Aug. 22-24: Canadian Powered Parachutes Ltd. Fly-in, Two Hills, Alta. (Hans or Linda, 403-658-2044)
Aug 22-24: Woodturners demonstration and informational event, Museum Grounds, Shell Lake, Sask. (Trent Watts, 306-664-3908 or Al Bakke, 306-343-1355)
Aug. 23-24: 80-20 4-H Celebration, Alberta 4-H Centre, Battle Lake. (Ted Youck, 403-422-4444)
Aug. 26: Holstein Canada Youth Conference (Western Canada), Regina. (Dereck Van Sickle, 403-227-2624)
Aug. 29-Sept. 1: Western Canadian Classic Dairy Show, Regina, 306-781-9233
Aug. 30: Holstein Canada Youth Conference (Western Canada), Exhibition Park, Regina. (Dereck Van Sickle, 403-227-2624 or Gordon Ell, 306-781-2992)
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Aug. 30: Alberta’s Extra Special Crops seminar, growing and/or marketing flowers, herbs, grains and grasses, seeds, Rocky Mountain House. (Katie Benschop, 403-431-1451) Sept. 20: Strathmore; Oct 11: Pincher Creek; Nov. 1: Consort
Aug. 30-31: Alberta Reined Cow Horse Association show, Olds, Alta. (403-556-8425)
Sept. 3: Poultry Research Centre open house, Edmonton Research Station, Edmonton. (Dr. Frank Robinson, 403-492-3234)
Sept. 4-6: Growtech Americas 97, international trade exhibition and conference on horticulture, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, 617-720-0656
Sept. 9: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Food, The Lombard Hotel, Winnipeg. (CGC, 204-942-2254)
Sept. 9-11: Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show, Woodstock, Ont. (Henrietta Coole, 1-800-563-5441 or Dan McKillop, 519-682-0774)
Sept. 16-18: Western Nutrition Conference, The Lombard, Winnipeg. (204-474-9383)
Sept. 27: Meat Goat seminar, Lillie Hill Farms, Lincoln, Calif. (Jim & Stephanie Barrie, 916-645-9612)
Oct. 1-5: World Dairy Expo, Dane County Expo Center, Madison, Wisconsin. (Marlene Schmidt, 608-224-6455)
Oct. 2-5: Canadian Supreme cutting, reining and working cow horse Classes, Red Deer, Alta. (Terri Loree, 403-556-8425)
Oct. 3-5: All Star Pro Rodeo Challenge, Saskatoon. (Maurice Neault, 306-931-7149)
Oct. 4: Carnival of Crafts, Pierson, Man. (Brenda Riddell, 204-634-2478)
Oct. 11-12: CPRA rodeo, McCord, Sask.
Oct. 19-21: 1997 International Belgian Blue Cattle Breeders convention, Montebello, Quebec. (John Stirk, 519-941-5061)
Oct. 19-21: Molecular Farming: New Products from Crops, Delta Bessborough Hotel, Saskatoon. (Rosemarie Gallays, 306-975-5571)
Oct. 19-22: Canadian Wind Energy conference and exhibition, Partnerships for Today’s Environment, Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City, Que. (403-289-7713)
Oct. 24-25: Chinook Livestock Classic, Exhibition Pavilion, Lethbridge. (Twyla Gurr, 403-328-4491)
Oct. 26: Western Canadian Wheelwrights Association Select Carriage Auction, High River Rodeo Grounds. (Rodger Blackwood, 403-938-7582 or Dale Befus, 403-934-5712)
