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The Rural Voice, 2019-06, Page 76HURON County Federation of Agriculture NEWSLETTER 42 First Avenue, Clinton, Ontario N0M 1L0 519-482-9642 or 1-800-511-1135 Website: www.hcfa.on.ca Email: ofahuron@tcc.on.ca * The Rural Voice is provided to all OFA Members in Huron County by the HCFA May 31 to June 2 – 165th Clinton Spring Fair. For more information visit: clintonspringfair.com. June 8-9 – Hensall Spring Fair. June 14-15 – Dungannon Super Pull. For more details visit: www.dungannontractorpull.ca June 19-20 – Ontario Pork Congress, Stratford. Upcoming Events 72 The Rural Voice The Huron County Federation of Agriculture (HCFA) would like to draw your attention to The Ontario Young Farmers’ Forum (OYFF) that is being held in Hamilton this fall. This two-day forum for those aged 18-40 is administered by Junior Farmers in partnership with the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) annual convention. The Ontario Young Farmers’ Forum (OYFF) attracts some of the most enthusiastic and knowledgeable young farmers from across the province. Delegates have the opportunity to learn, connect and discuss the most pressing agricultural issues that the industry faces on a daily basis. Ontario Young Farmers Forum November 17 & 18, 2019 Hamilton Convention Centre (for more information and to register visit www.jfao.on.ca/oyff). The HCFA is pleased to inform you that we are offering a limited amount of sponsorship for the 2019 Ontario Young Farmers Forum. To qualify for the HCFA sponsorship you must: 1. You must be a first-time attendee of the OYFF. 2. You must reside in Huron County. 3. You must be between 18 and 40 years of age. 4. You must submit proof of registration and accommodation invoices to the HCFA office. You will be responsible for completing your own registration and arranging transportation and accommodations. In order to assist the most attendees we cannot guarantee that we will reimburse the full cost of your attending. The amount of sponsorship available per person depends on the number of attendees from Huron County. For further details please contact the HCFA office at 519-482-9642 ext. 2 or email: ofahuron@tcc.on.ca HCFA sponsors Huron County Young Farmers to attend OYFF in November The Rural Voice is provided to all OFA members in Huron County by the Huron County Federation of Agriculture CONTOUR DRAINAGE INNOVATION DEMONSTRATION June 15 ~ between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Huronview Demo Farm, 77722 London Road Clinton, ON. The field is located behind the Huronview Complex The event will include live installation, wagon rides, workshops, food trucks and a trade show. Admission is $5 per person. For more information visit https://www.huronview.net/ Hosted by the Huron County Soil and Crop Improvement Association Huron County Federation of Agriculture BOARD MEETING June 24 8:00 p.m. Vanastra Office Follow us on Twitter twitter.com/huronfedofag and Facebook at Huron County Federation of Agriculture HCFA OFFICE HOURS: The office is open on Mondays and alternate Fridays 9:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. We are also open other days by chance ROOM FOR RENT The Huron County Federation of Agriculture has a board room available for rent. The board room rent is $40 which includes HST. Call the HCFA office at 519-482-9642 or 1-800-511-1135 to check availability and to book your meetings.