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Guelph Organic Conference
2019-01-24 - 2019-01-27 | UC
Everyone Welcome!
4 days of workshops + 2 day FREE Trade Show (Saturday & Sunday)
For farmers, gardeners and interested consumers!
Over 40 workshops to choose from on a wide variety of topics.
Over 100 vendors in the multi-level Trade Show – including Organic Food Sampling, Garden Seeds & Supplies, Books, Small Farm Equipment, Certification Info and more.

College Royal Winter Sign-Up Days
2019-01-24 09:00 - 16:30 (America/Toronto) | UC
On Thursday, January 24th and Wednesday, January 30th come on out to the UC Courtyard from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm to sign-up for all sorts of fun events like the Art Show, the Clipping Competition, Tug of War, Flower Arranging Competition, Logging Competition, Super Thursday, Square Dancing, Pancake Flip, Fashion Show and the Cat Show!
For more information about these events, check out our website: https://www.collegeroyalsociety.com/ or our #CREventsFeature tag on Facebook and Instagram.

Goodtimes 2019
2019-01-26 18:30 - 23:59 | Ancaster Fair grounds
One of your favorite events is here, GOOD TIMES!!
Yet another exciting year at the Ancaster Fairgrounds, Goodtimes is sure to be a great time! Break out that old suit and your dancing shoes and get ready, the Student Federation of the Ontario Agricultural College is pleased to invite you to the annual OAC Good Times Banquet. Grab your friends and stay classy for an evening to celebrate another awesome year at the College on the Hill, represent your class and take lots of photos to help you remember the great evening ahead. Transportation to and from the venue as well as a country buffet style dinner, award presentations, and guest speakers are all on tap for a fun and exciting evening. Dance the night away in your semi formal attire and be sure to bring money for refreshments and silent auction table afterwards. This banquet allows us to celebrate the accomplishments of the OAC with alumni, faculty and students. Cocktail hour is at 6:00pm with dinner at 6:30pm. Student can purchase tickets in the New Year for $40.00 in the SF office. Alumni purchase tickets by filling out the form attached to this page, and sending it to goodtimes@aggies.ca.
More info to follow in the coming months! Tickets be sold in early January!
Goodtimes Alumni Form

FCC Information Night with Perry Wilson
2019-01-29 18:30 - 19:30 | MCKN 304
Calling all Aggies! Do you like pizza? Have you ever thought about working for FCC? Come eat and find out if FCC is right for you at this year’s first meeting of the Careers in Food and Agriculture Club! We’re lucky enough to have OAC Alumnus Mr. Perry Wilson, the Senior Director of Agribusiness and Agrifood, come speak with us about his experience, what he does, and how he got to where he is!

Poultry Meeting with Lisa Hodgins
2019-01-30 18:00 - 19:00 | ANNU 156
Come on out and listen to Lisa Hodgins from New Life Mills as she discusses what she does as a monastic nutritionist discussing the research she has currently been working on as well as life in the poultry industry after graduation. Hope to see you all there

Biostimulants in Agriculture - Paul VandenBorre & Steve McQueen
2019-01-31 17:30 - 19:00 | Crop Sci Rm 121
Biostimulants, Nutrisorb 2.0, and Yield Loss Prevention!
Plant stress or stimulated plant stress can create yield loss or yield gain on most crops. Come on out to the meeting on Thursday to have a discussion with Paul Van den Borre and Steve McQueen to learn about Nutrisorb 2.0, and how it can work with Grains, Oilseeds and Horticulture crops. Also learn about the #myfarmchallenge sponsored by Eco-plus.ca!

Rescheduled OAC Swine Club Meeting
2019-01-31 19:00 - 21:00 | ANNU 204
Come on out to our rescheduled first meeting of the year! Joining us will be an OAC and OVC alumni, Ed Metzger, who is currently a practicing vet. Ed will be discussing what makes a good barn manager and life as a swine vet.

Do You Really Know Pest(icides)? - A UoG FoodTalk event
2019-01-31 19:00 - 21:00 | MACN 113
Join UoG FoodTalk and a panel of experts as they discuss pesticide use in Canadian Agricultural Systems! Panelist names to be released.

Donkey Sanctuary of Canada Tour
2019-02-03 09:30 - 13:00
UGAIN will have a group tour of the Donkey Sanctuary of Canada. We will join in a talk about donkeys, go on a guided tour of the grounds and learn more about the equine family!

Euchre Night
2019-02-05 18:00 - 23:30 | PCH
The annual Euchre Tournament will take place on Feb. 5th, 2019. Cost will be $10/team, don’t delay sign up today! Email vpinternal@aggies.ca if you would like to take part in the tournament!

CSA Annual General Meeting
2019-02-06 17:00 - 21:00 | Peter Clark Hall, Guelph, ONT, Canada
Time to have your say in what the CSA does! Come and learn more about your student association.
Share your thoughts about the Bus Pass, about tuition fees, about climate change, or whatever other issue you have with the University of Guelph, CSA wants to hear from YOU!

Sheep Research at Ridgetown with Dr. Paul Luimes
2019-02-07 17:30 - 18:30 | MCKN 228
Come on out to listen to Dr. Paul Luimes, a livestock nutrition professor, discuss his recent research as well as his experiences teaching at Ridgetown College.

SFOAC Open Meeting W19
2019-02-07 19:00 - 21:00 | MCLN 102
SFAOC will be hosting an open meeting on Thursday, February 7th, 2019. We will be using this open meeting to allow candidates for next year’s SFOAC President, Vice President External & Vice President Internal, and each year’s class president the opportunity to tell you why you should vote for them, and for you to ask them some questions! Free pizza will be provided.

Winter 2019 PDR Meeting
2019-02-11 17:30 - 20:30 | SFOAC Boardroom
Calling all accredited clubs under the SFOAC its time for Winter PDR. Please fill out the PDR application form with as much information as possible, so the SFOAC executive can better understand how you club affects the OAC students experience here at the University of Guelph. The PDR meeting will be Monday February 11th, 2019. Please email your application form to Evan Chaffe at chairperson@aggies.ca by 11:59pm on Friday February 8th, 2019. As well as email him if you have any questions.
Application form below.
SFOAC Winter 2019 PDR Application

Judging - Honey and Eggs
2019-02-11 19:00 - 20:30 | MCKN 307
What could be sweeter than honey? Come on out to the next judging meeting Monday, February 11th. We will be judging honey and eggs and working on our reasons! The location will be on campus, the room will be MCKN 307

UC Ag Day
2019-02-12 08:00 - 16:30 | UC
Join UoG FoodTalk in celebrating Canada’s Agriculture Day on Tuesday, February 12th in the University Centre. Stop by the courtyard for prizes, snacks, fun agriculture facts, and more!

OAC Annual Dodgeball Tournament
2019-02-12 14:00 - 17:00 | West Gym
Grab a team of 6-8 people and dodge some balls! To register send an email to Owen Ricker at oricker@uoguelph.ca or Naomi Rosedale at nrosedal@uoguelph.ca with your team name and members. FREE to sign up and the deadline to register is February 8! It’s a double-elimination tournament with games best 2/3. Hope you see you guys there!

Poultry Meeting with Bob Swayze
2019-02-13 18:00 - 19:00 | ANNU 156
Join Poultry Club this week in ANNU 156 at 6 pm as we welcome Bob Swayze from New Life Mills as he gives a guest presentation about the importance of ventilation and getting the most out of your feed. Pizza will be provided. See you there!
When: Wednesday, February 13th @ 6 pm
Where: ANNU 156

Corn Agronomy - Greg Stewart
2019-02-14 17:30 - 19:00 | Crop Sci Rm 121
Come on out to the meeting this Thursday. Greg Stewart from Maizex Seeds will be discussing everything there is to know about corn agronomy.

Dairy Science: Managing Genetics at the Herd Level
2019-02-14 19:00 - 20:00 | LLC 1714
MarkCarson from EastGen will be coming to talk about genomics, reading and interpreting bull proofs, sexed and beef semen usage, and where your replacements are going to be made going forward.
As usual, pizza and chocolate milk will be provided!

Brewniversity/Beer Trivia
2019-02-26 19:00 - 23:00 | Brass Taps
Join UoG FoodTalk as Dan Schmidt from Royal City Brewing Company and Prud’homme Beer Certification discusses Beer from the ground up. Make sure to stick around for Trivia after! 19+ event

UC Ag Day - Rescheduled
2019-02-27 09:00 - 16:00 | UC
We may have already celebrated Canadian Agriculture Day, but this great industry deserves to be celebrated every day! Come on out to the UC for swag, snacks, and agriculture facts.

Women in Agriculture Meeting with Janice Anderson
2019-02-27 17:30 - 18:30 | MCKN 233
The Women in Agriculture club is excited to have Janice Anderson come in to speak! Janice works as a sales rep for DuPont Pioneer in addition to being a cash crop farmer in Chatham-Kent. She is heavily involved in agriculture through her work as a 4-H dairy leader as well as sitting on the Dairy Advisory Committee for the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown Campus. We are looking forward to her coming in to share some of her experiences with us!

Aggie Trivia
2019-02-27 20:00 - 22:00 | Brass Taps
Hey Aggies, do you think you know something about agriculture and want to test your knowledge of what you learned from Ag Day? Well grab your friends and come on down to Brass Taps following the CSA General Meeting for some Aggie Trivia! Try your hand at being the smartest Aggies on campus and then celebrate your win at Aggie Pub!

Peter Johnson - Relay Soys and Wheat
2019-02-28 17:30 - 19:00 | Roz 105
Peter Johnson from Real Agriculture will be speaking about his relay soybeans project and wheat this week. Peter is a passionate speaker you do not want to miss!

Information Night with John Van de Vegte
2019-02-28 18:00 - 19:00 | Crop Sci Rm 121
Hosted by the Careers in Food and Agriculture Club, this event will be a unique opportunity to learn about careers and research at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, led by Mr. John Van de Vegte! Accompanied by pizza, we will also be hosting elections for next year’s executive!

#BootsLife Campus Tour
2019-03-01 21:00 - 23:59 | Brass Taps

Animal Science Society's Career Night
2019-03-04 17:30 - 19:30 | PCH
Have you ever wondered what careers you can pursue in the animal-related field? Or perhaps, you wanted to ask a professional about their experiences but had no idea how to do so? Luckily to answer your burning questions, Animal Science Society is proud to present its annual Career Night event!
Notable speakers include Prof. Ernesto Guzman (a honey bee research professor at the University of Guelph), a master’s student, OSPCA agents and a vet student! FREE admission!

Beef Science Meeting
2019-03-04 19:00 | MCKN 116
Come on out the OAC Beef Science Meeting to hear from Jamie O’Shea. Free pizza will be provided!

Tractor Tug for Tots Recap and Elections
2019-03-04 19:00 - 20:00 | TBD
Looking to get more involved? Why not help plan one of the most exciting and fun-filled events of the year, to give back to a local charity. Come on out to the Tractor Tug for Tots Executive elections and a recap from this past years event. Snacks provided!
