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SUMMARY:57h Annual Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week 2023
DESCRIPTION:Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week returns for its 57th consecutiv
 e year in 2023! This annual conference and tradeshow will be held in-p
 erson at the Elmwood Community Centre, or can be livestreamed from you
 r home, between January 4th and 10th 2023.\r\nThe conference starts wi
 th Beef Day, followed by Dairy, Goat, Sheep, Horse, Ecological and Cro
 ps Day. It is a 7-day Agricultural Conference packed with a most impre
 ssive and informative line-up of speakers!    \r\nThe program will b
 e strong as ever in 2023. Keynote speakers include:\r\n\r\nOn Beef Day
  (Wed. January 4th), Dr. Jordan Thomas, Cow-Calf Specialist from the U
 niversity of Missouri, will deliver The ‘Silent Killer’ of Cow-Cal
 f Profitability\r\nOn Dairy Day (Thurs. January 5th), Mike Hutjens, Ph
 .D., Professor of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois, Urban
 a, will present Strategies with High Feed Prices\r\nOn Goat and Sheep 
 Days (Fri. January 6th), Dr. Robert Van Saun, Professor and Extension 
 Veterinarian from Pennsylvania State University, will share Understand
 ing Colostrum Quality and Passive Transfer and Pregnancy Toxemia and M
 ilk Fever in Goats & Sheep\r\nSheep Day - Sat. January 7th\r\nOn Hors
 e Day (Sun. January 8th), Dr. Wendy Pearson, Associate Professor – E
 quine Physiology from the University of Guelph, will delve into Leaky 
 Gut Syndrome in Horses\r\nOn Ecological Day (Mon. January 9th), Dr. Vi
 cky Levesque, Research Scientist – Soil Health, with Agriculture and
  Agri-Food Canada, will explore, Biochar: Ancient “Black Gold” Ame
 ndment Method May Improve Agricultural Soil Health of Today\r\nOn Crop
 s Day (Tues. January 10th): Andrew Pritchard, Senior Meteorologist for
  Nutrien Ag Solutions, will dig into, Disruptive Weather Patterns in P
 roduction Agriculture & Weather Outlook\r\n\r\nMany, many more excelle
 nt speakers fill out the schedules for each day, as well as panel disc
 ussions covering (by order of the day they appear) ROI on Grazing Cove
 r Crops, Robotic Milking Systems: Past, Present and Future, Culling Ti
 ps for Goat Farms, Outwintering Sheep, My Must Haves for Horse Managem
 ent, All About Cover Crops, and The Fourth Crop – Winter Canola, Win
 ter Barley and Edible Beans.\r\nLivestreaming tickets must be pre-purc
 hased online. It is recommended that attendees purchase in-person tick
 ets online as well. For those unable to do so, cash, cheque and debit 
 will be accepted at the door.\r\nRegistration Price (online required f
 or livestreaming, recommended for in person attendance):  \r\nAll da
 ys, in person or livestreamed: $50/day Includes HST or $120 for 3 days
 .\r\nLivestreamers can purchase the content for the whole week for $18
 0.\r\nRegistration includes access to conference content during the 30
  day encore access. All attendees can also view 21 bonus presentations
  following the event.\r\n In person attendance includes hot roast bee
 f dinner. Goat and Lamb are also served on those respective days.\r\nG
 rey Bruce Farmers’ Week will be held at the Elmwood Community Centre
  (# 38 Queen St. W.) \r\nThe GBFW planning committee would like to tha
 nk the generous Premier to Bronze sponsors!!  The full list is on our
  brochure, or on our website (www.gbfw.ca)\r\n \r\nFor further inform
 ation or interviews, please call Lorie at 519-986-3756, or \r\nemail l
 orie@greyagservices.ca.    \n\nFor more information visit https://o
 ntag.farms.com/events/57h-annual-grey-bruce-farmers-week-2023
DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Midway:20230104T090000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Midway:20230110T170000
CATEGORIES:agricultural, conference
LOCATION:Elmwood Community Centre
WEBSITE:http://www.gbfw.ca,
URL:http://www.gbfw.ca,
CONTACT:519-986-3756 , email: lorie@greyagservices.ca.
ORGANIZER:Grey County Ag Services
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