Gus R. Douglass, Commissioner
Janet L. Fisher, Deputy Commissioner Steve Hannah, Deputy Commissioner
Vol. 94, No. 3
“The Basis of All Wealth is Agriculture”
March 2010


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Special Events

20th Annual Agriculture Workshop
Hosted by the Western Conservation District
March 11, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Lunch will be Provided
W.Va. State Farm Museum
Point Pleasant , W.Va.
Contact WCD Office,
675-3054; wcd@wvca.us.

***  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.


Rabbit, Poultry & Goat Sale
Sponsored by
M&W Livestock Market of Spencer Inc.
March 19, 7 p.m.
Spencer, W.Va.
Contact Donald Welling, 372-2854;
Oscar Click, 895-3640 or
Market Sale Day, 927-2770.

***  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.


26th Annual
W.Va. Maple Syrup Festival
March 20, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
March 21, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
All-Day Pancake Feed, W.Va. Crafters,
Free W.Va. Music, Square Dancing,
5K Run, Tours of Maple Sugar Camp,
Wood Chopping, W.Va. Winery, More
Pickens, W.Va.
Contact Kim Dulaney,
924-5096 or 924-5436; pickenswv.com.

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.


4th Annual
“Greater Mountain Lakes Area”
Home & Garden Show
March 20-21
Summersville Armory
Presented by Premium Stone Surfaces
Contact Lora Davis-Mullins,
304-742-6320; www.gmlashow.info.

Preston Co. Beekeepers Assoc.
Monthly Meeting
2nd Monday, 7 p.m.
Preston Co. Ext. Office
Contact Carrie See, 329-1391.

Wirt Co. Central Beekeepers Assoc.
Monthly Meeting
3rd Monday
Clarksburg 4-H Center
Contact Horace Watson, 584-8883.

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.


31st Annual Consignment
Farm Machinery Auction
& Board of Education Surplus Sale
Sponsored by Ravenswood FFA,
YFA & Boosters Club
Surplus Sale, March 26, 6 p.m.
Consignment Auction, March 27, 9 a.m.
Jackson Co. Fairgrounds
Cottageville, W.Va.
Contact Tara Tatalovich, 273-3501 or
Jason Miihlbach, 273.0687.

 


5th Annual Spring Angus Sale
Sponsored John Odell Angus &
Henry’s Fork Farm
April 3, Noon
Purebred Angus Bulls, Open Heifers,
Bred Heifers, Cow/Calf prs. &
40 Commercial Cow/Calf prs.
Amma, W.Va.
Contact John Odell, 565-3504;
Henry Fork, 927-1418 or
John L. Spiker (Lic # 184), 884-7915.


***  APIARY, continued  ***

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.


20th Annual W.Va. Beef Expo
April 8-10
Trade Show, Youth Judging,
Cattle Show & Sale with Various Breeds
Jackson’s Mill, Weston, W.Va.
Contact Bruce Loyd, 269-4660;
Don Peterson, 269-3877 or
Jim Bostic, 472-4020;
rockingp@shentel.net or wvbeef.org.

North Central Beekeepers Assoc.
Meeting
March 15, 7 p.m.-9 p.m.
Harrison Co. 4-H center
***
Beginners Beekeeping Class
March 6, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Contact Steve Hamrick, 622-982 or
Michael Staddon, 782-9610.


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.

W.Va. Spring Beekeepers Meeting
April 10
Heritage Farms
Huntington, W.Va.
Speakers include: Jerry Hayes, Beginning
Beekeeping; Dr. Larry Connor, Queen Rearing;
Dr. Tom Webster, Nosema & Observation Hives.
Contact Gabe Blatt, gabeblatt@verizon.net.

*** EQUINE***

Horse Educational Seminars & Vaccination Clinic
Sponsored by Cabell County Horse Club
**Free to the Public**
March 20, 10 a.m.
Multi Discipline Live Demonstrations,
Equine Dentist and Farrier on Hand,
Open Arena Afterwards
Winfield Riding Club
Winfield, W.Va.
Contact Jason Hughes, 812-6293.


4th Annual
Genetic Partners Club Pig Sale
April 10
Sift, Noon; Sale, 4 p.m.
WVU Reedsville Farm,
Reedsville, W.Va.
Contact Tracy Christopher, 290-6769 or
Dave Hardesty, 698-9206.

W.Va. Appaloosa Horse Club
Meetings
2nd Tuesday every month
6 p.m. Dinner; 7 p.m. Meeting
Jean Mason, 753-9049.


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.

11th Annual Spiker Club Lamb Sale
April 17, 1 p.m.
Jane Lew, W.Va.
Contact David Spiker (Lic #1931), 813-6550 or John L. Spiker (Lic#184), 884-7915.


*** EQUINE, continued  ***

5th Annual Spring Equine Vaccine Clinic
March 27, 9 a.m.
*A Limited Number Of Vaccines will be
Discounted Courtesy of
Merial Pharmaceuticals*
Annual Exams, Vaccinations, Coggins Testing, Health Certificates, Deworming &
Tack Swap Clinics.
Camp Pioneer Arena
Beverly, W.Va.
Contact Dr. Tracy Walker, 636-8363.


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.

Spring Equine Vaccine & Dental Clinic
Sponsored by Doddridge Co. Saddle Club
April 3, 9 a.m.
Doddrideg Co. Park
Contact Peggy Doughty, 873-3034.

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 W.Va. Breeder’s Pavilion
Contact Lori Howard, 800-682-1552;
www.wvhorseexpo.com.

Cabell Co. Fair Horse Show
July 17, 6 p.m.
W.Va. Pumpkin Park
Milton, W.Va.
Contact Melissa Shull, 743-4708.


60th W.Va. Purebred Sheep Breeders
Show & Sale
Market Goats, Lambs, Rams & Ewes
Show, June 4; Sale, June 5
4-H & FFA Judging & Skill-A-Thon Contest,
Photo Contest & Wool Demos
Tri-County Fairgrounds
Petersburg, W.Va.
Contact Dennis or Pam Miller 540-896-3053;
Brad Smith 257-4688;
Lucy Kimble 257-1442 or
Ron Fletcher 758-4819.

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.



Ritchie Co. Polled Hereford Assoc.
27th Annual Sale
April 24, Noon
Bulls, Bred/Open Heifers,
Cow/Calf prs. & Steers
Ritchie Co. Co-op
Harrisville, W.Va.
Contact Butch Law, 643-4438.
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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