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SUMMARY:Grey Bruce Farmer's Week
DESCRIPTION:Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week (GBFW) 2015 is a 7 day Agricult
 ural Conference packed with a most impressive and informative line-up 
 of speakers! It will run from  January 7th to January 13th.\nPanels i
 nclude:\nOn Beef Day, many of the presenters from the day’s program 
 will review How to Drive Profitability.\nOn Dairy Day, three producers
  will share their perspective on Bedding Options.\nOn Goat Day, one da
 iry goat producer, and one meat goat producer will share a Virtual Far
 m Tour.\nOn Sheep Day, three sheep producers will discuss Pasture Mana
 gement.\nOn Ecological Day, three producers will give the highlights o
 f their Organic/Ecological Farm Operations.\nOn Crops Day there are tw
 o panels. Two producers and one agribusiness rep will review Precision
  Agriculture - Making it Pay.  In the afternoon, three agronomists wi
 ll duke it out during the Production Pundits Q & A Session.\nHere’s 
 a glimpse of some of the featured keynote speakers and presentations:\
 nOn Beef Day Jason Calhoun, originally from Bruce County, now from Swa
 lwell Alberta, will deliver Feeding for Tomorrow.  Also, Aaron Goertz
 en, Economist, BMO Capital Markets will dig into, Canadian Cattle & Be
 ef Industry: The Big Picture.\nOn Dairy Day, Dr. Trevor DeVries, Assoc
 iate Professor, University of Guelph, will be sharing his expertise ab
 out Using Technology to Monitor Behaviour and Identify Illness in Dair
 y Cattle.\nOn Goat Day, Dr. Richard Erhardt, Small Ruminant Extension 
 Specialist from Michigan State University will share, Improving Whole 
 Farm Forage Utilization for Sheep and Goat Production.\nOn Sheep Day, 
 Dr. Richard Erhardt will be speaking twice. In the morning he will pre
 sent, Improving Whole Farm Forage Utilization for Sheep and Goat Produ
 ction. In the afternoon he will discuss, Optimal Nutrition Management 
 Targets for the Transition Ewe: Lessons Learned in the Lab and the Fie
 ld.\nOn Horse Day, Constable Terry Russel, Police Community Relations,
  Royal Canadian Mounted Police will reflect on A Day in Red Serge. Get
  prepared for the goose bumps when Trina Maus, Owner, Maus Equestrian 
 Consulting, presents, Getting Back in the Saddle, Overcoming Challenge
 s. Lindsay Grice, will cap off our day with Thinking Like a Horse: Bey
 ond the Round Pen and into the Show Ring.\nThe Equine Youth Program lo
 oks outstanding again this year. It will once again consist of all int
 eractive material. The youth will be making Bit Warmers. They will als
 o have the opportunity to interact with three of the upstairs speakers
 . Youth 10 years and older are asked to bring bits for one of the acti
 vities. Two Youth Champions will be highlighted: Alexa Ellingwood and 
 Kate Wedde.\nEcological Day’s Tony McQuail, Farmer/Certified Educato
 r, Meeting Place Organic Farm/Holistic Management International, will 
 provide his expertise about Holistic Grazing. In the afternoon, GBFW i
 s pleased that Michael Freiesleben, McLellan Industries Ltd will dig i
 nto, Harnessing the Power of Soil Biology.\nOn Crops Day, the weather 
 whisperer, Evelyn Browning Garriss, Editor and Author, Browning Media,
  LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada, will deliver information about everyone’s f
 avourite topic, El Niño, the Twisted Atlantic and the Effect on Globa
 l Agriculture. Philip Shaw from Philip Shaw Farms Inc., will reflect o
 n Grain Markets in 2015: The Road Ahead.\nFor more info, please refer 
 to the detailed list of bios, topics and agendas for each day listed o
 n www.greyagservices.ca\nGrey Bruce Farmers’ Week will be held at th
 e Elmwood Community Centre (# 38 Queen St. W.), 8 km north of Hanover 
 on County Road #10.\nRegistration Price (at door): Beef, Dairy, Goat, 
 Sheep, Ecological, and Crops Days $25 Horse Day $20 adults, $10 youth 
  No Pre-registration is required.\n\nFor more information visit https
 ://ontag.farms.com/events/grey-bruce-farmer-s-week
DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Midway:20150107T090000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Midway:20150113T160000
CATEGORIES:agricultural, conference
LOCATION:Elmwood Community Centre
WEBSITE:https://www.google.ca/maps/place/38+Queen+St+W,+Elmwood,+ON+N0
 G+1S0/@44.2410634,-81.060245,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x882991264fb
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CONTACT:(519)986-3756
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