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FOR MARCH2010

Phone-In ads for the March issue must be received by 12 noon on Tuesday, February 9.
Written ads for the March issue must be received by 1 p.m. on Wednesday, February 10.

FOR MARCH 2010

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Written ads for the April issue must be received by 1 p.m. on Thursday, February 11.

Advertisements can be faxed to us at 558-3131 or e-mailed to marketbulletin@ag.state.wv.us.

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MARKET BULLETIN Subscription Rate Change
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Special Events

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.

REMINDER
All auctioneers are required by law, to complete their six hours of continuing education requirements to get their license.

*** ALPACAS ***

Alpaca Q&A
Have Questions about Alpacas?
Call between 7 p.m. -10 p.m.
for Free Consulting.
***
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

W.Va. Christmas Tree Growers Assoc.
Annual Winter Meeting
Feb. 20 & 21
Days Hotel
Flatwoods, W.Va.
Contact Robert Whipkey, 965-0375.

*** APIARY, continued ***

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.
***
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.

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.

*** 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.

Livestock Events Calendar
Now Available on WVDA Website

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/Calendar.htm.

To submit an event, contact
Livestock Marketing Specialist
Tracy Fitzsimmons at tfitzsimmons@ag.state.wv.us or
304-558-2210.

THE MARKET BULLETIN IS AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY AND VIA E-MAIL!

The Bulletin was made available to subscribers electronically and via e-mail June 2003.

At this point in time, the printed version of the Bulletin will continue to be sent to those subscribers who choose to receive it by regular mail.

The electronic version of the Bulletin will result in substantial postage savings for the West Virginia Department of Agriculture — an ever increasing problem due to state budget cuts.

Many state departments of agriculture across the country have begun providing their agriculture news via the Internet. Some have phased out the printed version altogether.

The electronic version of the Bulletin will be free to all subscribers, this will allow us to phase out out-of-state deliveries of the printed version as out-of-state subscriptions expire.

The WVDA remains committed to providing up-to-date information to the people of West Virginia.