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



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 3

Open House for The New Farm Technician Apprenticeship

Program. Experience the on site training location for apprentices striving to be Certified Farm Technicians. 2:00 - 4:00 p.m., 30A Aerospace Blvd., Hangar 3 Auditorium, Slemon Park, PEI. Contact: Carla Buchanan, Executive Director, PEI Agriculture Sector Council, 420 University Avenue, Farm Centre Suite 201, Charlottetown PE C1A 7Z5 (902) 892-1091 Fax: (902) 892-1891 clbuchanan@peiagsc.ca



MARCH 5-6-7

Atlantic Farm Mechanization Show, Moncton, NB



MARCH 6

Atlantic Outstanding Young Farmers banquet, The Futures Inn, Moncton, New Brunswick, reception 6:30, banquet 7:00, awards 8:00.



MARCH 10

Newfoundland & Labrador Young Farmers Forum annual meeting dinner, 6:00 pm, Hotel Gander, Gander. Contact (by March 4) chanwiseman@hotmail.com or 709-689-6225



MARCH 11

Chicken Producers Association of Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Turkey Marketing Board annual meetings, Old Orchard Inn, Wolfville. Registration: 9:00 am. Contact 902-582-3042



MARCH 11-12

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



MARCH 13

PEI ADAPT Council annual meeting, the Charlottetown Hotel. Contact 902-368-2005 or adapt@pei.aibn.com



MARCH 21

Jersey Atlantic Field Day/Open Barn Day at Charles and Mark Andersons farm, 1048 Ward's Creek Road, Sussex, New Brunswick from 10 am-4 pm. Along with viewing the Andersons new dairy facilities, national Jersey fieldman Jean-Marc Pellerin will be on hand to talk about the breed and answer questions. Contact (506) 433-1423