2011-12 Nut Growing Events

MARCH TECHNICAL MEETING IN SIMCOE

FEATURING: The experts. Paul Bailey from OMAFRA will present a summary of how Regulation 119/11 (Produce, Honey and Maple Products) may affect nut growers. Dr. Robert Nurse, Weed Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada at Harrow. Rob has a project proposal to establish a 5 acre block of tree nuts at Harrow to conduct trials to register herbicides, fungicides and insecticides for tree nuts. Todd Leuty from OMAFRA will update us on Pesticides. We will have an update on the Hazelnut industry from our own intrepid nut grower Martin Hodgson, and University of Guelph specialists. Not all of our speakers have been finalized yet, but you can expect more expert presentations at this meeting that will expand your mind as well as the limits of commercial nut growing in Ontario. Experts and guest speakers will be invited to participate in this day long nut growing adventure. All members and visitors are welcomed to attend. The only prerequisite is an interest in nut growing.

DATE: ( Please note change of date) Tuesday March 6, 2012 TIME: 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

LOCATION: (Please note change of meeting location) OMAFRA office in Woodstock, 401 Lakeview Dr. Unit-1, Woodstock, Ont. N4T 1W2

COST: Registration, $20 which includes lunch. Call Bruce Thurston at 519-740-6220 to register for lunch

ANNUAL SUMMER MEETING

...FEATURING: an informative get-together of the experts and novices who exchange experiences.  Nut tree tours are also part of our day.
DATE:The last Saturday in July, 2012.
TIME: 11 am - 4 pm.
All are welcome.
LOCATION:To be determined at a later date.

Visitors are always welcomed to our meetings and events!

If you live in Eastern Ontario and wish to attend the Eastern Chapter of SONG's regular meetings, take the link to ECSONG: http://www.songonline.ca/ecsong/  All SONG members are welcome to attend.