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Dates to Remember

Livestock Update, August 1998

BEEF

AUGUST
1 -- Virginia Charolais Field Day, Bedford, Contact: Ike Eller

20 -- Beef Quality Assurance Program, Dublin. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540) 231-9160

24 -- Beef Quality Assurance Program, Abingdon. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540) 231-9160

28 - 29 -- Virginia Cattlemen's Assn. Summer Roundup, Wythe County. Contact: Suzanne Heflin, (540) 992-1009

SEPTEMBER
2 -- Beef Quality Assurance Program, Lynchburg. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540) 231-9160

10 -- Beef Quality Assurance Program, Narrows. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540) 231-9160

14 -- Commingled VQA Telo-Auction Feeder Cattle Sale. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540) 231-9160

OCTOBER
16 -- Virginia Cow-Calf Management Course, Marshall. Contact: John Hall, (540) 231-9153

17 -- Virginia Cow-Calf Management Course, Lynchburg, Culpeper, Blackstone. Contact: John Hall, (540) 231-9153

NOVEMBER
20 -- Virginia Cow-Calf Management Course, Marshall. Contact: John Hall, (540) 231-9153

21 -- Virginia Cow-Calf Management Course, Marshall. Contact: John Hall, (540) 231-9153

4-H

AUGUST
15 -- State Fair Entries Close

GENERAL

AUGUST
5 -- Virginia Food Festival, Richmond

HORSE

AUGUST
3 - 6 -- Southern Regional 4-H Horse Championships. Little Rock, Arkansas

SEPTEMBER
23 - 26 -- State 4-H Horse Show, Richmond. Contact: Larry Lawrence, (540) 231-9162.

OCTOBER
11 -- 7th Annual Yearling Auction, Middleburg AREC, 2 p.m. Contact: Wendell Cooper, (540) 687-3521

POULTRY

SEPTEMBER
24 - 10/4 -- Virginia State Fair, Richmond. Contact: Phillip J. Clauer, (540) 231-9185

26 -- Eastern Regional Poultry Judging Contest, Richmond. Contact: Phillip J. Clauer, (540) 231-9185

27 -- State Junior Poultry Exhibition, Richmond. Contact: Phillip J. Clauer, (540) 231-9185

28 -- State Junior Poultry Judging, Richmond. Contact: Phillip J. Clauer, (540) 231-9185

OCTOBER
3 -- State 4-H Market Poultry Pen Show

31 -- Blue Ridge Poultry Club Fall Show, Fairview Ruritan Building, Fairview. Contact: Roger Jones, Rt. 4, Box 294, Galax, VA 24333

NOVEMBER
18 - 20 -- National 4-H Poultry and Egg Conference, Louisville, Kentucky

21 - 22 -- Virginia Poultry Breeders Association Fall Show, State Fairgrounds, Richmond. Contact: Tommy Stanley, 12009 Yowell Road, Ashland, VA 23005

SHEEP

AUGUST
22 -- Virginia Performance Tested Ram Sale, Steeles Tavern. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540) 231-9159

SWINE

SEPTEMBER
29 - 10/1 -- Swine Educators Conference, Des Moines, Iowa. Contact: Allen Harper, (757) 657-6450, Ext. 106

OCTOBER
3 - 4 -- State Fair Open & Junior Hog Shows, Richmond. Contact: Allen Harper, (757) 657-6450, Ext. 106



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