May 27-28: Beekeeping course for beginners, Alberta Agriculture Crop Diversification Division North, Edmonton (Sam Muirhead, 780-415-2309, info; Deb Heidt, 800-387-6030, register)
May 27-29: Historical Society of Alberta and Saskatchewan History and Folklore Society joint Lily and the Rose conference, Lakeland College, Lloydminster (Sask., 800-919-9437, Alta., 403-261-3662)
May 28-29: Alberta Draft Horse Club and Dimmock Family Farm 30 horse hitch, 65 kilometres east of Edmonton (Neil, 780-764-2099, evening or Joan, 780-764-2259)
May 28-31: Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors conference, Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal (Erika Mezei, 416-922-6228, ext. 331)
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June 2-3: Alberta Dairy Congress, Black Gold Centre, Leduc, Alta. (Iris Yanish, 780-986-9562)
June 3-4: Sheepstakes 2005, North County Recreation Complex, Picture Butte, Alta., 403-757-2395
June 3-5: Saskatchewan Women’s Institute meeting, Whitewood, Sask. (Virginia, 306-272-4191)
June 5: Alberta Water Quality Awareness Day, 780-422-4385
June 8-10: Alberta Women’s Institutes conference, Norseman Inn, Camrose, Alta., 780-312-2440
June 10-11: Indoor Rodeo and World Gopher Races, Eston, Sask., 306-962-3843 or 306-962-3214
June 11-12: Peace River Forage Association of B.C. Summer Forage and Livestock Tour, begin at Dawson Creek, B.C. (Julie, 250-782-4501)
June 15-17: Western Canada Farm Progress Show, Exhibition Park, Regina (Cindy Peltier, 306-781-9345)
June 17-19: Cowboy poetry gathering, Pincher Creek and District Agricultural Fairgrounds, Pincher Creek, Alta., 403-627-5855 or 888-298-5855
June 17-19: Alberta provincial plowing match, Wanham, Alta., 780-694-2080
June 22: Western Beef Development Centre field day, Termuende Research Farm, Lanigan, Sask. (Carol Jackson, 306-682-3139)
June 24-26: Heavy, Light and Miniature horse show, Hometown Fair, Moose Jaw, Sask. (Exhibition, 306-692-2723 or 306-759-2065)
June 25: Bengough Agricultural Society horse show and country fair, Bengough, Sask. (Ivan or Sheila, 306-268-2669)
June 26-July 4: World Jersey Cattle Bureau World Conference 2005, Waterloo, Ont.(Kerry Alexander, 519-766-9980 or WJCB, 519-821-1020)
June 27-28: Holistic Management conference with Allan Savory, Exhibition Grounds, Lloydminster (Bluesette or Mark, 306-236-6105)
June 27-30: A New Era in Grain Quality Assurance, Winnipeg (Paul Graham, 204-983-2749)
