Calendar for Aug. 24, 2012
Updated: Friday, September 21, 2012 11:30 AM
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
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. 30 -- Pollinator Conservation Planning Short Course, Clean Water Services Administrative Building, Hillsboro. 855-232-6639 ext. 102 or xerces.org
WASHINGTON
Aug. 23-26 -- Real Food Challenge Northwest Regional Leadership Training, Spokane. realfoodchallenge.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. 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. 7 -- Woodland Roads: Best management practices to that protect your property and meet the rules, Harrisburg. 541-672-4461 or extension.oregonstate.edu/lane/forestry
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
Sept. 21-22 -- FEAST Portland meeting with local retail and foodservice buyers, Portland. 503-504-7676 or www.feastportland.com
Sept. 22 -- Alternative Products from the Mill: Small-scale sawing and drying, Custom Cut Lumber, Eugene. 541-344-5859 or extension.oregonstate.edu/lane/forestry
Sept. 29 -- Gleaning from the Forest: Non-timber forest product opportunities, Bauman Family Tree Farm, Eugene. 541-344-5859 or extension.oregonstate.edu/lane/forestry
WASHINGTON
Sept. 4 -- Living on the Land Workshop Series, WSU Clark County Extension, Vancouver. 360-397-6060 ext. 5729 or clark.wsu.edu
Sept. 12 -- Organic Homebrewing and Cider Making 101, Center for Local Food and Sustainable Living, Woodinville. 206-498-9731 or 21acres.org
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. 17-18 -- Introductory Precision Tree Felling Training, Wild Thyme Farm, Oakville. 360-316-9317.
Sept. 19-20 -- Advanced Precision Tree Felling Training, Wild Thyme Farm, Oakville. 360-316-9317.
Sept. 21 -- A Day in the Woods Cutting with Ken, Wild Thyme Farm, Oakville. 360-316-9317.
Sept. 28-29 -- Inland Northwest Small Farmers Conference,
Spokane Interstate Fair and Expo Center, Spokane. 509-477-2173 or
spokane-county.wsu.edu
OCTOBER
NATION
Oct. 29 - Nov. 2 -- AgroNomics, Vision 2013 U.S. Agricultural Investment Conference and Trade Show, Indianapolis. www.agro-nomics.org
IDAHO
Oct. 23- 25 -- Practical Food Safety and HACCP, Riverside Hotel, Boise. 208-364-6188 or www.techhelp.org
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
Nov. 13-15 -- Advances in Pistachio Production Short Course, Visalia Convention Center, Visalia. 530-752-1581 or ucanr.org/sites/Nov2012ShortCourse
IDAHO
Nov. 12-14 -- Tri-State Grain Growers convention, The Coeur d'Alene Resort, Coeur d'Alene. 800-598-6890.
WASHINGTON
Nov. 1 -- Direct marketing meat workshop, Grand Coulee. 509-725-4171 or www.news.wsu.edu
Nov. 9-11 -- Tilth Producers of Washington Annual Conference, Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend. tilthproducers.org
Nov. 12-14 -- Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers National Conference and Trade Show, Tacoma. www.ascfg.org
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
WASHINGTON
Dec. 13 -- Direct marketing meat workshop, Soap Lake. 509-725-4171 or www.news.wsu.edu
2013
JANUARY
WASHINGTON
Jan. 10 -- Direct marketing meat workshop, Ritzville. 509-725-4171 or www.news.wsu.edu
FEBRUARY
WASHINGTON
Feb. 5 -- Direct marketing meat workshop, Spokane. 509-725-4171 or www.news.wsu.edu
MARCH
OREGON
March 4-7 -- Governor's Occupational Safety and Health conference, Oregon Convention Center, Portland. www.oregongosh.com\