Expanded Calendar of Events for January 2010

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Connecticut
March 13-14 20th Annual Hebron Maple Festival. Hebron. For more information, visit www.hebronmaplefest.

Maine
February 6 Maple School for Backyard Maple Syrup Producers. Bacon Farm Maple Products, Sidney. For more information, contact Shelley or Kevin Bacon at 207-547-5053 or 866-792-7351.

Massachusetts
January 16 Northeast Organic Farming Association, Massachusetts Chapter 23rd Annual Winter Conference. Worchester Technical High School, Worchester. For more information, visit www.nofamass.org/conferences/winter/index.php or contact Conference Coordinator Jassy Bratko at 978-928-5646 or jassy.bratko@nofamass.org.

New Hampshire
March 20-21 New Hampshire Old House & Barn Expo. Radisson Hotel, Manchester. For more information, call 603-224-2281 or visit www.nhpreservation.org.

New York
January 8-9 New York State Maple Conference. Verona. For more information, contact Keith Schiebel at kschiebel@vvsschools.org or visit www.cornellmaple.com.

January 16 Holstein Association Region 1 Meeting. Radisson Hotel - Utica Center, Utica. For more information, visit http://www.holsteinusa.com/meetings/...lmeetings.html or contact Jodi Hoynoski at 800-952-5200, ext. 4261, or e-mail jhoynoski@holstein.com.

January 16 Western New York Maple School. Warsaw. For more information, contact Luti Batt, 401 North Main Street, Warswa, NY 14569; or call 585-786-2251.

January 22 Lewis County Beginner Maple School. Lowville. For more information, contact Michele Ledoux, 5274 Outer Stowe Street, P.O. Box 72, Lowville, NY 13367; or call 315-376-5270.

January 22-24 Circles of Caring: NOFA-NY's 28th Annual Organic Farming and Gardening Conference. Saratoga Springs. For more information, visit www.nofany.org or contact Greg Swartz at 570-224-8515 or e-mail conference@nofany.org.

January 23 Lewis County Maple School. Lowville. For more information, contact Michele Ledoux, 5274 Outer Stowe Street, P.O. Box 72, Lowville, NY 13367; or call 315-376-5270.

January 26-27 Empire State Fruit & Vegetable Expo. Syracuse. Contact Ken Maring at 800-218-5586 or 518-673-3237; fax 518-673-3245; e-mail mwhite@leepub.com; or visit www.leetradeshows.com.

January 29 Clinton County Maple School. Lake Placid. For more information, contact Mike Farrell, 157 Bear Cub Lane, Lake Placid, NY 12946; call 518-523-9337; or e-mail mlf36@cornell.edu.

January 30 Maple Expo - St. Lawrence County. Canton. For more information, contact Steve VanderMark, 1894 State Highway 68, Canton, NY 13617-1477; call 315-379-9192; or e-mail sfv1@cornell.edu.

February 6 Warren/Washington County Maple School. Warrensburg. For more information, contact Laurel R. Gailor, 377 Schroon River Road, Warrensburg, NY 12885; e-mail lrg6@cornell.edu; or call 518-623-3291.

February 20 Oswego County Maple School. Mexico. For more information, contact J.J. Schell, 3288 Main Street, Mexico, NY 13114-3499; e-mail jjs69@cornell.edu; or call 315-963-7286.

February 25-27 New York Farm Show. Syracuse. Contact Scott Grigor at 315-457-8205; fax 315-451-3548; e-mail sgrigor@ne-equip.com; or visit www.newyorkfarmshow.com.

Pennsylvania
January 5-7 Keystone Farm Show. York. Contact Ken Maring at 800-218-5586 or 518-673-3237; fax 518-673-3245; e-mail mwhite@leepub.com; or visit www.leetradeshows.com.

January 9-16 Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center. Harrisburg. Contact Larry R. Weaver at 717-787-5373; fax 717-783-8710; e-mail laweaver@state.pa.us; or visit www.farmshowcomplex.state.pa.us.

June 11-13 Endless Mountains antique Tractor and Machinery Association Annual Show. Canton. For more information, contact Barbara Perry, 1401 Tears Road, Columbia Cross Roads, PA 16914; or call 570549-8208.

February 25 Holstein Association Region 2 Meeting. Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh/Southpointe, Canonsburg. For more information, visit http://www.holsteinusa.com/meetings/...lmeetings.html or contact Jodi Hoynoski at 800-952-5200, ext. 4261, or e-mail jhoynoski@holstein.com.

Vermont
January 16 Maple School at Middlebury Union High School. Middlebury. For more information, contact Moe Rheaume at 802-388-4815 or Barb Rainville at 802-453-5797.

January 22-23 14th Annual Vermont Grazing & Livestock Conference. Lake Morey Inn, Fairlee. For more information, visit www.uvm.edu/%7Epasture/?Page=2010conference.html or contact Jenn Colby, conference coordinator, at 802-656-0858 or jcolby@uvm.edu.

January 23 Maple School at Lamoille Union High School. Hyde Park. For more information, visit www.uvm.edu/~uvmaple/.

January 30 Maple School at Bellows Falls High School. Bellows Falls. For more information, visit www.uvm.edu/~uvmaple/.


Regional/National/International
January 12-15 Ag Connect Expo. Orlando, Fla. Contact Alan Stenum at 800-867-6060 or 414-298-4144; fax 414-272-2672; e-mail info@agconnect.com; or visit www.agconnect.com.

January 20-23 Ag Pro Expo (National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants). Orlando, Fla. Contact Allison Jones at 901-861-0511; fax 901-861-0512; e-mail jonesnaicc@aol.com; or visit www.naicc.org.

January 23-26 49th Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference. Contact the American Seed Trade Association at 703-837-8410; or visit www.amseed.org/mtg_vegflo10_intro.asp.

February 5-11 North American Farmers' Direct Marketing Association Convention. Lancaster, Pa. Contact the NAFDMA, 62 White Loaf Road, Southampton, MA 01073; call 888-884-9270; or visit www.nafdma.com.

February 8-11 Joint Annual Meeting of the Weed Science Society of America and the Society for Range Management. Denver, Colo. Contact Lee Van Wychenat 202-746-4686; e-mail Lee.VanWychen@wssa.net; or visit www.wssa.net.

February 9-11 World Ag Expo. Tulare, Calif. Contact Steven Knudsen at 800-999-9186 or 559-688-1030; fax 559-688-5527; e-mail info@farmshow.org; or visit www.worldagexpo.com.

February 10-13 National Farm Machinery Show. Louisville, Ky. For more information, call 502-367-5200; fax 502-367-5299; e-mail exposales@ksfb.ky.gov; or visit www.farmmachineryshow.org.

February 23-26 North American Raspberry & Blackberry Conference. Beach Resort Monterey, Monterey, Calif. For more information, contact NARBA, info@raspberryblackberry.com or 919-542-4037, or visit www.raspberryblackberry.com.

March 18-20 North American Farm & Power Show. Owatonna, Minn. For more information, visit www.tradexpos.com.

April 21-23 Agri-Marketing Conference & Trade Show. Kansas City, Mo. For more information, visit www.nama.org/amc.

May 7-8 2010 Northeaster Forest Products Equipment Expo. Essex Junction, Vt. For more information, visit www.northernlogger.com or call 800-318-7561.

June 6-11 International Association for Plant Biotechnology 12th World Congress. St. Louis, Mo. For more information, visit www.IAPB2010.org.

July 10-15 Society of Nematologists 49th Annual Meeting. Boise, Idaho. For more information, contact the Society of Nematologists, P.O. Box 311, Marceline, MO 64658; call 660-376-3586; e-mail son@hughes.net; or visit www.nematologists.org.

July 21-24 National Onion Association Summer Convention. Portland, Ore. For more information, visit www.onions-usa.org.

July 25-28 Walnut Council Annual Meeting. Grand Rapids, Mich. For more information, contact the Walnut Council International Office, Wright Forestry Center, 1007 N. 725 W., West Lafayette, Ind. 47906-9431; call 765-583-3501; or visit www.walnutcouncil.org.

July 26-28 34th International Carrot Conference. Kennewick, Wash. For more information, e-mail snolan@agmgt.com or call 509-585-5460.

August 7-11 2010 American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting, Opryland, Nashville, Tenn. For more information, visit www.apsnet.org.

August 15-19 94th Annual Meeting of the Potato Association of America. Corvallis, Ore. For more information, visit www.potatoassociation.org.

December 1-4 National Onion Association Annual Convention. Long Beach, Calif. For more information, visit www.onions-usa.org.


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