"...when the last individual of a race of living things breathes no more, another Heaven and another Earth must pass before such a one can be again."
-William Beebe

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ALBC KEY

++ = ALBC participation
++++ = ALBC event

October 2009

The 21st Annual Vermont Sheep and Wool Festival will be held at the Tunbridge Fairgounds in Tunbridge, Vermont, on October 3-4. For more information, contact Barbara Tonissen at (802) 223-2456, email festival09@comcast.net. or visit http://vermontsheep.org/festival.html.

The 30th Ozark Fall Farmfest will be held at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds in Springfield, MO, October 2-4.

++Return of the Buckeye, a Buckeye Broiler Breeders Clinic will be held at the Happy Days Lodge in Peninsula, OH, on October 6. Learn about heritage poultry breeds and how to incorporate them into sustainable agriculture. Learn about the ALBC Buckeye Recovery project and how to evaluate Buckeye stock for production traits and practical breeding strategies for bloodline improvements. For more information, contact Stephanie Webb, (330) 657-2542 or email swebb@cvcountryside.org.

The Northeast Highland Cattle Association's Annual Fall Gathering and Show, will be held at the Big E Fairgrounds in W. Springfield, MA, October 9-10, 2009. For more information, contact Donna Jestel at (585) 392-9062 or donna@highlandcattle.org.

The American Suffolk Horse Association 2009 Annual Meeting will be held at the East Bremer Diner in Waverly, IA, October 10. For more information, contact ASHA at 4240 Goehring Road, Ledbetter, TX 78946 or call (979) 249-5795.

American Dairy Goat Association Convention will be held in Buffalo, NY, on October 10-17. For more information contact Paula Hughes at ADGA, PO Box 865, Spindale, NC 28160, call (828) 286-3801, email Adgaplh@aol.com, or visit www.ADGA.org.

The New York State Sheep and Wool Festival will be held at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds on October 17-18. The Leicster Longwool will be this year’s featured breed. For more information, contact festivalinfo@sheepandwool.com or visit http://www.sheepandwool.com.

Northeast Animal Power Field Days will be held at the Tunbridge Fairgrounds in Tunbridge, VT, on October 17-18, 2009. For more information, contact (802) 234-5524, email info@animalpowerfielddays.org, or visit www.animalpowerfielddays.org.

The Florida Cracker Cattle Association Annual Gathering and Sale will be held at the Withlacooche State Forest near Brooksville, FL, on October 23-24. For more information, contact, Stephen Monroe at (850) 410-0900 or monroes@doacs.state.fl.us.

The Annual General Meeting of the American Cream Draft Horse Association will be in Bend, OR, October 29-31. For more information, contact Nancy Lively, (802) 447-7612 or email secretary@americancreamdraft.org.

November 2009

The 17th National Small Farm Tradeshow & Conference will be held at the Boone county fairgrounds in Columbia, MO, on November 5-7. For more information, call (573) 687-3525, email smallfarm@socket.net, or visit http://www.smallfarmtoday.com/tradeshow.

++++ALBC Annual Conference and Members Meeting will be held in Raleigh, NC, on November 13-15. For more information, contact American Livestock Breeds Conservancy at (919) 542-5704, email albc@albc-usa.org, or click here.

The Equine Affaire Eastern States Exposition will be held in W. Springfield, MA, November 13-15, 2009. For more information, call (740) 845-0085 or visit www.equineaffaire.com.

The 2009 Annual General Meeting of the Cleveland Bay Horse Society of North America will be held in Leesburg, VA, November 20-22. For more information, call (613) 378-6405, email info@clevelandbay.org, or visit the website www.clevelandbay.org.

December 2009

The 24th Sustainable Agriculture Conference hosted by the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association will be held in Black Mountain, NC, December 4-6. For more information, contact (919) 542-2402 or visit www.carolinafarmstewards.org.

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January 2010

January 16 - 17 - The Northeast Poultry Congress will be held at the Eastern States Exposition Grounds, The Big E, in West Springfield, MA. This is the national meet for the American Bantam Association. On Saturday there will be speakers.. For more information, visit www.poultrycongress.com or contact u16582@snet.net.

January 20-23 – The 19th Annual Southern SAWG Conference and Tradeshow will be held at the Chattanooga Convention Center in Chattanooga, TN. The theme for this year’s conference is Practical Tools and Solutions for Sustaining Family Farms. For more information, visit www.ssawg.org.

February 2010

February 4-7 – The 19th Annual PASA Farming for the Future Conference will be held in State College, PA. Full conference details are still being finalized, but Thursday’s pre-conference track will include a session on Heritage poultry with a talk by Frank Reese and Dr. Edward Buss. For more information, visit the PASA website at http://www.pasafarming.org.

February 4-7– The 2010 American Grassfed Conference will be held in Lexington, KY, in conjunction with the University of Kentucky School of Agriculture & the Kentucky Dept of Agriculture. Conference topics to include: “Growing Your Grass-fed Business: Smart Risk Management and High-Quality Marketing,” “From Farm Gate to Customer’s Plate,” and butchery and cooking sessions with some of America’s best butchers and chefs. For more information, contact (877) 774-7277, or email aga@americangrassfed.org.

February 4-7 – The Equine Affaire will be held at the Fairplex in Pomona, CA. The event will include nearly 150 clinics, seminars, and demonstrations by horse industry leaders. For more information, contact Karin Brennan, kbrennan@equineaffaire.com or visit www.equineaffaire.com.

February 5-6 – The Rural Advantage/Healthy Farms Conference, hosted by the Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society, will be held at the Haymarket Holiday Inn in Lincoln, NE. The conference features a wide range of speakers covering interests ranging from production to marketing to conservation in farming & beyond. For more information, contact healthyfarms@gmail.com or call (402) 525-7794.

April 2010

April 26 – 27 – The Second Kentucky International Equine Summit will be held in downtown Lexington, KY. The purpose of the summit is to bring together leaders of the equine industry in a common search for best solutions to industry challenges. Breed associations and registries are encouraged to attend. For more information, contact Amy Lawyer, amy.lawyer@lousiville.edu or visit www.kyequinesummit.com.