SEPTEMBER
3-6 Soldier Hollow Classic Sheepdog Championships, Midway, UT. Contact: Doug Livingston (801) 362-4854, drlivingston8@gmail.com

4-5 Bethel Sheep Festival, Bethel, MO. Contact: (660) 284-6422, www.worldsheepfest.com

10 Garden State Sheep Breeders Assocation Annual Meeting. Contact: Eunice Bench (908) 730-7189, sevensprings7@hotmail.com

10-12 Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival, Jefferson County Fair Park, Jefferson, WI. Contact: Jill Alf (608) 868-2505, wisbc@centurytel.net, www.wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com

11 Rafter 7 Ranch Ram Sale, Yerington, NV. Contact: Tom Filbin (775) 463-2371, rafter7tom@yahoo.com

11 26th Annual Choteau Sheep Expo, Choteau, MT. Contact: Bill McKay, suffolk01@wildblue.net

11-12 4th Annual Shaniko Wool Gathering, Shaniko, OR. Contact Nora (541) 475-2847, www.shanikowoolgathering.com

11-12 Garden State Sheep Breeders Sheep and Fiber Festival, Ringoes, NJ. Contact: Eunice Bench (908) 730-7189, sevensprings7@hotmail.com, www.njsheep.org

12-15 National Goat Conference, Tallahassee, FL. www.famu.edu/goats

14 Wyoming State Ram Sale, Douglas, WY. Contact: Wyoming Wool Growers Association (307) 265-5250, wyowool@wyowool.org, www.wyowool.org

16 Montana Ram Sale, Miles City, MT. Contact: Montana Wool Growers Association, (406) 442-1330, mwga@mtsheep.org, www.sheepinstitute.montana.edu

16-17 65th Annual Newell Ram Show and Sale, Newell,  S.D. Contact: TJ Swan  (605) 257-2784, swanrambouillets@yahoo.com

16-18 6th Annual Katahdin hair Sheep International Expo, Carver Farm, Lincoln University, Jefferson City, MO. Contact: Jim Morgan (479) 444-8441, info@katahdins.org

18-19 15th Annual “A Wool Gathering,” Young’s Jersey Dairy, Springfield, OH. Contact: Ruth Ann Rahim (937) 969-8587, www.awoolgathering.com

25 Northwestern Pennsylvania Sheep and Wool Growers: Sheep and Wool Family Field Day, fairgrounds, Waterford, PA. Contact: Elaine Burkholder (814) 333-4386, burkholder@windstream.net

25 Indiana Sheep Association Annual Meeting, Boon County, IN. Contact: Carolyn Orr (765) 893-8209, executive@indianasheep.com

25 South Dakota Sheep Growers Association Annual Meeting, Huron, SD. Contact: Bill Fuller (605) 532-5152, lambs4u@itctel.com

24-25 Hawaii’s Annual Workshop “Focus on Pasture and Forages,” Honokaa, HI. Contact: Jan Dean (808) 775-0401

26 Hawaii Sheep Producers Assocation Annual Meeting, Lihue, HI. Contact: Robert Kawamura, robert@kawamurafarm.com

25-26 Mt. Bruce Station Sheep and Wool Festival, Romeo, MI. Contact: Yvonne  Uhlianuk (810) 798-2568, uhlianuk@sheepstuff.com, www.sheepstuff.com

26-29 18th World Meat Congress, Buenos Aires, Argentina.  www.worldmeatcongress2010.com/home_eng.php

OCTOBER
1-2 Washington State University Lamb 100 Short-Course, Sumner High School, Western Washington. Contact: Jan Busboom (509) 335-2880, busboom@wsu.edu, http://animalag.wsu.edu

2 Lambtown, USA Festival, Dixon, CA. Contact: Dana Foss (707) 249-3276, dcarpio@lambtown.com

2-3 22nd Annual Vermont Sheep and Wool Festival, Tunbridge, VT. Contact: Barbara (802) 223-2456, festival2010@comcast.net, www.vermontsheepandgoat.org

5 University of Kentucky Eweprofit II School, UK Sheep Unit, Versailles, KY. Contact: Don Ely (859) 257-2717, dely@uky.edu

8-9 Nebraska Sheep and Goat Conference, Clay Center, NE. Contact: Rita Brhel (402) 841-8734, ne.sheep.goat@gmail.com, www.nebraskasheepgoat.org

9 “Growing your Rural Business” Marketing Seminar, Clay Center, NE. Contact:   Rita Brhel (402) 841-8734, ne.sheep.goat@gmail.com, www.nebraskasheepgoat.org

10 Maryland Sheep Breeders Association Annual Meeting, Howard County, MD. Contact: Jeff Hevner (410) 775-2095, hevner5@yahoo.com

15-16 New York All-Breeds Bred Ewe Sale, Rhinebeck, NY. Contact: Banner Sale Management Service (309) 785-5058, www.bannersheepmagazine.com

16 Southeastern Dorper Association National Show, Sumter County Fairgrounds, Bushnell, FL. www.southeasterndorperclub.org

22-31 111th American Royal Livestock Show, Kansas City, MO.  Contact: Karrie (816) 569-4054, www.americanroyal.com

23 Maine Sheep Breeders Association Annual Meeting, Farifield, ME. Contact: Richard Brzozowski (207) 780-4205, rbrz@umext.maine.edu

23 Missouri Sheep Producers Association Annual Meeting, Springfield, MO. Contact: Scott Kaden (573) 341-0284, rollakadens@embargmail.com

NOVEMBER
5-6 Washington State Sheep Producers Association Annual Meeting, Moses Lake, WA. Contact: Marcia Parrish (509) 888-3003, wssp@gmx.com

5-7 2nd Annual Iowa Wool Gatherers’ Retreat, Barn on the Bluff, Elkader, IA. Contact: Margie Meehan (563) 926-2573, tipperaryfiberstudio@gmail.com, www.iowasheep.com

6-7 The Fiber Festival of New England, Eastern States Exposition, West Springfield, MA. Contact: John Buffington, alandatunis@yahoo.com, www.nesheep.org, www.thebige.com

7 South Carolina Sheep Industries Association Annual Meeting, Columbia, SC. Contact: Tara Wyatt (864) 352-3211, wsfarm@wctel.net

6-19 37th Annual North American International Livestock Exposition, Louisville, KY. www.livestockexpo.org

11-13 Idaho Wool Growers Association Annual Meeting, Sun Valley, ID. Contact: Susan Welinger (208) 344-2271, iwga@earthlink.net

11-13 16th Annual Great Lakes Dairy Sheep Symposium, Eau Claire, WI. Contact: Claire Mikolayunas (608) 332-2889, mikolayunas@wisc.edu, www.dsana.org

11-17 USAHA and AAVLD Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. www.usaha.org or www.aavld.org

12-13 Nevada Wool Growers Annual Meeting. Contact: Pete Paris (775) 744-4388, pr_paris@yahoo.com

12 Connecticut Sheep Breeders Association Annual Meeting. Contact: Dennie Burak (860) 526-3883

 Note: If you have an event you would like listed on our calendar, please send the
necessary information at least three months in advance to amy@sheepusa.org.