Updated: April 22, 2013
- Preparations for summer FarmSmart Expo underway – Source: Ontario Farmer Daily – April 22, 2013
Category Archives: Conferences
SAVE THE DATE: 1st Annual Canadian Biomass Conference
DATE
- Thursday August 22 to Friday August 23, 2013
WHERE
- Minto Suites – Ottawa, Ontario
THEME
- “Facilitating a National Communication Strategy”
AGENDA TOPICS
- Sustainable Agricultural & Policy Development
- Enabling Business Opportunities
- CanMET Technical Tour/Workshop
- Developing Feedstock Supply
- Combustion
- Getting Products to Market
- Bio-Products
- Managing Domestic Markets
- Maximizing European Marketability
- Summary Overview/Strategy
- Where do we go from here
ONLINE RESOURCES
- Detailed agenda & online reservations: www.OntarioBiomass.org (available soon)
OTHER
- Hotel reservations available soon
Investment in this project has been provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada through the Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP). In Ontario, this program is delivered by the Agricultural Adaptation Council.
EVENT: OSCIA members invited to biomass reception at Greening Rural Opportunities Summit
As part of the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association’s (OSCIA) continued commitment to expand and develop the agricultural biomass industry in Ontario, they are hosting an informal reception after the Greening Rural Opportunities Summit on March 5, 2013, at the London Hilton Hotel of the London Convention Centre, London.
The goal of this free event is to provide a venue for producers, entrepreneurs, aggregators, agricultural business, exporters, developers, and end-users of biomass to network and gain insight into how to move the industry forward within your specific business.
Our OSCIA members are invited. Please help spread word to any/all interested parties.
Reception is free.
Relevant parties may register online at www.ontariobiomass.org/reserve.
HAVE YOUR SAY: FarmSmart suggestion box
FarmSmart was built on the model of “by farmers, for farmers” and the team work hard each year to develop programs that will have broad appeal in our agricultural community. We welcome your comments and suggestions to help us make our next FarmSmart events even more successful. Please email our team members to share your suggestions or use the handy online form below to share your submissions:
- Program suggestions: ian.mcdonald@ontario.ca
- Sponsorship opportunities or potential partners: goldenhorseshoe.scia@rogers.com
- Host locations for Friday “Smart” workshop: cattleco@zing-net.ca
Special “Thank You” from the FarmSmart team
The FarmSmart team are committed to delivering an exceptional program for its participants, but we could not do it without the generous support of our sponsors. Did you see the “Thank You’ advertisement in last week’s Ontario Farmer newspaper, page 20B? If you missed it, check it out here….
