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Calendar

ALBC KEY

++ = ALBC participation
++++ = ALBC event

January 2009

Yogurt and Fresh Cheeses , a Heamor Farm Cheesemaking Workshop, will be held at Heamor Farms in Madison, NY, on January 4. For more information visit www.Heamourfarms.com or call (315) 893-7616

A Conference on Reproduction, Calving, and Calf Care in Cow – Calf Herds will be held at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University, KS, on January 9. For more information visit www.vet.k-state.edu/CE/2009/heifer.htm

How to Start Your Own Dairy, a Heamor Farm Cheesemaking Workshop, will be held at Heamor Farms in Madison, NY, on January 17. For more information visit www.Heamourfarms.com or call (315) 893-7616

Wenslydale Cheese Make, a Heamor Farm Cheesemaking Workshop, will be held at Heamor Farms in Madison, NY, on January 4. For more information visit www.Heamourfarms.com or call (315) 893-7616

Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group’s 2009 Conference will be held at the Chattanooga Convention Center in Chattanooga, TN, on January 21-24. For more information visit www.ssawg.org or call (678) 494-0696.

American Highland Cattle Association Sale will be held in Steamboat Springs, CO on January 23. For more information call 970-734-7069 or visit www.highlandcattleusa.org

Equine Affair in the West will be held in Pomona, CA on January 29 – Feb 1. For more information call 740-845-0085 or visit www.equineaffair.com.

++ Selecting the Best for Breeding (Turkey Clinic) will be held in Live Oak, FL, January 30. For more information call ALBC (919) 542-5704 or visit www.albc-usa.org.

++ How to Raise Heritage Turkeys on Pasture will be held in Live Oak, FL, January 31-February 1. For more information call ALBC (919) 542-5704 or visit www.albc-usa.org.

February 2009

Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture’s Conference will be held in State College, PA, February 4 – 7. For more information visit pasafarming.org

Plains Sustainable Ag Society’s Annual Winter Conference 30th Anniversary Celebration will be held at the Crossroads Hotel in Huron, SD, February 13-14, 2009. For more information call (701) 883-4304 or visit www.npsas.org

++ Selecting the Best for Breeding (Turkey Clinic) will be held in Adams Run, SC, February 20. For more information call ALBC (919) 542-5704 or visit www.albc-usa.org.

23rd Annual Prairie, Woods, and Wetlands Management Seminar will be held at the Garfield Farm Musem in Kane County, IL, on February 21, 2009. For more information, call (630) 584-8485 or visit www.garfieldgarm.org.

++ How to Raise Heritage Turkeys on Pasture will be held in Adams Run, SC, February 21-22. For more information call ALBC (919) 542-5704 or visit www.albc-usa.org.

++First Inaugural Gullah Cultural Festival Marsh Tacky Horse Race will be held on Mitchelsville Beach, Hilton Head, SC, February 22 from 11-2 pm. For more information contact Carolina Marsh Tacky Association (843) 906-2274 or e-mail general@marshtacky.org

March 2008

The Forum for Rural Innovation will be held in Winchester, VA, March 13, 2009. For more information contact (703) 777-0426 or visit www.loudounfarms.org.

++ How to Raise Heritage Turkeys on Pasture will be held in Wheatland, MO, March 19 – 20. For more information call ALBC (919) 542-5704 or Bill McBrayer (417) 282-6337 or visit www.albc-usa.org.

++ Selecting the Best for Breeding will be held in Wheatland, MO, March 21. For more information call ALBC (919) 542-5704 or Bill McBrayer (417) 282-6337 or visit www.albc-usa.org.

Goat Care and Nutrition Seminar will be held in Olympia, Washington at Edelweiss Farm, March 28, 2009. For more information, call (360) 481-0527.

April 2009

Equine Affair Ohio Expo Center will be held in Columbus, OH, on April 2-5, 2009. For more information call (740) 845-0085 or visit www.equineaffair.com.

++Country Lifestyle Experience will be held at the Linn County Fairgrounds in Albany, OR, April 10-12. For more information call (765) 655-2107 or visit www.equinepromotions.net/CLE/

Small Farmers Journal Horsedrawn Auction and Swap Meet will be held at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Madras, OR, April 17-19. For more information, call (541) 549-2064 or visit www.smallfarmersjournal.com.

Family Farm Expo will be held at the River Hills Farmers' Market in Silex, MO, on April 25, 2009. For more information, call (636) 579-9391.

++Country Lifestyle Experience will be held at the Hendricks 4-H Fairgrounds in Danville, IN April 24-26. For more information call (765) 655-2107 or visit www.equinepromotions.net/CLE/

May 2009

Mt. Bruce Station's Annual Spring Fiber Day will be held in Romeo, MI, on May 16th, 2009. For more information, call (810) 798-2568 or visit www.sheepstuff.com.

June 2009

SVF Foundation Annual Visitors Day will be held in Newport, RI, on June 6th, 2009. For more information, call (401) 848-7229, email info@svffoundation.org, or visit www.svffoundation.org.

++Historic Bethania Rare Breeds Exhibit will be held in Bethania, NC, on June 13th, 2009. Celebrate the town's 250th anniversary and learn more about historic breeds of livestock and poultry. For more information, contact Terry Ramsbotham at (336) 922-0434.

American Highland Cattle Association 58th Annual National Convention will be held in Bozeman, MT, on June 18-20, 2009. For more information, contact Skip Hougland (406) 285-3642.

July 2009

American Dairy Goat Association National Show will be held in Sacrament, CA, on July 18-25. For more information contact Paula Hughes at ADGA, PO Box 865, Spindale, NC 28160, call (828) 286-3801, email Adgaplh@aol.com, or visit www.ADGA.org.

August 2009

The Mid-Atlantic Grass-Fed Beef Conference will be held at the Sheraton Imperial RTP in Durham, NC, on August 11-12, 2009. For more information, contact Sandy Maddox at (919) 658-7682 or email smaddox@moc.edu.

++American Traditions: Bringing Heritage Breeds Back to the Farm and Table, a talk on heritage breeds co-facilitated by ALBC, will be given at the Astor Center in New York, NY, on August 17th. For more information about this event, visit www.astorcenternyc.com or call (212) 674-7501.

The National Hereford Hog Sale & Show will be held in Dewitt, IA, on August 29th. For more information, contact (217) 923-3106 or email rnm_2@live.com.

September 2009

The Canadian Heritage Breeds Shop & Swap will be held in Alberta, CA, on August 5th, 2009. Heritage turkeys, chickens, ducks and geese will be on display and for sale. For more information, contact Liz Munro (403) 347-9106 or email lizam@telus.net.

The Southwest Missouri Celtic Heritage Festival and Highland Games will be held in Buffalo, MO, September 11-12. The event will host Highland cattle displays and information. For more information, contact Gloria Wolfgang, festival chair at highlandcattle@centurytel.net or call (417) 345-2852.

The Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival will be held at the Jefferson County Fair Park in Jackson, WI, September 11-13. For more information, contact (608) 868-2505, email wisbc@centurytel.net, or visit the festival website at www.wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com.

The 2009 Annual General Meeting of the North American Shetland Sheepbreeders Association will be held at the Hunterdon County Fairgrounds in Ringoes, NJ, September 11-13. For more information, contact Judi Lehrhaupt, (215) 321-9159 or email shepherdess@ewecandoit.com.

The Annual General Meeting of the Belted Galloway Society, Inc. will be held in Flagstaff, AZ, September 11-13. For more information, contact Laura Glassman, Secretary, PO Box 316, Bendersville, PA 17306, (717) 677-9655 or email betliecows@aol.com.

Fall Poultry Fest will be held at the River Hills Farmers' Market in Silex, MO, on September 12, 2009. For more information, call (636) 579-9391.

Mt. Bruce Station's Sheep and Wool Festival will be held in Romeo, MI, on September 26th and 27th, 2009. For more information, call (810) 798-2568 or visit www.sheepstuff.com.

October 2009

The 21st Annual Vermont Sheep and Wool Festival will be held at the Tunbridge Fairgounds in Tunbridge, Vermont, on October 3-4. For more information, contact Barbara Tonissen at (802) 223-2456, email festival09@comcast.net. or visit http://vermontsheep.org/festival.html.

The 30th Ozark Fall Farmfest will be held at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds in Springfield, MO, October 2-4.

The Northeast Highland Cattle Association's Annual Fall Gathering and Show, will be held at the Big E Fairgrounds in W. Springfield, MA, October 9-10, 2009. For more information, contact Donna Jestel at (585) 392-9062 or donna@highlandcattle.org.

The American Suffolk Horse Association 2009 Annual Meeting will be held at the East Bremer Diner in Waverly, IA, October 10. For more information, contact ASHA at 4240 Goehring Road, Ledbetter, TX 78946 or call (979) 249-5795.

American Dairy Goat Association Convention will be held in Buffalo, NY, on October 10-17. For more information contact Paula Hughes at ADGA, PO Box 865, Spindale, NC 28160, call (828) 286-3801, email Adgaplh@aol.com, or visit www.ADGA.org.

The Florida Cracker Cattle Association Annual Gathering and Sale will be held at the Withlacooche State Forest near Brooksville, FL, on October 23-24. For more information, contact, Stephen Monroe at (850) 410-0900 or monroes@doacs.state.fl.us.

The Annual General Meeting of the American Cream Draft Horse Association will be in Bend, OR, October 29-31. For more information, contact Nancy Lively, (802) 447-7612 or email secretary@americancreamdraft.org.

November 2009

The 17th National Small Farm Tradeshow & Conference will be held at the Boone county fairgrounds in Columbia, MO, on November 5-7. For more information, call (573) 687-3525, email smallfarm@socket.net, or visit http://www.smallfarmtoday.com/tradeshow.

++++ALBC Annual Conference and Members Meeting will be held in Raleigh, NC, on November 13-15. For more information, contact American Livestock Breeds Conservancy at (919) 542-5704, email albc@albc-usa.org, or click here.

The 2009 Annual General Meeting of the Cleveland Bay Horse Society of North America will be held in Leesburg, VA, November 20-22. For more information, call (613) 378-6405, email info@clevelandbay.org, or visit the website www.clevelandbay.org.