Dates to Remember, September 2001

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Dates to Remember

Livestock Update, September 2001

BEEF

September: 12 -- SE VA Beef Cattle Educational Dinner Meeting, Franklin-Southampton Co. Fairgrounds & Education Center. Contact: Rex Cotten, (757)923-2050; 27 -- VA Retained Ownership Program Shipment. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540)231-9160
November: 2 -- VA Charolais "Herd Improvement" Fall Sale and State Field Day, Blacksburg. Contact: Dan Eversole, (540)231-4738; 16 -- VA BCIA Consignment Bull and Heifer Sale, Blackstone. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159; 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
December: 1 -- VA BCIA Consignment Bull and Heifer Sale, Staunton. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159; 8 -- VA BCIA Culpeper Senior Bull Test Sale, Culpeper. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159; 4 -- VA Cow/Calf Genetics and MarketingWorkshop, Abingdon, 5:00 PM. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540)231--9160; 5 -- VA Cow/Calf Genetics and Marketing Workshop, Harrisonburg, 9:30 A.M. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540)2341-9160; 5 -- VA Cow/Calf Genetics and Marketing Workshop, Lynchburg, 5:00 PM. 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

October

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

27 -- VSPA Bred Ewe Sale, Rockingham Fairgrounds, Harrisonburg. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159

January 2002

4-5 -- VA-NC Shepherd's Symposium, VA Tech, Blacksburg. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159

5 -- VA Bred Commercial Ewe Lamb Sale, VA Tech, Blacksburg. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159

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