WVAA Annual Convention
Feb. 5-6
Stonewall Jackson Lake Resort
6 Hour Continuing Education Credit for
Feb. 6 Program
Sponsored by the W.Va. Auctioneers Association
Contact: Bob Stewart, 304/884-7595; stewartsauction@verizon.net.
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*** ALPACAS ***
Alpaca Q&A
Have Questions about Alpacas?
Call between 7 p.m. -10 p.m.
for Free Consulting.
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Alpaca Fecal Testing
Parasite Control is Essentail for Your Alpacas Good Health - $6/slide.
Contact Chris Arnold, 836-5035;
gsfalpacas@yahoo.com.
*** APIARY ***
W.Va. Pollination Assoc. (WVPA)
Seeking Beekeepers interested in joining Assoc. to ship bees for pollination. Contact Bobbi Cottrill, 462-7416 or bcottrill119@peoplepc.com.
Webster Co. Beekeepers Assoc.
Monthly Meeting
1st Monday
Webster Springs Library
Contact David Brown, 226-3500.
Cabell-Wayne Beekeepers Assoc.
Bi-Monthly Meeting
2nd Monday of March, July & Sept.
7 p.m.
Lavalette Methodist Church
Contact Gabe Blatt, 429-1268;
gabeblatt@prodigy.net or
cabellwaynebeekeepers.googlepages.com.
Preston Co. Beekeepers Assoc.
Monthly Meeting
2nd Monday, 7 p.m.
Preston Co. Ext. Office
Contact Carrie See, 329-1391.
4th Annual
Genetic Partners Club Pig Sale
April 10; Time-TBA
WVU Reedsville Farm,
Reedsville, W.Va.
Contact Tracy Christopher, 290-6769 or
Dave Hardesty, 698-9206
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W.Va. Christmas Tree Growers Assoc.
Annual Winter Meeting
Feb. 20 & 21
Days Hotel
Flatwoods, W.Va.
Contact Robert Whipkey, 965-0375.
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Upshur Co. Beekeepers Assoc.
Monthly Meeting
3rd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.
W.Va. Farm Bureau Bldg.
Buckhannon, W.Va.
Contact Roy Carder, 472-7413.
Hampshire Co. Beekeepers Assoc.
Meetings
3rd Thursday Monthly
Romney, W.Va.
Contact Steve Martin, 822-3878;
stevenmartin@frontiernet.net or
www.hampshirebeekeepers.com.
West Central Beekeepers Assoc.
Monthly Meeting
4th Saturday, 2:30 p.m.
Cost-sharing of Bees and/or Hives Class,
1:30 p.m.
Alternating Roane/Calhoun Cos.
Roane Library & West Fork Community Bldg.
Contact Sharon Christ, 927-1775 or
Dale Cunningham, 354-6916.
Marion Co. Beekeepers
Beekeeping Classes
to begin Feb. 2
Contact Tom Kees, 363-4782 or
Nancy Postlethwait, 366-9938;
lpostlethwait@aol.com.
North Central Beekeepers Assoc.
Monthly Meeting
Feb. 22, 7 p.m.-9 p.m.
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New Beekeepers Class
March 6, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Harrison Co. 4-H center
Contact Steve Hamrick, 622-982.
Look for our TV show!
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture’s monthly 30-minute
television show, Today in Agriculture, is shown on
Suddenlink (formerly Charter) Channel 17 in Kanawha, Putnam, Cabell & Fayette Counties.
Show times are Wednesdays,
11 a.m., 5 p.m., & 11 p.m.; Thursdays, 5 a.m. and Saturdays, 5 p.m.
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Auctioneer and Apprentice Auctioneer Examinations
April 22
Gus R. Douglass Agricultural Center at Guthrie.
For more information or to register, contact Sandy Marinacci, 304-558-3550 or smarinacci@ag.state.wv.us.
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*** EQUINE***
W.Va. Appaloosa Horse Club
Meetings
2nd Tuesday every month
6 p.m. Dinner; 7 p.m. Meeting
Jean Mason, 753-9049.
Cabell Co. Horse Club
Annual Horse Tack Auction
Feb. 27, 5 p.m.
Milton VFW
Milton, W.Va.
Contact 634-8260 for more information.
2010 W.Va. Horse Expo
April 16-18
W.Va. State Fairgrounds
Featuring
W.Va. Trainer’s Challenge, Extreme Cowboy Race, W.Va. Cowboy Cook-off, Pro Day,
Clinics, Demonstrations, Youth Pavilion,
Stallion Pavilion, W.Va. Dept. of Agriculture’s WV Breeder’s Pavilion
Contact Lori Howard, 800-682-1552;
www.wvhorseexpo.com.
*** GOATS ***
Appalachian Goat Assoc.
Monthly Meeting
1st Sunday of each month, 1:30 p.m.
Spencer, W.Va.
Contact Elva Lamont, 354-9656, eilamo3@aol.com or Dinah Roberts, 462-5096; dinahroberts82@aol.com.
Mt. State Dairy Goat Assoc.
Monthly Meeting
2nd Sunday of each month, 1 p.m.
Lewisburg Library Conference Room
Lewisburg, W.Va.
Contact Deborah Loudermilk, 647-3031;
thornfieldfarm1980@hotmail.com;
or www.msdga.com.
2010 Lawn & Garden Expo
April 10, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
April 11, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
W.Va. Interstate Fairgrounds
Mineral Wells, W.Va.
Contact Little Kanawha RCD,
679-3639; www.LKRCD.com.
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