updated July 1, 2002   
Office of Communications

Agricultural Calendar of Events

The following calendar of agricultural events is updated around the first of each month. The calendar is distributed electronically via e-mail, the Internet World Wide Web at: http://www.usda.gov/news/calendar/calendar.htm
To include information about future events, contact editor Charles Hobbs, or assistant editor Gayle Turner, Office of Communications, Communications Coordination and Review Center, Room 440-A, Jamie L. Whitten Building, Washington, DC 20250-1350; telephone 202-720-9045; fax 202-720-0539; or e-mail ag.calendar@usda.gov
Please provide information two weeks prior to the first of the month. Entries for events must be submitted by the 22nd day of the month preceding publication.

Under each state is a link to their state fair.
Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado
Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii

Idaho
Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana
Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi
Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshir New Jersey
New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma
Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee
Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia
Wisconsin Wyoming Washington, DC

 

    Alabama     State Fair
April 22-24 U.S. Poultry & Egg Association Human Resources Seminar
Orange Beach, Ala.
For more information visit website http://www.poultryegg.org
July 16-17 U.S. Poultry & Egg Association Hatchery-Breeder Clinic
Birmingham, Ala.
For more information visit website http://www.poultryegg.org
June 24-26 Sustainable Agriculture
Auburn, Alabama
For more information visit website http://www.ag.auburn.edu/nsdl/sctcsa/

  Alaska     State Fair

  Arizona     State Fair
Nov. 13-16 National TMDL Science and Policy Conference
Phoenix, AZ
For more information visit website http://www.wef.org/Conferences/

  Arkansas     State Fair
Feb. 21-24 American Fisheries Society 10th Annual Southern Division Midyear Meeting
Little Rock, Arkansas
For more information visit website

  California     State Fair
Jan. 12-16 Plant, Animal and Microbe Genomes X Confeerence
San Diego, California
For more information visit website http://www.intl-pag.org/pag/
Jan. 4-6 Sacramento Valley Landscape and Nursery Expo
Sacramento, California
For more information visit website http://www.pacificcoastnurseryman.com/calendar.htm
Jan 20-23 Fifth Discover Conference - Milk, Dairy Ingredients and Dairy Foods for the New Decade , Pacific Grove, California
For more information visit website http://www.adsa.org/discover/webcontents5.htm
Jan. 27-30 Aquaculture America 2002
San Diego, California
For more information please visit http://www.wasmeetings.org/AQAM2002/Pages/AQAMLinks.html
Feb. 3-5 The Food Marketing Institute will hold it's annual Marketechnics Convention
San Diego, California
For more informatin please visit website http://www.fmi.org/events/tech/
Feb. 17-19 2002 Sorghum Industry Conference
San Francisco, California
For more information visit website http://www.sorghumgrowers.com/2002conference.htm
Feb.23-27 1st Annual Nutrition Week: A Scientific and Clinical Forum and Exposition
San Diego, California
For more information visit websitehttp://www.nutritionweek.org/
Feb. 27-Mar. 1 2002 IFT FOOD EXPO® U
Anaheim, California
For more information visit website http://www.ift.org/foodexpou/
Mar. 18-21 12th Annual West Coast Conference on Contaminated Soils, Sediments, and Water San Diego, CA
For more information visit website http://www.aehs.com/conferences/westcoast/
Mar. 20-24 San Francisco Flower and Garden Show
San Francisco, California
For more information visit website http://www.gardenshow.com/
April 15-17 Agri-Marketing Conference & Trade Show
San Diego, CA
For more information visit website http://www.nama.org/programs/programs-index.html
May 11-15 North American Membrane Society 2002
Long Beach, California
For more information visit website http://www.che.utoledo.edu/nams/2002/
May 20-13 National Egg Quality School, Holiday Inn Northeast
Sacramento, CA
For more information vist website http://www.pacificegg.org/events.htm
June 1-3 PMA's Retail Produce Management Association Produce Solutions Conference
Monterey, Californis
For more information visit website http://www.pma.com/events/rpscinfo.cfm
June 1-3 The PMA Retail Produce Solutions Conference
Monterey, California.
For more information visit webiste http://www.pma.com/events/rpscinfo.cfm
July 12-13 PMA's Produce Management Association Fresh Produce Academy
Monterey, California
For more information visit website http://www.pma.com/events/foodservconf/fsconfhomepg.cfm
July 13-18 Rare Earth Research Conference
Davis, California
For more information visit website http://www.cevs.ucdavis.edu/Cofred/Public/Aca/ConfHome.cfm?confid=84
July 14-16 Produce Management Association Foodservice Produce Conference and Expo
Monterey, Californis
For more information visit website http://www.pma.com/events/foodservconf/fsconfhomepg.cfm
Nov. 10-14 National Milk Producers Federation 2002 Joint Annual Meeting
Annaheim, CA DisneyLand Hotel
For more information visit website http://www.nmpf.org/

  Colorado     State Fair
Feb. 6-9 2002 Cattle Industry Annual Convention & Trade Show
Denver, CO
For more information visit websitehttp://www.beef.org/groups/meetings/tsschedule_02.htm
April 11-13 2001 National Agri-Marketing Association Conference and Trade Show
Denver, Colorado
For more information visit website http://www.nama.org/programs/01AMC/01AMC-index.html
April 22-23 Invasive Species Control
Denver, Colorado
For more information visit website http://www.performanceweb.org/conferences/conferences_set.htm
April 24-25 Wildland Fire Management,
Denver Colorado
For more information visit website http://www.performanceweb.org/conferences/conferences_set.htm
Nov. 8-15 Integrating Remote Sensing at the Global, Regional, and Local Scale Denver, CO
For more information visit website http://www.asprs.org/Pecora-ISPRS-2002/index.html

  Connecticut      State Fair 
March 31 - April 1 War and Tropical Forests: New Perspectives on Conservation in Areas of Armed Conflict
New Haven, Connecticut
For more information visit website http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/

  Delaware     State Fair
  Florida     State Fair
Jan. 12-16 North American Veterinary Conference
Orlando, Florida
For more information visit our website http://www.navconline.com/
Jan. 16-17 2002 National Wheat Industry Research Forum
Orlando, Florida
For more information visit our website http://wheat.pw.usda.gov/ggpages/calendarframe.html
Jan. 18-22 The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives - Second Annual Farmer Cooperatives Convention
Orlando, FL. For more information visit website http://www.ncfc.org/annual2002/index.htm
Feb 10-13 3rd Annual Food Automation Conference
Ft. Lauderdale, FL (630) 694-4347. E-mail: whalenm@bnp.com
Feb. 15-17 United 2002 Annual Produce and Business Conference and Expo.
Orlando, Fla.
For more information call 703-836-3410 or e-mail jpopham@uffva.org .
Feb. 15-18 United 2002 - Annual Produce Business Conference & Expo
Orlando Florida
For more information visit our wbsite http://www.uffva.org/united2002/main.htm
Feb. 23-27 Watershed 2002
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
For more information visit website http://www.wef.org/Conferences/
Feb. 25 - Mar. 1 33rd Annual International Erosion Control Association Conference
Orlando, Florida
For more information visit our website http://www.ieca.org/
May 20-22 International Conference on Remote Sensing for Marine & Coastal Environments
Miami, FL
For more information visit website http://www.erim-int.com/CONF/7th_marine/7thmarine.html
June 6 University of Florida, 2002 Corn Silage Field Day; Dairy Research Unit
Hague, FL
For more information please contact Cindy at dunbar@animal.ufl.edu
June 10-12 U.S. Poultry & Egg Association Financial Management Seminar
Amelia Island, Fla
For more information visit our website http://www.poultryegg.org
June 20-22  International Conference on Exotics 2002
Key West, Florida, USA
For more information visit our website http://www.exoticdvm.com/conference.asp
Aug. 5-7 U.S. Poultry & Egg Association Information Systems Seminar,
Amelia Island, Fla
For more information visit our website http://www.poultryegg.org
Oct 13-16 National Frozen Food Convention
Sheraton Dolphin Orlando, Florida
For more information visit website info@nfraweb.org Phone: 717/657-8601

  Georgia     State Fair
Jan. 14-15 International Poultry Scientific Forum
Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga.
For more information visit website http://www.poultryegg.org
Jan. 16-18 International Poultry Exposition
Atlanta, Georgia
For more information visit our website http://www.poultryegg.org/expo/index.htm
Feb. 20-22 IFT's International Food Safety and Quality Conference and Expo
Atlanta Ga.
For more information visit website http://www.iftfoodsafety.com/
Feb. 8-9 The Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund's 19th Annual Small Farmers Conference, Marketing and Trade
Albany, Georgia
For additional information, please call (229) 432-5799 or visit website http://www.federationsoutherncoop.com/
Mar. 13-14 American Egg Board Meeting, Atlanta, GA
For more information visit our website http://www.pacificegg.org/events.htm
May 8-9 U.S. Poultry & Egg Association Poultry Processor Workshop, May 8-9, 2002, Atlanta, Ga
For more information visit our website http://www.poultryegg.org

  Hawaii     State Fair
May 28 - June 1 Society for Economic Botany 2000 Annual Meeting
Honolulu, Hawaii
For more information visit our website http://www.econbot.org/2001meeting.html
Jan. 17-23 54th Annual Meeting of the Society for Range Management - 2001: A Range Odyssey
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
For more information visit our website http://www.casrm.org/Hawaii.shtml

  Idaho        State Fair
May 1-4 6th Biennial Symposium on River Management and Planning
Boise, ID
For more information visit website http://www.river-management.org/symposium.html

  Illinois     State Fair
 
Jan.8-9 Illinois Crop Protection Technology Conference
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
For more information visit website http://nautilus.outreach.uiuc.edu/conted/conference.asp?ID=209
Jan. 16-18 Mid-Am Horticultural Trade Show
Chicago, Illinois
For more information visit website http://www.midam.org/
Feb 16-19 SNAXPO 2002-Snack Food Association
Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, (703) 836-4500 ext. 222 or visit website www.sfa.org .
Mar. 22-24 North American Meat Processors Association -NAMP’s 45th Management Conference
The Drake Hotel, Chicago, IL
For more information visit website http://www.namp.com/meetings/index.html
April 1-3 13th Central Hardwood Forest Conference
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
For more information visit our website http://nautilus.outreach.uiuc.edu/conted/conference.asp?ID=174
May 27-30 World Seed Conference
Chicago, Illinois
For more information visit our website http://www.worldseed2002.com/
April 11-12 2002 Midwest FOCUS Ground Water Conference
Chicago, Illinois
For more information visit our website http://www.ngwa.org/education/midwest.html
June 13-16  Society and the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society
Chicago, Illinois
For more information visit our website http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/rhaynes/afhvs/
June 17-19 Long-Term Selection. A Celebration of 100 Years of Selection for Oil and Protein in Maize, Urbana, Illinois
July 26-27 Automation Technology for Off-Road Equipment
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Illinois
For more information visit website http://www.asae.org/meetings/index.html
July 29-31 ASAE-CIGR Congress Annual International Meeting
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Illinois
For more information visit website http://www.asae.org/meetings/index.html

  Indiana     State Fair
Mar. 4-8 American Seed Trade Association Management Academy
West Lafayette, Indiana
For more information visit website http://www.agecon.purdue.edu./cab/programs/asta/index.htm
April 16-17 Tri -State Dairy Nutrition Conference
Ft. Wayne , Indiana
For more information please contact Tim Johnson (765) 494-4810
May 13-16 Aseptic Processing and Packaging Workshop
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
For more information contact (765) 494-7231 or visit website ww.foodsci.purdue.edu

  Iowa     State Fair
Feb. 19-21 23rd Annual Seed Technology Conference - Working with Biotech Seeds,
Ames, Iowa,
For more information visit website http://www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/conference/Febevents.htm#seed
Mar. 17-18 Conference on Clout. A National Conference on Farmer Bargaining and Sales Promotion, Ames, Iowa
For more information visit website http://www.agriculture.com/sfonline/sf/2000/november/0012clout.html
March 18-20 American Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting
Des Moines, Iowa
For more information visit websit http://asas.org/midwest/2002/index.html
April 28 Iowa State University Extension Master Gardener Conference
Ames, Iowa
For more information visit website http://www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/conference/Aprilevents.htm#ag
June 6-8 World Pork Expo
Des Moines, Iowa
For more information visit website http://www.nppc.org/indexNPPC.html

  Kansas     State Fair
June 2-5 Kansas State College of Veterinary Medicine 64th Annual Conference for Veterinarians
Manhattan, Kansas
For more information visit website http://www.vet.ksu.edu/depts/itc/conted/index.htm#June

  Kentucky     State Fair
May 21-23 6th International Livestock Environment Symposium
Louisville, Kentucky
For more information visit website http://www.asae.org/
Oct.29-31 "The New and Improved Government Food Programs," Fall Meeting of R&D Associates
Marriott Griffin Gate, Lexington, Ky
For more information call R&D Associates at 210-493-8024; fax 210-493-8036; E-mail: rda50@flash.net; Web site: htpp://www.militaryfood.org.

  Louisiana     State Fair
Jan. 12-15 National Turkey Federation Annual Convention.
New Orleans LA.
Contact the National Turkey Federation, 202 898-0100
April 20-24 ASCN Upcoming Meetings and Exhibits (The American Society for Clinical Nutrition)
New Orleans, LA
For more information visit website http://www.faseb.org/ascn/meet.htm
May 13-15 Conference Coastal Water Resources
New Orleans, Louisiana
For more information visit website http://www.awra.org/meetings/Louisiana2002/
May 13-15 2002 American Water Resources Association Spring Specialty Conference Coastal Water Resources,
New Orleans, Louisiana
For more information visit website http://www.awra.org/meetings/Louisiana2002/
Aug. 10-15  4th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences
New Orleans, Louisiana
For more information visit website http://www.worldcongress.net/
Oct. 18-22 PMA Fresh Summit 2002 - The Produce Marketing Association's International Convention and Exposition
New Orleans, Louisiana
For more information visit website http://www.pma.com/

  Maine     State Fair
Jan. 9-11 Maine Agricultural Trade Show Civic Center
Agusta, ME.
For more information, contact the Division of Marketing and Production Development at (207) 287-3491.
March 25 Maine Maple Sunday
For more information visit websiteHTTP://WWW.GETREALMAINE.COM/fairs/maplesyrup.html
April 21-24 58th Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference
Portland, ME
For more information visit website http://www.state.me.us/ifw/pdf/callforpapers1.pdf

  Maryland     State Fair
Jan 16 New Views on Exercise and Metabolism. The Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Nutrition Continuing Nutrition Education Series. Meyer 1-191 Auditorium, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore MD, 2-3:30 PM. Call 410 955-6716
Feb. 24-27 15th Biennial International Plant Resistance to Insects Workshop
Baltimore, Maryland
For more information visit website http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/entomology/plantresist/IPRI_2002_workshop.htm
May 6-8 5th Annual Conference on Vaccine Research
Baltimore, Maryland
For more information visit website http://nfid.org/conferences/vaccine02/

  Massachusetts     State Fair
Jan 22-23 Northeast Aquatic Plant Management Society Annual Meeting
Sturbridge, Massachusetts
For more informattion visit website http://neapms.tripod.com/
June 23-26 American Seed Trade Association 119th Annual Convention
Boston, Massachusetts
For more information visit our website http://www.amseed.com/conv2002/
 
  Michigan     State Fair
April - 8-11 NA 2002, Material Handling & Logistics Conference
Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI
For more information contact The Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA). (704) 676-1190.

  Minnesota     State Fair
Mar. 19-21 31st Annual Midwest Poultry Federation Convention
St. Paul, MN
For more information contact websitehttp://www.pacificegg.org/events.htm

  Mississippi     State Fair
Jan 24-25 5th Annual Conservation Tillage Cotton and Rice Conference
Tunica, Mississippi
For more information visit website http://www.swcs.org/t_what_calendar.htm
Mar. 17-22 Principles and Procedures for Rearing Quality Insects Workshop
Mississippi State, Mississippi

  Missouri     State Fair
2002 The Missouri Department of Agriculture's calendar of events
For more information please visit website http://www.mda.state.mo.us/edit/2001.htm
Feb. 13-20 Society for Range Management Annual Meeting
Kansas City, MO
For more information visit websitehttp://www.oznet.ksu.edu/srm2002/
Feb, 20-23 Agricultural Equipment Technolology Conference
Kansas City, Missouri
For more information visit website http://www.asae.org/meetings/aetc02/index.html
Feb. 23-25 Western Farm Show
Kansas City, Missouri
For more information visit websithttp://www.westernfarmshow.com/e
Mar. 2-5 American Association of Swine Veterinarians 33rd Annual Meeting
Kansas City, Missouri
http://aasv.org/
May 2-3 U.S. Poultry & Egg Association National Breeders Roundtable
St. Louis, Mo
For more information visit website http://www.poultryegg.org

  Montana     State Fair
June 20-23 2001 ASAS Western Section Meeting
Montana State University, Bozeman
For more information visit websitehttp://www.asas.org/western01/index.html
June 9-11 Twelfth Annual Montana Ethanol Conference
Whitefish, Montana . For more information call EPAC (Ethanol Producers And Consumers) at 406-785-3722 or visit website www.ethanolmt.org
August 2-5 The Practice of Biological Control: Importation and Management of Natural Enemies in the New Millennium
Bozeman, Montana
For more information visit website http://opal.msu.montana.edu/conf_services/biocontrol/index.htm

  Nebraska     State Fair
July 30-Aug 1 Central States Seed Conference
Omaha, NE
For more information visit website www.ksseed.org
or, Contact is Chris Wilson, 785/456-9705.
 
  Nevada     State Fair
Feb. 3-7 National Association of Conservation Districts 56th Annual Meeting
Sparks, NV
For more information visit the website http://www.nacdnet.org/2002/index.htm
April 26 Atmospheric Water Management Workshop
Reno, Nevada, USA
For more information visit websitehttp://www.weathermodification.org/workshop.htm
Apr. 29-May Tailing Dams 2002
Las Vegas, NV
For more information visit website http://www.damsafety.org/conferences.cfm?content=info&confid=9
May 6-9 Pacific Egg and Poultry Association Annual Convention
Harrah’s, Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
For more information visit website http://www.pacificegg.org/events.htm
June 17-19 Bureau of Reclamation Centennial History Symposium
Las Vegas, Nevada
For more information visit website http://www.usbr.gov/history/call.htm
 

  New Hampshire     State Fair
Mar. 1-2 Northeastern Forest Pest Council 2000 Annual Meeting
Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
For more information visit website at http://www.agnic.org/mtg/2000/nfpc2000.html

  New Jersey     State Fair
March 10 Grape Expectations: A viticultural symposium
Jamesburg, NJ
For more informtion contact Joseph Fiola (609) 758-7311
April 8-10 the Interface of Experimental and Computational Modeling
Piscataway, New Jersey
For more information visit website http://dimacs.rutgers.edu/Workshops/Complexity/
April 19-20 DIMACS Workshop on DNA Sequence and Toplogy
Piscataway, New Jersey
For more information visit website http://dimacs.rutgers.edu/Workshops/TopologyIII/
Sept. 30-Oct. 4 2001 Eastern Analytical Symposium
New Atlantic City Convention Center
Atlantic City, N.J
For more informtion call 610-485-4633; fax 610-485-9467; E-mail: easinfo@aol.com.

  New Mexico     State Fair
Jan. 26-29 41st Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference
Albuquerque, New Mexico
http://abqcvb.org/
Feb. 22-23 Xeriscape Conference for 2002. Conservation for a Sustainable Future
Albuquerque, New Mexico
For more information visit website http://www.waterwiser.org/frameset.cfm?b=3

  New York      State Fair
Mar. 12-28 Acquiring and Analyzing Genomic Sequence
Cold Spring Harbor, New York, USA
For more information visit website http://meetings.cshl.org/2002c-agsa.htm
Mar. 18-19 11th Annual Meeting of the New York Biotechnology Association
New York, New York
For more information visit website http://www.nyba.org/annual/
April 3-16 Protein Purification and Characterization
Spring Harbor, New York, USA
For more information visit website http://meetings.cshl.org/2002c-ppc.htm
April 6-16 Cell and Developmental Biology of Xenopus
Cold Spring Harbor
For more information visit website http://meetings.cshl.org/2002c-xeno.htm
June 2-7 Society of Wetland Scientists 23rd Annual Meeting
Lake Placid, New York
For more information visit website http://www.sws.org/lakeplacid/

  North Carolina     State Fair
May 4-8 American Oat Workers Conference
Wilmington North Carolina
For more information visit website http://wheat.pw.usda.gov/ggpages/calendar/oat_conf_2002.html
May11-15  North American Membrane Society 2002
Long Beach, California, USA
For more information visit website http://www.che.utoledo.edu/nams/2002/

  North Dakota      State Fair
Sept. 21-25 17th American Barley Researchers' Workshop
Fargo, North Dakota
For more information visit website http://wheat.pw.usda.gov/ggpages/calendarframe.html

  Ohio     State Fair
May 6-8 International Symposium on Composting and Compost Utilization
Columbus, Ohio
For more information visit website http://www2.oardc.ohio-state.edu/michel/composting2002.htm
July 18-20 Ripe from Downtown Symposium. Presented by the Cleveland Botanical Garden
Cleveland, Ohio
For more information visit website http://www.cbgarden.org/learn_sympos.html

  Oklahoma     State Fair
Oct. 2 Mid-America Wholesale Food Show
Enid, OK
For more information visit websitehttp://www.mid-america-online.com

  Oregon     State Fair
Jan. 21-24 NW Food Processors Association.
Portland, Oreg.
Contact Joe Shelman or Liz Richards at 503-248-9103
Jan. 20-23 Annual Northwest Food Manufacturing & Packaging Exposition.
Portland, Ore.
For more information visit contact 503-639-7676, fax 503-639-7007, or e-mail nwfpa@nwfpa.org, or visit www.nwfpa.org .
Feb. 4-8 Forest Products Management Development
Corvallis, Oregon
For more information visit website http://outreach.cof.orst.edu/fpmgt/
Feb. 13 Northwest Poultry Council Workshop
Tualitin, OR
For more information visit websitehttp://www.pacificegg.org/events.htm
Mar. 5-7 BioCycle West Coast Conference 2001
Portland, Oregon
For more information visist website http://www.biocycle.net/Conferences/WC2001/WC2001Main.html
Mar. 10 Trees and Streams Summit: Urban and Community Forestry for Salmon Recovery Portland, Oregon.
For more information visit website http://www.westernforestry.org/TreesAndStreams.htm
Mar. 21-22 Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act Issues in the Pacific Northwest
Pendleton, Oregon
For more information visit website http://osu.orst.edu/dept/range/PNWIssues.htm
July22-25 3rd International Value-Enhanced Grains Conference & Trade Show
Portland, Oregon
For more information visit the website at: http://www.grains.org
July 14-18 38th Annual Meeting of the Animal Behavior Society
Coruallis at Oregon State University
For more information visit website http://www.animalbehavior.org/ABS/Program/OSU_01/index.html

  Pennsylvania     State Fair
April 2-5 Fermentation Methods and Scale-up Strategies
State College, Pennsylvania
For more information visit website http://www.bmb.psu.edu/deptpage/BiotechTraining/training_calendar.htm
April 22-26 Animal Cell Culture Methods and Scale-up Strategies
State College, Pennsylvania
For more information visit website http://www.bmb.psu.edu/deptpage/BiotechTraining/training_calendar.htm
May 14-17 Separation and Purification Strategies for Biotechnology Products
State College, Pennsylvania
For more information visit website
http://www.bmb.psu.edu/deptpage/BiotechTraining/training_calendar.htm
 June 3-7 Animal Cell Culture Methods and Scale-up Strategies
State College, Pennsylvania
For more information visit website http://www.bmb.psu.edu/deptpage/BiotechTraining/training_calendar.htm
June 18 -21 Fermentation Methods and Scale-up Strategies
State College, Pennsylvania
For more information visit website http://www.bmb.psu.edu/deptpage/BiotechTraining/training_calendar.htm
Aug. 9-13 Animal Cell Culture Methods and Scale-up Strategies
State College, Pennsylvania
For more information visit website http://www.bmb.psu.edu/deptpage/BiotechTraining/training_calendar.htm
Oct. 8-11 Fermentation Methods and Scale-up Strategies
State College, Pennsylvania
For more information visit website http://www.bmb.psu.edu/deptpage/BiotechTraining/training_calendar.htm
Oct. 22-25 Separation and Purification Strategies for Biotechnology Products
State College, Pennsylvania
For more information visit websitehttp://www.bmb.psu.edu/deptpage/BiotechTraining/training_calendar.htm

  Rhode Island     State Fair
Dec. 1-6 Practical Applications in the Geospatial Information Sciences
Providence, Rhode. Island
For more information visit website http://www.asprs.org/providence/

  South Carolina     State Fair
 
Feb. 7 The Third Annual Governor's Summit on Agriculture and Natural Resources
Adams Mark Hotel in Columbia, SC.
For more information, call Janice Conner 803-737-0800.
March, 6-8 61st Annual Forest Landowners Conference
Charleston, South Carolina
For more information visit websitehttp://www.forestland.org/
April 8-11 Fourth International Congress on Vegetarian Nutrition
Loma Linda CA. Contact Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda CA 92350; ICVN@sph.llu.edu www.vegetariannutrition.org
Sept 26-29 North American Meat Processors Association - NAMP’s 60th Annual Convention
Charleston Place Hotel, Charleston, SC
For more information visit website http://www.namp.com/meetings/index.html

  South Dakota     State Fair
No listing

  Tennessee     State Fair
Feb. 21-23 Commodity Classic
Nashville, TN
For more information visit website http://www.commodityclassic.com/
Mar. 6-7 U.S. Poultry & Egg Association Environmental Management Seminar
Nashville, Tenn., Doubletree Hotel
For more information visit website http://www.poultryegg.org
Mar. 19-20 U.S. Poultry & Egg Association Feed Mill Management Seminar
Nashville, Tenn
For more information visit website http://www.poultryegg.org
Mar. 6-7 6-7 Environmental Management Seminar
Doubletree Hotel, Nashville, TN,
For more information contact Poultry & Egg Association (770) 493-9401or visit website www.poultryegg.org
April 17-19 Agri-Marketing Conference & Trade Show
Nashville, TN
For more information visit website http://www.nama.org/programs/programs-index.html
July 13-17 139th AVMA Annual Convention
Nashville, TN Opryland Hotel and Convention Center 800/248-2862 ext. 700 for more information visit website www.avma.org
Oct. 4-5 Middle Tennessee Nursery Association Trade Show
McMinnville, Tennessee
For more infomration visit website http://www.mtna.com/
Oct. 10-11 U.S. Poultry & Egg Association Poultry Protein and Fat Seminar
Memphis, Tenn
For more infomration visit website http://www.poultryegg.org

  Texas     State Fair
Jan. 17-19 Produce Management Association Leadership Symposium
Dallas, Texas, USA
For more infomration visit website http://www.pma.com/events/future.cfm
Jan. 17-19 PMA's Invitaional Leadership Symposium
Dallas, Texas
For more information visit website http:\\www.pma.com or e-mail solutionsctr@mail.pma.com
Feb. 3-5 U.S. Grains Council 42nd Membership Meeting
Dallas, Texas
For more information visit website http://www.grains.org/news/membership_meeting/
Feb. 13-17 Food and Culture.
Albuquerque NM.
For more information contact Amy Becker-Chambless, Texas Tech University, Lubbock TX, abeckerc@ttacs.ttu.edu
Mar. 11-13 Watershed Management to Meet Emerging TMDL Environmental Regulations Conference
Fort Worth, TX
For more information visit website http://www.asae.org/meetings/tmdl/index.html
Feb. 20-23 Association of Professional Landscape Designers Winter Conference. Balancing Art and the Environment,
Austin, Texas
For more information visit website
Feb.20-23 North American Deer Farmers Association Annual Conference and World Deer Farming Congress III
Austin, Texas, USA
For more infomration visit website http://www.nadefa.org/news_events2.html
Feb.23-24 Tranquilization and Remote Anesthesia of Deer and Elk
Austin, Texas
For more infomration visit website http://www.safecapture.com/sch_ms.html
Mar.20-22 Food Irradiation 2002: The Global Summit for Food Safety
Sheraton Park Central Hotel, Dallas, TX
For more information contact Intertech Corp. (207) 781-9604 or visit website. www.inter-techusa.com
Aug. 1-3 Floral Leadership Exchange
Dallas, Texas
Apr. 3-7 North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference
Dallas, TX
For more information visit website http://www.wildlifemgt.org/wmi/pages/toc2002.html?175,125
Sept. 15-20 Texturized Vegetable Protein Short Cours
College Station, Texas
For more infomration visit websitehttp://www.tamu.edu/extrusion/main.html

  Utah     State Fair
Jan. 23-25 Utah Green Industry Conference and Trade Show
Sandy, Utah
For more information please visit website http://www.utahgreen.org/

  Vermont     State Fair
Jan. 23-25 Vermont Farm Show Barre Auditorium
Barre VT.
For more information visit websitehttp://ctr.uvm.edu/farmshow/
Feb. 26 Large Farm Dairy Conference
Sheraton Conference Center, South Burlington, VT.
For more information contact Colleen Helenek, UVM Extension, at (802) 334-7325.

  Virginia     State Fair
Feb. 25-Mar. 1 11th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species Feb. 25-Mar.1
Alexandria, VA
For more information visit website http://www.aquatic-invasive-species-conference.org/
March 13 Homeland Defense Training Conference Series --- Disaster Planning/Disaster Recovery
Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Virginia
For more information please contact Kristen Brooks at 703-807-2747
May 19-22 2002 Conference on Water Resources Planning and Management: Symposium on Managing Extremes--Floods and Droughts
Roanoke, VA
For more information visit website http://www.ewrinstitute.org/wrpmcall.html
May 24 Computational Protein Structure Analysis and Structural Genomics
Manassas, Virginia
For more information visit website http://www.scs-pw.gmu.edu/educate/proteinstructure/

  Washington     State Fair
Jan. 15-17 Spokane Ag Expo and PNW Farm Forum
Spokane, Washington, USA
For more information visit website http://www.agshow.org/
May-Oct  Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance -Farmer Market
Please visit website for locations www.seattlefarmersmarkets.org

  West Virginia     State Fair

  Wisconsin     State Fair
Mar. 5-6 Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin Annual Conference
Madison, Wisconsin
For more information visit website http://www.pdpw.org/abc.html

  Wyoming     State Fair

  Washington, DC
Jan. 14-15 Introduction to Food Law and Regulation
Washington, D.C.
For more information contact 800-956-6293 or 202-371-1420, fax 202-371-0649, or e-mail comments@fdli.org, or visit www.fdli.org .
Jan 28-29 National Council of Agricultural Employers' 38th Annual Meeting to be held at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
For more information visit website http://www.agemployers.org/ or e-mail bowersncae@aol.com
Feb. 10-13 Healthy Kids-Healthy Communities: Integrating Health and Education.
Washington DC.
For more information visit website www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/conference/current/index.htm
Feb. 21-22 Agricultural Outlook Forum 2002
Washington, D. C.
For more information visit website http://www.usda.gov/oce/waob/agforum.htm
Feb. 25-Mar.1 National Invasive Weeds Awareness Week 2002
Washington, D.C.
For more information visit website http://www.nawma.org/niwaw.htm
Feb. 27-Mar. 1 5th National Mitigation Banking Conference
Washington, D. C.
http://www.terrene.org/
Mar.20-22 Food Irradiation 2002: The Global Summit for Food Safety, Sheraton
Park Central Hotel, Dallas, TX, Intertech Corp. (207) 781-9604. www.inter-techusa.com
Mar.13-15 Food Safety Summit and Expo
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC.
For more information contact National Food Processors Association and Food Safety Magazine. (800) 746-9646 or visit website www.foodsafetysummit.com
May 6-8 Animal Residuals 2002 Conference
Washington, D.C.
For more information visit website http://www.awma.org/events/
Mar. 25-27 Fourth Annual Earth Technologies Forum
Washington, D.C.
For more information visit website http://earthforum.com/
Mar. 30 7th International Wildlife Conference
Washington, DC.
For more information visit websitehttp://eelink.net/~asilwildlife/programs2.shtml