Southwest Agricultural Web Conference 2019

The West Nippissing/East Sudbury Soil & Crop Improvement Association, OMAFRA and College Boreal are hosting the Southwest Agricultural Web Conference on Friday, Jauary 4, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the College Boreal Nipissing Campus (96 Main Street, Sturgeon Falls, ON). Admission: $20, includes lunch Register by contacting the OMAFRA Northern Ontario Regional Office in Verner at 705-594-2312 or noroaginfo@ontario.ca. delete

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Algoma Cattlemen's Association AGM

Bruce Station Community Hall, 109 Station Road, Bruce Mines, ON delete

Beef Farmers of Manitoulin

Spring Bay Community Hall, Manitoulin Island, ON delete

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Cochrane Cattlemen's Association

Porquis Agricultural Hall, Main Street, Porquis Junction, ON (lunch provided at noon) delete

Beef Farmers of Temiskaming AGM

Le Grand Boulevard Restaurant, 12 10th St., Earlton, ON (5:30pm social, 6:00pm dinner, 7:00pm meeting) delete

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GYFP Workshop - Earlton (Day 1)

Grow Your Farm Profits (GYFP): Identify the steps to reach your farm business goals: - learn about current farm business management practices and resources - prioritize your farm business goals - develop an action plan to improve your profitability and success Register online at www.ontariosoilcrop.org delete

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GYFP Workshop - Cochrane (Day 1)

Grow Your Farm Profits (GYFP): Identify the steps to reach your farm business goals: - learn about current farm business management practices and resources - prioritize your farm business goals - develop an action plan to improve your profitability and success Register online at www.ontariosoilcrop.org delete

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Thunder Bay Beef Farmers AGM

Murillo Hall, 4569 Oliver Road, Murillo, ON (7:00pm dinner, 8:00pm meeting) delete

EastGen Thunder Bay Zone Meeting

Agenda: • Elevate • “Let’s Talk Repro” , Mark Carson MSc. BSc. (Agr)., EastGen Solutions Manager with local vet Dr. Dan Matyasovszky • EastGen & Semex corporate update • Delegate elections • Lunch - Compliments of EastGen delete

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Rainy River Cattlemen's Association

Our Lady of the Way School, Stratton, ON delete

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FarmSmart 2019

Thunder Bay Soil & Crop Improvement Association is hosting a satellite location of FarmSmart 2019 at hte Rosslyn Library on January 19. Contact Christina Mol for more information! delete

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Muskoka/Parry Sound/Nippissing Cattlemen's Association AGM

Magnetawan Friendship Centre, Magnetawan, ON delete

Sudbury/West Nippissing Cattlemen's Association

Clarion Hotel, 117 Elm Street, Sudbury, ON delete

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GYFP Workshop - Earlton (Day 2)

Grow Your Farm Profits (GYFP): Identify the steps to reach your farm business goals: - learn about current farm business management practices and resources - prioritize your farm business goals - develop an action plan to improve your profitability and success Register online at www.ontariosoilcrop.org delete

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GYFP Workshop - Cochrane (Day 2)

Grow Your Farm Profits (GYFP): Identify the steps to reach your farm business goals: - learn about current farm business management practices and resources - prioritize your farm business goals - develop an action plan to improve your profitability and success Register online at www.ontariosoilcrop.org delete

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Women in Grains Business Workshop

Location: Grant Ag Corp Office Meeting Room The Women in Grains Business Workshop in New Liskeard will not disappoint! Join us for two days of learning about the business side of grain farming... Topics will include: Financial Analysis I - Better understand your costs of production, setting profitability goals, and target prices for marketing grain with the help of a step-by-step grain marketing plan. Whole Farm Risk Assessment - Rob Hannam from Synthesis Agri-food Network covering how to assess risks impacting your operation from a "whole farm" perspective and creating a plan to improve your risk management. Grain Marketing - Improve the average selling price for your grain with tips, tools, and group discussion. Mental Health Discussion - Introducing resources and tools for conversations regarding wellness, illness, and resiliency of your mental health. Financial Analysis II - Understanding financial statements, monitoring the health of your farm, and strategies for working better with your banker. Based on a Farm Strategy Roadmap tailored for your operation, join us for two days of practical, actionable learning that will leave you with good understanding and new insights into the business side of your farm operation. Also, join us for a tour of the Grant Ag Corp grain elevator! This workshop is brought to you in partnership with GFO, AMI and Grant Ag. delete

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Carcass 101 (Part 2) The Science of Meat & Raising Quality Beef

If you're a farmer interested in learning more about the beef you're selling, this workshop is for you! Join us for this unique opportunity to break down a side of beef with Dr. Phil Bass. Dr. Bass is a Meat Scientist with the University of Idaho who trains butchers for Canadian Angus Beef and was named "top 10 industry leaders" by Cattle Business. While breaking down the side, Dr. Bass will be explaining the different cuts, the selling points and price of points of different cuts, how breed and feed translate into carcass attributes, and much more! This workshop follows Carcass 101 (Part 1) held on January 12. It will take place at Pinetree Catering, 121 Kuusisto Road, Thunder Bay. Start time is 10am. Lunch will be provided. delete

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Farm Business Plans: Risk, Reward and Profit

Put on by FCC in Earlton, ON. Must pre-register. In this session, Rob Hannam will share tools and techniques to help manage the factors on your farm that impact your profitability. You’ll discover risk management strategies that address six categories of risk from a whole-farm perspective, and go home with an action plan specific to your operation.?? ?? Highlights: • Understand the complexity of business risks in your operation ?? • Identify various types of risk and the tools to manage them ?? • Assess and rank the risks on your farm ?? • Determine next steps for your take-home plan delete

GYFP Workshop - Verner (Day 1)

Grow Your Farm Profits (GYFP): Identify the steps to reach your farm business goals: - learn about current farm business management practices and resources - prioritize your farm business goals - develop an action plan to improve your profitability and success Register online at www.ontariosoilcrop.org delete

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GYFP Workshop - Powassan

Grow Your Farm Profits (GYFP): Identify the steps to reach your farm business goals: - learn about current farm business management practices and resources - prioritize your farm business goals - develop an action plan to improve your profitability and success Register online at www.ontariosoilcrop.org delete

Grower Pesticide Safety Course - Gore Bay

Location: Northland Agromart To achieve certification, you must complete the requirements of the Grower Pesticide Safety Course. You will learn how to keep yourself, your family and the environment safe when you handle and use pesticides. The course does not include crop protection recommendations. Use the link to register. delete

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