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FEBRUARY

NATION

Feb. 25-28 -- Potato D.C. Fly-In, The Madison Hotel, Washington, D.C.
NationalPotatoCouncil.org

CALIFORNIA

Feb. 25 -- UC pomology course, Parlier and Arbuckle. 530-752-4354 or fruitandnuteducation.ucdavis.edu

Feb. 27 -- San Joaquin Sustainable Farming Project field day, Firebaugh Community Center, Firebaugh. 530-370-5325 or SustainableCotton.org

IDAHO

Feb. 25 -- Backyard Forests workshop, UI Extension Office, Coeur d'Alene. 208-446-1680 or uidaho.edu/extension/forestry">www.uidaho.edu/extension/forestry

OREGON

Feb. 23 -- Cheese-making workshop, OSU Extension, Myrtle Point. 541-572-5263 ext. 292.

Feb. 25-26 -- Oregon Dairy Farmers Annual Convention, Salem Conference Center, Salem. 503-229-5033 or www.dairyfarmersor.com

WASHINGTON

Feb. 23 -- Women in Agriculture Conference, multiple locations. 509-745-8531 or womeninag.wsu.edu

MARCH

NATION/WORLD

March 5-8 -- FOODEX Japan, Makuhari Messe, Japan. www3.jma.or.jp/foodex/en

CALIFORNIA

March 14 -- Fresno Food Expo, Fresno Convention Center, Fresno. www.FresnoFoodExpo.com

March 14-15 -- Emerging Postharvest Technologies Workshop, Plant and Environmental Sciences Room, UC-Davis campus. 530-752-7672 or postharvest.ucdavis.edu

March 18-19 -- Fruit Ripening and Retail Handling Workshop, UC-Davis Conference Center, Davis. 530-752-6941 or postharvest.ucdavis.edu

March 21 -- Outlook: California's Premiere Agribusiness Conference, Hilton Arden West Hotel, Sacramento. 209-368-3672 or www.calasfmra.com

IDAHO

March 5-6 -- Logger Education to Advance Professionalism Update, Post Falls. 208-446-1680 or uidaho.edu

March 24 -- Ties to the Land: Your family forest heritage, University Inn Best Western, Moscow. 208-683-3168 or uidaho.edu/extension

March 25-26 -- Family Forest Landowners and Managers Conference and Exposition, University Inn Best Western Plus, Moscow. 208-301-5141 or idahoforestowners.org

OREGON

March 1 -- Oregon Agritourism Summit Part 2, LaSells Stewart Center, Corvallis. 541-766-3556 or
smallfarms.oregonstate.edu/">smallfarms.oregonstate.edu/
oregonagritourismsummit

March 2 -- Compost Demo by Compost Specialist, Lane County OSU Extension Service Transition Garden, Springfield. 541-344-5859

March 4-7 -- Governor's Occupational Safety and Health conference, Oregon Convention Center, Portland. www.oregongosh.com

March 12 -- Growing Farms: Successful Whole Farm Management, North Willamette Research and Extension Center, Aurora. 503-678-1264 ext. 141 or smallfarms.oregonstate.edu

March 13 - April 17 -- Growing Farms workshop series, Civic Center, Independence. 541-766-3556 or
smallfarms.oregonstate.edu

March 21-24 -- Northwest Horse Fair and Expo, Linn County Fair and Expo Center, Albany. 765-655-2107 or www.equinepromotions.net

March 23 -- Tree School Clackamas, Clackamas Community College, Oregon City. 503-655-8631 or extension.oregonstate.edu/clackamas

March 23 -- Family Forest Expo, Green River Community College, Auburn. 360-902-1314 or forestry.wsu.edu

WASHINGTON

March 2 -- Winter Field Day Pruning and Grafting Talks and Demonstrations, WSU Northwest Research and Extension Center, Mount Vernon. nwfruit.org/winter-field-day

March 5-7 -- WSU Creamery Advanced Cheese Making course, Pullman. http://bit.ly/wsu-cheesecourses

March 11, 25 -- Island Grown Farmers Cooperative Meat Cutting Workshops, Northwest Agricultural Business Center, Mount Vernon. 360-336-3727 or agbizcenter.org

APRIL

NATION

April 15-17 -- National Institute for Animal Agriculture Annual Conference, The Galt House, Louisville, Ky. www.regonline.com/niaaannualconference

WASHINGTON

April 3-4 -- WSU Creamery Pasteurization Workshop, Pullman. http://bit.ly/wsu-cheesecourses

April 8, 25 -- Island Grown Farmers Cooperative Meat Cutting Workshops, Northwest Agricultural Business Center, Mount Vernon. 360-336-3727 or agbizcenter.org

April 20-21 -- Vine to Wine workshop, Best Western Inn, Prosser. 509-335-6967.

MAY

OREGON

May 30-June 1 -- Central Point Wild Rogue Pro Rodeo, Central Point. 541-774-8270 or www.wildrogueprorodeo.com

WASHINGTON

May 6, 20 -- Island Grown Farmers Cooperative Meat Cutting Workshops, Northwest Agricultural Business Center, Mount Vernon. 360-336-3727 or agbizcenter.org

JUNE

CALIFORNIA

June 17-28 -- Postharvest Technology Short Course, ARC Ballroom, Davis. 530-752-7672 or postharvest.ucdavis.edu

OREGON

June 21-22 -- Regards to Rural Conference, OSU, Corvallis. 541-684-9077 or r2r.rdiinc.org

SEPTEMBER

CALIFORNIA

Sept. 24-26 -- Fresh-cut Products: Maintaining Quality and Safety Workshop, UC-Davis Alumni and Visitors Center, Davis. postharvest.ucdavis.edu