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AGRI-FOOD 2050 Industry Event at Brock Hotel

July 11, 2025 from 6pm to 7pm
The first-ever Agri Food 2050, a one-day industry event dedicated to envisioning the future of food and farming in Ontario Agri-food 2050 is a project of the Agricultural Adaptation Council, an industry-led organization comprised of more than 60 Ontario agri-food organizations. The AAC has invested in the creation of a collaborative framework for the full agri-food sector to prepare for the future—building partnerships, identifying strategy and sharing knowledge industry wide.The Agri-Food…See More
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Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week 2026 at Elmwood Community Centre

January 7, 2026 to January 12, 2026
Grey Bruce Farmers' Week is an agricultural conference held annually in early January at the Elmwood Community Centre.The 2026 event will be Grey Bruce Farmers' Week's 60th anniversary!Each day of the conference focuses on a different commodity and features guest speakers delivering presentations, a tradeshow of agribusiness and a hot roast beef lunch. Information on the coming year's program will be updated to this site as it is available. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and X for updates as…See More
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Get Ready for Cutting-Edge Action at Forage Expo! at Trelford Farms

June 26, 2025 from 10am to 3pm
Forage Expo is returning to Bruce County in 2025! Hopefully with sunnier and drier weather (if you were there in 2023, you know). This event gives hundreds of attendees the chance to see the latest forage equipment, watch field demos, attend the trade show, and network with other producers.We are proud to be partnering with Bruce County Soil & Crop Improvement…See More
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AORS Trade Show at Woodstock Fairgrounds

June 4, 2025 at 9pm to June 5, 2025 at 5pm
We are excited to let you know about the 2025 AORS Municipal Public Works Trade Show happening in Woodstock, Ontario on June 4-5, 2025 in collaboration with the Oxford County Road Supervisors Association. It is the largest public works trade show in the province! You might be thinking – what does public works have to do with agriculture? Many of our municipal suppliers are also suppliers in the agricultural sector – including Colvoy Equipment, Brandt Tractor, Charles Jones Industrial, STIHL…See More
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Practical opportunities to navigate the future of feed showcased at ANCC 2025 in Niagara Falls at Niagara Falls, Ontario

May 7, 2025 at 9am to May 9, 2025 at 5pm
Top national feed industry event features newest research, networking and more Advances in animal nutrition research are generating exciting opportunities for the livestock and feed sector.Participants from across the animal nutrition industry will learn about the latest developments under the theme “Practical opportunities to navigate the future of feed” at the 9th annual Animal Nutrition Conference of Canada (ANCC), from May 7-9 in Niagara Falls, Ontario.The event is hosted by the Animal…See More
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Tickets on sale for The Leadership Lecture and Reception with Dr. Rebecca Sutherns at DoubleTree by Hilton

March 27, 2025 from 6pm to 9pm
The Rural Ontario Institute, host of the renowned Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program (AALP), is excited to announce Dr. Rebecca Sutherns, popular author, professional facilitator and coach will be the featured speaker at The Leadership Lecture and Reception. Tickets are now on sale for this premiere event. “Imagination isn’t just for dreamers—it’s for leaders,” says Gabrielle Ferguson, Leadership Programs Director at ROI. “This session will inspire and equip listeners to think…See More
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Visiting a citrus cooperative

AALP class 17 left Seville the morning of January 15 heading to Sunaran Citrus Coop near the town of Palma De Rio. We were greeted by our tour guide Rosa for an informative tour of one of the biggest citrus coops in Spain. The coop consists of 98-100 members, all of which are farmer members.

The coop has 1500 acres of land growing a wide variety of orange variety’s with the main being “Salustiana” which is a juice press variety. Besides oranges they also do grapefruits with the main…

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Posted by AALP on January 16, 2020 at 4:00am

Picking strawberries in January

Day 7 of AALP Class 17 IST contintued with one of the highlights so far on the trip, a fruit cooperative named Cuna De Platero. We were lucky enough to be taken on a tour of their greenhouses where they allowed to try some of the different varieties of strawberries that they grow.  The greenhouses are once again made with plastic and are of similar style to our previous visits this trip. They have a cooperative structure, which is something we have come to find is very common here in Spain.…

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Posted by AALP on January 14, 2020 at 4:00am

Exploring traditional and modern agriculture in Spain

Jan 12 - Sunday

Our day began leaving the sunny Mediterranean coast and travelling to the small rural village of Alameda. We visited the Centre Tematico del campo Andaluz. This was a museum dedicated to teaching people about the past farming practices and traditions. We were met by a museum guide, and two local farmers, a father and son – Antonio Sr. and Antonio Jr. Antonio Sr. was 90 years old and had, in his lifetime, farmed in the traditional way which, for olive oil production,…

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Posted by AALP on January 13, 2020 at 7:00am

Ag and city tours make up our first few days in Spain

The AALP Class left the beautiful Toledo to head to a feedlot outside the city. We were toured around a feedlot that is part of a cooperative that consists of 9,500 head of cattle. Our host, who is the president of the cooperative, has two feedlots and 600 hectares of crop land. It was interesting to learn that the cooperative’s major export market outside of Spain are Lebanon, Turkey and Israel. These destinations have particularly stringent standards for how the beef must be treated and…

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Posted by AALP on January 10, 2020 at 11:00am

AALP Class 17 leaves for Spain

Sadly, one class member, Bernice Weber Passchier, is ill and was unable to join us for our rescheduled International Study Tour. The rest of AALP Class 17 met at Pearson airport and boarded the plane to Philadelphia; after a short layover we were on an overnight flight to Madrid, Spain. 

Once we landed, we met up with Rafa, our bus driver, and Ismael, our tour guide. We were happy to learn that Ismael had an agricultural background and has been doing ag-focused tours for the last five…

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Posted by AALP on January 9, 2020 at 11:00am

Telling our story in Plano

Out last day in Texas had the AALP Class visit BNSF Railway headquarters (the air traffic control of the railway) a 23-billion dollar company situated outside of Fort Worth in an impressive, modern facility. We were greeted by James Titsworth, General Director of Business Development. We viewed the impressive state-of-the-art dispatch area, where over 250 people work together 24/7 ensuring safety of the railway system West of…

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Posted by AALP on July 18, 2018 at 4:30am

Going back in time in Dallas

Sunday, July 15th saw AALP Class 17 visit the Sixth Floor Museum Sixth Floor Museumin Dallas. This is the floor…

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Posted by AALP on July 15, 2018 at 4:00am

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