May 29: Man./Sask. Livestock Auctioneering Championships, Sask-atoon Livestock Sales, Saskatoon (Mike, 306-382-8088)
May 29-30: Pioneer Acres of Alberta Museum Model and Hobby Show, north of Irricana, Alta. (Museum, 403-935-4357)
June 4-6: Alberta Bison Association convention, Bison Advantage ’99, Sports Complex, Olds, Alta. (ABA, 800-683-6747)
June 4-6: Saskatchewan Women’s Institutes conference, Assiniboia, Sask., 306-966-5566
June 4-6: 4-H on Parade, Calgary Stampede agriculture barn. (Max Fritz, 403-261-0164 or Doug Wray, 403-935-4642)
June 5: Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Direct Seeding Field Day, focus on pulses, Seager Wheeler Farm, Rosthern, Sask. (800-213-4287 or 306-695-4233)
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June 5: Seeding Trends ’99, Seager Wheeler Farm, Rosthern, Sask. (David Hryhor or Bob Rugg, 306-933-5090)
June 5-6: Melfort, Sask., Stampede, Thoroughbred chuckwagon racing, gymkhana and horse pull, 306-752-5890
June 6-7: 4-H finished beef show and sale, Exhibition Grounds, Prince Albert, Sask. (Doug Byrne, 306-922-6252 or exhibition office, 306-764-1711)
June 6-8: Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association meeting and convention, Maple Creek, Sask. (306-757-8523)
June 9-10: Alberta Women’s Institutes provincial convention, Olds, Alta. (Marilee Kosik, 780-892-2217)
June 10: International Grains Council conference, Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London. +44 (0)-171-513-1122
June 10-12: Trade show, craft show, Kids World, Kindersley, Sask. (Jan Kay, 306-463-3573)
June 10-13: British Columbia Women’s Institute triennial convention, Merritt Convention and Civic Centre, Merritt, B.C., 604-533-6564
June 11: Leader Board of Trade conference, Leader, Sask. (Gordon Stueck, 306-628-3744 or Ernie Sweeney, 306-628-3881)
June 11-13: Melville, Sask., fair & rodeo. (Agri-Park office, 306-728-5277)
June 13-15: Romancing the Prairies, a workshop in conjunction with Saskatchewan Native Prairie Appreciation Week, Cypress Hills Resort, Cypress Hills Provincial Park. (Chris Nykoluk, 306-352-0472)
June 15: Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association Direct Seeding Field Day, focus on canola, Regina. (800-213-4287 or 306-695-4233)
June 15-16: Women of Unifarm conference, Westlock, Alta. (Florence Trautman, 780-963-6870)
June 15-17: Western Forage/Beef Group Grazing School, Lacombe Research Centre, Lacombe, Alta. (Grant Lastiwka, 403-782-8028)
June 16-19: Western Canadian Farm Progress Show, Regina, 888-734-3975 or 306-781-9200
June 18-20: Gathering of ’99 cowboy poetry and western art, Pincher Creek, Alta., 403-627-5855
June 20-22: Farming For Profit conference, Heritage Inn and Schmitz Barns, Moose Jaw, Sask. (C. Sale, 306-966-8893)
June 22-26: National Manure Management Conference, Saskatoon. (Grant Wood, 306-966-5586)
June 23: Alberta Reduced Tillage Initiative winter cereal tour, Irma, Alta. (Peter Gamache, 780-427-3361)
