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The Rural Voice, 1994-12, Page 33January 5th - 11th, 1995 294,,A._ CHESLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE "ivu44 Registration & Lunch - $13.00 Registration Only - Day, $8.00 Evening, $4.00 AANAGEMENT DAY Tuesday, January 10, 1995 "Diversifying Farm Income" Workshop Leaders: Lera Ryan & Bill Baxter, Rural Business Consultants, OMAFRA, Guelph 9:30 A.M. Registration & Coffee 10:00 Welcome & Outline Of The Day's Program 10:15 What Are My Possibilities? Identifying Personal & Business Strength & Resources 11:15 Will it Sell? Marketing Criteria 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Can It Be Done? Production Or Development Of Service 1:30 Will It Make Money? Profitability 2:00 Can I Afford To Do It? Financial Feasibility 2:30 How It Worked For Us A Panel Of Grey -Bruce Farmers 3:15 What Is My Next Step? How & When I Will Get Started Tuesday, January 10, 1995 Chairpersons: Nanci Picken & Chris Tulloch 7:00 P.M. Introduction To Training — Imprinting Your Foal Cheryl Gison, Cedarlane Farm, Puslinch 8:15 Personalized Nutrition — Fine Tuning Your Diet (Incorporates a field of human medicine & hair analysis to maximize performance & prevent disease) Dr. Gerry Blackburn, DVM, Pt. Perry Vet Clinic CROPS DAY Wednesday, January 11, 1995 Chairpersons: Harold Wilhelm, Pres., Bruce Soil & Crop Imp. Ken Mitchell, Pres. Grey Soil & Crop Imp. 9:30 A.M. Registration & Coffee 10:00 "What We Learned In '94" Jamie Corcoran, Dupont Canada 10:30 Is The $100,000 Capital Gains Exemption Meant For You? Colin Reesor, Business Management Advisor, OMAFRA, Walkerton 11:00 Where Do Pre -Harvest Herbicides Fit On Our Farm? Farmer Panel; Joan McKinlay, Moderator, Soil & Crop Advisor, Markdale 11:30 Up, Down Or Sideways? Market Outlook '95 Brian Doidge, OCPA & RCAT, Ridgetown 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Knapweed, Jimsonweed & Other Weed Problems Lorne Robinson, Bruce Co. Weed Inspector 1:15 Site Specific Crop Management Keith Reid, Soil & Crop Advisor, OMAFRA, Walkerton 1:45 Experiences With Round Bale Silage Ken Mitchell, Annan Roy Warder, Lion's Head 2:15 What The Heck Are G.D.D.s? Joan McKinlay, Soil & Crop Advisor, OMAFRA, Markdale 2:30 Break 2:45 Fall Pasture Alternatives Jim Johnston, Ag. Research Station, New Liskeard SPONSORING GREY - BRUCE ORGANIZATIONS Grey County Beef Improvement Club Bruce County Cattlemen's Association Grey County Cattlemen's Association Bruce County Cream Producers Grey County Cream Producers Bruce County Farm Safety Association Grey County Farm Safety Association Bruce County Federation of Agriculture Grey County Federation of Agriculture Bruce County Junior Farmers' Assoc. Grey County Junior Farmers' Assoc. Bruce County Milk Committee Grey County Milk Committee Bruce County Pork Producers' Assoc. Grey County Pork Producers' Assoc. Bruce County Soil & Crop Imp. Assoc. Grey County Soil & Crop Imp. Assoc. Country Roads Goat Association District 2 Ont. Sheep Marketing Agency Market -Grey Bruce North & South Bruce Cow Calf Clubs Women's Institutes BREAKS Coffee, Milk & Apples Sponsored By: Agricultural Employment Services Bruce Tractor & Lawn Care Ltd. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Grey County Women's Institutes Grey & Bruce Mutual Ins. Co. Sprucedale Agromart Ltd. 12:00 Noon Daily Live Radio Broadcast by CFOS/CFPS each day of Farmers' Week Sponsored By: Grey -Bruce Farm Organizations Co-ordinated By: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs DECEMBER 1994 29