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

AUG 27
Farm Credit Canada Learning Tour- Let's talk about the effects of inflation. Dr. Maurice Doyon, the director of the master's program for the UniversitÉ Laval's agri-food economics and consumer science department, will speak on inflation, deflation or stagflation-what's happening now-and what will happen in the future, based on today's economy. Howard Johnson Dutch Inn, Charlottetown, PEI, 10 am-Noon.

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

AUG 30
Select Nova Scotia's 2nd annual Incredible Picnic in communities across the province. More details about vendors, live music and activities are available at www.selectnovascotia.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 15
Holos 'carbon credit potential on your farm' workshop presented by the Soil and Crop Improvement Association of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Agricultural College from 10am-4pm. Lunch will be provided and mileage covered. For more information, visit www.scians.org, or contact Drucie Janes, SCIANS (902) 893-7724 or at: djanes@nsac.ca

SEPT 19 CANCELLED
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
Holos 'carbon credit potential on your farm' workshop presented by the Soil and Crop Improvement Association of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Agricultural College from 10am-4pm. Lunch will be provided and mileage covered. For more information, visit www.scians.org, or contact Drucie Janes, SCIANS (902) 893-7724 or at: djanes@nsac.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 8
Holos 'carbon credit potential on your farm' workshop presented by the Soil and Crop Improvement Association of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Agricultural College from 10am-4pm. Lunch will be provided and mileage covered. For more information, visit www.scians.org, or contact Drucie Janes, SCIANS (902) 893-7724 or at: djanes@nsac.ca

OCT 15-16
Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources Scalers School two-day refresher course, NSAC Conference Centre, Administration Building, AgriTECH Park, Innovation Drive, Bible Hill, NS. Fee $31.66 (includes HST) Deadline Sept. 11. Contact: Sally Higgins 902-893-5653 or Kevin Hudson 902-893-5711.

OCT 17
October Plowing Match (Horses), 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

OCT 18-24
Small Business Week

OCT 19-23
Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources Scalers School, NSAC Conference Centre, Administration Building, AgriTECH Park, Innovation Drive, Bible Hill, NS. Fee $63.33 (includes HST) Deadline Sept. 11. Contact: Sally Higgins 902-893-5653 or Kevin Hudson 902-893-5711.

OCT 21
Pre-vaccinated Specialized Feeder Calf Sale, Sussex Auction Barn in Sussex, New Brunswick. Auction will be available on the Internet for buyers to purchase on-line. Animals must be consigned by the end of August. To consign, or for more information contact Sarah Hayes at 506-432-1841.

OCT 24
Holos 'carbon credit potential on your farm' workshop presented by the Soil and Crop Improvement Association of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Agricultural College from 10am-4pm. Lunch will be provided and mileage covered. For more information, visit www.scians.org, or contact Drucie Janes, SCIANS (902) 893-7724 or at: djanes@nsac.ca

OCT 26-27
Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources Scalers School two-day refresher course, NSAC Conference Centre, Administration Building, AgriTECH Park, Innovation Drive, Bible Hill, NS. Fee $31.66 (includes HST) Deadline Sept. 11. Contact: Sally Higgins 902-893-5653 or Kevin Hudson 902-893-5711.

NOV 5
Holos 'carbon credit potential on your farm' workshop presented by the Soil and Crop Improvement Association of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Agricultural College from 10am-4pm. Lunch will be provided and mileage covered. For more information, visit www.scians.org, or contact Drucie Janes, SCIANS (902) 893-7724 or at: djanes@nsac.ca

NOV 14
Holos 'carbon credit potential on your farm' workshop presented by the Soil and Crop Improvement Association of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Agricultural College from 10am-4pm. Lunch will be provided and mileage covered. For more information, visit www.scians.org, or contact Drucie Janes, SCIANS (902) 893-7724 or at: djanes@nsac.ca