Temple Grandin to Appear at Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week

The Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week Committee is excited to present a workshop for producers by Dr. Temple Grandin, entitled, Livestock Handling to Reduce Stress, November 26, 2009 (New Date), Elmwood Community Centre.  Registration Price of $30.00 includes a hot roast beef dinner.  Pre-registration required by Nov. 20^th  by calling Grey Ag Services, 519-986-3756.  Space is limited! (payment by Visa or Mastercard.   

Proceeds from this event will be donated to Autism Grey Bruce.  For more info, email, info@greyagservices.ca or go to www.greyagservices.ca  Event Sponsor, Farm Credit Canada.  Also supported and sponsored by West Grey Premium Beef, Miller Veterinary Services, and Grey and Bruce County Cattlemen’s. 

REACH, Clinton

$10.00 per person

Registration Deadline:  November 13th

Sponsored by: Regional Equine and Agricultural Centre of Huron

Don't miss this opportunity to listen to her presentation "How Animals Think and Feel". This talk will be of interest to everyone in the livestock and equine industries.

Tickets are $10.00 each. Pre-Registration is necessary. Pay at the door.

Dr. Grandin's books will be available for purchase and signing at this event.

To Register, contact: Cindy Pryce 519-482-3998 Ext. 1482 or email admin@reachhuron.ca

Forage Focus Conference

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - Strathcona  Paper Centre Hall, Napanee

Wednesday, December 2, 2009 - Shakespeare Optimists Hall, Shakespeare

Featuring Keynote Speakers:

• Dr. David Combs University of Wisconsin &

• Glenn Friesen Manitoba Agriculture Food Rural Initiatives

• Also featuring Joel Bagg, OMAFRA

To Register: Call 1-877-892-8663   

Deadline to Register: Nov 27th    

Conference Cost: $35 

For more information check the Ontario Forage Council Web site at www.ontarioforagecouncil.com or phone 1-877-892-8663

University of Guelph Turfgrass Institute

328 Victoria Road South, Guelph

Agenda TBA – Call for Papers ends October 30^th

Room 1714, Lifetime Learning Centre
Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph 

Featured Speakers

Gary Teague - Teague Diversified Inc., Fort Morgan, Colorado

• Gary and his family are involved in an operation that include a 25,000 head feedlot and 2,500 cows on several ranches in Nebraska and Colorado

• Gary will speak about what his operation is doing to stay competitive in today’s market

• Profile: http://www.beeffrompasturetoplate.org/garyteague.aspx

Steve Hopkins, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia

• Advisor for the Central Virginia Cattleman's Association which markets 4000 feeder cattle annually.

• Principal owner of a 300 head commercial cow-calf operation. .

• Steve will talk about the Central Virginia producer group working together in a marketing strategy as well as ways to lower costs by group purchasing

Registration (includes lunch):

$15 off registration** to the first 100 beef producers registered!

**Incentive Sponsored by Intervet/Schering Plough Animal Health Canada

$40.00 per person regular rate until Monday, November 30th

$60.00 per person as of December 1st

To register or for further information call 1-877-424-1300 or go to: http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/beef/facts/symposium.htm

Agenda

9 am - Farm Credit Canada Reception and Registration

Carcass Results from the Keady Calf Club Pilot - Brittany Livingston, BIO

What You Find When You Measure - Joel and Sarah Gardiner, Gardiner Farms

Marketing Feeder Cattle Virginia Style - Steve Hopkins, Virginia

Marketing a Premium Beef Experience - Marco Gotowiec, Keg Restaurants

A Youthful Perspective on the Beef Industry 

• Rachel Bielak - Beef Marketing company

• Matt McCall - McCall Livestock
• Sally Smith-Pelleboer – Cow/calf producer, Tillsonburg

Defining the Money-Making Endpoint - Gary Teague, Teague Diversified Inc., Colorado

Aligning the Supply Chain to Meet Changing Demand - John Baker, BIC

What Have We Learned? - Participant Survey - Brian Pogue, OMAFRA

4:30 - Adjourn 

*This training opportunity is eligible for cost-share funding through the Growing Forward Business Development for Farm Businesses program. For more information on program requirements, please visit http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/about/growingforward/busdev.htm

For more information contact: 

Brian Pogue                                                                       Christoph Wand

brian.pogue@ontario.ca                                              christoph.wand@ontario.ca

519-826-5106                                                                   519-824-4120 Ext. 53670

Visit www.ontariocornfedbeef.com for more details as the time draws closer.

Deadline: Nominate a Greenbelt Grower/Producer for the Friend of the Greenbelt Award 2010

Do you know a grower/producer in the Greenbelt who deserves to be recognized for their leadership, innovation and sustainable farming practices? If you do, now is the time to nominate them for the Friend of the Greenbelt Award and help us recognize and celebrate growers/producers in the Greenbelt. To enter for a chance to win, applicants must, by January 18^th, 2010 email a completed form  (available at www.greenbelt.ca) to nomination@greenbelt.ca or fax to 416-960-0030 or mail the completed form to:

Attention: Greenbelt Growers/Producers Nomination Committee

Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation

68 Scollard Street, Suite 201

Toronto, ON M5R 1G2

You can download copies of this form as well as the Official Nomination Rules (including information on the nomination process, the review process and the timeline) at www.greenbelt.ca or contact us at 416- 960-0001 or nomination@greenbelt.ca for more information.

Sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health in conjunction with the 2010 OCA Annual General Meeting.

Plaza C
Doubletree International Plaza Hotel, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto

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**Please note that the Cattlemen's College is an optional program for the 2010 OCA Annual General Meeting. There is no registration fee and no pre-registration is required for this event.

Plaza AB
Doubletree International Plaza Hotel, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto

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