Dates to Remember, January 2001

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Dates to Remember

Livestock Update, January 2001

BEEF

January: 27 -- VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine Beef Cattle Health Conference, Blacksburg: Contact Dee Whittier (540)231-4642
FEBRUARY: 1- 4 -- National Cattlemen's Beef Association Convention, San Antonio, TX. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540)231-9160; 21-23 -- VA Beef Industry Convention and Beef Producers Short Course, Hot Springs, VA. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540)231-9160
MARCH: 1 -- Orange County Stocker Cattle Workshop, Orange. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540)231-9160; 1 -- Monterey Stocker Cattle Workshop, Monterey. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540)231-9160; 2 -- Marshall Area Stocker Cattle Workshop, Marshall. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540)231-9160; 6 -- Shenandoah Valley Stocker Cattle Workshop. Harrisonburg. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540)231-9160; 11--SW Virginia Bull Test Station Open House, Wytheville. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159; 14 -- Cattle Handling and Facilities Workshop, Shenandoah Valley AREC, Steeles Tavern. Contact: Dave Fiske, (540)377-2255; 24--VA BCIA Wytheville Bull Sale, SW Virginia Bull Test Station, Wytheville. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159

4-H

MARCH

16-17 -- VA Tech Block & Bridle Club 4-H & FFA Stockman's and Livestock Judging Contest. Contact: Mark Wahlberg, (540)231-9161.

24 -- Regional Youth Cattle Working Contest, Madison County. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540)231-9160

31 -- Regional Youth Cattle Working Contest, Rockingham County. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540)231-9160

POULTRY

JANUARY

20 --Carolinas / Virginia Pheasant and Waterfowl Society Quarterly Meeting. Hosted by Mike and Ali Lubbocks, Scotland Neck, NC. For more information contact: Jan Trader, 6220 Bullbegger Rd. Withams, VA 23488

MARCH

4-6 --Virginia Game Bird Conference Virginia Tech CEC. For more information contact: Phillip J. Clauer at email: pclauer@vt.edu phone: (540)231-9185

31 --Pullorum Testing Certification / Recertification Clinic. Harrisonburg State Diagnostic Laboratory, 116 Reservoir Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22801. Contact Dr. Gabe Meza at (540)434-3897 or at the address.

SHEEP

JANUARY

5 - 6 -- VA-NC Shepherd's Symposium, Sheraton Four Points Hotel, Harrisonburg. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540-231-9159

6 -- VA Commercial Ewe Lamb Development Program Sale, Rockingham County Fairgrounds, Harrisonburg. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159

FEBRUARY

13-14 --Guard Animal Workshops, Wytheville, Monterey, Weyers Cave. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159

SWINE

FEBRUARY

1 -- Virginia Pork Industry Conference, Wakefield, VA. Contact: Allen Harper, (757)657-6450, Ext. 106

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