Doddridge Co. Heritage Arts, Antique Tractor & Flywheel Assoc.
Spring & Fall Festivals
May 4-5 & Sept. 7-8
Old Smithburg Grade School & Spencer Park
Smithburg, W.Va.
Contact Kim, 873-1600; 205-504-9820
or Danny, 873-1284; dch_and_af@aol.com;
DoddridgeCounty HeritageAndArts
dch_and_af@aol.com.
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*** APIARY ***
Barbour Co. Beekeepers
Monthly Meeting
4th Thursday, 7 p.m.
Barbour Co. Fairgrounds
Contact David Proudfoot, 823-1460;
dp-foot@hotmail.com.
Ohio Valley Limousin Assoc.
Annual Spring Sale
May 4, 1 p.m.
Mineral Wells, W.Va.
Contact Pete Hammond, 483-1748.
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Central W.Va. Beekeepers Assoc.
Monthly Meeting
1st Monday
Braxton Co. High School, Vo-Ag Rm.
Contact Susan Bullion, 452-8508;
billandsuebullion@frontiernet.net.
Mercer Co. Beekeepers Assoc.
Monthly Meeting
1st Monday, 7 p.m.
Princeton, W.Va.
Contact Bill Cockerman, 425-6389;
blackoak85@gmail.com.
North Central W.Va. Beekeepers Assoc.
Monthly Meeting
3rd Monday, 7 p.m.
Harrison Co. 4-H Center
Clarksburg, W.Va.
Contact Michael Staddon, 782-9610.
Preston Co. Beekeepers Assoc.
Monthly Meeting
3rd Thursday, 7 p.m.
Preston Co. Ext. Office
Contact Don Cathell, 454-9695.
Blue & Gold Showdown
Jackpot Steer & Heifer Show
sponsored by the
Northern Panhandle Stockman’s Assoc.
May 11
Marshall Co. Fairgrounds
Moundsville, W.Va.
Contact Beth Hubbs, 845-7896 or
771-0861; cattlesales@hotmail.com;
clubcalves.com/blueandgoldshowdown.html
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Tri-County Beekeepers Assoc.
Monthly Meeting
2nd Monday, 6:30 p.m.
Harrisville Public Library
Harrisville, W.Va.
Contact Bob Campbell, 462-8216.
Southeastern Beekeepers Assoc.
Monthly Meeting
2nd Thursday, 7 p.m.
Osteopathic School-Alumni Center
Lewisburg, W.Va.
Contact Mary Holesapple, 772-3272; mary.holesapple@frontier.com.
Highlands Apicultural Assoc.
Monthly Meeting
3rd Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
WVU Ext. Office Meeting Rm.
Elkins, W.Va.
Contact Ben McKean, 227-4414;
hiapas@yahoo.com.
Potomac Highlands Beekeepers Assoc.
Monthly Meeting
3rd Thursday
Romney, W.Va.
Contact Don Heishman, 874-3883;
heishman@citlink.net or
http://heishmanhoneybhut.blogspot.com/.
W.Va. Woodland Owners Assoc.
Educational Tours
Mason Co.
May 18, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Monroe Co.
May 25, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Berkley Co.
June 15, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Pocahontas Co.
July 20, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Tucker-Randolph Cos.
August 17, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Preston Co.
Sept. 21, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Contact Ed Murriner, 400-8646 or
Dan Magill, 293-9419;
emurriner@aol.com; dmagill@wvu.edu.
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Jackson County Beekeepers Assoc.
Bi-monthly Meeting
June 9, 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Mac Donald Bldg.
Jackson Co. Jr. Fairgrounds
Cottageville, W.Va.
Contact Zelma Boggess, 372-3106;
zboggess@casinternet.net.
Gilmer Co. Beekeepers Assoc.
Monthly Meeting
3rd Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Gilmer Co. Public Library
Glenville, W.Va.
Contact Bobbi Cottrill, 462-7416;
bcottrill119@hotmail.com.
Tri-State Beekeepers Assoc.
Monthly Meeting
3rd Thursday, 7 p.m.
The Good Zoo, Oglebay
Wheeling, W.Va.
Contact Steve Roth, 242-9867;
sroth29201@comcast.net.
Nicholas Co. Beekeepers Assoc.
Monthly Meeting
3rd Monday, 7 p.m.
Summersville Public Library
Summersville, W.Va.
Contact Joe Strickland, 649-4717.
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.
West Central Beekeepers Assoc.
Monthly Meeting
4th Saturday, 2:30 p.m.
Roane/Calhoun Cos.
New Life Baptist Church
Arnoldsburg, W.Va.
Contact Sharon Christ, 927-1775 or
Dale Cunningham, 354-6916.
Kanawha Co. Beekeepers Assoc.
St. Albans, W.Va.
Contact Steve May, 727-7659;
kanawhavalley.beekeepers@yahoo.com.
Look for our TV show!
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture’s monthly 30-minute television show, Today in Agriculture, is shown on
Suddenlink 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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*** EQUINE ***
Mountwood Park Horse Camp
May 1-31
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Campout & Trial Ride
May 25-27
Sponsored by Wood Co. Riding Club
Mountwood Park
Waverly, W.Va.
Contact Ruthie Davis, 588-1407;
www.mountwoodpark.org; www.wchrc.com.
W.Va. High School Rodeo
May 4, 5 p.m.
Sponsored by RCHA Rodeo Team
Raleigh Co. Horseman’s Assoc.
Show Grounds
Beaver, W.Va.
Contact Brian Adkins, 923-9742;
brianadkinsrcha@yahoo.com.
Jackpot Barrels
May 7 & June 4, 7 p.m.
Exhibitions 6 p.m.
Sponsored by RCHA Rodeo Team
Raleigh Co. Horseman’s Assoc.
Show Grounds
Beaver, W.Va.
Contact Brian Adkins, 923-9742;
brianadkinsrcha@yahoo.com.
4th Annual Women in
Agriculture Event
May 23, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Moundsville Center
(former W.Va. Penitentiary)
Moundsville, W.Va.
Register by 5/16, $5 Fee
High Tunnels, Flower Production, Ag Business, Food & Door Prizes
Contact Joy Riggle, 242-0576, ext. 122.
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Open Benefit Trail Ride
May 11
Sponsored by Southern District
4-H Horse Camp with proceeds going
towards Camp Virgil Tate 4-H Barn Fund
Camp Virgil Tate
Charleston, W.Va.
Contact Keith Asbury, 541-0460 or
Clark Fitzwater, 546-6846.
FCHS Pleasure & Contest Show
May 11, 11 a.m. (Pleasure)
4 p.m. (Contest)
Sponsored by Fayette Co.
Horseman’s Assoc.
Honeybear Stables
Ansted, W.Va.
Contact Holly Burley, 640-1925 or 640-1067;
holly_burley@yahoo.com.
Bluegrass Riding Club Monthly Show
May 11, 3 p.m.
Tuckers Run Showgrounds
Spencer, W.Va.
Contact Crystal Harper, 927-1977 or
531-0899 or Martha Harper, 927-4569
Equine Show
May 11, 6 p.m., May 12, 10 a.m.,
June 8, 6 p.m. & June 9, 10 a.m.
Sponsored by Daybrook Saddle Club
Daybrook, W.Va.
Contact Sam Simpson, 449-1037; 282-0403 or
Randy Parrish, 798-3562; tango67@att.net.
Stage Coach/Picnic Ride
May 16-18, 11 a.m.
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Horse Drawn Wagon/Dinner Ride
June 1, 1 p.m.
Sponsored by E.J.’s Cottages
Dunmore, W.Va. (on the Greenbrier River)
Contact E.J. Marcum, 456-4319;
ejmcottages@gmail.com.
Garden Educational Work Days
Monthly
3rd Saturday, 10 a.m.-Noon
Sponsored by
The Montgomery Community Garden
Learn about Gardening Techniques,
Connect with Local Gardeners or
Visit with the Community
Master Gardeners Invited to Attend
& Earn Community Service Hours
Hospital Garden
Montgomery, W.Va.
Contact Lisa Mize, 228-1200 or
Laura Wellstead, 206-7933.
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RCHA Pleasure Show
May 18, Noon
Sponsored by RCHA
Raleigh Co. Horseman’s Assoc.
Show Grounds
Beaver, W.Va.
Contact Brian Adkins, 923-9742;
brianadkinsrcha@yahoo.com.
Horse Show
May 18, 3 p.m.
Sponsored by Jackson Co. Horse Club
Jackson Co. Fairgrounds
Cottageville, W.Va.
Contact Brittani Harrison, 531-2524 or
Karen Harrison, 532-3339;
britt10270@gmail.com; dwayneH1@prodigy.net.
Miniature Horse Show
May 19, 10 a.m.
Sponsored by Wild & Wonderful Miniature Horse Club
Bennett Farm
Buckhannon, W.Va.
Contact Bonnie Davis, 376-1810;
bbjwvu@aol.com
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Open Show
May 19, 11 a.m.
Sponsored by Green Valley Riding Club
Pleasant’s Co. Fairgrounds
St. Marys, W.Va.
Contact Claude Farson, 665-7674.
NCHA Sanctioned Cutting Horse Show
May 25, 10 a.m.
Sponsored by W.Va. Cutting Horse Assoc.
WVU Multi-Purpose Arena
Reedsville, W.Va.
Contact Roy Baver, 841-2700.
Open Show
May 25, 2 p.m. (Rain Date Oct. 12)
Sponsored by Elk River Boots &
Saddle Club, Inc.
Blue Creek Show Grounds
Contact Carla M. Fisher, 382-4951 or
Jane M. Webb, 965-5019.
Open Show
May 25, 5 p.m.
Sponsored by Central W.Va. Riding Club
Holly Gray Park
Sutton, W.Va.
Contact Allen or Kim Miller, 364-5576;
cwrc@yahoo.com.
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1st Annual Ravenswood FFA
Truck & Tractor Pull
June 1
Gates Open @ Noon, 1st Pull @ 2 p.m.
$8/Person Entry Fee
Ages 10 & Under Free
Jackson Co. Fairgrounds
Cottageville, W.Va.
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*** EQUINE, continued ***
Wirt Co. Horse Show
May 26, Noon
Sponsored by L&L Riding Club
Elizabeth, W.Va. (Behind EMT Building)
Contact Leonard Hardway, 275-3094.
Horse Riding Camp
June 1-30, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (Wed.-Fri.)
Sponsored by Meadow Dream Farm
Nitro, W.Va.
Contact Georgia Morrison, 755-3921;
www.meadowdreamfarm.com.
Ladies Barrel Racing Day Camp
July 15-20, 1 p.m.-7 p.m.
Ages 12 & Over
Kerens, W.Va.
Contact Densese Saltis, 478-4633;
denese@wv.net.
*** FARMERS' MARKETS ***
Montgomery Farmers’ Market
Opens May 1
Wed., 11- a.m.-2 p.m.
Corner of Third Ave. & Monroe St.
Additional Vendors Needed
Contact Laura Wellstead, 404-3276; montgomeryfarmersmarket.wv@gmail.com.
Tamarack Farmers’ Market
Every Sunday beginning June 16,
11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Open Spots avail. for New Vendors
Canopies avail. for Raleigh, Fayette & Summers Co. Vendors
Specialty Crop Producers and
Egg Producers Welcome
Contact Robin Watson, 256-6843, ext. 107; rwatson@tamarackwv.com or
Stepehn Cassle, 256-6843, ext. 149; scassle@tamarackwv.com.
Alderson Community Market
& Co-op Grocer
Growers Wanted
Vendor & Producer Drop-off Welcome
Contact Anna Osborne, 646-0474; osborneanna@hotmail.com.
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*** GOATS ***
Blue Ribbon Market Goat Sale
May 4, Noon
Pre-sale Preview, 10 a.m.
Fairlea, W.Va.
Contact John Bartenslager, 731-2313 or
Doug Goodwin, 646-0834.
Appalachian Goat Assoc.
Monthly Meeting
1st Sunday, 1:30 p.m.
Spencer, W.Va.
Contact dinahroberts82@aol.com.
W.Va. Central Goat Club
Monthly Meeting
2nd Sunday, 1 p.m.
Spencer, W.Va.
Contact Doris Parks, 988-2877 or
Elva LaMont, 354-9656.
Mt. State Dairy Goat Assoc.
2013 Dairy Goat Show
June 8, 9 a.m.
W.Va. State Fairgrounds
Fairlea, W.Va.
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Monthly Meeting
2nd Saturday, 11 a.m.
Lewisburg Library Conference Room
Lewisburg, W.Va.
Contact Deborah Loudermilk, 661-0879;
thornfieldfarm1980@hotmail.com or
www.msdga.com.
ASI Wool Handling School
with instructor Ron Cole
Sept. 6 & 7
Sponsored by W.Va. Shepherds Federation,
WVU & W.Va. Fiber Festival
WV Fiber Festival
WVU Reedsville Farm Arena
Reedsville, W.Va.
$35/participant
Two-day school focusing on wool
fiber growth & development, fiber
characteristics, wool traits, wool
value traits, marketing options
& wool trends.
Contact Martha McGrath, 358-2239;
martha@coopworthsheep.com.
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*** SHEEP ***
63rd Annual W.Va. Purebred Sheep
Breeders Assoc. Show & Sale
May 31
11 a.m., Boer Goat Show
1 p.m., Club Lamb Show
2 p.m., Purebred Breeding Show
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June 1
10 a.m., Jr. Judging & Photo Contest
Noon, Lamb BBQ; 2:30 p.m., Sale
Tri-Co. Fairgrounds
Petersburg, W.Va.
Contact Dennis Miller, 540-896-3053;
540-578-0403; pmiller.tcf@gmail.com or
Cheryl Boner, 884-7597 or
Brad Smith, 257-4688.
Appalachian Goat Assoc.
Monthly Meeting
1st Sunday, 1:30 p.m.
Spencer, W.Va.
Contact dinahroberts82@aol.com.
W.Va. Central Goat Club
Monthly Meeting
2nd Sunday, 1 p.m.
Spencer, W.Va.
Contact Doris Parks, 988-2877 or
Elva LaMont, 354-9656.
LIVESTOCK EVENTS CALENDAR
Keep up with the latest Livestock Events
by using the new Livestock Events Calendar on the WVDA website.
The calendar contains links to
West Virginia’s premier
shows & sales
month by month.
To access the calendar, go to
http://www.wvagriculture.org/images
/Marketing/Livestock/LivestockCalendar.htm.
To submit an event, contact
Livestock Marketing Specialist
Tracy Fitzsimmons at tfitzsimmons@ag.state.wv.us or
304-558-2210.
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