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 or editor@atlanticfarmfocus.ca

Atlantic Agriculture Leadership Program now accepting applications for 2009/2010 program. Starts November 2009 for 18 months. For more information, see www.agleaders.ca. Deadline to apply is July 31, 2009.

AUG 4
Nova Scotia Fruit Growers Tour, Wolfville. Contact Helen Arenburg at 902-678-1093.

AUG 8
National Farmers Union annual Region 1 Convention (New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island), Howard Johnson Dutch Inn, North River, PEI. Registration is at 9:30 am, the meeting runs from 10am - 4:00 pm. Registration fee of $15.00 per person includes lunch. For more information call Ranald MacFarlane at 902-887-2917, Jean-Eudes Chiasson at 506-775-6033, Betty Brown at 506-278-5439, or Barb Somerville at 1-888-246-5583.

AUG 9-13
93rd Potato Association of America annual meeting Fredericton, New Brunswick. Visit: www.paa2009.org

AUG 11
Apple Growers of New Brunswick annual meeting and tour, Memramcook. Contact Paul LeBlanc at 506-386-8100.

AUG 15
Farmers Helping Farmers 27th annual Beef Barbecue, Harrington Research Farm, 1200 Brackley Point Road, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island from 4-6:30 pm. Proceeds from the meal and sale of African crafts will be used to aid farm families in East Africa. Tickets available from Emily Brown at erc.brown@gmail.com, or (902) 393-8663, leave a message.

AUG 15
51st annual Farm Field Day, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada Atlantic Cool Climate Crop Research Centre, 308 Brookfield Road, St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador from 10am - 5pm. Features: Research Displays, Agriculture Exhibits, Chicken BBQ, Calf Showmanship, Pony Rides and Tractor & Hay Rides.

AUG 15
Family Fun Day at Northville Farm Heritage Centre. Includes games, competitions, bounce room, wool crafts, music, and much more. Located at 1158 Steadman Road, Kings County, Nova Scotia. For more information, visit: www.northvillefarm.ca or email: info@northvillefarm.ca

AUG 21
Maritime Simmental Association Salt Walter Classic Elite Sale, Nova Scotia Provincial Exhibition grounds, Truro. Contact 506-756-2550 or 506-459-7066.

AUG 21-22
New Ross Community Fair, New Ross, Route 12, Nova Scotia. Features: Horse and Ox Pulls, Flower Show, Christmas Tree and Wreath Competitions, 4-H Displays, stage entertainment. Contact Debbie at 902-689-2737.

AUG 27-30
Kent County Agricultural Fair, Ste. Marie de Kent, New Brunswick includes: Draft Horse Show with Six and Eight-in- Hand competitions; the largest Sheep Show in the province with well over 100 entries of purebreds and grades; a Market Lamb Show and Auction; and a dairy and a beef show. Livestock exhibitors from all three Maritime provinces; www.expokent.ca

SEPT 5
Atlantic Sheep Sale, Agridome, Provincial Exhibition Grounds, Truro, Nova Scotia starting at 11:00 am. Purebred rams and ewes, grade and crossbred ewes. Sponsored by the Purebred Sheep Breeders Association of NS. Contact Rosemary Wort 902-671-2410 or herngatefarm@ns.sympatico.ca or Gwyneth Jones 902-369-2969.

SEPT 19
Nova Scotia Woodlot Owners and Operators Association's field day, hosted by Lloyd and Marlene Langille in the Hopewell area, near New Glasgow. NS Environment Wetland and Water Specialist John Brazner will listen to opinions and answer questions about a draft provincial wetland policy. For more information, please contact George Johnson, chair of the NSWOOA field day committee, at (902) 897-3750 (cell) or fhfarms@ns.sympatico.ca.

SEPT 22
A farm tour at the NewPage Pulp and Paper plant in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia at 1:00 pm. It will include the entire process of obtaining wood ash for the agriculture program. To attend, RSVP the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture offices (Gary Koziel 902-563-2000 or Kevin Bekkers 902-863-4705) by Sept. 16. For more information, contact Lise LeBlanc or Misty Croney at 902-792-2636.

SEPT 25
Canadian Dairy Network's 14th annual meeting, St. John's, NL. Contact the CDN at (519) 767-9660 Ext. 101 Fax: (519) 767-6768 or: VanDoorm@cdn.ca http://www.cdn.ca

SEPT 26
Harvest Day at Northville Farm Heritage Centre. Teams of horses will harvest oats with antique equipment and much more. Located at 1158 Steadman Road, Kings County, Nova Scotia. For more information, visit: www.northvillefarm.ca or email: info@northvillefarm.ca

SEPT 26-27
2009 New Brunswick Beef Expo, Princess Louise Show Centre, Sussex. Contact: Duncan Fraser at 506-856-2277 or Duncan.fraser@gnb.ca

OCT 17
October (Horse) Plowing Match, Northville Farm Heritage Centre, 1158 Steadman Road, Kings County, Nova Scotia. (Rain date Oct. 18.) For more information, visit: www.northvillefarm.ca or email: info@northvillefarm.ca