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Dates to Remember
Livestock Update, August 2005
John B. Hall, Extension Animal Scientist, Beef, Virginia Tech
BEEF
AUGUST
5 Central VA Beef Educational Field Day, Radiant. Contact: Steve Hopkins, (540)672-1361
SEPTEMBER
26-28 State Fair of Virginia Open Beef Show, Richmond. Contact: Dan Eversole, (540)231-4738
OCTOBER
28 11th Annual Hokie Harvest Sale, Blacksburg. Contact: Dan Eversole, (540)231-4738
GENERAL
AUGUST
3 SVAREC Field Day, Steeles Tavern. Contact: David Fiske, (540)377-2255
SEPTEMBER
30-Oct. 2 State Fair of Virginia Youth Livestock Events, Richmond.
Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159 or Mark Wahlberg, (540)231-9161
HORSE
AUGUST
1-6 Southern Regional 4H Horse Championships, Garrett Coliseum Complex, Montgomery, AL.
Contact: Celeste Crisman, (540)231-9162
SEPTEMBER
15-18 State 4H Horse Show & Pony Show, Virginia Horse Center, Lexington.
Contact: Celeste Crisman, (540)231-9162
POULTRY
OCTOBER
1 State Fair Market Poultry Show, Richmond. Contact: Curtis Novak, (540)231-5087
SHEEP
AUGUST
27 VA Performance Tested Ram Lamb Sale, SVAREC, Steeles Tavern. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159
SEPTEMBER
3 6th Annual VT Ram Lamb Sale, Blacksburg. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159
OCTOBER
13-14 Sheep Basics Workshop, VA Tech. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159
29 VA Bred Ewe Sale, Rockingham County Fairgrounds, Harrisonburg. Contact: Corey Childs, (703)777-0373
SWINE
AUGUST
18 Pork Quality Assurance & Hog Farm Premise Identification Program, Tidewater AREC, Suffolk. Contact: Allen Harper, (757)657-6450, Ext. 106
25 Trucker Quality Assurance for Hog Producers and Live Haulers Program, Tidewater AREC, Suffolk. Contact: Allen Harper, (757)657-6450, Ext. 106