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Dates to Remember

Livestock Update, March 2005

John B. Hall, Extension Animal Scientist, Beef, Virginia Tech

BEEF

MARCH
20 VA BCIA Southwest Bull Test Station Open House, Dublin. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159

26 VA BCIA Southwest Bull Test Station Sale, Wytheville. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159

APRIL
1 VA BCIA Culpeper Junior Bull Test Sale, Culpeper. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159

JULY
6-9 Beef Improvement Federation Convention, Billings, MT. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159

HORSE

APRIL
2 Block & Bridle Horse Judging Contest, Blacksburg. Entry Deadline: March 15. Contact: Micah Pugh, (540)392-2150 or micahp@vt.edu.

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

APRIL
28 VA Poultry Federation Youth Convention, Harrisonburg. Contact: Curtis Novak, (540)231-5087

JUNE
21 4H Congress (Avian Bowl, Egg Cookery, Turkey Que, Chicken Que and Poultry Presentation), Blacksburg. Contact: Curtis Novak, (540)231-5087

OCTOBER
1 State Fair Market Poultry Show, Richmond. Contact: Curtis Novak, (540)231-5087

SHEEP

JUNE
10-11 Eastern Stud Ram Sale, Augusta Expoland, Fishersville. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540)231-9159

21-23 Hair Sheep Workshop, Virginia State University, Petersburg. Contact: Stephan Wildeus, swildeus@vsu.edu

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



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