AGRICULTURE

EVENTS

The following information is from the P. E. I. Agriculture Sector Council, Farm Centre. Contact 892- 1091, 1866- 892- 1091, info@peiagsc.ca or view www.peiagsc.ca.

WORKSHOP/ CONFERENCE

P. E. I. Women’s Institute fall

workshops will be held Oct. 24 at Montague Wellness Centre, Oct. 30 at Kensington Legion and Nov. 1 at the Farm Centre, Charlottetown. Registration is at 6: 30 p. m., with the start time 7 p. m. Pre- registration is required and costs $ 5. For information, contact Ellen MacPhail, 368- 4860.

Atlantic Farm Women’s Conference is Nov. 2- 3 at the Delta Hotel, Moncton. Registration is $ 90; the deadline for registration is Oct. 19. Contact Rayanne at 621- 0543 or atlanticfarmwomen@gmail.com. The agenda is at atlanticfarmwomen.weebly.com/ agenda.html.

EXHIBITION

The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair is Nov. 2- 11 in Toronto, Ont. For more information, contact 416- 263- 3404, agriculture@royalfair.org or www.royalfair.org/.

MEETING

The P. E. I. Department of Agriculture and Forestry and the P. E. I. Wild Blueberry Growers’ Association will be hosting an evening meeting on Nov. 1. The main topic of discussion will be control of hawkweed in blueberry fields. Contact Chris Jordan at 314- 0816 or cwjordan@gov.pe.ca.

Wild Blueberry Producers’ Association of Nova Scotia AGM is Nov. 16- 17 at the Best Western Glengarry Hotel & Convention Centre, Truro, N. S. Contact WBPANS at 662- 3306 or wbpans@ns.aliantzinc.com.

P. E. I. Potato Board annual

meeting and banquet are Nov. 16 at the Delta Prince Edward, Charlottetown. Contact Ann Marie White at 892- 6551 or potato@peipotato.org.