Sept. 11: Ride for Literacy, Pembina Riverside Horse Trails, Drayton Valley, Alta. (Carol Ulmer, 780-621-1722 or 780-542-3872)
Sept. 11-12: Society for Range Management range youth camp, Beaver Creek, Saskatoon, 306-780-6051
Sept. 19-22: Crop Protection Institute conference, Westin Hotel, Calgary, 416-622-9771
Sept. 25-26: Intermediate Sheep Production School, Olds College, Olds, Alta. (Cathy Gallivan, 403-224-3962)
Sept. 28-30: Banff Poultry Service Industry workshop, Banff Centre, Banff, Alta. (Narine Singh, 780-415-0827)
Sept. 29-Oct. 1: Recycling Council of Alberta conference and meeting, Sheraton Cavalier Hotel, Calgary, 403-843-6563
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Sept. 29-Oct. 3: World Dairy Expo, Dane County Expo Centre, Madison, Wisconsin, 608-224-6455
Oct. 1-2: Manning and District Trade Fair, Manning, Alta. (Board of Trade, 403-836-4045)
Oct. 1-2: Super Ranch Horse Competition, Saskatchewan Place, Saskatoon (Perry Barber, 306-329-4938)
Oct. 1-3: All Star Pro Rodeo Challenge, Saskatchewan Place, Saskatoon, 306-975-3155
Oct. 2: Carnival of Crafts, Edward Sports Centre, Pierson, Man. (Brenda Riddell, 204-634-2478)
Oct. 10-16: Agriculture and Food Week (Ron Brown, 780-422-3925)
Oct. 19-21: Provincial Riparian Challenges conference, Capri Hotel, Red Deer, Alta. (Jackie McCall, 403-948-8540 or 403-948-8512)
Oct. 23-24: Saskatoon Quilters Guild show, Western Development Museum, Saskatoon, 306-343-0826 or 306-257-4108
Oct. 24-26: Agriculture’s Role in Managing Antimicrobial Resistance, International Plaza Hotel, Toronto (Dawn Pate, 519-826-3584)
Oct. 25: Prairie Feed Resource Centre Information Day, Delta Bessborough Hotel, Saskatoon (Vern Racz, 306-966-4122)
Oct. 26-28: 1999 World Markets Conference: Local Partners, Global Traders, Prairieland Trade Centre, Saskatoon, 780-447-1196 or 306-244-2151
Oct. 28-30: Chinook Livestock Classic, Exhibition Pavilion, Lethbridge & District Exhibition, 403-328-4491
Nov. 3-5: Composting Council of Canada national conference, exhibits and meeting, Toronto Airport Marriott, Toronto (Susan Antler, 416-535-0240)
Nov. 3-6: Stockade Roundup, Lloydminster Exhibition, Lloydminster, Sask., 306-825-5571
Nov. 6-14: Farmfair International, Northlands Park, Edmonton (Northlands Park, 780-471-7210)
Nov. 10-13: Red Deer International Agri-Trade, Westerner Park, Red Deer, Alta. (Pat Kennedy, 403-343-7800)
Nov. 11-13: Hort Congress, Mayfield Inn and Suites, Edmonton (Shirley Alton, 780-425-2324)
Nov. 17-20: Fall Fair & Mexabition, Prairieland Exhibition Park, Saskatoon, 306-931-7149
Nov. 18-19: Peace Region Farm Women’s conference, Grande Prairie, Alta., 780-835-4629
Nov. 20-21: Saskatchewan Greenhouse Growers Association conference, Saskatoon (Grant Wood, 306-966-5586)
Nov. 18-19: Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium, Saskatoon Inn, Saskatoon (Wendy Hayes, 306-933-5078)
Nov. 22-23: Preservation Technologies for Food, Feed and Fibre seminar, Holiday Inn South, Winnipeg, 800-870-1044 or 204-239-3150
Nov. 25-28: Canadian Farm Women’s Network conference, Saskatoon, 306-246-4788 or 306-257-3911
Nov. 26-28: Alberta Sheep Symposium, Capri Centre, Red Deer, Alta. (Amy Jackson, 403-335-4348)
Nov. 30-Dec. 1: Southern Alberta Conservation Association Reduced Tillage Conference, Exhibition Pavilion, Lethbridge Exhibition, Lethbridge, Alta. (Rob Dunn or Amy Stratton, 403-381-5237)
Dec. 1-2: Hog & Sheep Days, Keystone Centre, Brandon, Man. (Brian Cotton, 204-726-6357)