2009 Nomination Schedule

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2009 State Fair of Virginia
Youth Market Lamb, Commercial Ewe Lamb and Market Beef
Nomination Schedule

Livestock Update, May 2009

Scott P. Greiner, Ph.D., Extension Animal Scientist, VA Tech

Locations for identification of lambs and market beef animals for the 2009 State Fair of Virginia Youth Sheep Show have been set. Nominations will take place at various locations around the state in late June. All youth who plan to exhibit market lambs. commercial ewe lambs, and/or market steers or market heifers at the 2009 State Fair of Virginia are required to bring their animals to one of the following sites for identification:

Date & Time	Location (for directions to a nomination site, please call site contact person)
Shenandoah Valley - Contact Person: Jason Carter, (540) 245-5750, jhcarter@vt.edu
Friday, June 19 3:00 – 7:00 p.m.	Virginia Tech Shenandoah Valley Ag Res. & Ext. Center Steeles Tavern, VA
Saturday, June 27 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.	Rockingham Livestock Market Harrisonburg, VA
Northern Virginia - Contact Person: Corey Childs, (703) 777-0373, cchilds@vt.edu
Monday, June 22 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.	Clarke County Fairgrounds Berryville, VA
Central Virginia - Contact Person: Brad Jarvis, (540) 948-6881, bjarvis@vt.edu; Kelly Mallory, (540) 948-6881, kemallo1@vt.edu
Monday, June 22 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon	Young Farmers Grounds Madison, VA
Southside Virginia - Contact Person: Todd Scott, (434) 332-9538, todds08@vt.edu
Friday, June 26 (MKT BEEF CALL AHEAD) 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.	Appomattox High School Appomattox, VA
Southwest Virginia - Contact Person: Matthew Miller, (276) 783-5175, mamille6@vt.edu; Jason Pratt, (540) 980-7761, cjpratt@vt.edu
Saturday, June 20 (MKT BEEF CALL AHEAD) 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.	Southwest Virginia 4-H Center Abingdon, VA
Thursday, June 25 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.	Virginia Tech Alphin-Stuart Livestock Arena Blacksburg, VA
Monday, June 29 (LAMBS ONLY)	in conjunction with Southwest VA Lamb Symposium New River Valley Fairgrounds, Dublin, VA
Tidewater Region - Contact Person: Cynthia Gregg, (434) 848-2151, clgregg@vt.edu
Wednesday, June 18 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.	Southside Livestock Market Blackstone, VA
Thursday, June 24 (LAMBS ONLY) 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.	Virginia Tech Tidewater Center Research Farm near Holland, VA

Nomination procedures:

Lambs will be ear tagged and weighed, cattle will be ear tagged (weighing is optional). Nomination forms will be completed by exhibitors.
Exhibitors may take lambs and/or cattle to any nomination location. However, exhibitors must take all of their lambs or cattle to the same location (if exhibitor has both lambs and cattle they need not be nominated at the same location).
A maximum of 12 lambs may be nominated per exhibitor (wethers or ewes, to be shown as either market lambs or commercial ewe lambs - no designation required at time of nomination). No maximum for number of market steers or market heifers nominated per exhibitor.
Lambs and cattle must also be properly entered for the State Fair. Entries are due August 15. State Fair entry and competition guides may be accessed on-line at www.statefair.com. All State Fair entries must be completed on-line. Weighing and identification at these locations does not constitute final entry for State Fair.

For further information:
Youth Sheep Show contact Dr. Scott Greiner, Virginia Tech, phone 540-231-9159, e-mail sgreiner@vt.edu

Youth Beef Show contact Dr. Mark Wahlberg, Virginia Tech, phone 540-231-9161, e-mail wahlberg@vt.edu

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Location (for directions to a nomination site, please call site contact person)