Feb 26, Apr 9, May 7, Jun 4, Jul 9, Sep 10 & Oct 22: Grape Production Course in Rocheport, Missouri.
$300. Holly Caple, 573-882-6656; CapleH@missouri.edu;
iccve.missouri.edu.
Apr 27-Jun 12: Organic Gardening Online Course. $300. Dept of Horticulture, Cornell Univ, 607-255-4568 / 1789.
Website.
May 9-10: Reining Training Clinic in Morrisville, New York. $150-youth,
$250-adults, $25-audit. National Reining Horse Youth Assn.
Brian Bendele, 3000 NW 10th, Oklahoma City OK 73107-5302; 405-946-7400 x130;
bbendele@nrha.com.
May 11: Home Canning Class in Willard, Missouri. Univ of Missouri Ext-Greene Co, 417-862-9284;
http://extension.missouri.edu/greene.
May 12-14: Management Intensive Grazing School in Mt. Vernon, Missouri. Richard Crawford, 417-466-2148.
May 13: Basic Grant Writing Workshop in Lexington, Kentucky.
Melony Furby, Kentucky Entrepreneurial Coaches Institute, 606-563-6291;
melony.furby@uky.edu.
May 13-14: QuickBooks Training in Springfield, Missouri. $265.
Univ of Missouri Extension, 833 Boonville, Springfield MO 65802; 417-862-9284;
http://extension.missouri.edu/greene.
May 13-15: Grazing School in Hartville, Missouri. Missy Wollard, 417-741-7343 x3;
Missy.wollard@swcd.mo.gov / Ted Probert, 417-741-6134;
ProbertT@missouri.edu.
May 14: National Animal Identification System (NAIS) Listening Session in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
U.S. Department of Agriculture. Dr. Adam Grow, Director, Surveillance and Identification
Programs, National Center for Animal Health Programs, VS, APHIS, 4700 River
Rd Unit 200, Riverdale MD 20737; 301-734-3752 / R-CALF USA, 406-252-2516.
May 14: Sustainable Ag Tour—Organic Meats & Poultry in Seward,
Illinois. $20. Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant, University of Illinois Ext, 217-968-5512;
cvnghgrn@illinois.edu;
Website.
May 14: Pressure Canning Vegetables Workshop in Kansas City, Missouri.
$10. Univ of Missouri Ext-Clay Co, 816-407-3490.
May 14: Homebased Microprocessor Workshop in Covington, Kentucky.
$50. Sandra Bastin, sbastin@uky.edu;
www.ca.uky.edu/agc/micro.
May 14-15: Grazing School in Gasconade County, Missouri. Diana Mayfield, Gasconade Co SWCD, 573-437-3478 x3.
May 14-16: National Barn Alliance Conf in Pleasant Hill, Kentucky. $95. Joanna Hinton, Preservation Kentucky, 270-358-9069.
May 15: Show-Me-Select Cattle Sale in Carthage, Missouri. Univ of Missouri Ext.
Eldon Cole, Mt. Vernon, 417-466-3102 / Gary Naylor, Dallas Co, 417-345-7551 / Dona Funk, Cedar Co, 417-276-3313.
Catalog (PDF).
May 15: Deadline—Organics Research/Education Proposals.
Jane Sooby, Organic Farming Research Foundation, 831-426-6606;
jane@ofrf.org;
http://ofrf.org/grants/apply.html.
May 16: 17th Kentucky Herb Festival in Frankfort, Kentucky. Sue Wash, 502-535-6885;
www.kyherbassociation.com.
May 16: Spring Goat Classic in Hardinsburg, Kentucky. Jimmy Dowell, 270-547-3438;
dowellsboers@yahoo.com.
May 16: Organic Orcharding Workshop in Unity, Maine. $40.
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Assn, 294 Crosby Brook Rd, PO Box 170, Unity ME 04988-0170; 207-568-4142;
mofga@mofga.org;
www.mofga.org.
May 16: Fiber Day in Romeo, Michigan. $4.
Mt. Bruce Station, 6440 Bordman Rd, Romeo MI 48065; 810-798-2568;
www.sheepstuff.com.
May 16: Organic Gardening Workshop in Oxford, New York. $55.
Catholic Homesteading Movement, Oxford NY 13830.
May 16: Illinois State Jersey Sale in Greenville, Illinois.
Jersey Marketing Service, 614-861-3636;
JMS@USJersey.com.
May 16: Evaluating Soil Quality and Soil Maps Workshop in Champaign, Illinois. $30.
Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant, 217-968-5512;
cvnghgrn@illinois.edu;
Website.
May 16-17: Intro to Trimming for Horse Owners in LaFayette, Georgia. $250.
Brotherhood of Working Farriers Assn, 14013 East Hwy 136, LaFayette GA 30728; 706-397-8047;
info@bwfa.net;
www.bwfa.net.
May 16-26: Viticulture Educational Tour in South Africa.
Ntaba Tours, 1210 Yuma Trail, Frankfort KY 40601; 866-466-8222 / 502-545-1878 / 502-545-0207;
robin@ntabatours.com;
www.ntabatours.com.
May 17: 23rd Rare Breeds Livestock & Poultry Show near Geneva, Illinois.
Garfield Farm Museum, PO Box 403, LaFox IL 60147; 630-584-8485;
info@garfieldfarm.org;
www.garfieldfarm.org.
May 17: Youth Goat Clinic in Lebanon, Kentucky. Jennifer Barltey, 270-692-8099.
May 17-20: 25th International Animal Health and Nutrition Symposium in Lexington, Kentucky. $525.
Alltech International, 3031 Catnip Hill Pike, Nicholasville KY 40356; 859-887-3328;
symposium@alltech.com;
www.alltech.com/symposium.
May 18: National Animal Identification System (NAIS) Listening Session in Pasco, Washington.
U.S. Department of Agriculture. Dr. Adam Grow, Director, Surveillance and Identification
Programs, National Center for Animal Health Programs, VS, APHIS, 4700 River
Rd Unit 200, Riverdale MD 20737; 301-734-3752 / R-CALF USA, 406-252-2516.
May 19-20: Greener By Design Conf in San Francisco, California.
Susan Abrams, Event Sales, Global Executive Companies, 90 Grove St Ste
01, Ridgefield CT 06877; 800-516-4265 x622 / 203-403-9462;
sabrams@etouches.com.
May 20: National Animal Identification System (NAIS) Listening Session in Austin, Texas.
U.S. Department of Agriculture. Dr. Adam Grow, Director, Surveillance and Identification
Programs, National Center for Animal Health Programs, VS, APHIS, 4700 River
Rd Unit 200, Riverdale MD 20737; 301-734-3752 / R-CALF USA, 406-252-2516.
May 21: National Animal Identification System (NAIS) Listening Session in Birmingham, Alabama.
U.S. Department of Agriculture. Dr. Adam Grow, Director, Surveillance and Identification
Programs, National Center for Animal Health Programs, VS, APHIS, 4700 River
Rd Unit 200, Riverdale MD 20737; 301-734-3752 / R-CALF USA, 406-252-2516.
May 21: Green Hills Farm Project Farm Walk in Galt, Missouri. Dennis & Becky McDonald, 660-673-6508.
May 21: 40th Sheeprofit Day in Versailles, Kentucky. 859-257-2686;
Website.
May 22: National Animal Identification System (NAIS) Listening Session in Louisville, Kentucky.
U.S. Department of Agriculture. Dr. Adam Grow, Director, Surveillance and Identification
Programs, National Center for Animal Health Programs, VS, APHIS, 4700 River
Rd Unit 200, Riverdale MD 20737; 301-734-3752 / R-CALF USA, 406-252-2516.
May 23: Shoeing Foundered Horses Workshop in LaFayette, Georgia. $495.
Brotherhood of Working Farriers Assn, 14013 East Hwy 136, LaFayette GA 30728; 706-397-8047;
info@bwfa.net;
www.bwfa.net.
www.HorseshoenTime.tv.
May 23: Equipment for Small Farmers Workshop in Fairbury, Illinois. $30.
Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant, 217-968-5512;
cvnghgrn@illinois.edu;
Website.
May 23-24: Great Lakes Angora Goat Show in Wooster, Ohio. Marlene and Carl Gruetter,
info@trfohio.com;
www.greatlakesfibershow.com.
May 23-24: Reining Training Clinic in River Falls, Wisconsin. $150-youth,
$250-adults, $25-audit. National Reining Horse Youth Assn.
Brian Bendele, 3000 NW 10th, Oklahoma City OK 73107-5302; 405-946-7400 x130;
bbendele@nrha.com.
May 26: Home Canning Class in Springfield, Missouri. Univ of Missouri Ext-Greene Co, 417-862-9284;
http://extension.missouri.edu/greene.
NEW!
May 27: David Schafer Farm Tour in Jamesport, Missouri. 660-663-3232.
May 27: National Animal Identification System (NAIS) Listening Session in Storrs, Connecticut.
U.S. Department of Agriculture. Dr. Adam Grow, Director, Surveillance and Identification
Programs, National Center for Animal Health Programs, VS, APHIS, 4700 River
Rd Unit 200, Riverdale MD 20737; 301-734-3752 / R-CALF USA, 406-252-2516.
May 27-29: 18th Small Farm Conf in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Free. 866-466-2231 / 405-466-6154.
May 27-29: 4-H Dairy Cow Youth Camp in Lawrence County, Missouri.
Karla Deaver, Univ of Missouri Ext-Lawrence Co, 417-466-3102;
http://extension.missouri.edu/lawrence.
May 28: Food Preservation Workshop—Freezing & Dehydrating in Kansas City, Missouri.
$10. Univ of Missouri Ext-Clay Co, 816-407-3490.
May 29: Cutting Academy Grass Roots Clinic in Depew, Oklahoma. $150.
Julie Davis, National Cutting Horse Assn, 260 Bailey Ave, Fort Worth TX 76107; 817-244-6188;
jdavis@nchacutting.com;
www.nchacutting.com.
May 30: 7th Llama & Alpaca Daze in Georgetown, Kentucky. Free. 502-857-9100;
dbeaudin14@hotmail.com.
May 30: Hart of Kentucky Boer Goat Classic in Munfordville, Kentucky. Donna Puckett, 270-524-1414;
dpuckett@scrtc.com.
May 31-Jun 3: 2nd Beef Leaders Institute in St. Joseph, Missouri.
American Angus Assn, 816-383-5100. Shelia Stannard, 816-383-5152;
sstannard@angus.org;
www.angus.org.
May 31-Jun 3: 11th North American Agroforestry Conf in Columbia,
Missouri. Julie Rhoads, Univ of Missouri Center for Agroforestry, 573-882-3234;
RhoadsJ@missouri.edu;
Website.
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Jun 1: National Animal Identification System (NAIS) Listening Session in Greeley, Colorado.
U.S. Department of Agriculture. Dr. Adam Grow, Director, Surveillance and Identification
Programs, National Center for Animal Health Programs, VS, APHIS, 4700 River
Rd Unit 200, Riverdale MD 20737; 301-734-3752 / R-CALF USA, 406-252-2516.
Jun 1-Aug 14: Sustainable Ag Semester in Craftsbury Common, Vermont.
Sterling College, PO Box 72, 16 Sterling Dr, Craftsbury Common VT 05827;
800-648-3591.
Jun 2-4: 11th National Value-Added Ag Conf in Moline, Illinois. $150. 515-294-4430.
Dr. Richard Knipe, Univ of Illinois Ext, rknipe@illinois.edu /
Raymond Hansen, Iowa State Univ Ext, hansen@iastate.edu;
www.nvaa2009.homestead.com.
Jun 3-5: Organic Summit in Stevenson, Washington.
Organic Farming Research Foundation, 303 Potrero St #29-203, Santa Cruz CA 95060; 831-426-6606;
info@ofrf.org;
http://ofrf.org/;
www.theorganicsummit.com.
Jun 3-7: 2nd World Alpaca Conf & Alpaca Owners and Breeders Assn National
Alpaca Show in Cleveland, Ohio. Cindy Berman, 216-831-0440 x105;
cberman@brownandmiller.com;
www.alpacainfo.com.
Jun 4: Kentucky Meat Goat Field Day in Berea, Kentucky. $10.
Madison County Cooperative Ext Service, 859-623-4072.
Jun 4: Vettec Equithane Products Hands-on Demos With Horses in LaFayette, Georgia. $25.
Brotherhood of Working Farriers Assn, 14013 East Hwy 136, LaFayette GA 30728; 706-397-8047;
info@bwfa.net;
www.bwfa.net.
Jun 6: Organic Heritage Festival in Bland, Missouri. Laura Neese, Wenwood Farm Winery, 573-437-3443;
www.wenwoodfarmwinery.com.
Jun 6: Role of the Horse in the Farm Organism Workshop in Chestnut Ridge, New York. $95.
The Pfeiffer Center, 260 Hungry Hollow Rd, Chestnut Ridge NY 10977; 845-352-5020 x20;
info@pfeiffercenter.org;
www.pfeiffercenter.org.
Jun 6-7: Advanced Forge Class for Farriers in LaFayette, Georgia. $125/day.
Brotherhood of Working Farriers Assn, 14013 East Hwy 136, LaFayette GA 30728; 706-397-8047;
info@bwfa.net;
www.bwfa.net.
Jun 6-7: Reining Training Clinic in Okeechobee, Florida. $150-youth,
$250-adults, $25-audit. National Reining Horse Youth Assn.
Brian Bendele, 3000 NW 10th, Oklahoma City OK 73107-5302; 405-946-7400 x130;
bbendele@nrha.com.
Jun 7: Deadline—New York Farm Viability Institute Grant Applications.
New York Farm Viability Institute, 159 Dwight Park Circle Ste 104, Syracuse NY 13209; 315-453-3823;
rschuelke@nyfvi.org;
www.nyfvi.org.
Jun 8-12: Horse Camp for Teens in Carbondale, Illinois. $800. Southern Illinois Univ-Carbondale.
Info: Speiser, 618-453-1773. Registration: Jackie Welch at 618-536-7751.
Website.
Registration.
NEW!
Jun 9: Food Defense Workshop in St. Joseph, Missouri. 573-882-4042;
savageclarkek@missouri.edu.
Jun 10: 4-H Ag Science Summit in St. Louis, Missouri. Free. 301-961-2866;
http://forms.4-h.org/AgSummit2009.
Jun 11: Food Preservation Workshop—Pickling & Jams in Kansas City, Missouri.
$10. Univ of Missouri Ext-Clay Co, 816-407-3490.
Jun 13: Maple Tubing Workshop in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania.
Robert S. Hansen, 118 Main St, Wellsboro PA 16901; 570-724-9120 / 607-535-7161 / 607-742-3657;
rsh7@psu.edu.
Jun 13-14: Missouri Horseshoers Spring Fling in Grovespring, Missouri. Randall Dennis, 417-293-0889.
Brotherhood of Working Farriers Assn, 14013 East Hwy 136, LaFayette GA 30728; 706-397-8047;
info@bwfa.net;
www.bwfa.net.
Jun 15-16: World Agricultural Marketplace & Risk Management Workshop in Chicago, Illinois. $650.
Robert J. Hauser, Dept of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, Univ of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign, 326 Mumford Hall, 1301 W Gregory Dr, Urbana IL 61801-3605; 217-333-1810;
ace-aces@illinois.edu;
Website.
Jun 15-19: Horse Camp for Teens in Carbondale, Illinois. $800. Southern Illinois Univ-Carbondale.
Info: Speiser, 618-453-1773. Registration: Jackie Welch at 618-536-7751.
Website.
Registration.
Jun 16: Food Preservation Workshop—Water Bath Canning in Independence, Missouri.
$10. Univ of Missouri Ext-Jackson Co, 816-482-5850.
Jun 17-19: Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability (LOHAS) Forum in Boulder, Colorado.
LOHAS, 833 W South Boulder Rd, Louisville CO 80027; 303-222-8283;
www.lohas.com/forum.
NEW!
Jun 18: Food Defense Workshop in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. 573-882-4042;
savageclarkek@missouri.edu.
Jun 18: Green Hills Farm Project Farm Walk in Braymer, Missouri. Isaac Rude, 660-645-2324.
Jun 18: Native Plant & Quail Field Day in Columbia, Missouri. Free. Thresa Chism / Tim
Reinbott, Bradford Research and Extension Ctr, University of Missouri, 573-884-7945;
www.aes.missouri.edu/bradford.
Jun 18: Dung Beetle Field Day in Linn, Missouri. 573-694-1682.
Jun 19: Sustainable Ag Tour—Strawberries in Thompsonville, Illinois. $20.
Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant, University of Illinois Ext, 217-968-5512;
cvnghgrn@illinois.edu;
Website.
Jun 19-21: Black Sheep Gathering in Eugene, Oregon.
The Black Sheep Gathering, Inc., PO Box 51092 Eugene OR 97405;
blacksheepgathering@gmail.com;
www.blacksheepgathering.org.
Jun 19-21: 20th Energy Fair near Custer, Wisconsin.
Midwest Renewable Energy Assn, 7558 Deer Rd, Custer WI 54423; 715-592-6595;
info@the-mrea.org;
www.the-mrea.org.
Jun 20: Colored Angora Goat Breeders Assn National Show in Eugene, Oregon.
www.cagba.org.
Jun 20: 1st South Poll Grass Cattle Assn Mtg & Field Day in Clark,
Missouri. $35. Jan Judy, 573-874-1816 / Jerry Voss, 573-694-1681;
www.southpoll.com.
Jun 20: Horse Plowing Workshop in Oxford, New York. $55. Catholic Homesteading Movement, Oxford NY 13830.
Jun 22-23: Global AgInvesting Conf in New York City, New York. 800-424-7692 (-SOYA);
www.soyatech.com.
Jun 23-25: Management Intensive Grazing School in Neosho, Missouri. Nathan Witt, 417-451-1366 x3 / John Hobbs, 417-223-4775.
NEW!
Jun 25: Home Canning Class in Springfield, Missouri. $10.
Univ of Missouri Ext-Greene Co, 417-862-9284;
http://extension.missouri.edu/greene.
NEW!
Jun 25: Aquaculture Biosecurity Workshop in Ava, Missouri. 573-526-6666.
Jun 26: Cutting Academy Grass Roots Clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado. $150.
Julie Davis, National Cutting Horse Assn, 260 Bailey Ave, Fort Worth TX 76107; 817-244-6188;
jdavis@nchacutting.com;
www.nchacutting.com.
Jun 27: Garden Weed Workshop in Oxford, New York. $45. Catholic Homesteading Movement, Oxford NY 13830.
Jun 28: Kansas City Urban Farms & Gardens Tour in Kansas City, Missouri. $5.
http://urbanfarmstourkc.com.
Jun 30: Food Preservation Workshop—Pressure Canning Vegetables in Independence, Missouri.
$10. Univ of Missouri Ext-Jackson Co, 816-482-5850.
Jun 30-Jul 4: National Junior Swine Summer Spectacular in Louisville,
Kentucky. National Swine Registry, c/o Jennifer Shike, PO Box 2417, West Lafayette IN 47996-2417; 765-463-3594;
www.nationalswine.com.
NEW!
Jul 1: Home Canning Class—Jams, Jellies & Pickles in Springfield, Missouri. $10.
Univ of Missouri Ext-Greene Co, 417-862-9284;
http://extension.missouri.edu/greene.
Jul 1-4: Mtgs of the American Jersey Cattle Assn & National All-Jersey
Inc. in Syracuse, New York. New York Jersey Cattle Club;, 315-492-6927;
silverspf@aol.com.
Jul 4: 52nd National Heifer Sale in Syracuse, New York.
Jersey Marketing Service, 614-861-3636;
JMS@USJersey.com.
Jul 4-10: Basic Homesteading Week in Oxford, New York. $395.
Catholic Homesteading Movement, Oxford NY 13830.
Jul 7: Sustainable Ag Tour—Grass-fed Beef, Pastured Chickens & Eggs in Sheffield, Illinois. $20.
Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant, University of Illinois Ext, 217-968-5512;
cvnghgrn@illinois.edu;
Website.
Jul 8-10: Dairy Grazing School in Joplin, Missouri. Jennifer Hartwick, 573-882-9551;
muconf9@missouri.edu.
Jul 11: Shoeing Foundered Horses Workshop in LaFayette, Georgia. $495.
Brotherhood of Working Farriers Assn, 14013 East Hwy 136, LaFayette GA 30728; 706-397-8047;
info@bwfa.net;
www.bwfa.net.
www.HorseshoenTime.tv.
Jul 11: Beginning a Vegetable Garden Workshop, Part II in Chestnut Ridge, New York. $95.
The Pfeiffer Center, 260 Hungry Hollow Rd, Chestnut Ridge NY 10977; 845-352-5020 x20;
info@pfeiffercenter.org;
www.pfeiffercenter.org.
Jul 13-16: 35th National Agricultural Plastics Congress in State College, Pennsylvania.
American Society for Plasticulture, 174 Crestview Dr, Bellefonte PA 16823; 814-357-9198;
info@plasticulture.org;
www.plasticulture.org.
Jul 14: Food Preservation Workshop—Freezing & Dehydrating in Independence, Missouri.
$10. Univ of Missouri Ext-Jackson Co, 816-482-5850.
Jul 18: Green Hills Farm Project Farm Walk in Chilhowee, Missouri. Ray & Sue Stropes, 816-405-9545.
Jul 18: Horse Plowing Workshop in Oxford, New York. $55. Catholic Homesteading Movement, Oxford NY 13830.
Jul 19-23: 100th Northern Nut Growers Mtg in West Lafayette, Indiana. Jerry Lehman, 812-298-8733;
jwlehman@aol.com;
www.northernnutgrowers.org.
Jul 19-25: National Junior Angus Show in Perry, Georgia. Shelia Stannard, 816-383-5152;
sstannard@angus.org;
Website.
Jul 22-23: Water Conf in Park City, Utah.
Irrigation Assn, 6540 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church VA 22042-6638; 703-536-7080;
exporegistration@irrigation.org;
www.irrigation.org/.
Jul 22-24: Grazing School in Houston, Missouri. Sandy Wooten, 417-967-2028 x4;
sandra.wooten@swcd.mo.gov.
Jul 22-26: North American Junior / Young Rider Championships in Lexington, Kentucky.
United States Equestrian Federation, 4047 Iron Works Pkwy, Lexington KY 40511-8483; 859-258-2472. Joanie Morris,
jmorris@usef.org;
www.usef.org.
Jul 24-25: Missouri Christmas Tree Assn Mtg in Washington,
Missouri. 573-243-5501.
Jul 25: Organic Beekeeping Workshop in Chestnut Ridge, New York. $95.
The Pfeiffer Center, 260 Hungry Hollow Rd, Chestnut Ridge NY 10977; 845-352-5020 x20;
info@pfeiffercenter.org;
www.pfeiffercenter.org.
Jul 25: Garden Weed Workshop in Oxford, New York. $45.
Catholic Homesteading Movement, Oxford NY 13830.
Jul 25-26: 6th Kickapoo Country Fair (organic food & farming
festival) in southwest Wisconsin. Renee Kelly, 612-372-6450;
renee@habermaninc.com;
www.kickapoocountryfair.org.
Jul 25-26: Advanced Forge Class for Farriers in LaFayette, Georgia. $125/day.
Brotherhood of Working Farriers Assn, 14013 East Hwy 136, LaFayette GA 30728; 706-397-8047;
info@bwfa.net;
www.bwfa.net.
Jul 27-31: Principles of Soil Fertility Program in St. Louis, Missouri. $650.
Kinsey Agricultural Services, Inc., 297 Co Hwy 357, Charleston MO 63834; 573-683-3880;
www.kinseyag.com.
Jul 28: Food Preservation Workshop—Pickling in Independence, Missouri.
$10. Univ of Missouri Ext-Jackson Co, 816-482-5850.
Jul 30-Aug 1: Pennsylvania Christmas Tree Growers Assn (PCTGA) Mtg in Elysburg and Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.
PCTGA, 4305 N 6th St Ste A, Harrisburg PA 17110; 717-238-9765 / 800-547-2842;
communications@christmastrees.org;
www.christmastrees.org.
Jul 30-Aug 1: Dodge City Days & Western Kansas Horse Expo in western Kansas.
Sean McDonough, 316-516-9947.
Brotherhood of Working Farriers Assn, 14013 East Hwy 136, LaFayette GA 30728; 706-397-8047;
info@bwfa.net;
www.bwfa.net.
www.dodgecitydays.com.
Jul 31-Aug 2: Camelid Community in Kansas City, Missouri. $75.
Sheila Fugina, 1331 130th Ave, New Richmond WI 54017-6610; 715-246-5837;
bsfugina@pressenter.com;
www.icinfo.org.
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Aug 1: Organic Orcharding Workshop in Thorndike, Maine.
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Assn, 294 Crosby Brook Rd, PO Box 170, Unity ME 04988-0170; 207-568-4142;
mofga@mofga.org;
www.mofga.org.
Aug 1-2: Florida Small Farms & Alternative Enterprises Conf in Kissimmee, Florida.
Mandy Stage, Univ of Florida, IFAS, Office of Conferences & Institutes
(OCI), PO Box 110750, Gainesville FL 32611-0750; 352-392-5930;
mstage@ufl.edu;
http://smallfarms.ifas.ufl.edu.
NEW!
Aug 2-4: Missouri Young Farmers / Young Farm Wives Summer Tour in Alma, Missouri. 660-909-2259.
Aug 3-5: Grazing School in Squires, Missouri. Stacy Hambelton, 417-778-7490;
HambeltonS@missouri.edu.
Aug 6-9: Leaders Engaged in Angus Development Conf in San Francisco,
California. National Junior Angus Assn, 816-383-5100;
www.njaa.info.
Aug 8-9: Intro to Trimming for Horse Owners in LaFayette, Georgia. $250.
Brotherhood of Working Farriers Assn, 14013 East Hwy 136, LaFayette GA 30728; 706-397-8047;
info@bwfa.net;
www.bwfa.net.
Aug 13: Sustainable Ag Tour—Community Co-op Farming in Pembroke, Illinois. $20.
Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant, University of Illinois Ext, 217-968-5512;
cvnghgrn@illinois.edu;
Website.
Aug 13: Vettec Equithane Products Hands-on Demos With Horses in LaFayette, Georgia. $25.
Brotherhood of Working Farriers Assn, 14013 East Hwy 136, LaFayette GA 30728; 706-397-8047;
info@bwfa.net;
www.bwfa.net.
Aug 13-23: Missouri State Fair in Sedalia, Missouri.
www.mostatefair.com.
Aug 15: Sustainable Ag Tour—Elk & Innovative Farming in Congerville, Illinois. $20.
Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant, University of Illinois Ext, 217-968-5512;
cvnghgrn@illinois.edu;
Website.
Aug 18: Chinese Chestnut Workshop—Orchard Maintenance in New Franklin, Missouri.
$5. Center for Agroforestry, Univ of Missouri. Julie Rhoads, 573-882-3234;
rhoadsj@missouri.edu;
www.centerforagroforestry.org.
NEW!
Aug 21-23: Equine Foot Physiology Seminar with Dr. Robert Bowker in Hopkins, South Carolina. $250.
Equine Soundness Inc., 300 Saddlemount Dr, Hopkins SC 29061; 803-647-1200;
info@equinesoundness.com;
www.equinesoundness.com/SeminarBowker.htm.
Aug 22-23: Business Clinic with Ralph Casey in Calhoun, Georgia. $300.
Brotherhood of Working Farriers Assn, 14013 East Hwy 136, LaFayette GA 30728; 706-397-8047;
info@bwfa.net;
www.bwfa.net.
Aug 29: Green Hills Farm Project Farm Walk in Arrowsmith, Illinois. Elton Mau, 309-727-1322.
Aug 29: Shoeing Foundered Horses Workshop in LaFayette, Georgia. $495.
Brotherhood of Working Farriers Assn, 14013 East Hwy 136, LaFayette GA 30728; 706-397-8047;
info@bwfa.net;
www.bwfa.net.
www.HorseshoenTime.tv.
Aug 30: Equine Flexion Therapy for Horse Owners in LaFayette, Georgia. $200.
Brotherhood of Working Farriers Assn, 14013 East Hwy 136, LaFayette GA 30728; 706-397-8047;
info@bwfa.net;
www.bwfa.net.
Sep 1-3: Grazing School in Willow Springs, Missouri. Bill Doig, 417-256-2391;
DoigW@missouri.edu / Jamie Kurtz, 417-256-7117 x3;
jamie.kurtz@mo.usda.gov.
Jun 18: 5th Tomato Festival in Columbia, Missouri. Free. Thresa Chism / Tim
Reinbott, Bradford Research and Extension Ctr, University of Missouri, 573-884-7945;
www.aes.missouri.edu/bradford.
Sep 4-6: National Junior Swine Assn Southwest Regional in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Katey Brattain, 765-463-3594;
www.nationalswine.com.
Sep 11-12: Grazing School in Kidder, Missouri. Curt Walker, 816-232-6555 x139;
curt.walker@mo.usda.gov / Jim Humphrey, 816-324-3147;
humphreyjr@missouri.edu.
Sep 12: Missouri Nut Growers Assn Pre-harvest Mtg in Stockton, Missouri. 417-436-2351.
Sep 12: Fall Poultry Fest in Silex, Missouri.
River Hills Farmers’ Markets. 636-579-9391 / 573-721-6223 / 573-485-7261.
Sep 12-13: Advanced Forge Class for Farriers in LaFayette, Georgia. $125/day.
Brotherhood of Working Farriers Assn, 14013 East Hwy 136, LaFayette GA 30728; 706-397-8047;
info@bwfa.net;
www.bwfa.net.
Sep 14-16: 24th North American Forest Products Conf in San Diego, California.
212-537-9130; events@risiinfo.com;
www.risiinfo.com/events/na_conf.
Sep 15-16: Grazing School in Clearmont, Missouri. Curt Walker, 816-232-6555 x139;
curt.walker@mo.usda.gov / Jim Humphrey, 816-324-3147;
humphreyjr@missouri.edu.
Sep 15-17: 5th National Small Farm Conf in Springfield, Illinois.
Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant, Conf Chair, Extension Specialist, Small Farm and Sustainable Agriculture
Univ of Illinois Ext, SARE Coordinator, PO Box 410, Greenview IL 62642; 217-968-5512;
cvnghgrn@illinois.edu;
www.conferences.uiuc.edu/smallfarm.
Sep 16-17: Grazing School in Camdenton, Missouri. Connie Luttrell, 573-346-5125.
Sep 17: Green Hills Farm Project Farm Walk in Purdin, Missouri. Kerry & Barb Buchmayer, 660-244-5858.
Sep 17: Vettec Equithane Products Hands-on Demos With Horses in LaFayette, Georgia. $25.
Brotherhood of Working Farriers Assn, 14013 East Hwy 136, LaFayette GA 30728; 706-397-8047;
info@bwfa.net;
www.bwfa.net.
Sep 17-18: Grazing School in Maries River Watershed, Missouri. Cindy DeOrnellis, Osage Co SWCD, 573-897-3797 x3.
Sep 19-20: 31st Old Dominion Draft Horse & Mule Show in Culpeper, Virginia. $5.
Polly Welch, VDHMA OD Show, 7004 Sauvage Ln, Gainesville VA 20155; 703-754-3274;
secretary@vdhma.org;
www.vdhma.org.
Sep 19-20: Intro to Trimming for Horse Owners in LaFayette, Georgia. $250.
Brotherhood of Working Farriers Assn, 14013 East Hwy 136, LaFayette GA 30728; 706-397-8047;
info@bwfa.net;
www.bwfa.net.
Sep 21-23: 28th National Beef Cook-Off® in Sonoma, California.
National Beef Cook-Off Entries, ANCW, PO Box 3881, Englewood CO 80155;
www.beefcookoff.org.
Sep 22: Sustainable Ag Tour—Fruits & Vegetables in Martinton, Illinois. $20.
Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant, University of Illinois Ext, 217-968-5512;
cvnghgrn@illinois.edu;
Website.
Sep 22: Chinese Chestnut Workshop—Harvesting, Marketing & Sales in New Franklin, Missouri.
$5. Center for Agroforestry, Univ of Missouri. Julie Rhoads, 573-882-3234;
rhoadsj@missouri.edu.
Sep 22-24: Beginning Grazing School in Linneus, Missouri. Joetta Roberts, 573-499-0886;
mfgc@mchsi.com.
Sep 26: Green Homes & Renewable Energy Festival in St. Louis, Missouri. Free.
www.greenhomesstl.org.
Sep 26-27: 18th Sheep & Wool Festival in Romeo, Michigan. $7.
Mt. Bruce Station, 6440 Bordman Rd, Romeo MI 48065; 810-798-2568;
www.sheepstuff.com.
Oct 1-4: American Bamboo Society Conf in Tacoma, Washington.
Noah Bell, 18900 NW Collins Rd, North Plains OR 97133; 503-647-2700;
http://abs2009.pnwbamboo.org.
Oct 3-4: Intro to Trimming for Horse Owners in LaFayette, Georgia. $250.
Brotherhood of Working Farriers Assn, 14013 East Hwy 136, LaFayette GA 30728; 706-397-8047;
info@bwfa.net;
www.bwfa.net.
Oct 6-8: Management Intensive Grazing School in Marshfield, Missouri. Mark Emerson, 417-468-4176 x3.
Oct 10-11: Utah Fancy Poultry Assn Fall Show in Farmington, Utah.
Free. Lee Barnes, 1460 West 1500 North, Lehi UT 84043; 801-768-8397;
www.utahfancypoultry.org.
Oct 15: Green Hills Farm Project Farm Walk in New Cambria, Missouri. Mac & Pat Scott, 660-226-5351.
Oct 17: High Plains Percheron Farm Field Day in West Plains, Missouri. Jerry, 417-274-6514 / Judy, 417-274-6513;
highplainsjj@wpcs.net.
Oct 17-18: Reining Training Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona. $150-youth,
$250-adults, $25-audit. National Reining Horse Youth Assn.
Brian Bendele, 3000 NW 10th, Oklahoma City OK 73107-5302; 405-946-7400 x130;
bbendele@nrha.com.
Oct 18-19: Deutsch Country Days in Marthasville, Missouri. 636-433-5669;
info@deutschcountrydays.org;
www.deutschcountrydays.org.
Oct 20-22: Management Intensive Grazing School in Bois d’Arc, Missouri. Mark Green, 417-831-5246.
Oct 20-22: Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Georgia. 229-985-1968;
www.sunbeltexpo.com/info.htm.
Oct 29: Advanced Forge Class for Farriers in LaFayette, Georgia. $125/day.
Brotherhood of Working Farriers Assn, 14013 East Hwy 136, LaFayette GA 30728; 706-397-8047;
info@bwfa.net;
www.bwfa.net.
Oct 30-31: Horseshoers Convention in LaFayette, Georgia. $125.
Brotherhood of Working Farriers Assn, 14013 East Hwy 136, LaFayette GA 30728; 706-397-8047;
info@bwfa.net;
www.bwfa.net.
Nov 1: Equine Flexion Therapy for Horse Owners in LaFayette, Georgia. $200.
Brotherhood of Working Farriers Assn, 14013 East Hwy 136, LaFayette GA 30728; 706-397-8047;
info@bwfa.net;
www.bwfa.net.
Nov 1: Shoeing Foundered Horses Workshop in LaFayette, Georgia. $495.
Brotherhood of Working Farriers Assn, 14013 East Hwy 136, LaFayette GA 30728; 706-397-8047;
info@bwfa.net;
www.bwfa.net.
www.HorseshoenTime.tv.
Nov 5-7: 17th National Small Farm Trade Show & Conference™ in Columbia, Missouri.
Small Farm Today, 800-633-2535;
smallfarm@socket.net;
www.smallfarmtoday.com/tradeshow.
Nov 6: Cutting Academy Grass Roots Clinic in Brenham, Texas. $150.
Julie Davis, National Cutting Horse Assn, 260 Bailey Ave, Fort Worth TX 76107; 817-244-6188;
jdavis@nchacutting.com;
www.nchacutting.com.
Nov 7: S.H.O.E. Fall Clinic in Indian Trail, North Carolina.
Marcus Pierce, 704-753-4576; dpierce926@aol.com.
Brotherhood of Working Farriers Assn, 14013 East Hwy 136, LaFayette GA 30728; 706-397-8047;
www.bwfa.net.
Nov 7-9: 57th All American Jersey Shows & Sales in Louisville, Kentucky.
American Jersey Cattle Assn, 614-861-3636;
info@usjersey.com.
Nov 10-11: USDA-CSREES Grantsmanship Workshop in Kansas City, Missouri. Paularie Knox, 202-401-1950;
pknox@csrees.usda.gov;
Website.
Nov 18-19: USDA-CSREES Grantsmanship Workshop in Washington, D.C. Paularie Knox, 202-401-1950;
pknox@csrees.usda.gov;
Website.
Nov 19: Green Hills Farm Project Farm Walk in Callao, Missouri. Ben & Nancy Coleman, 660-768-5743.
Nov 21-22: Intro to Trimming for Horse Owners in LaFayette, Georgia. $250.
Brotherhood of Working Farriers Assn, 14013 East Hwy 136, LaFayette GA 30728; 706-397-8047;
info@bwfa.net;
www.bwfa.net.
Nov 21-22: Advanced Forge Class for Farriers in LaFayette, Georgia. $125/day.
Brotherhood of Working Farriers Assn, 14013 East Hwy 136, LaFayette GA 30728; 706-397-8047;
info@bwfa.net;
www.bwfa.net.
Dec 1-5: Irrigation Show in San Antonio, Texas.
Kathy Bradley, Irrigation Assn, 6540 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church VA 22042-6638; 703-536-7080;
kathy@irrigation.org;
www.irrigation.org.
Schedule.
Dec 4-5: Missouri Livestock Symposium in Kirksville, Missouri. 660-665-9866;
www.missourilivestock.com.
Dec 5: Shoeing Foundered Horses Workshop in LaFayette, Georgia. $495.
Brotherhood of Working Farriers Assn, 14013 East Hwy 136, LaFayette GA 30728; 706-397-8047;
info@bwfa.net;
www.bwfa.net.
www.HorseshoenTime.tv.
Dec 6: Equine Flexion Therapy for Horse Owners in LaFayette, Georgia. $200.
Brotherhood of Working Farriers Assn, 14013 East Hwy 136, LaFayette GA 30728; 706-397-8047;
info@bwfa.net;
www.bwfa.net.
Dec 12-13: Intro to Trimming for Horse Owners in LaFayette, Georgia. $250.
Brotherhood of Working Farriers Assn, 14013 East Hwy 136, LaFayette GA 30728; 706-397-8047;
info@bwfa.net;
www.bwfa.net.
Dec 12-13: Advanced Forge Class for Farriers in LaFayette, Georgia. $125/day.
Brotherhood of Working Farriers Assn, 14013 East Hwy 136, LaFayette GA 30728; 706-397-8047;
info@bwfa.net;
www.bwfa.net.
Feb 5-6, 2010: Missouri Nut Growers Assn Nut Show Evaluation & Mtg in Nevada, Missouri. 417-436-2351.
Mar 13-14, 2010: Utah Fancy Poultry Assn Fall Show in Farmington, Utah.
Free. Lee Barnes, 1460 West 1500 North, Lehi UT 84043; 801-768-8397;
www.utahfancypoultry.org.
Dec 2-7, 2010: Irrigation Show in Phoenix, Arizona.
Irrigation Assn, 6540 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church VA 22042-6638; 703-536-7080;
www.irrigation.org.
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