MARCH 16, 9 AM - 5 PM

* 8:30 am, sponsored coffee and donuts for exhibitors.

* Official Opening: 12 noon on the Concourse, special guest: Eastern Ontario 4-H ambassador
   Jessie Groniger. Coffee and home baked cake, provided by Linda Vogel.

* 12 noon-3 pm, Assembly Hall: Full sit-down lunch.

* Workshops, all day, meeting room, west end of main Exhibit Hall.

* Women's Institute Tea Room, west entrance to arena.

* Seed Show, all day, Concourse, east end.

* Hearing tests by Robillard Hearing Centres, all day, west entrance to arena

* Livestock information booths, Concourse, west end.

* 4-H display, Concourse east. 4-H dairy cow and bull contest, Concourse west.


MARCH 17, 9 AM - 8 PM

* 8:30 am, sponsored coffee and donuts for exhibitors.

* Farm Show Bulletin distributed by Eastern Ontario Agri-News

* WI Tea Room, all day, west entrance to arena.

* 12 noon-2 pm, Concourse: Annual Seed Awards Ceremony, presentations and reception.

* 12 noon-3 pm, Assembly Hall: Full lunch being served.

* Seed Show, all day, Concourse.

* Robillard hearing tests, all day, west entrance to arena.

* Workshops all day, west end of Exhibit Hall.

* Livestock information, all day, Concourse.

* 4-H display, contests, on Concourse.


MARCH 18, 9 AM - 4 PM

* 8:30 am, sponsored coffee for exhibitors.

*Farm Show bulletin compliments Eastern Ontario AgriNews.

* 12 noon, Concourse: OVSGA director and auctioneer John Joynt will call the 20 annual
   Prestigious Pedigreed Seed Sale which has raised more than $75,000 for the Children's
   Hospital of Eastern Ontario. This year's featured artist is Ottawa's Crystal Beshera. 

* 12 noon-3 pm, Assembly Hall: full lunch.

* WI Tea Room, all day, west entrance to arena.

* Workshops, all day, west end Exhibit Hall.

* Seed Show, all day, Concourse.

* Robillard hearing tests, all day, west entrance to arena.

* Livestock booths, west end, Concourse.

* 4-H display, contests, on Concourse.


WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

* Every day, 11 am, Investors Group: Disability, Critical Illness and Income Continuation Plan
   for Farmers. Hosted by Gilles Chatelain and Guillaume Damnon.

* Every day, 9:30 am: Making a Full-Time Living From Sheep. Presented by John Steele.

* Everyday, 10:15 am: Cleave Energy Inc. presents: How you can realize a return on investment
   of 10-15% using Ontario's Feed In Tariff (FIT) program.

* Every day, 12 noon, Investors' Group: Financial Strategies for Farm Succession. Hosted by\
   David McGoey Tuesday, Gilles Chatelain and Joseph Antoun Wednesday, Sheri Cavanagh,
   Thursday.

* Every day, 1 pm: Farm Safety Association's Sheila James on Safety on the Farm: It's no
   longer voluntary. Core responsibilities under occupational Health and safety Act will be
   discussed.

* Every day, 2 pm: Isolara Energy Services presents: Making Money with Solar: Ontario's FIT
   program, the technical side, and solar system comparisons will be discussed.

*  Tuesday and Wednesday, 3 pm.  "Pros and Cons of Vertical Tillage", with Ron Roglis of
    Harco Ag Equipment."


FOOD SERVICES

In addition to full meals in the Civic Centre Assembly Hall, exhibitors and visitors will be able to enjoy lighter fare at the Aramark food concession at the west end of the Concourse. Hot food and snacks will also be available in the Aberdeen Pavilion and the Coliseum. Fudge and ice cream booths are located in the main Exhibit Hall and the Coliseum. For the first time this year, a Lemon Heaven lemonade stand will be located on the Concourse next to Pizza Pizza.

Don't forget that home-baked cookies and tea are offered - for a donation - at the west entrance to the arena, by the Eastern Ontario Women's Institutes.


PARKING

Paid parking ($5) at Lansdowne Park is operated by park management.


ADMISSION

Adults are $8, children under 12 are free. Each admission ticket is eligible for a draw on three major prizes: Four fully paid nights at Mont Tremblant, compliments Agtrek Nutrition; from Cover-All Building Systems, five personalized leather jackets; and from Eastern Ontario agricultural societies, two sets of four passes into any 2010 farm fair in the province.

The Farm Show lands during Spring Break ... so bring those farmers of tomorrow.
83rd OVFS SPECIAL EVENTS 2010
More than 350 exhibitors in main Exhibit Hall, Arena, Concourse, Coliseum, Aberdeen Pavilion and Outside Mall.
Recognizing Canadian Agricultural Safety Week March 14-20.
Happy St. Patrick's Day, March 17.