Aug. 6-8: Canadian Pro Chuckwagon Association race, Grand Centre/Cold Lake, Alta., 780-875-2268
Aug. 6-8: Thirty horse hitch in Horse Power Parade, Pioneer Acres Plowmen & Threshermen’s Club of Alberta, north of Irricana, Alta. (Terri Mason, 403-264-9707 or Keith Colbert, 403-948-9413)
Aug. 7: Canadian Simmental Association meeting, Kamloops, B.C. (Linda Bishop, 250-593-4505)
Aug. 7-8: Sommer Ranch and Border Valley Farms Stock Dog Trials, Pleasantdale, Sask. (Bev or Norm, 306-874-2818 or Neal, 306-874-2937)
Aug 8: Induction of new members to Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame, Western Development Museum, Saskatoon. (Keith Dryden, 306-374-4097 or Jack Hay, 306-931-4057)
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Aug. 8: 19th Annual Threshing Show at Esterhazy, Sask. (John, 306-877-2003).
Aug. 8-10: Agriculture Institute of Canada conference, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, P.E.I. (Kais Deelstra, 902-368-4842)
Aug. 9-12: Arctic Ungulate Conference, University of Tromso, Norway, +47 77 64 48 68
Aug. 10: Landowner workshop on range management and streambank stewardship in the Assiniboia, Sask., area. (Glen Griffin, 306-787-8660)
Aug. 10-12: North American Weed Management Association conference and trade show, Lethbridge Lodge Hotel, Lethbridge, Alta. (Shaffeek Ali, 780-422-4909)
Aug. 11-14: Canadian Cattlemen’s Association convention, Penticton, B.C. (CCA, 403-275-8558)
Aug. 12: Rural Family Safety Day Camp, Camrose, Alta. 800-296-8112 or 780-672-0141
Aug. 12-13: Two landowner workshops on range management and streambank stewardship in Swift Current, Sask. (Tracy Chanig, 306-778-8534)
Aug. 13-15: Canadian Pro Chuckwagon Association race, Marquis Downs, Saskatoon, 780-875-2268
Aug. 19-21: Western Canadian All Breed Heifer Show, Team Judging Finals and National Young Cattleman Competition, Agriculture Grounds, Bashaw, Alta. (Jackie Northey, 780-372-3648)
Aug. 19-22: Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association Finals, Lloydminster, 780-875-2268
Aug. 20-21: National Beef Science Seminar, University of Alberta, Edmonton. (Bob Christopherson, 780-492-3388)
Aug. 20-21: Drayton Valley Agricultural Fair 25th anniversary, Drayton Valley, Alta. (Mary MacKenzie, 780-542-2268)
Aug. 20-22: Bill Collins Horsemanship Clinic, Meadow Lake, Sask. (Carole Poche, 306-236-1973)
Aug. 21: Sheep AI School, Olds, Alta. (Cathy Gallivan, 403-224-3962)
Aug. 21: Research to improve profitability on your ranch field day, University Ranch-Kinsella, Edmonton, (Cindy Rowles, 780-492-3239)
Aug. 21-22: Tees Longears Days, Rodeo Grounds, Tees, Alta. (Marlene, 780-372-2371)
Aug. 27-29: Toy Collector Weekend, Quality Inn, Woodstock, Ont., 519-423-6060
Aug. 27-29: Nature, Wealth and the Human Economy in the Next Millennium, Luther College, University of Regina, Regina. (Paul C. James, 306-787-9058)
Aug. 28: North American Equine Ranching Information Council Ranch Horse Classic Competition and sale, Olds College Riding Arena, Olds, Alta. (Clover Shaffer, 502-245-0425)
Sept. 11: Ride for Literacy, Pembina Riverside Horse Trails, Drayton Valley, Alta. (Carol Ulmer, 780-621-1722 or 780-542-3872)
Sept. 19-22: Crop Protection Institute conference, Westin Hotel, Calgary, 416-622-9771
