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Dates to Remember
Livestock Update, January 2007
John B. Hall, Extension Animal Scientist, Beef, Virginia Tech
BEEF
| JANUARY | ||
| 31 | NCBA Convention and Trade Show. Nashville, TN. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540) 231-9159 | |
| FEBRUARY | ||
| 1-3 | NCBA Convention and Trade Show. Nashville, TN. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540) 231-9159 | |
| 7 | Beef Producer University. Wytheville. Contact: John Hall, (540) 231-9153 | |
| 8 | Beef Producer University. Charlottesville. Contact: John Hall, (540) 231-9153 | |
| 15-16 | VA Cattle Industry Convention. The Inn, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540) 992-1009 | |
| 17 | VA Beef Health Conference. Blacksburg. Contact: Dee Whittier, (540) 231-4642 | |
| MARCH | ||
| 18 | VA BCIA Southwest Bull Test Open House. Dublin. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540) 231-9159 | |
| 24 | VA BCIA Southwest Bull Test Sale. Wytheville. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540) 231-9159 | |
| APRIL | ||
| 6 | VA BCIA Culpeper Junior Bull Sale & CVCA Bred Heifer Sale. Culpeper. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540) 231-9159 | |
| 20-22 | VA Beef Expo. Harrisonburg. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540) 992-1009 | |
GENERAL
| MARCH | ||
| 16-17 | Block & Bridle Livestock, Meats and Stockman’s Contest. Blacksburg.. Contact: Mark Wahlberg, (540) 231-9161 | |
HORSE
| JANUARY | ||
| 27 | VA/NC Volunteer Equine Leaders Conference. Greensboro, NC. Contact: Celeste Crisman, (540) 231-9162 | |
| FEBRUARY | ||
| 24 | Block & Bridle Horse Judging Clinic. Alphin-Stuart Arena, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. Contact: Celeste Crisman, (540) 231-9162 | |
| MARCH | ||
| 23 | Block & Bridle Horse Hippology Contest. Alphin-Stuart Arena, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. Contact: Celeste Crisman, (540) 231-9162 | |
| 24 | Block & Bridle Horse Judging Contest. Alphin-Stuart Arena, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. Contact: Celeste Crisman, (540) 231-9162 | |
| APRIL | ||
| 28 | State 4H/FFA Horse Judging Contest. Alphin-Stuart Arena, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. Contact: Celeste Crisman, (540) 231-9162 | |
SHEEP
| JANUARY | ||
| 13 | Shepherds Symposium. Alphin-Stuart Arena, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540) 231-9159 | |
| 13 | VA Bred Commercial Ewe Lamb Sale. Alphin-Stuart Arena, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540) 231-9159 | |