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Farm Business Management Update, December 2005/January 2006

January
9, 16, 23, 30, & Feb 6 Planning the Future of the Farm Business" farm transition management workshop series. 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at The Depot, Culpeper, Virginia. Contact Keith Dickinson at Keith.Dickinson@vt.edu or by phone at (540) 727-3435.

9, 16, 23, 30, & Feb 6 Planning the Future of the Farm Business" farm transition management workshop series. 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Louisa County Extension Office, Louisa, Virginia. Contact Keith Dickinson at Keith.Dickinson@vt.edu or by phone at (540) 727-3435.

25-27 Virginia Grown Conference and Trade Show. Holiday Inn Select Koger South Conference Center; Richmond, Virginia. Contact Virginia Grown Conference Assoc. at 540-667-9101 or visit the web site for details at http://www.vfdma.org/vagrown.html.

25 From the Farm Gate to the Dinner Plate. Virginia Forage Grassland Council's winter workshop at the Reva Fire Department (just west of the town of Culpeper). Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.; the program will end at 3:00 p.m. Contact Dean Gall at dgall@dcr.state.va.us or by phone at (540) 643-2592, or contact David Fiske at dafiske@vt.edu or by phone at (540) 377-2255.

26 From the Farm Gate to the Dinner Plate. Virginia Forage Grassland Council's winter workshop at Ever's Restaurant, south of Harrisonburg, Virginia. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.; the program will end at 3:00 p.m. Contact Dean Gall at dgall@dcr.state.va.us or by phone at (540) 643-2592, or contact David Fiske at dafiske@vt.edu or by phone at (540) 377-2255.

February
7 Producing Cash Hay for Virginia's Equine Industry. Virginia Forage Grassland Council's winter workshop will be held at the Armory in Chatham, Virginia. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. and the program will end at 3:30 p.m. Contact Chris Teutsch at cteutsch@vt.edu or by phone at (434) 292-5331, Extension 234.

8 Producing Cash Hay for Virginia's Equine Industry. Virginia Forage Grassland Council's winter workshop will be held at the Southern Piedmont Research Station in Blackstone, Virginia. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. and the program will end at 3:30 p.m. Contact Chris Teutsch at cteutsch@vt.edu or by phone at (434) 292-5331, Extension 234.

9 Producing Cash Hay for Virginia's Equine Industry. Virginia Forage Grassland Council's winter workshop will be held at the Tidewater Research Station in Suffolk, Virginia. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. and the program will end at 3:30 p.m. Contact Chris Teutsch at cteutsch@vt.edu or by phone at (434) 292-5331, Extension 234.

April
6-7 National Extension Women in Agriculture Education Conference. Sheraton Westport Hotels; St. Louis, Missouri. Contact Laurie G. Wolinski at lgw@UDel.edu or by phone at (302) 831-2538.

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