Places & Times

Agricultural and forestry organizations and farm and woodlot owner associated groups may send notices to be published free of charge in this column. All notices must be received a month in advance of publication date. Send notices to Farm Focus Places & Times, P.O. Box 128, Yarmouth, N.S. B5A 4B1 or fax (902) 742-2311



JAN 28-30

2009 Managing Excellence in Agriculture Conference, Niagara Falls, Ontario. A leading edge professional development and networking opportunity for farmers and farm families. Contact: Canadian Farm Business Management Council at 1-888-232-3262 or www.farmcentre.com/Home.aspx



JAN 29-30

Agricultural Alliance of New Brunswick annual meeting, Crown Plaza (The Lord Beaverbrook Hotel), Fredericton. Contact: 506-452-8101.s



JAN 30

PEI Federation of Agriculture annual meeting, New London. Contact: (902) 368-7289



FEB 3

Organic Potato Production public meeting, NBCC teaching theatre, Woodstock, New Brunswick, 7:30 p.m. Guest speaker Maureen Bostock. Hosted by the National Farmers Union in NB. Contact secretary Barb Somerville at: 1-888-246-5583 or nfuinnb@gmail.com



FEB 3-4

2009 New Brunswick Potato Conference and Trade Show, Eagle's Nest, 150 Hodgdon Road, Woodstock. Contact: Loretta Mikitzel at 506-392-5199.



FEB 4-5

Dairy Farmers of Canada annual Dairy Policy Conference, Chateau Laurier Hotel, Ottawa. Closed session for producers Feb. 4. Contact DFC at: 613-236-9997.



FEB 7

PEI Association of Exhibitions annual meeting (tentative). Contact: Adele Moore at 902- 368-4848 or www.exhibitions-festivalspeiae.com/



FEB 11

CFBMC Marketing Caravan workshop the Trading Floor, Memramcook, New Brunswick. For more information, go to www.farmcentre.com/workshops. If unable to register via the website, call 1-866-492-1172 and a registration form will be faxed.



FEB 18-20

Atlantic Poultry Conference, Old orchard Inn, Greenwich, Nova Scotia. Contact: 902-893-6657 or visit: www.atlanticpoultryconference.com.



FEB 19-20

Agriculture Unleashed, Beyond the Back 40, Rodd Mill River Resort, Prince Edward Island. Contact the PEI Federation of Agriculture, 902-368-7289.



FEB 24-26

Canadian Federation of Agriculture annual, Crowne Plaza Hotel Ottawa, Contact 613-236-5749 or suzanne@cfafca.ca



FEB 26-28

9th Annual ACORN Organic Conference and Trade Show, Holiday Inn, Truro, Nova Scotia http://www.acornorganic.org/conference.html



MARCH 5-6-7

Atlantic Farm Mechanization Show, Moncton, NB



March 11-12

Newfoundland & Labrador Federation of Agriculture annual, Hotel Gander, Gander. Contact: 709-747.4874