April 30-May 2: Manitoba Women’s Institute provincial conference, Beyond Price … The Value of Women’s Work, Holiday Inn Airport West, Winnipeg. (Marilyne, 204-694-5987)
May 1-3: Showcase ’98 trade show, High Prairie, Alta., 403-523-3505
May 2: Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers Limited meeting and banquet, Crossroads Hotel, Calgary. (Donna Zeman, 613-257-2714; John Balderson, 403-758-6392; Brian Taylor, 403-892-2967)
May 2: Select Western Performance horse competition and sale, Jubilee Building, Prairieland Exhibition Grounds, Saskatoon. (Perry Barber, 306-329-4938)
May 2: Deluxe Carriage Auction, Murray Arena, Okotoks, Alta. ( Al Oeming, 403-922-3013)
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May 9-10: Alberta Reined Cow Horse Association show, Clares-holm Agriplex, Claresholm, Alta. (Terri Loree, 403-556-8425)
May 9-10: Greg McAllister cattle penning Clinic, Meadow Lake, Sask. (Carole, 306-236-1973)
May 13-14: Developments in Sanitation and Pest Control for the Food Industry, Toronto. (Marlene Inglis, 519-821-1246)
May 16-17: Regina and District Dressage Association horse show, Exhibition Park, Regina. 306-781-9233
May 17: Cattle Penning Jackpot SCTCPA Sanctioned, Meadow Lake, Sask. (Carole, 306-236-1973)
May 17-18: Red River Valley Swap Meet & Old Car Festival, Red River Exhibition Park, Winnipeg. (Gord Brunette, 204-222-2298)
May 21-24: Canadian 4-H Council & Foundation meeting, Rodd Brudenell Resort, P.E.I., 613-723-4444
May 23: The Association of Saskatchewan Home Economists recipe contest and cook-off. Final cook-off will be held in conjunction with the annual meeting and anniversary luncheon, SIAST Kelsey Campus, Saskatoon. (Liz Delahey, 306-374-0494)
May 28-30: B.C. Cattlemen’s Association annual meeting, Kamloops, B.C. (Lorne Leach, 250-573-3611)
May 30-31: High School Rodeo, Drayton Valley, Alta. (Neil Norton, 403-339-2360 or Mary McKenzie, 403-542-2268)
June 3-5: “Dairy Dozen” Alberta Dairy Congress, Leduc, Alta. (Alberta Dairy Congress, 403-986-8108)
June 5-7: Fibre potpourri two-day needlecraft workshops, Olds College, Olds, Alta. (Gitte Volk, 403-239-3327 or Jackie Greening, 403-228-6751)
June 5-7: Melville Fair, Melville, Sask. 306-728-5277
June 5-7: Saskatchewan Women’s Institutes meeting, Elks Hall, Rosetown, Sask. (306-966-5566)
June 6: Foxleigh Riding Club horse show, Exhibition Park, Regina. 306-781-9233
June 6-7: Alberta Reined Cow Horse Association show, Panee Memorial Agriplex, Hobbema, Alta. (Terri Loree, 403-556-8425)
June 7: West Valley Light Horse Club achievement day, Drayton Valley, Alta. (Neil Norton, 403-339-2360 or Mary McKenzie, 403-542-2268)
June 9-12: Agricultural Biotechnology International Conference, Agbiotech: The Science of Success, Saskatoon. (Peter McCann, 306-975-1939 or Sharon Murray, 306-934-1772)