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Dates to Remember

Livestock Update, January 2007

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

BEEF
JANUARY
  31 NCBA Convention and Trade Show. Nashville, TN. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540) 231-9159
FEBRUARY
  1-3 NCBA Convention and Trade Show. Nashville, TN. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540) 231-9159
  7 Beef Producer University. Wytheville. Contact: John Hall, (540) 231-9153
  8 Beef Producer University. Charlottesville. Contact: John Hall, (540) 231-9153
  15-16 VA Cattle Industry Convention. The Inn, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540) 992-1009
  17 VA Beef Health Conference. Blacksburg. Contact: Dee Whittier, (540) 231-4642
MARCH
  18 VA BCIA Southwest Bull Test Open House. Dublin. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540) 231-9159
  24 VA BCIA Southwest Bull Test Sale. Wytheville. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540) 231-9159
APRIL
  6 VA BCIA Culpeper Junior Bull Sale & CVCA Bred Heifer Sale. Culpeper. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540) 231-9159
  20-22 VA Beef Expo. Harrisonburg. Contact: Bill McKinnon, (540) 992-1009

GENERAL
MARCH
  16-17 Block & Bridle Livestock, Meats and Stockman’s Contest. Blacksburg.. Contact: Mark Wahlberg, (540) 231-9161

HORSE
JANUARY
  27 VA/NC Volunteer Equine Leaders Conference. Greensboro, NC. Contact: Celeste Crisman, (540) 231-9162
FEBRUARY
  24 Block & Bridle Horse Judging Clinic. Alphin-Stuart Arena, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. Contact: Celeste Crisman, (540) 231-9162
MARCH
  23 Block & Bridle Horse Hippology Contest. Alphin-Stuart Arena, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. Contact: Celeste Crisman, (540) 231-9162
  24 Block & Bridle Horse Judging Contest. Alphin-Stuart Arena, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. Contact: Celeste Crisman, (540) 231-9162
APRIL
  28 State 4H/FFA Horse Judging Contest. Alphin-Stuart Arena, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. Contact: Celeste Crisman, (540) 231-9162

SHEEP
JANUARY
  13 Shepherds Symposium. Alphin-Stuart Arena, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540) 231-9159
  13 VA Bred Commercial Ewe Lamb Sale. Alphin-Stuart Arena, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. Contact: Scott Greiner, (540) 231-9159



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