Manitoulin Summer Tour
The Manitoulin Soil and Crop Improvement Association is hosting a summer tour during the first week of August. Tour dates and site locations will be announced shortly. The tour will include the following: grain and cereal corn plots, hulless barley and hulless oats plots, equipment demonstrations and more. Stay tuned to your local newspaper or your email inbox for tour specifics.
NLCAT Aggies Reunion
The New Liskeard College of Agriculture Technology (NLCAT) reunion will be held between August 15-17. This is a reminder for the once-in-a-lifetime reunion weekend which will provide alumni a great opportunity to rediscover their New Liskeard “home” and to renew lifelong connections to this special place. It’s a fantastic time to reconnect with friends and classmates and see how the community of New Liskeard (now called Temiskaming Shores) has evolved, including the New Liskeard Agricultural Research Station (NLARS). Events include a Friday night reception and a Saturday night banquet at Dymond Hall. No tickets will be sold at the door. The two-day reunion package (Friday night reception and Saturday night Banquet) is $60/person. No tickets sold for one night only. Registration form and money must be received no later than Thursday, July 31, 2014. If you have any questions, please contact Jean-Denis Methot at jd40@xplornet.com or call at 613-307-7427.
Northern Ontario Farm Innovation Alliance
The Northern Ontario Farm Innovation Alliance (NOFIA) is a non-profit organization that is concentrated on agricultural innovation and technological transfer in Northern Ontario. NOFIA is focussed on innovative agricultural products and practices, research commercialization and technology transfer to generate economic growth and interest in the agrisector in Northern Ontario. Current activities include wheat, canola and corn trials and the compilation and publication of past research at www.nofia-agri.com. To better meet the varied agricultural needs in Northern Ontario, we need your input as to what research you would like to see, where you identify challenges/gaps/opportunities, what technology/products you think would help with growth or innovation, etc. If you would like to meet with NOFIA to discuss agriculture in Northern Ontario, please contact us at nofia.on@gmail.com.
