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Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association - Summer Tour 2023 at Algonquin College campus.

July 19, 2023 to July 22, 2023
The Lanark & District Maple Syrup Producers Association​ is excited to host the 2023 OMSPA Summer Tour and AGM in Perth, Ontario.The event will consist of 2 days of tours to a diverse range of sugar camps and 1 day of technical presentations at the Algonquin College campus.  The theme for this year's conference is "From Here Forward ..." and will foster discussion on topics related to improving our wood lots, our production operations, marketing and continuing education.​​The event is open…See More
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MPO AGM & Industry Day Conference at Delta Guelph,

April 19, 2023 from 9:30am to 3pm
Join Meat & Poultry Ontario for our 2023 Industry Day Conference and AGM, where Ontario's meat industry comes together. Don't miss out on this great opportunity to network, learn from industry leaders, and be inspired.Agenda9:30 AM - Registration & Networking10:00 AM - Annual General Meeting | Meat & Poultry Ontario10:45 AM - Networking & Coffee Break11:00 AM - Status and Prospects for the Canadian Meat and Poultry Processing Sector | Kevin Grier , Sponsored by FCC11:45 AM -…See More
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CFA Annual General Meeting at Delta Ottawa City Centre

March 6, 2023 at 7am to March 7, 2023 at 5pm
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) has announced agenda highlights for its Annual General Meeting, set for March 6-7, 2023.This is an election year at CFA, with current President Mary Robinson indicating she is not seeking re-election. As such, the AGM will announce the new CFA President, Vice-President and 2nd Vice-President positions.The AGM will also feature key political and industry speakers, and a variety of interesting panels which can be seen below:Agenda and Speaker…See More
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Ottawa Valley farm show at EY Centre

March 14, 2023 at 9am to March 16, 2023 at 4pm
As OVSGA celebrates 95 years of Ag in the Valley, OVSGA would like to thank the many partners and sponsors who continue to support the show and all our other community initiatives.Looking forward to seeing everyone when join together again at #OVFS23. Until then, here is the “95 Years of Ag in the Valley” program with a look back into the history of the OVSGA.…See More
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Weed ID Workshop at Grey Ag Services

February 21, 2023 from 1pm to 3pm
Presented by: Kris McNaughton, U of G, Ridgetown College. Tuesday February 21st 1:00 - 3:00 pm at Grey Ag Services. Course fee: $20.00. Go to www.greyagservices.ca to pre-register.Have you ever wondered how you can quickly identify between green, giant, and yellow foxtail or even fall panicum?  If so, this hands-on weed identification session may be for you!  A combination of live weed samples and images will be used to share tips and tricks on how to…See More
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Soil Fertility Workshop at Grey Ag Services

February 2, 2023 from 1pm to 3pm
Presented by: Colin Elgie, OMAFRA. Thursday February 2nd 1:00 - 3:00 pm, at Grey Ag Services. Course fee: $20.00. Go to www.greyagservices.ca to pre-register.Let’s dig into what your farm’s soils hold.  Learn how to interpret soil tests from your own fields, and how to use these test results to make decisions with your fertilizer plan.  What effect do high fertility prices have on your plan?  Join in to find out.See More
Jan 26
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What's New in Agronomy? at Grey Ag Services

February 1, 2023 from 1:30pm to 4:30pm
Presented by: Deb Campbell from Agronomy Advantage and Carrie Davenport from Georgian View Ag Services Ltd.Wednesday February 1st, 1:30 - 4:30 pm at Grey Ag Services or online through Zoom (this course is a hybrid). Go to www.greyagservices.ca to pre-registerTogether Deb and Carrie will discuss:New seed technology New resistance concernsNew crop protection products New precision ag techniques The afternoon will include lots of time for Q&A with Deb…See More
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2023 ONFARM Forum at Virtual (Zoom)

February 9, 2023 from 9am to 12pm
Register today for the virtual 2023 ONFARM Forum!Join the Ontario Soil & Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA) on Thursday, February 9th to celebrate three seasons of on-farm research through the On-Farm Applied Research and Monitoring (ONFARM) program!During this informative and engaging event, you will learn about soil health indicators, water quality monitoring and modeling, and beneficial management practices like cover…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 10:00am

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 10:00am

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 1:00pm

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 5:00pm

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 5:00pm

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 11:30am

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 11:00am

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