2007 State Fair of VirginiaYouth Market Lamb & Commercial Ewe Lamb Nomination Schedule

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2007 State Fair of VirginiaYouth Market Lamb & Commercial Ewe Lamb Nomination Schedule

Livestock Update, May 2007

Dr. Scott Greiner Extension Animal Scientist, Sheep, VA Tech

Nomination Schedule

Locations for identification and weighing of market lambs and commercial ewe lambs for the 2007 State Fair of Virginia Youth Sheep Show have been set. Nominations will take place at various locations around the state in late June. All youth who plan to exhibit market lambs and/or commercial ewe lambs at the 2007 State Fair of Virginia are required to weigh and identify their lambs at one of the following sites:

Date & Time	Location (for directions to a nomination site, please call contact person listed)
Shenandoah Valley - Contact Person: Jason Carter, (540) 245-5750, jhcarter@vt.edu
Saturday, June 16 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.	Rockingham Livestock Market Harrisonburg, VA
Thursday, June 21 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.	Virginia Tech Shenandoah Valley Ag Research & Extension Center Steeles Tavern, VA
Northern Virginia - Contact Person: Corey Childs, (703) 777-0373, cchilds@vt.edu
Monday, June 25 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.	Clarke County Fairgrounds Berryville, VA
Central Virginia - Contact Person: Brad Jarvis, (540) 948-6881, bjarvis@vt.edu
Monday, June 25 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon	Young Farmers Grounds Madison, VA
Southside Virginia - Contact Person: Scott Reiter, (434) 332-9538, jreiter@vt.edu
Thursday, June 21 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.	Appomattox High School Appomattox, VA
Southwest Virginia - Contact Person: Matthew Miller, (276) 783-5175, mamille6@vt.edu
Monday, June 18 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.	Southwest Virginia 4-H Center Abingdon, VA
Monday, June 25	In conjunction with Southwest VA Lamb Symposium (*see below) New River Valley Fairgrounds, Dublin, VA
Thursday, June 28 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.	Virginia Tech Alphin-Stuart Livestock Arena Blacksburg, VA
Tidewater Region - Contact Person: Cynthia Gregg, (434) 848-2151, clgregg@vt.edu
Monday, June 18 5:00 – 7:30 p.m.	Virginia Tech Tidewater Center Research Farm near Holland, VA

Nomination procedures:

Lambs will be weighed and identified. Nomination forms will be completed by exhibitors.
Exhibitors may take lambs to any nomination location. However, exhibitors must take all of their lambs to the same location and may only nominate lambs at one location (*this applies to nominations at the SW Lamb Symposium - if exhibitors plan to nominate their lambs at this location they must have all their lambs present, even if not all of them will be shown in the Symposium).
A maximum of 12 lambs may be nominated per exhibitor. These lambs may be wethers or ewes, to be shown as either market lambs or commercial ewe lambs (no designation required at time of nomination). A maximum of 6 total market lambs and commercial ewes may be shown at State Fair.
It is suggested that lambs weigh between 50 and 100 pounds at the time of nomination (there is not a minimum or maximum weight limit at nomination). Minimum weight of 90 pounds at State Fair.
Market lambs and commercial ewe lambs must also be entered to be shown at the State Fair. Entries are due August 15. Weighing and identification at these locations does not constitute final entry for State Fair. State Fair entry and competition guides may be accessed on-line at www.statefair.com.

For further information concerning the State Fair of Virginia Youth Sheep Show contact Dr. Scott Greiner, Virginia Tech, phone 540-231-9159, email sgreiner@vt.edu

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