP) Information Session for Producers Parish Hall Room 114 Kemptville College University of Guelph 7 to 9 pm Contact OFI DP at 1-877-838-5144

June 27 - Ontario Dairy Discovery Jersey Show, Brampton Fairgrounds 10 am

June 27 - Ontario Dairy Discovery Show 4-H Showmanship Classes Brampton Fairgrounds following Jersey Show

June 28 - Ontario Dairy Discovery Holstein Show Brampton Fairgrounds 9:30 am

June 30 - Deadline for AGRICORP Final Acreage Reports Contact 1-888-247-4999

July 5-7 - Eastern Breeders Inc 4-H Showcase Kemptville College University of Guelph Contact Cheryl Stanley or Lois Keyes at 613-258-5944

July 10 - Eastern Ontario Dairy Judging Conference hosted by Dundas County at Chesterville Fairgrounds 8:30 am registration 9:30 am First Class Contact Lynn Boyd 613-989-5651

July 11 - Eastern Ontario Holstein Council Meeting

July 11-14 - Canadian Seed Growers’ Association Annual Meeting Canadian Seed Analysts Association of Canada 2001 Sheraton Fredericton Hotel Fredericton NB Contact 506-473-7755

July 13, 14, 15 - National Junior Shorthorn Show Stratford Fairgrounds Contact Rob Davidson 519-273-6855

July 14 - Central Ontario Jersey Youth Rally Campbellville Fairgrounds 10 am Contact Neil Hunter 519-766-9980

July 15 - Eastern Ontario Jersey Calf Rally Russell Fairgrounds 10 am Contact Neil Hunter 519-766-9980

July 16 -17 - Canadian Milking Shorthorn Society Annual Meeting and Field Day Toni and Marie Boos Vankleek Hill Contact James Knott 519-599-3524

July 17 - Eastern Ontario Crop Diagnostic Day Kemptville College 8:30 am Contact OMAFRA Kemptville 613-258-8295 for more information

July 19, 20, 21 - Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association Summer Tour 2001 Lambeth Area Contact Nelson McLachlan 519-232-9041 joel.robson@sympatico.ca

July 21 - Avonmore Fair 4-H Open Calf Rally Avonmore Fair 10 am Contact Nancy Wert 613-346-5493, wert@ontarioeast.net

July 27 - Ontario Summer Holstein Show Lindsay Showmanship Class 4:30 pm Show 6 pm Contact Adrian Vander Wielen 705-328-2316

July 30 - Holstein Ontario Board of Directors Meeting hosted by Eastern Ontario Holstein District in Kingston

Aug. 1-5 - Canadian Charolais Youth Conference Barrie Contact Shannon Hicks 519-848-5737 ccya2001@yahoo.com

Aug. 2 - Prince Edward Holstein Club Twilight Meeting Maypulayn Farms of Martin & Angela Miller Milford

Aug. 4 - Eastern Region 4-H Regional Judging Competition Hosted by Stormont County

Aug. 8 - InterCounty 4-H Dairy Judging Competition Orono Fairgrounds

Aug. 11 & 12 - 5th Annual Garlic Festival Carp Fairgrounds

Aug. 18-19 - Rural Ramble Northumberland County Contact Cathy McCann 613-475-1488

Aug. 19 - 4-H Regional Horse Show South Mountain Fairgrounds Time to be announced

Aug. 19 -25 - Farm Fun and Sun Camp Albion Hills Conservation Authority Bolton Contact Crystal Mackay, farmfun@crystal-clear.ca or www.crystal-clear.ca

Aug. 20-25 - Eastern Ontario Workhorse Workshop Lombardy Fairgrounds, 8 am to 5 pm daily and to noon Aug. 25 Contact Ruth Freeman 613-924-9354

Aug. 22-23 - Hastings County Farm Show and Plowing Match Hwy 62 near the Ivanhoe Cheese Factory

Aug. 26 - Canadian Organic Growers Ottawa Chapter Feast of Fields in Ottawa

Aug. 26 - Canadian Organic Growers Ottawa Chapter Meeting Lloyd Strachan’s Ashton 613-257-8362

Aug. 26-29 - Rotary Career Edge Program "Exploring Careers in Agriculture and Horticulture" Ridgetown College Contact Heather Jenner 519-674-1517

Aug. 29-30 - 4-H Members Conference ìLet Your Light Shine" Providence Park Lanark Contact 4-H Ontario 1-877-410-6748

Sept. 8 - Canadian Organic Growers Ottawa Chapter Executive Planning Meeting Home of Tom Manley, Berwick 10 am

Sept. 9-14 - Temperate Wetland Restoration Course sponsored by the Watershed Science Centre Contact Leslie Collins in Peterborough at 705-755-2211

Sept. 10-11 - 2001 Dairy Cattle Improvement Industry Forum Chateau Vaudreuille St Anne de Bellevue Quebec

Sept. 11-13 - Outdoor Farm Show, Woodstock www.outdoorfarmshow.com

Sept. 16 - Ontario Junior Angus Heifer Show Brampton Fairgrounds Contact Paula Pascoe 905-986-4042 or Patty Lasby 905-854-0137

Sept. 16-19 - Crop Protection Institute Annual Conference and General Meeting "Beyond Science Society at Risk" Sheraton Fallsview, Niagara Falls Contact 1-800-850-6559

Brighton

June 13 - Foot & Mouth Disease Information meeting, presentations from Canadian Food Inspection AGency and OMAFRA, Picton Town Hall 7:30 pm

June 13 - Land O’ Lakes Tourism and Business Expo Kaladar Community Centre Kaladar 10 am to 3 pm Contact Jim MacPherson 613-279-3737

June 14 - Prince Edward Fed. of Ag. monthly directors meeting 8 pm, Prince Edward CDC boardroom

June 14-17 - Federation of Ontario Naturalists Conference and Annual Meeting "Community Action to Conserve Ontario’s Woodlands" York University Toronto Contact Kim Geddes 1-800440-2366 ext 225, www.ontarionature.org

June 18-19 - Ontario Grain & Feed Association Grain Conference Huntsville contact 519-822-3004

June 26 - Ontario Agricultural Training Institute Annual Meeting Arboretum University of Guelph Contact Pat Dares 1-800-668-6284 ext 222 or dares@oati.com

June 27 - Foot & Mouth Disease Information meeting, presentations from Canadian Food Inspection AGency and OMAFRA, Selby Community Hall 7:30 pm

July 5 - Northumberland Cattlemen’s Annual Beef Day, 4:30 pm Loval Farms Warkworth exhibits and beef BBQ contact Sue Jouwstra 905-355-5227

July 7 - 8 - Quinte Flywheels Antique & Equipment Show, Stirling Fairgrounds Contact Frank Sharpe at 613-476-4503

July 8-11 - Agricultural Institute of Canada Annual Conference University of Guelph Contact Office of Open Learning 519-767-5000, www.AIC2001.com, info@open.uoguelph.ca

July 9 - Go For The Gold - local competition, Bloomfield Town hall 7 pm. Contact Melanie McFaul-Veenstra for further details at 393-1234

July 25 - Hastings Holstein Twilight Meeting Clayvale Farms of Richard Dracup and Sons Stirling