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Dates to Remember
Livestock Update, March 2005
John B. Hall, Extension Animal Scientist, Beef, Virginia Tech
BEEF
MARCH
20 VA BCIA Southwest Bull Test Station Open House, Dublin. Contact: Scott Greiner,
(540)231-9159
26 VA BCIA Southwest Bull Test Station Sale, Wytheville. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159
APRIL
1 VA BCIA Culpeper Junior Bull Test Sale, Culpeper. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159
JULY
6-9 Beef Improvement Federation Convention, Billings, MT. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159
HORSE
APRIL
2 Block & Bridle Horse Judging Contest, Blacksburg. Entry Deadline: March 15.
Contact: Micah Pugh, (540)392-2150 or micahp@vt.edu.
AUGUST
1-6 Southern Regional 4H Horse Championships, Garrett Coliseum Complex, Montgomery, AL.
Contact: Celeste Crisman, (540)231-9162
SEPTEMBER
15-18 State 4H Horse Show & Pony Show, Virginia Horse Center, Lexington.
Contact: Celeste Crisman, (540)231-9162
POULTRY
APRIL
28 VA Poultry Federation Youth Convention, Harrisonburg. Contact: Curtis Novak, (540)231-5087
JUNE
21 4H Congress (Avian Bowl, Egg Cookery, Turkey Que, Chicken Que and Poultry Presentation), Blacksburg. Contact: Curtis Novak, (540)231-5087
OCTOBER
1 State Fair Market Poultry Show, Richmond. Contact: Curtis Novak, (540)231-5087
SHEEP
JUNE
10-11 Eastern Stud Ram Sale, Augusta Expoland, Fishersville. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159
21-23 Hair Sheep Workshop, Virginia State University, Petersburg. Contact: Stephan Wildeus, swildeus@vsu.edu
AUGUST
27 VA Performance Tested Ram Lamb Sale, SVAREC, Steeles Tavern. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159
SEPTEMBER
3 6th Annual VT Ram Lamb Sale, Blacksburg. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159