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APRIL
CALIFORNIA
April 27 -- Community Forest Webinar Series, University of California.
http://ucanr.org/community_forests
April 28 -- Organic Farming Workshop and Field Day, CSU-Fresno. 209-541-9243 or www.bigtreeorganic.com
IDAHO
April 29 -- Small-Scale Energy from Forest Biomass, Smelterville. 208-446-1680.
OREGON
April 29 - May 1 -- Oregon Meat Goat Producers and U.S. Boer Goat Association event, Polk County Fairgrounds, Rickreall. 503-310-2865.
MAY
CALIFORNIA
May 20 -- The Orange County Water Summit, Grand Californian Hotel at Disneyland Resort, Anaheim.
IDAHO
May 3-5 -- World Trade Day Export Seminars, Shadow Valley Golf Club, Boise. www.techhelp.org
May 4 -- Seafood Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points Segment 2, UI Water Center, Boise. www.TechHelp.org
May 6 -- Root Disease: The Hidden Menace workshop for loggers and forest owners, Plummer. www.uidaho.edu or 208-446-1680.
May 10 -- GFSI Internal Auditor Workshop, UI Water Center, Boise. www.TechHelp.org
May 14 -- Forest measurements class, UI Extension office, Coeur d'Alene. 208-446-1680 or www.cnr.uidaho.edu
May 23-27 -- Advanced Food Microbiology, UI campus, Moscow. www.TechHelp.org
NEVADA
May 6 -- Commercial Orchard and Berry Production for the Small Farm, Smith Valley High School, Smith. 775-351-2551 or louhelaa@wnc.edu
OREGON
May 10 -- Family Business Tax Matters in 2011 workshop, Pioneer Tower, Portland. 541-737-3326 or
http://familybusinessonline.org
May 17 -- Voluntary Protection Programs Participants' Association conference, Red Lion Hotel on the River at Jantzen Beach, Portland. www.orosha.org
May 27 -- Private Applicator License Training, Chemeketa Community College, Salem. 503-399-5139.
WASHINGTON
May 11 -- Lamb Market Analysis and Outlook conference call. 509-725-4171 or http://livestocktopics.wsu.edu
May 14 -- WSU Extension Spring and Summer Care, The Vineyard at Lee Farms, Silvana. 425-357-6039.
May 14 -- Cultivating the Next Generation of Farmers, Delta Farm, Sequim. www.pccfarmlandtrust.org
May 14 -- Hay Growers' Field Day, Springdale. 509-725-4171 or http://wa-hay.org
May 18-22 -- Introduction to Small Acreage Sustainable Farming, Quillisascut Farm, Rice. www.quillisascut.com
JUNE
NATION/WORLD
June 22-25 -- American Association of Wine Economists annual conference, Bolzano/Bozen, Alto Adige, Italy. www.wine-economics.org
CALIFORNIA
June 27-29 -- Berry Health Benefits Symposium, Westlake Village. www.berryhealth.org
IDAHO
June 17 -- Root Disease: The Hidden Menace workshop for loggers and forest owners, Orofino. www.uidaho.edu or 208-446-1680.
OREGON
June 23-25 -- Oregon Small Woodlands Association annual meeting, Best Western Sunridge Inn, Baker City. www.oswa.org
June 24-25 -- Regards to Rural 2011, Corvallis. http:/r2r.rdiinc.org
WASHINGTON
June 25 -- Orchard Management: Cider Fruit Production, WSU NWREC, Mount Vernon. 360-336-3727 or www.agbizcenter.org
June 27 - July 1 -- Cider Making Principles and Practice, WSU NWREC, Mount Vernon. www.agbizcenter.org
JULY
NATION
July 6-8 -- North American Invasive Plant Ecology and Management Short Course, University of Nebraska-Lincoln West Central Research and Extension Center, North Platte, Neb. http://ipscourse.unl.edu or 308-696-6712.
July 26-27 -- Biomass '11, Alerus Center, Grand Forks, N.D. www.undeerc.org/Biomass11
IDAHO
July 13-15 -- Root Disease: The Hidden Menace workshop for forest managers, Hayden. www.uidaho.edu or 208-476-4434.
AUGUST
WASHINGTON
Aug. 17-21 -- Introduction to the Culinary Arts Farm to Table, Quillisascut Farm, Rice. www.quillisascut.com
SEPTEMBER
WASHINGTON
Sept. 22-23 -- Game of Logging training course, Wild Thyme Farm, Oakville. 360-316-9317 or www.gameoflogging.com
NOVEMBER
NATION
Nov. 8-9 -- National Agri-Marketing Association, Kansas City, Mo. 913-491-6500 or www.nama.org
Nov. 9-11 -- National Association of Farm Broadcasting, Kansas City, Mo. 816-431-4032 or www.nafb.com
WASHINGTON
Nov. 16-18 -- Tri-State Grain Growers Convention, The Davenport Hotel, Spokane. 800-598-6890 or www.washingtongrainalliance.com