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
OCT 4
PEI's second Farm Day in the City, a daylong celebration of urbanite farming, 11 am to 5 pm, Charlottetown. Contact: Barb MacLeod,?420 University Ave. Rm.100,?Charlottetown, PE?C1A 7Z5, 902 367-4410 or 902 940 5553 or: valuechain@eastlink.ca.
OCT 5-7
The 2009 National Agriculture Awareness Conference, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This year's theme will be New Images of Agriculture.
OCT 6
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE and TSX: RBA) is conducting a public, unreserved agricultural auction in Ottawa, Ontario starting at 9:00 a.m. Visit www.rbauction.com.
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 11-14
Bioenergy Engineering 2009, a first-of-its-kind conference focusing on all aspects of engineering for the bioenergy industry, Hyatt Regency, Bellevue, Washington. Contact: www.bioenergyengineering2009.com
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 18-20
Nova Scotia Food Summit 2009, Old Orchard Inn, Greenwich. Contact Linda Best 902-542-3442 or 902-670-3660 or: lbest@ns.sympatico.ca. To register visit: http://friendsofagriculture.net/summit_registra_13.html
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 12-13
Canadian Agricultural Safety Association conference and annual meeting, Delta Fredericton, Fredericton, New Brunwick. Contact: http://conference.casa-acsa.ca/registration/english/default.aspx .
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
NOV 16-17
The University of Illinois Office for Futures and Options is sponsoring a two-day Ag Markets Workshop at the Illini Center, 200 S. Wacker, Chicago. The program will be offered again January 25 - 26, 2010.For more information about the workshop go to: http://www.ace.uiuc.edu/ofor/workshops/intro.htm.
