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MARCH

NATION/WORLD

March 18-19 -- National Ag Day, Washington, D.C. 913-491-1895 or www.agday.org

CALIFORNIA

March 14 -- Fresno Food Expo, Fresno Convention Center, Fresno. www.FresnoFoodExpo.com

March 14-15 -- Emerging Postharvest Technologies Workshop, Plant and Environmental Sciences Room, UC-Davis campus. 530-752-7672 or
postharvest.ucdavis.edu

March 18-19 -- Fruit Ripening and Retail Handling Workshop, UC-Davis Conference Center, Davis. 530-752-6941 or postharvest.ucdavis.edu

March 21 -- Outlook: California's Premiere Agribusiness Conference, Hilton Arden West Hotel,
Sacramento. 209-368-3672 or
www.calasfmra.com

IDAHO

March 19-20 -- Community Stewardship for Economic Benefits: Wastewater treatment and waste management symposium, multiple locations.
uidaho.edu/sustainabilitysymposium

March 22 -- Successful Tree Planting, UI Extension Office, Coeur d'Alene. 208-446-1683 or 208-446-1460.

March 24 -- Ties to the Land: Your Family Forest Heritage, University Inn Best Western, Moscow. 208-683-3168 or uidaho.edu/extension

March 25-26 -- Family Forest Landowners and Managers Conference and Exposition, University Inn Best Western Plus, Moscow. 208-301-5141 or
idahoforestowners.org

OREGON

March 11 -- Oregon Hatchery Research Center Advisory Committee meeting, OHRC, Alsea. 541-487-5510 or www.dfw.state.or.us/OHRC

March 12 -- Growing Farms: Successful Whole Farm Management, North Willamette Research and Extension Center, Aurora. 503-678-1264 ext. 141 or smallfarms.oregonstate.edu

March 13 - April 17 -- Growing Farms workshop series, Civic Center, Independence. 541-766-3556 or
smallfarms.oregonstate.edu

March 21-24 -- Northwest Horse Fair and Expo, Linn County Fair and Expo Center, Albany. 765-655-2107 or www.equinepromotions.net

March 23 -- Tree School Clackamas, Clackamas Community College, Oregon City. 503-655-8631 or extension.oregonstate.edu/clackamas

March 23 -- Family Forest Expo, Green River Community College, Auburn. 360-902-1314 or forestry.wsu.edu

WASHINGTON

March 11 -- Camano Island Workshop for Agriculture and Forestry Uses, Camano Multi-Purpose Center, Camano Island. 425-335-5634 or
camanotaxmeeting.eventbrite.com

March 11, 25 -- Island Grown Farmers Cooperative Meat Cutting Workshops, Northwest Agricultural Business Center, Mount Vernon. 360-336-3727 or agbizcenter.org

March 12 -- Blueberry Pruning Farm Walk, Blue Heron Farm, Rockport. 206-632-7506 or
www.tilthproducers.org

March 14 -- Cattle Producers of Washington Monthly Meeting, Koala Street Grill, Omak. 509-347-6655 or cattleproducersofwa.org

March 16 -- San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit, Friday Harbor Middle School, Friday Harbor. 360-370-7664 or sjcarc.org

March 20 -- Fundamentals of On-Farm Plant Breeding, McCollum Park, Everett. 425-357-6039 or
www.seedalliance.org

March 21, 28 -- Succession Planning for Farm and Forest Landowners, Qualco Energy Conference Center, Monroe. 253-381-7651 or
cascadeharvest.org

March 23 -- Family Forest Expo, Green River Community College, Auburn. 360-902-1314 or forestry.wsu.edu

March 23 -- Paddock Paradise: A guide to natural horse boarding, Evergreen State Fairgrounds, Monroe. 425-335-5634 ext. 108 or springpastures.eventbrite.com

March 26 -- Start of WSU Livestock Advisor program, Stanwood High School, Stanwood. 360-428-4270 ext. 0 or skagit.wsu.edu

March 29 -- Cattle Producers of Washington Cooperative Association annual meeting, Odessa Community Center, Odessa. 509-632-5358 or
cattleproducersofwa.org

APRIL

NATION

April 15-17 -- National Institute for Animal Agriculture Annual Conference, The Galt House, Louisville, Ky.
regonline.com/niaaannualconference

OREGON

April 6 -- OSU Extension Cheese Making Class, Community of Christ Church, Eugene. 541-757-3937.

April 13 -- Soil School, Crowne Plaza, Portland. 503-238-4775 ext. 105 or www.wmswcd.org

WASHINGTON

April 3-4 -- WSU Creamery Pasteurization Workshop, Pullman. http://bit.ly/wsu-cheesecourses

April 4 -- Science in Your Glass luncheon, Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Seattle. 509-335-2077 or wine.wsu.edu

April 8, 25 -- Island Grown Farmers Cooperative Meat Cutting Workshops, Northwest Agricultural Business Center, Mount Vernon. 360-336-3727 or agbizcenter.org

April 20-21 -- Vine to Wine workshop, Best Western Inn, Prosser. 509-335-6967.

MAY

OREGON

May 6-7 -- Oregon Employer Council State Conference for Business, Salishan Resort, Gleneden Beach. 503-947-1305 or www.oec.org

May 30-June 1 -- Central Point Wild Rogue Pro Rodeo, Central Point. 541-774-8270 or www.wildrogueprorodeo.com

WASHINGTON

May 6, 20 -- Island Grown Farmers Cooperative Meat Cutting Workshops, Northwest Agricultural Business Center, Mount Vernon. 360-336-3727 or agbizcenter.org

JUNE

WORLD

June 26-29 -- Conference of the American Association of Wine Economists, Stellenbosch, South Africa. wine-economics.org

CALIFORNIA

June 17-28 -- Postharvest Technology Short Course, ARC Ballroom, Davis. 530-752-7672 or postharvest.ucdavis.edu

OREGON

June 21-22 -- Regards to Rural Conference, OSU, Corvallis. 541-684-9077 or r2r.rdiinc.org

JULY

July 8-12 -- Joint Annual Meeting of the American Dairy Science Association and American Society of Animal Science, Indianapolis. jtmtg.org

SEPTEMBER

CALIFORNIA

Sept. 24-26 -- Fresh-cut Products: Maintaining Quality and Safety Workshop, UC-Davis Alumni and Visitors Center, Davis. postharvest.ucdavis.edu