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Livestock Update, August 2001

BEEF

September
22 -- VA Retained Ownership Program Shipment. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540)231-9160

November
24 -- Front Royal Elite Heifer and Bull Sale, Front Royal. Contact: John Hall, (540)231-9153
28 -- VA Retained Ownership Program Shipment. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540)231-9160

4-H

October
5-7 -- Livestock Events at State Fair of Virginia, Richmond. Contact: Mark Wahlberg, (540)231-9161

GENERAL

September
5-6 -- VA Tech Farm and Family Showcase, Blacksburg. Contact: Dan Eversole, (540)231-4738
20 -- Forage/Livestock Field Day, SW VA AREC. Contact: Lee Wright, (540)944-2200

October
26 -- VA Tech Hokie Harvest Sale, Blacksburg. Contact: Dan Eversole, (540)231-4738

POULTRY

November
14-15 -- National 4-H Poultry & Egg Conference, Louisville, KY. Contact: Curtis Novak, (540)231-5087

SHEEP

August
25 -- VA Performance Tested Ram Lamb Sale, SVAREC, Steeles Tavern, VA. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159

October
11-12 -- Sheep Management Basics Workshop, VA Tech, Blacksburg. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159



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