July 27: Sask. Sheep Development Board, pasture project sheep viewing, 1 p.m., and lamb barbecue, 3 p.m., north corral, Elbow Community Pasture. (Colleen Sawyer, 306-933-5200)
July 27-30: Canadian Charolais youth conference and show, Prairieland Exhibition, Saskatoon, 306-933-4200
July 28: Bow Island field tour, 8:00 a.m., meet at Bow Island Provincial Building. (Will Van Roessel, 403-545-6018 or Elizabeth Tokariuk, 403-381-5127)
July 28: CWB crop plot tour, 3 p.m., 2.5 kilometres north of Rosetown on Highway 4, Rosetown, Sask. (CWB, 204-983-3421)
July 28-29: Prince Albert Exhibition Association summer dairy show: July 28: 4-H & junior & pee wee show 1:30 p.m.; July 29: regular classes, Holstein alternating colored breeds, 12:30 p.m. (Joan Bibby, 306-922-8132 or Exhibition office, 306-764-1711)
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July 30: Official opening of the Bar U Ranch National Historical site, 1 p.m., Longview, Alta. (Sylvia Haavisto, 403-395-2212)
Aug. 1: CWB crop plot tour, 3 p.m., on Highway 1, three km east of Highway 16, Portage La Prairie, Man. (CWB, 204-983-3421)
Aug. 1-6: Buffalo Days, Regina Exhibition Park, Regina, Sask., 306-781-9228
Aug. 2: Pulse crop tour and field day, 1-4 p.m., Morden Research Centre, Morden, Man.
Aug. 2: CWB crop plot tour, 3 p.m., 7.5 km west of Souris on Highway 2 at the UGG Distribution Centre, Souris, Man. (CWB, 204-983-3421)
Aug. 2-4: Provincial 4-H Horse Classic, Olds College. (Henry Wiegman, 403-422-4444 or Dwayne Grover, 403-742-8056)
Aug. 3: Ranch day and workshop, University of Alberta’s Kinsella ranch. (Mick Price, 403-492-3235 or Gary Minchau, 403-336-3528)
Aug. 3-7: Echo Valley Jamboree, Echo Valley, Sask. (near Biggar, North Battleford, Saskatoon). All Saskatchewan entertainment. (Bonnie, 1-800-713-3334)
Aug. 4-6: Macklin, Sask. Third Annual World Championship Bunnock Challenge at the Macklin Lake Regional Park. Entry deadline July 22. (Phone Reni, 306-753-2333 or fax 306-753-2676)
Aug. 5: Cattlemen’s field day, hosted by Man.-Sask. Gelbvieh Association, 10:30 a.m., Whitewood, Sask. (Colin McCaw, 306-735-2540 or Wayne Selin, 306-793-4568)
Aug. 8-10: Sustainable Development on the Great Plains Conference ’95, Fort Garry Hotel, Winnipeg, Man. (Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce, 204-942-3011, ext. 273)
Aug. 9-11: Canadian Cattlemen’s Association national convention, Waterloo Inn, Waterloo, Ont. (CCA, 403-275-8558)
