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Tractor Tug for Tots
2018-11-14 | Reynolds Walk, 50 Stone Rd E, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
Teams of eight to 10 people will compete to pull a tractor down Reynolds Walk in the fastest time. The non-profit event has a $200.00 registration fee that is being put towards the Sunshine Foundation, Dreams for Kids. Sign up your team with a creative team name in the University Centre coming soon.

OAC Beef Science Meeting 2 - Beth Storey
2018-11-13 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | MCKN 232
Come on out the the second Beef Science Meeting on Tuesday November 13th to Mackinnon 232 where Beth Storey from BFO will be talking about the RAWF and a little bit what BFO does to promote the Beef Industry.

2018 Guelph Plant Sciences Symposium
2018-11-13 08:00 - 16:00 | 200 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, ON N1G, Canada
The Guelph Plant Sciences Symposium is bringing together seven remarkable individuals with diverse perspectives and backgrounds to speak about the food value chain and sustainable agriculture from the farm to the fork. The day-long seminar is completely free to attend for everyone, including lunch and the networking social.

If you are unable to attend the event, we will be hosting a live-stream of the event. To receive the email link, please register for “Webinar Attendance”.

Check out our website for more information about the speakers, the schedule, and how to get here!

https://www.plant.uoguelph.ca/PS-Symposium

Student Poster Session
If you are interested in presenting a poster at the 2018 Plant Sciences Symposium, please submit your abstract (250 words max) when completing your registration. The prize for best poster will be awarded at the conclusion of the poster session.

Dairy Science Club Meeting: Mastitis Control
2018-11-12 19:00 - 21:00 | LLC 1714
Come on out to Dairy Science club’s fourth meeting of the year. Dr. Ken Leslie will be joining us to talk about issues and developments in mastitis control in dairy. As always, pizza and chocolate milk will be provided.

Horse Judging Meeting
2018-11-12 18:30 - 21:30 | ANNU Parking Lot
The next judging club meeting is on Monday Nov. 12 and we will be heading to Minshall Farms. There we will be judging Thoroughbred Weanlings and Quarter Horses. Please meet in the parking lot behind ANNU at 6:30pm to carpool.

Euchre Tournament in Support of Do More Ag
2018-11-07 18:00 - 23:00 | PCH
As the Royal Winter Fair approaches SFOAC will be hosting its annual Euchre tournament instead of pub on Wednesday November 7th, 2018 in PCH, 6:00pm-11:00pm. Sign up in teams of two for a chance to win some great prizes, meet alumni and interact with your classmates while enjoying the fun of competition and a beverage or two. Team fee is $10 with all the money being donated to Do More Ag – creating awareness about mental health and breaking the stigma. Please email your team members and team name to vpinternal@aggies.ca by November 6th @ noon.

Poultry Club Meeting - New Life Mills
2018-11-07 18:00 - 19:30 | ANNU 156
Kristen Thompson-Dow from New Life Mills will be joining us this meeting to discuss the pullet business, its sure to be a clucking good time!

UGAIN: Central Animal Facility Tour
2018-11-07 17:00 - 19:45 | ANNU Barns
The tour is Wednesday, November 7th at 5:00 pm at the Central Animal Facility building on campus. Here, you will get a chance to learn about the research conducted with animals at the university, which animals are used and why, and how these animals are treated.
To sign-up, email us at events.uogain@gmail.com. Cost is $8 for non-members and $5 for members.

Horticulture Club RBG/Winery Tour
2018-11-07 08:00 - 17:00
On November 7th, the Horticulture Club will be traveling to the Royal Botanical Gardens for a guided tour of their grounds, including the propagation house, we will be then going to a winery in the afternoon to look at viticulture. There are limited seat, please email Hortclub@uoguelph.ca if you are interested in this trip, the fee is $5.

Health Canada Trip to Ottawa
2018-11-02 08:00 - 2018-11-04 18:00 | Ottawa
Back by popular demand!! The U of G is organizing a trip to Ottawa to provide undergrad and grad students a unique opportunity to visit Health Canada. The trip will consist of:
✅ A speaker panel of U of G alumni working in Health Canada
✅ An alumni/student networking event
✅ AND networking workshops with a career fair to learn about working in the public sector, student recruitment and how to apply for government jobs
Space is limited! Register TODAY with $20 and completed registration form. Visit the SFOAC Office for info, a registration form and to register.
Student Registration Form – Health Canada Trip
Trip Itinerary

Multi-Hybrid Planting - Aaron Stevanus
2018-11-01 19:00 - 20:30 | Crop Sci Rm 121
Come out to the Soil and Crop meeting held Thursday, where Aaron Stevanus from Pride Seeds will be talking about multi-hybrid variable rate planting, a project he has been working on. Sure to be a great time!

When: Thursday, November 1st, 2018 @7pm – 8:30pm

Where: Crop Sci Rm. 121B

2018 Ontario Sheep Convention
2018-11-01 08:00 - 13:00
The theme of this year’s Convention is Driving Flock Performance – more lambs to market, more $$$$ in your pocket.

Program highlights
Keynote speaker: Richard Ehrhardt, PhD, Small Ruminant Extension Specialist, Michigan State University
Producer panel discussion: The ins and outs of growing my flock
Update on OSF-funded research for a pneumonia vaccine for lambs
Ontario Lamb Banquet
OSF annual meeting

For more information, including registration forms, accommodations information and a full Convention agenda visit www.OntarioSheep.org/ontario-sheep-convention.

Judging Meeting - Reasons Workshop
2018-10-30 19:00 - 21:00 | ANNU 306
Interested in improving your reasons? Come on out on October 30th at 7pm to the next Judging club meeting. We will be going over the basics of reasons and working on ways to improve them. Experienced and inexperienced members are always welcome!

Tractor Tug for Tots - Sign up Days
2018-10-29 00:00 - 2018-10-30 23:59
Come on out the the UC with a team of 8-10 people, on October 29th and 30th to sign up for Tractor tug for tots!, this year donations will be going to Wyndham House – a charity which has been working to prevent, reduce and end youth homelessness for the last 45 years.
Don’t delay sign up today! Minimum donation per team is $200.
WHERE: The UC Courtyard
When: 9am-4pm, Oct. 29 & 30th

OAC Curling Bonspiel
2018-10-27 12:00 - 18:00 | Guelph Curling Club
The annual curling bonspiel is fast approaching! Don’t miss out on this fun event. The cost will be $20 per person to cover ice rentals and lunch. No previous curling experience is required and all equipmet will be provided. Just bring clean shoes to curl in! Sign up your teams of 4 or 5 by emailing callen14@uoguelph.ca or send me a direct message by October 20th. Don’t forget to get out your best halloween costumes for this event!

Equine Industry Symposium
2018-10-27 09:30 - 16:00 | THRN 1200
Come check out the Equine Industry Symposium hosted by the second year BBRM Equine Management students . This event is a great opportunity to have discussions with a variety of professionals in the horse industry, listen to insightful speakers, and to network. The theme for this year’s symposium is professionalism and standards. Lunch will be provided in Thornborough Atrium. Admission is free but registration is required at eventbrite.ca. Check out Facebook page for updates and all additional info. When: Saturday, October 27th, 9:30am-4:00pm Where: Thornborough 1200

ABSA Presents: Stress Relief Arboretum Walk
2018-10-25 17:30 - 18:30 | Arboretum Centre
Midterms got you down? Join the Animal Biology Students’ Association for a Stress Relief Walk in the Arboretum! This is a free event, and is a great opportunity to relax and unwind from school. We will be meeting the entrance to the Arboretum by the East Village at 5:30pm. Please dress for the weather!

* NOTE: This is a dog friendly event. Some of our exec will be bringing their pets, so feel free to being yours too – so long as they are leashed!

Poultry Club Information Session
2018-10-24 18:00 - 19:00 | ANNU 156
Poultry Club will be having an information session with Dr. Gregoy Bedecarrats for our breeding program Wednesday October 24th at 6pm in ANNU 156 from 6pm to 7pm. We will have a signup for Level 1 and Level 2. We are also looking for 2-3 Breeding Coordinators. Hope to see you there!

Questions? Concerns?
Email poultry@aggies.ca for more information

Dairy Science Club Farm Tour, Larenwood Farms
2018-10-23 19:15 - 21:30 | ANNU Parking Lot
Come on out to Dairy Science Club’s first farm tour of the year. We will be visiting Larenwood Farms, owned by the McLaren family.
This will be a carpool event, we will be meeting behind ANNU in P26 to leave at 7:15 sharp, if you are looking for a ride – let us know in advance to work something out!
Pizza and drinks will be provided.

Agriculture Innovation Showcase
2018-10-23 07:30 - 15:30
The event is intended to showcase our farmers and agriculture industry leaders. The theme of the event is “Innovation in Agriculture” and is designed to highlight the unique ways our farming community has applied technology to diversify, expand and grow their business. The focus is to encourage stakeholders and entrepreneurs to spark discussions on the inclusivity of innovative technology in the agriculture industry, and identify areas of collaboration.

FREE for students (email pr@aggies.ca for code)
Includes transportation from Elmira to University of Guelph and includes transportation throughout the day as well as lunch and snacks throughout the day.

When: Tuesday, October 23rd, 7:30am – 3:30pm
Where: Start at University of Guelph

Beef Judging
2018-10-22 17:15 - 21:00 | ANNU Parking Lot
FREE PIZZA!!! Hey Everybody! The Judging Club will be meeting at 5:15 behind ANNU to carpool to the meeting at underhill speckle park. Our host is providing lots of pizza!!! We will be judging beef bulls and heifers and our host is going to provide tips and an overview of what to look for. I realize that the time is earlier than usual, and I apologize for any inconvenience this might cause. Hopefully we can still have an awesome turn out 😊

Forage Management: Harvest to Bunk or Silo
2018-10-18 19:00 - 20:30 | LLC 1714
Come out to Dairy Science Club’s second meeting of the year. Matt Groen and Tristan Emiry from Purina will be speaking about proper forage management as well as bunk and silo management best practices. As always free pizza and chocolate milk will be provided! When: Thursday, October 18th 2018 – 7:00-8:30pm Where: Lifetime Learning Centre

FCC Drive Away Hunger - Last Day
2018-10-18 11:00
The last day of the OAC’s annual FCC Drive away hunger campaign is today! Donations accepted until 11am. Lets see which class will be walking away with the win!
**UPDATE**
Congratulations Buffalo you are our 2018 FCC Food Drive winners with a total of 847 food items!
I’d like to thank all those that donated and came out to help move the food this morning! The OAC sure has a generous spirit! Total Items collected was 1,673!! 😁🥫
1st: 2020 – 847 items2nd: 2022 – 336 items3rd: 2019 – 269 items4th: 2021 – 221 items

OAC Winter Games Info Night
2018-10-17 17:30 - 19:00 | TBD
Come out this Wednesday @ 5:30PM to learn about this years Winter Games. Sign-ups will be opened to first and second years until numbers are finalized.

College Royal Sign Up Days
2018-10-16 00:00 - 2018-10-17 23:59 | UC
Calling all UoG students interested in taking part in College Royal 2019!

On Tuesday, October 16th and Wednesday, October 17th come on out to the UC Courtyard from 9 am to 4:30 pm to sign-up for all sorts of fun events. During our Fall Sign-Up Days we will be registering participants for our many livestock shows, the dog show, and the fashion show.

For more information about these events, check out our event pages at https://www.collegeroyalsociety.com/.

Beef Nutrition and Health - Jason Hurst, Masterfeeds
2018-10-15 19:00 - 20:30 | MCKN 227
Joint meeting between the OAC Beef Science Club and 4-H on Campus Club. Come out to hear from Jason Hurst from Masterfeeds. He will be talking about feeding your beef animals at different stages of production. Also try your hand at solving some animal health situations and decide what to feed in order to solve these problems. Pizza will be provided at 6:30.

Growmark Info Night
2018-10-15 17:30 - 19:30 | Careers and Co-op Services
Come on out to network with different faculty members within GROWMARK and member companies! I will be doing a brief presentation about my internship, and then there will be pizza and refreshments provided! This is a great opportunity to get to know faculty within the GROWMARK system, and talk about future positions available, summer or full-time!

Ostrich Farm Tour
2018-10-13 10:30 - 14:30
A great opportunity to learn about a unique animal. The tour is being held on Saturday, October 13th. On this tour, you will get to see multiple breeds of ostriches as well as feed the yearlings! For members, it is $15. For non-members it is $18, and for drivers, it is only $10! To sign up just email us at events.uogain@gmail.com. Hope to see you there!

Touch A Tractor
2018-10-11 09:30 | Johnston Green, Guelph, Ont, Canada
The OAC’s first ever Touch A Tractor event, in partnership with John Deere Canada. Participants will compete by touching the tractor, last one to let go wins an awesome prize, including a bar stool, tumbler set, and bottle opener donated by John Deere. Furthermore, the ten dollar entry fee will be donated to the Do More Ag Foundation, an organization dedicated to creating awareness about mental health in the agriculture industry. 1. Let go of the tractor at any time you’re out.
2. No cell phones allowed.
3. You cannot leave the tractor to get food or drinks, but you may bring both to your spot at the tractor.
Register by email iburtwis@uoguelph.ca

Poultry Club Meeting - EFO
2018-10-10 18:00 - 19:30 | ANNU 156
The University of Guelph is sure to be a clucking good time! This weeks guest speaker is none other than Harry Pelissero, the general manager at Egg Farmers of Ontario to speak about what’s new and current in the world of egg farming. Hope to see you all there!
