Upcoming Events

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	OSCIA Events
	March 17-19	Ottawa Valley Farm Show, Lansdowne Park, Ottawa http://www.ottawafarmshow.com
	March 19	Thames Valley SCIA Calculator Workshop, 11:30 to 3 pm, location TBD south or west London, Test the HOLOS calculator program to see where you can reduce your GHG emissions Don McCabe talks about carbon trading, Peter Johnson free for all Lunch included. Contact Cathy 519-463-9737 or 463-6374
	March 29,30,31	Profitable Pastures, Elmwood March 29th, Elmvale March 30th and Cobden March 31st. Key Speakers: Duane McCartney recently retired from Agriculture Canada in Saskatchewan and Alberta & Bill Gallagher from Gallagher Animal Management Systems Call 1-877-892-8663 to register by March 26th, $35 includes a hot roast beef dinner Visa or Mastercard Pre-registration is necessary to ensure dinner. www.ontarioforagecouncil.com CEU Accredited
	March 31	South Simcoe SCIA Meeting 7:30 pm, Church's Farm Supply "Tips for High Yielding Soybeans" Jim Williams - Winner of 2009 Ont. Soybean Yield Challenge in his area Lloyd West - Bradford area Soybean & Edible Bean Grower - just returning from a trip to South America Deb Campbell - NK Agronomist; and Murray Morrison - Syngenta Crop Protection Contact: Peter Harvey - 905-729-3196, email pkharvey@zing-net.ca Martha Patton - 705-434-9906, email jimandmartha@rogers.com
	April 6-8	Thunder Bay District SCIA Spring Farm Conference 2010, Kakabeka Legion 4456 Hwy 11-17 West, 6th starting at 7:30 pm, 7th at 10 am, and 7:30 pm, 8th at 10 am Doors open 9 am on April 7 & 8 for exhibitor viewing. This is a tentative agenda. Speakers are: Frédéric Thériault of Ferme Coopérative Tourne-Sol, Les Cèdres, Quebec on Crop Planning for Diversified Vegetable Growers. Mike Cowbrough, OMAFRA Alternative Weed Control, Managing Glyphosphate Resistance, and What's New in Weed Control Don McCabe of OFA on Carbon Credits. Barry Walker of ONTrace on Premises Id Nathan Stevens of CFFO. Dorene Collins of OMAFRA on Direct Farm Marketing and Trends Dr.Tarlok Sahota of TBARS on Wood Ash vs Lime vs Manure John Slack on Utilizing Soil Amendments. Various local reports and much more! Inspirational closing speaker with a comedy angle, Paul Mussell. Contact: Bernie Kamphof, President, TBSCIA,(807) 935-3344 or Christina Mol, Sec/Tres, TBSCIA, (807)629-2947
	April 9-10	Earlton Trade Show, Eartlon Arena, 9th 12 pm to 9 pm; 10th 9 am to 3 pm 10th am Forage Panel - James Parsons, Ontario Forage Master, Mario Mongeon, OMAFRA 10th pm Biomass Panel - Dr. Greg Zimmerman, Lake Superior U.; Ross MacLeod, Sault Ste. Marie Biomass Innovation Center; Dr Ian McDonald, OMAFRA, Don McCabe, OFA; and Dennis Whiddifield, Cook Engineering
	July 20	Eastern Ontario Crop Diagnostic Day, Winchester Research Farm, Kemptville Campus
	Sept 14 -16	Canada's Outdoor Farm Show, (www.outdoorfarmshow.com)
	Sept 21 -25	International Plowing Match (www.ipm2010.com) - St. Thomas
	Other Events of Interest
	March 31-April 1	London Swine Conference "Focus on the Future", London Convention Centre Registration deadline March 17. www.londonswineconference.ca
	April16-17	OIA Conference and Annual General Meeting (Hosted by the Niagara Branch) Hilton Garden Inn, Niagara-on-the-Lake
	Sept 21-25	International Plowing Match (www.ipm2010.com) - St. Thomas