Check out this feature for events that will help you farm smarter and more profitably and stay in touch with those involved in Southwest agriculture.
To list your organization’s special event in the Southwest Farm Press Calendar of Events, e-mail details, including contact person, phone number, etc., to: Ron Smith, rsmith@farmpress.com.
Jan. 4-7: Beltwide Cotton Conferences, New Orleans Marriott and Sheraton New Orleans hotels, New Orleans, La. For more information, contact: National Cotton Council, P.O. Box 2995, Cordova, TN 38088, (901) 274-9030, FX (901) 725-0510, or email: beltwide@cotton.org.
Jan. 7-9: Great Plains Vegetable Growers Conference - St. Joseph, MO -- 913-856-2335 or 913-645-0007
Jan. 9 & 23: Keeping the Family Farming Workshops - Beloit - 785- 532-1504
Jan. 10-13: American Farm Bureau Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wash. For information go to http://www.fb.org.
Jan. 11: Ranch Management Seminars - Ashland, Manhattan, Parsons, and Phillipsburg - 785-532-1246
Jan. 12: 4-State Beef Conference - Lewis, Iowa - 712-644-2105
Jan. 12: 4-State Beef Conference - Tecumseh, Neb. - 402-472-6477
Jan. 12-14: Joint meetings of the National Conservation Systems Cotton and Rice Conference, Southern Corn and Soybean Conference, Southern Precision Agriculture Conference (Jan. 12-13), and the conference of the newly-formed Southern Field Crop Alliance, which will immediately follow (Jan. 13-14). All sessions at Harrah's Tunica Convention Center, Tunica, Miss. The SFCA conference will provide a forum for discussion of issues across crops and agricultural disciplines, and provide an avenue for all segments of southern ag industries to come to together for education and shared learning exercises. For more information on SFCA, contact Angus Catchot at acatchot@entomology.msstate.edu or B. Rogers Leonard at rleonard@agcenter.lsu.edu. Details of the four conferences can be viewed at www.mafg.net.
Jan. 12-14: Mid-America Fruit Growers Convention - Nebraska City, NE -- 913-856-2335 or 913-645-0007
Jan. 13: 4-State Beef Conference - King City, Mo. - 660-726-5610
Jan. 13: 4-State Beef Conference - Holton, Kan. - 785-364-4125
Jan. 13: Kansas Hay and Grazing Conference - Manhattan - 620-431- 1530
Jan. 16 & 30: Keeping the Family Farming Workshops - Hiawatha - 785-532-1504
Jan. 19:Multi-County Agriculture Conference, Our Lady of Grace Parish, 15825 Bexar Street in LaCoste. The conference will be from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., with registration from 8:30-9 a.m. The cost is $10 and includes a catered lunch. Attendees are requested to RSVP to Annette Pawelek in the AgriLife Extension office in Bexar County at 210-467-6575 on or before Jan. 14. The registration cost after that date will be $15.
Jan. 19-20: Cover Your Acres Winter Conference, Oberlin, Kan. The fee to attend is $18 per person if paid by Jan. 12. After that date and at the door the fee is $45. The fee includes lunch, all conference proceedings, break refreshments and access to all exhibits and presentations. Continuing education credits for 1A commercial pesticide applicators have been approved and certified crop advisor credits have been applied for. More information is available by calling 785-462-6281 or log onto the website at http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/nwao.
Jan. 19 & 20: Cover Your Acres Conference - Oberlin - 785-462-6281
Jan. 25: Ag Profitability Conference - Marysville - 785-532-1504
Jan. 26: Ag Profitability Conference - Dodge City - 785-532-1504
Jan. 27: Retail and Service Horticulture: Spring Training - Topeka -- 785-532-1437 or 785-532-6173
Feb. 2: Ag Profitability Conference - Smith Center - 785-532-1504
Feb. 3: Ag Profitability Conference - Colby - 785-532-1504
Feb. 5-8: National Cotton Council Annual Meeting, The Peabody Hotel, Memphis, Tenn.
Feb. 9-10:B.I.G. Conference, The 48th annual Blacklands Income Growth Conference will be held February 9th and 10th, at the Heart of Texas Fair Complex, 4601 Bosque Blvd, Waco, Texas. The annual event is sponsored by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service and the Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce.For more information contact your Extension Agent or call (972) 952-9258. You can also visit the web page at http://dallas.tamu.edu/BIGand For directions to the fair complex check: http://www.hotfair.com/content/contact/directions_to_hot.asp
Feb. 11: Ag Profitability Conference - Hiawatha - 785-532-1504
Feb. 18: Ag Profitability Conference - Salina - 785-532-1504
Feb. 22-25 — The 2010 Rice Technical Working Group (RTWG) meeting will be held at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Miss. An up-to-the-minute exchange of information, enabled by a meeting such as this, is especially important in current market conditions. Because many of the rice varieties growing in fields today were produced by public breeding programs, farmers trust these researchers to continue making advancements in DNA marker technology, to test the new chemistries needed to combat yield-robbing pests, to improve fertility practices, and to study grain handling efficiency. At the RTWG2010 meeting, these professionals will come together to share the newest discoveries and innovations in rice breeding, genetics, entomology, plant pathology, weed science, fertility, economics and marketing, rice storage and processing. While the participants at this meeting are primarily scientists, innovative rice farmers and consultants are invited to attend the meeting to obtain information on the latest cutting-edge technology, as well as have an opportunity to interact with rice scientists from around the world. The Rice Technical Working Group (RTWG) functions according to an informal memorandum of agreement among the State Agricultural Experiment Stations and the Agricultural Extension Services of Arkansas, California, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas, and the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the Economic Research Service (ERS), the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES), and other agencies of the United States Department of Agriculture. Membership is composed of personnel in these and other cooperating public agencies and participating industry groups who are actively engaged in rice research and extension. Since 1960, research scientists and administrators from the U.S. rice industry and from international agencies have participated in the biennial meetings. For additional information, visit www.rtwg2010.com, or call Tim Walker at the Delta Research and Extension Center at (662) 686-9311.
Feb. 23: Ag Profitability Conference - Scott City - 785-532-1504
Feb. 24: Ag Profitability Conference - Eureka - 785-532-1504
March 2-3: Great Plains Soil Fertility Conference will be held in Denver, Colorado. Session topics include: Precision Nutrient Management, Environmental Quality, Bioenergy and Cropping Systems, Nutrient Rate Recommendations, Nutrient Management. 22 research posters. CCA approved CEU credits - 8.5 total; Nutrient Management - 5.5; Soil & Water Management - 3.0. Hotel block of rooms deadline - February 5, 2010, DoubleTree Hotel (303-321-333), 3202 Quebec Street, Denver. Conference rate - $104 On-line reservations use group code 'gps'. Early Conference registration at $130 ends - February 20, 2010. Late registration - $150. Additional information on the conference can be accessed at www.IPNI.net/gpsfc.
March 4-6: Commodity Classic, Mariott Hotel, Anaheim, Calif.
March 10-11:The Wichita Falls Ranch & Farm Expo will be held from 9am-7pm on the 10th and 9am-4pm on the 11th, at the JS Bridwell Agricultural Center in Wichita Falls, Texas. “We are thrilled to be continuing the Wichita Falls Ranch & Farm Expo in its new location and under new management,” says Darren Dale, show manager. The JS Bridwell Agricultural Center gives us 150,000 square feet of exhibit space. The show will feature over 300 vendors from 20 States Canada, and Australia. There will be $5,000 in prizes and giveaways. Texas A&M’s AgriLIFE Extension Office will be providing Continuing Education Units (CEU) for Oklahoma and Texas producers through speakers and seminars. “The show staff is excited about the new and exciting activities and seminars that are coming to the 2010 Wichita Falls Ranch & Farm Expo. It will be the premier livestock equipment show in the U.S.” Darren Dale said. Admission and Parking will be free to the public. Expo Manager Darren Dale already puts on a very successful expo in McCook, Nebraska in November www.mccookfarmandranchexpo.net and plans to do the same for this show in Wichita Falls. The Wichita Falls Ranch & Farm Expo is a proud member of the Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce and the Wichita Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau. Host Hotels for the expo are Howard Johnson and Marriott. The Wichita Falls Ranch & Farm Expo is proud to announce a couple of its corporate sponsors of the show and they are Lonestar 102.3 and Newstalk 1290 (Joe Tom White). For more information or to become an exhibitor contact the Wichita Falls Ranch & Farm Expo at 866-685-0989 or by email at dales@bwtelcom.net and visit the website www.wichitafallsranchandfarmexpo.net
Nov. 17-18: McCook Farm and Ranch Expo November 17-18 2010 McCook Nebraska 866-685-0989 dales@bwtelcom.net www.mccookfarmandranchexpo.net
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