

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Information Day & Annual General Meeting 2026
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 am – Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 at 03:15 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for our 2026 Information Day and Annual General Meeting hosted by the Lanark &amp; District Maple Syrup Producers.

This annual event allows maple syrup producers to come together to learn, network, and share tips &amp; tricks before the season begins. The annual general meeting takes place just before lunch.

Registration is 8AM - 9AM

Schedule highlights include:

? Morning Social &amp; Vendor Networking - Connect with producers and equipment dealers over coffee and registration.

? OMAFRA Update – John Steele
• Business Risk Management programs for maple producers
• Key takeaways from the North American Maple Syrup Conference
• Making quality syrup (especially for small producers)
• Food safety best practices

? International Maple Syrup Institute (IMSI) Update – Ray Bonenberg - Industry updates and emerging issues affecting maple producers.

? OMSPA Update – Bob Snider

? Annual General Meeting
• Local updates
• 2026 budget &amp; workplan
• Election of committee members
• Upcoming events
• Sugar Maker of the Year Award

? Lunch &amp; Dealer Networking

? Afternoon Sessions

- Judging Maple – Bev Campbell
Learn why you should enter your syrup in fairs and competitions and how to prepare it properly. Bev will also be available to test your syrup, so bring a sample if you’d like feedback!

Rotating Discussion Groups (15 minutes each):
✔️ Farmers Markets, Marketing &amp; Value-Added Products – Darrell Halladay
✔️ Equipment Sanitation &amp; Expansion – Marty Ennis
✔️ Tapping Best Practices – David Oliver
✔️ Vacuum 201 (Sap Lifters) – Marc Clifford

? Wrap-Up, Pricing Survey &amp; Adjournment

It is not necessary to be a member of the Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association (OMSPA) to attend this meeting.

To join OMSPA or renew your membership, visit https://www.omspa.ca/become-a-member

Please considering joining or renewing your membership before the meeting to expedite the registration process.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/perth/information-day-and-annual-general-meeting-2026/200029513559026
- **Event Categories**: meetups, business, contests, conferences
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 19

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://pci.jotform.com/form/250087508167258?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=perth-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Perth
- **state**: ON
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: Glad Tidings Pentecostal Church
- **lat**: 44.936762445262
- **long**: -76.244284404257
- **full address**: Glad Tidings Pentecostal Church, 170 Wayside Dr, Drummond/North Elmsley, ON K7H, Canada, Perth

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Lanark & District Maple Syrup Producers (https://allevents.in/org/lanark-and-district-maple-syrup-producers/26760776)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Glad Tidings Pentecostal Church, 170 Wayside Dr, Drummond/North Elmsley, ON K7H, Canada, Perth
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Lanark & District Maple Syrup Producers
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** meetups, business, contests, conferences
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Information Day & Annual General Meeting 2026 ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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