The Rural Agri-Innovation Network (RAIN) will host its third annual Agriculture and Food Symposium on Friday February 5^th and Saturday February 6th at Bruce Station Hall with the theme ‘Tools for Resilience.’
Friday February 5^th, 7 to 9 p.m. $10 at door (includes refreshments)

• Farm Succession, Estate and Business Planning for Farms and Advisers (Len Davies, Davies Legacy Planning Group Inc.)

Saturday February 6^th, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. $15 at door (includes light breakfast, lunch, and refreshments)

• Farm Budgeting & Financial Ratios (Len Davies)
• What you need to know: Farm tax changes for 2016 (Nathan Dool, BDO)
• Upper Michigan Research Extension Trials on Malted Barley & Feasibility (Ashley McFarland, Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Centre)
• Season Extension Techniques and Technologies – four season vegetable production, high tunnels (hoop houses) and storage (Collin Thompson, The North Farm at the Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center)
• Update on 2016 research opportunities and programs (RAIN)

Tickets for both days are $20. Tickets will be available at the door, cash only. Please RSVP by February 1^st for food numbers to David Thompson, dthompson@ssmic.com (705) 942-7927 x3027. For more information visit: http://rainalgoma.ca/blog/symposium2016