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Dates to Remember

Livestock Update, January 1999

BEEF

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

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

18 -- Stocker Cattle Workshop, Monterey. Contact: Rodney Leech, (540) 468-2225

20 -- Stocker Cattle Workshop, Verona. Contact: Rick Heidel, (540) 245-5750

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

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

8 -- Stocker Cattle Workshop, Abingdon. Contact: Walter Robinson, (540) 783-5176

11 - 14 -- National Cattlemen's Beef Association Convention. Charlotte, NC. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540) 231-9160

16 -- Stocker Cattle Workshop, Wytheville. Contact: David Danner, (540) 688-3542

25 - 27 -- Virginia Beef Industry Convention, Hot Springs. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540) 231-9160

MARCH
14 -- Virginia BCIA Southwest Bull Test Station Open House, Wytheville. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540) 231-9159

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

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

27 -- Virginia BCIA Wytheville Sr. & Jr. Bull Sale, Wytheville. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540) 231-9159

4-H

MARCH
5 - 6 -- Virginia Tech Livestock & Poultry Youth Weekend, Blacksburg. Contact: Mark Wahlberg, (540) 231-9161

19 - 20 -- Block & Bridle Club Livestock, Stockman's, and Meats Judging Contests, Blacksburg. Contact: Mark Wahlberg, (540) 231-9161

POULTRY

JANUARY
16 -- Carolinas/Virginia Pheasant and Waterfowl Society Quarterly Meeting. Hosted by TBA. Contact: Don Butler, 3831 Beulah Road, Clinton, NC 29642

MARCH
27 - 28 Virginia Poultry Breeders Association Spring Show, Virginia State Fairgrounds, Richmond. Contact: Tommy Stanley, 12009 Yowell Road, Ashland, VA 23005

APRIL
3 -- Pullorum Testing Certification/Recertification Clinic. Harrisonburg State Diagnostic Laboratory. Harrisonburg, Va. Contact: Dr. Gabe Meza at (540) 434-3897

10 -- Pullorum Testing Certification/Recertification Clinic. Harrisonburg State Diagnostic Laboratory. Harrisonburg, Va. Contact: Dr. Gabe Meza at (540) 434-3897

13 -14 -- Rockingham Poultry Serviceman's Committee/Virginia Cooperative Extension Health and Management Seminar, Holiday Inn (Tanglewood), Roanoke, Va. Contact: Derek Emmerson, (540)231-2748.

17 -- Carolinas/Virginia Pheasant & Waterfowl Society, Quarterly Meeting. Contact: Host TBA

24 -- Blue Ridge Poultry Club Spring Show. Fairview Ruritan Building, Fairview, Va. Contact: Roger Jones, Rt. 4, Box 394, Galax, VA 24333

SWINE

JANUARY

21 - 22 -- Virginia Pork Industry Conference, 4-H Center, Wakefield. Contact: Allen Harper, (757) 657-6450, Ext. 106



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