*** 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 Nov., Jan., March, July & Sept.
7 p.m.
Lavalette Methodist Church
Contact Gabe Blatt, 429-1268;
gabeblatt@prodigy.net or
cabellwaynebeekeepers.googlepages.com.
40th Annual Rocking P Farm
& Guests Production Sale
Nov. 6, 7 p.m.
Selling 70 Reg. Lots & 17 Commercial Lots
Jackson’s Mill
Weston, W.Va.
Contact Don Peterson, 404-269-3877;
rockingp@shentel.net.
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Preston Co. Beekeepers Assoc.
Monthly Meeting
2nd Monday, 7 p.m.
Preston Co. Ext. Office
Contact Carrie See, 329-1391.
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.
North Central W.Va. Beekeepers Assoc.
Regular Meeting
Oct. 19, 7 p.m.
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Annual Meeting & Dinner
Nov. 16, 5:30 p.m.
Harrison Co. 4-H Center
Contact Steve Hamrick, 622-9827 or
Michael Staddon, 782-9610.
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.
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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Upcoming Auctioneer Continuing Education Seminars
** November 10, 2009
3 Hours CE Credit
Blake Auction Gallery
Green Valley Mini Plaza
Blue Prince Road
Between Bluefield and Princeton
5 p.m. Registration - 6 p.m. Seminar
Sponsored by W.Va. Auctioneers Assoc.
Contact: Barbara Blake, 304-384-7684; sell@blakeauction.com.
November 14, 2009
6 Hours CE Credit
Moorefield Middle School
Caledonia Drive
Moorefield, W.Va.
8:30 a.m. Registration - 9:00 a.m. Seminar
Sponsored by Dave Workman, WVU Extension Agent, in conjunction with WVAA.
Contact Dave Workman, 304-530-0273.
** December 2, 2009
3 Hours CE Credit &
December 9, 2009 3 Hours CE Credit
John Marshall High School
Glen Dale, W.Va.
5 p.m. Registration - 6 p.m. Seminar
Sponsored by W.Va. Auctioneers Assoc.
Contact Mark Fitzsimmons, 304-686-2403.
December 4, 2009
6 Hours CE Credit
City Park Pavilion
Parkersburg, W.Va.
8:30 a.m. Registration - 9:00 a.m. Seminar
Sponsored by W.Va. Professional Auctioneers Assoc.
Contact Madison Williams, 304-428-4967.
Details announced when available.
December 5, 2009
6 Hours CE Credit
Stewarts Auction Center
71 Auction Drive
Jane Lew, W.Va.
8 a.m. Registration - 9 a.m. Seminar
Sponsored by Gary Rapking, WVU Extension Agent, in conjunction with WVAA.
Contact Gary Rapking, 304-473-4208.
December 6, 2009
6 Hours CE Credit
Shrewsbury Auction House
Route 60 East
Shrewsbury, W.Va. area
8:30 a.m. Registration - 9:00 a.m. Seminar
Sponsored by Associated Auctioneers of America
Contact Rick Woodard, 304-736-8414.
** December 9, 2009
3 Hours CE Credit &
December 2, 2009 3 Hours CE Credit
John Marshall High School
Glen Dale, W.Va.
5 p.m. Registration - 6 p.m. Seminar
Sponsored by W.Va. Auctioneers Assoc.
Contact Mark Fitzsimmons, 304-686-2403.
** December 9, 2009
3 Hours CE Credit
State Fair Grounds
Administration Building
Fairlea, W.Va.
5:30 p.m. Registration - 6:00 p.m.Seminar
Sponsored by W.Va. Auctioneers Assoc.
Contact W. Paul Grist, 304-661-6543.
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**Auctioneers in the Northern Panhandle, Princeton and Lewisburg areas please note that the seminars in your area are scheduled as two, 3-hour sessions.
Northern Panhandle auctioneers will need to go on December 2 and December 9.
Auctioneers in the Princeton and Lewisburg areas will need to be in Princeton on November 10 and in Lewisburg on December 9.
Of course you may choose to attend any of the other 6-hour seminars.
REMINDER
All auctioneers are required by law,
to complete their six hours of continuing education requirements
to get their license.
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*** EQUINE***
Ohio Reined Cow Horse Show & Derby
Nov. 6-8
Hendersons Arena
Jackson, OH
Contact Skip Rulen, 638-7908.
W.Va. Appaloosa Horse Club
Meetings
2nd Tuesday every month
6 p.m. Dinner; 7 p.m. Meeting
Jean Mason, 753-9049.
Contest Show
Nov. 14, 11 a.m.
Turn and Burn Arena
Glen Easton, W.Va.
Contact Patricia Bungard, 845-1765.
Winter Riding Camp
Dec. 28-30
Meadow Dream Farm,
Nitro, W.Va.
Contact Rose McCune, 755-3921;
www.meadowdreamfarm.com.
Lime Incentive Program
Serving Calhouon, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt and Wood Counties
50/50 Cost Share on Lime Needed
for Pasture Fields
Contact Little Kanawha Conservation District, 422-9088.
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*** GOATS & SHEEP ***
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.
W.Va. Small Ruminant Short Course
Nov. 14., 8 a.m.
Educational program/farm tour for
sheep and goat producers
Lewisburg, W.Va.
For more information or to register, contact Sara Hare at 874-3561; Sara.Hare@mail.wvu.edu.
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.
*** FARMERS' MARKET ***
Wild Foods Potluck & Dessert Contest
Sponsored by the Calhoun County Farmers’ Market
Nov. 8, Noon
Produce/Craft Vendors, Live Music, Raffles, Cash Prizes for Dessert Contest
*Must use Elderberries in Dessert Entry &
Bring 3 Legible Copies of Recipe*
Entries Judged on Appearance,
Nutrition & Taste.
Upper West Fork Park, Rt. 16
Chloe, W.Va.
Contact Tracy, 286-2905; calcofm@yahoo.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.
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