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Dates to Remember

Livestock Update, October 2001

BEEF

November
2 -- VA Charolais "Herd Improvement" Fall Sale and State Field Day, Blacksburg. Contact: Dan Eversole, (540)231-4738
16 -- VA BCIA Consignment Bull and Heifer Sale, Blackstone. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159
24 -- Front Royal Elite Heifer and Bull Sale, Front Royal. Contact: John Hall, (540)231-9153
28 -- VA Retained Ownership Program Shipment. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540)231-9160

December
1 -- VA BCIA Consignment Bull and Heifer Sale, Staunton. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159
8 -- VA BCIA Culpeper Senior Bull Test Sale, Culpeper. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159
4 -- VA Cow/Calf Genetics and MarketingWorkshop, Abingdon, 5:00 PM. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540)231--9160
5 -- VA Cow/Calf Genetics and Marketing Workshop, Harrisonburg, 9:30 A.M. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540)2341-9160
5 -- VA Cow/Calf Genetics and Marketing Workshop, Lynchburg, 5:00 PM. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540)231-9160

4-H

October
5-7 -- Livestock Events at State Fair of Virginia, Richmond. Contact: Mark Wahlberg, (540)231-9161

GENERAL

October
26 -- VA Tech Hokie Harvest Sale, Blacksburg. Contact: Dan Eversole, (540)231-4738

POULTRY

November
14-15 -- National 4-H Poultry & Egg Conference, Louisville, KY. Contact: Curtis Novak, (540)231-5087

SHEEP

October
11-12 -- Sheep Management Basics Workshop, VA Tech, Blacksburg. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159
27 -- VSPA Bred Ewe Sale, Rockingham Fairgrounds, Harrisonburg. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159

January 2002
4-5 -- VA-NC Shepherd's Symposium, VA Tech, Blacksburg. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159
5 -- VA Bred Commercial Ewe Lamb Sale, VA Tech, Blacksburg. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159

SWINE

October
6-7 -- VA State Fair Open (Oct. 6) and Junior (Oct. 7) Market Hog Shows, Richmond. Contact: Allen Harper, (757)657-6450, Ext. 106

November
13 -- Swine Mortality Disposal Workshop, VA Tech Tidewater AREC, Suffolk. Contact: Allen Harper, (757)657-6450, Ext. 106

January 2002
23 -- VA Pork Industry Conference, Airfield 4-H & Conference Center, Wakefield, VA. Contact: Allen Harper, (757)657-6450, Ext. 106



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