Dates to Remember, March 2002

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Dates to Remember, March 2002

Livestock Update, March 2002

MARCH: 2 Regional Youth Cattle Working Contest, Madison. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540)231-9160; 10 BCIA SW VA Bull Test Station Open House, 1:30-5:00 pm, Wytheville. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159; 23 BCIA SW VA Bull Test Sale, Wytheville. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159; 27 ROP Steer Shipment. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540)231-9160
APRIL: 5 BCIA Culpeper Junior Bull Sale, 2:00 pm, Culpeper. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159; 6 Regional Youth Cattle Working Contest, Harrisonburg. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540)231-9160; 13 Regional Youth Cattle Working Contest, Dublin. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540)231-9160; 19-20 VA Beef Expo, Harrisonburg. Contact: Forrest Ashby, (540)992-1009
JULY: 11-13 VA Beef Cattle Summer Roundup and Annual Meeting, VA Tech. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540)231-9160

4-H

MARCH: 15-16 Block & Bridle Stockman's, Meats Judging, and Livestock Judging Contests, Blacksburg. Contact: Mark Wahlberg, (540)231-9161
JUNE: 24-27 State FFA Convention, Blacksburg. Contact: Dan Eversole, (540)231-4738

HORSE

MARCH: 8 Equine Science University 2002, Pantaps. Contact: Scott Byars, (804)984-0727; 16 Equine Science University 2002, Winchester. Contact: Lance Kauf, (540)955-5164; 23 Block & Bridle Horse Judging Contest, Blacksburg. Contact: Erin Oliphant, (540)953-5627

MAY

4 State 4-H Horse Judging Contest, TBA, Charlottesville. Contact: Larry Lawrence, (540)231-9162

JUNE

18-21 State 4-H Congress, Blacksburg. Contact: Larry Lawrence, (540)231-9162

SEPTEMBER

12-15 4-H Horse Show, VA Horse Center, Lexington. Contact: Larry Lawrence, (540)231-9162

POULTRY

APRIL: 25 VA Poultry Federation Youth Convention (4-H/FFA Judging Contest), Harrisonburg. Contact: Curtis Novak (540)231-5087 or cnovak@vt.edu
JUNE: 18 State 4-H Congress (Avian bowl/cookery), Blacksburg. Contact: Curtis Novak (540)231-5087 or cnovak@vt.edu

SHEEP

APRIL: 23-24 Beginners Sheep Shearing School, Shenandoah Valley AREC, Steeles Tavern. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540-231-9159)
JUNE: 14-15 Eastern Stud Ram Show and Sale, Augusta Expoland, Staunton. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159

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