Calendar for Aug. 10, 2012

This calendar lists activities related to agriculture that are scheduled for the next few weeks. To submit items to the calendar, send an email with information to calendar@capitalpress.com or go to calendar.capitalpress.com

AUGUST

NATION/WORLD

Aug. 13 -- Five Keys for Reproductive Success webinar. 920-563-551 ext. 133 or www.hoards.com

Aug. 15-16 -- National Mastitis Council Regional Meeting, Holiday Inn City Centre, Sioux Falls, S.D.
www.nmconline.org

CALIFORNIA

Aug. 29 -- Centennial Celebration and Rice Field Day, Rice Experiment Station, Biggs. 530-868-5481 or www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu

NEVADA

Aug. 28-29 -- Area-wide Project for Ecologically-based Invasive Plant Management Field School and Learning Fair, Rancho San Rafael Park, Reno. 541-573-8921 or ebipm.org

OREGON

Aug. 11 -- Pasture management tour, Dickey Ranch, Coos Bay. 541-572-5263.

Aug. 14 -- Nordmann Fir Christmas Tree Culturing Demonstration, Canby. 503-655-8631 or
extension.oregonstate.edu/clackamas

Aug. 14 -- Oregon Sweet Cherry Commission meeting, Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River. 541-386-5761.

Aug. 15 -- Farmscaping for Predators, Parasitic Wasps and Native Bees, Berggren Demonstration Farm, Walterville. 541-737-6272.

Aug. 19 -- Raising Beef on Grass workshop, Sweet Home Farms, Sweet Home. 541-766-3556 or
extension.oregonstate.edu

Aug. 30 -- Pollinator Conservation Planning Short Course, Clean Water Services Administrative Building, Hillsboro. 855-232-6639 ext. 102 or xerces.org

WASHINGTON

Aug. 11-13 -- Cattle artificial insemination short course, WSU campus, Pullman. 509-335-3581 or
www.ansci.wsu.edu

Aug. 18 -- Summer Fruit Festival and Espalier Symposium, WSU Research and Extension Center, Mount Vernon. NWFruit.org

Aug. 18 -- Summer Fruit Tree Pruning and Bud Grafting with Gary Moulton, Ed's Apples, Sultan. 425-357-6012 or TilthProducers.org

Aug. 18 -- Family Forest Owners Field Day, Maytown. 509-667-6540 or forestry.wsu.edu

Aug. 21 -- FarmLink 101: A Starting Point for Aspiring and Beginning Farmers, WSU Snohomish County Extension, Everett. 206-632-0606 or www.tilthproducers.org

SEPTEMBER

NATION

Sept. 17-19 -- Soy and Grain Trade Summit, New Orleans.
www.soyandgraintrade.com

Sept. 19-22 -- Natural Products Expo East, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore. 1-866-458-4935 or
www.expoeast.com

Sept. 28-29 -- Cattlemen's
Boot Camp, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyo. 816-383-5100 or
www.angus.org

CALIFORNIA

Sept. 13 -- Twilight Conservation Agriculture Field Day, West Side Research and Extension Center, Five Points. ucanr.edu/TwilightRegistration

Sept. 18-20 -- Fresh-Cut
Products: Maintaining quality
and safety workshop, UC-Davis
campus, Davis. 530-754-4326 or
postharvest.ucdavis.edu

IDAHO

Sept. 14 -- Using Your GPS workshop, Federal Building Meeting Room, St. Maries. 208-292-1287 or www.uidaho.edu/extension/forestry

OREGON

Sept. 8 -- Small Farm School, Clackamas Community College, Oregon City. smallfarms.oregonstate.edu/small-farm-school

Sept. 9-10 -- Sustainable
Agriculture Education Associa-
tion Conference, Corvallis.
www.SustainableAgEd.org

Sept. 9-15 -- ODA and WUSATA Trade Mission to China. 503-872-6600 or www.wusata.org

Sept. 13-14 -- Eastern Oregon Nonprofit Conference, Four Rivers Cultural Center, Ontario.
www.eonc-ontario.org

WASHINGTON

Sept. 15 -- Farm Animal Welfare Symposium, WSU campus, Pullman. 360-482-3485 or cm.wsu.edu/farmanimalwelfare

Sept. 17 - Nov. 19 -- WSU Livestock Advisor Training Course, WSU Snohomish County Extension, Everett. 360-428-4270 ext. 240 or skagit.wsu.edu/Agriculture/volunteer.htm

Sept. 28-29 -- Inland Northwest Small Farmers Conference,
Spokane Interstate Fair and Expo Center, Spokane. 509-477-2173 or
spokane-county.wsu.edu

OCTOBER

OREGON

Oct. 2 -- Mentored Management Planning short course for forest management plans, Washington Street Conference Center, Hillsboro. 503-397-3462.

Oct. 13 -- Rural Living Field Day, Echo Glen Farms, North Plains. 503-238-4775 or www.wmswcd.org

NOVEMBER

NATION/WORLD

Nov. 13-15 -- A One Health Approach to Antimicrobial Use and Resistance, Hilton Polaris Hotel, Columbus, Ohio. 719-538-8843 ext. 14 or www.AnimalAgriculture.org

Nov. 28-30 -- Shanghai International Wine and Spirits Exhibition, INTEX, Shanghai. www.winefair.com.cn

CALIFORNIA

Nov. 5-6 -- Practical Skill-Building for On-Farm Assessments Workshops, UC-Davis campus, Davis. 530-754-4326 or postharvest.ucdavis.edu

Nov. 8-9 -- Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council annual meeting, Sacramento. www.dcrcouncil.org

Nov. 12-13 -- Sustainable Ag Expo, Monterey Conference Center, Monterey. 805-466-2288 or www.SustainableAgExpo.org

IDAHO

Nov. 12-14 -- Tri-State Grain Growers convention, The Coeur d'Alene Resort, Coeur d'Alene. 800-598-6890.

DECEMBER

NATION

Dec. 4-5 -- Connections 2012: U.S. Soy in Action, Hilton St. Louis. www.UnitedSoybean.org

OREGON

Dec. 3-5 -- Strengthening Agriculture's Infrastructure: Adding Value, Breaking Down Barriers, Increasing Profits conference, Portland. 831-419-5432 or westernsare.org

2013

MARCH

OREGON

March 4-7 -- Governor's Occupational Safety and Health conference, Oregon Convention Center, Portland. www.oregongosh.com