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Dates to Remember
Livestock Update, January 2006
John B. Hall, Extension Animal Scientist, Beef, Virginia Tech
BEEF
FEBRUARY
23-24 VA Beef Industry Convention. The Inn at Virginia Tech. Blacksburg. Contact:
Bill McKinnon, (540)992-1009
25 VA Tech Beef Cattle Health Conference. Blacksburg. Contact: Anne Cinsavich, (540)231-5261 or email: aclapsad@vt.edu
MARCH
19 VA BCIA Southwest Bull Test Open House. Dublin. Contact: Scott Greiner,
(540)231-9159
25 VA BCIA Southwest Bull Test Sale. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159
APRIL
7 VA BCIA Culpeper Junior Bull Sale. Culpeper. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159
13-15 VA Beef Expo, Harrisonburg. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540)992-1009
GENERAL
APRIL
6-9 All-East Livestock Judging Contest, Alphin-Stuart Livestock Arena. Blacksburg. Contact: Dan Eversole, (540)231-4738
SHEEP
JANUARY
6-7 VA-NC Shepherds Symposium, The Inn, VA Tech, Blacksburg. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159
7 VA Commercial Ewe Lamb Sale, Alphin-Stuart Livestock Arena, VA Tech, Blacksburg. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159
SWINE
JANUARY
25 VA Pork Industry Conference, Paul D. Camp Community College, Franklin. Contact: Allen Harper, (757)657-6450, Ext. 106 or email: alharper@vt.edu