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



MARCH 7

Woodland Owner Conference 2009 for Western Nova Scotia woodland owners and forestry professionals and experts, Digby Regional High School, King Street, Digby from 8:30-4:30. Natural Resources Minister Carolyn Bolivar-Geston is scheduled to address the meeting at 11:00 am. For more information contact Debbie Hockin at 866-477-2494 or debbie@hockincronin.com or visit www.woodlotinfoshop.ca



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



APRIL 3

Health and Wellness Forum for Nova Scotia farm women, Best Western Glengarry, Truro. The deadline to register is March 23. Anyone interested in participating can contact Melanie Goodridge at mgoodridge@nsac.ca or call 893-6227.