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Minnesota calendar of events

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

MINNESOTA

Blue Earth County

May 22 -- Extension Service's personal financial education training workshop with "Dollar Works 2'' program, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Snell Motors, Mankato

Carver County

June 22 -- Master Gardeners Help Desk for gardeners with questions, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Extension office, Cologne

Chippewa County

May 17-18 -- 16th annual River and History Weekend, Upper Sioux Agency State Park, Granite Falls

Cottonwood County

May 8 -- Minnesota Farmers Union "Coffee Talk'' with MFU President Doug Peterson, 3:30 p.m., Happy Chef, Windom

Fillmore County

May 11 -- Mother's Day Brunch, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, near Lanesboro

May 16-18 -- National Wild Turkey Federation's 10th Women in the Outdoors event, Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, near Lanesboro

May 17 -- Wellness Brunch, 9 a.m.-noon, Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, near Lanesboro

Freeborn County

May 15 -- Horse and Horseless Horse Orientation, 6:30 p.m., Outdoor Arena on the fairgrounds, Albert Lea

Hennepin County

May 14 -- 4th annual Minnesota Land Development Conference, Earle Brown Heritage Center, Brooklyn Park

June 12 -- Extension Service's personal financial education training workshop with "Dollar Works 2'' program, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Minneapolis Community and Technical College, Minneapolis

Houston County

June 12 -- "4-H Fun Factor'' Day Camp, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Camp Winnebago

Jackson County

May 19 -- 4-H Advisory Board meeting, 6:30 p.m., Multi-Purpose Building, Lakefield

May 19 -- 4-H Federation meeting, 7:30 p.m., Multi-Purpose Building, Lakefield

Kandiyohi County

May 13 -- "Youth Work Matters'' Workshop, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Health and Human Services Building, Willmar

June 20-22 -- Dog Supersession Class, Kandiyohi County fairgrounds, Willmar

Lyon County

May 9 -- Minnesota Farmers Union "Coffee Talk'' with MFU President Doug Peterson, 10 a.m., Perkins Restaurant, Marshall

May 14 -- Extension Service's personal financial education training workshop with "Dollar Works 2'' program, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Lyon County Government Center, Marshall

McLeod County

June 21 -- County Fair Livestock Judges Training Workshop for sheep, beef, rabbit and goats, McLeod County fairgrounds, Hutchinson

Morrison County

June 19-22 -- Morrison County Fair, fairgrounds, Motley

Nicollet County

May 8 -- Minnesota Farmers Union "Coffee Talk'' with MFU President Doug Peterson, 10 a.m., Waldo's Cafe, St. Peter

Olmsted County

May 20 -- Extension Service's personal financial education training workshop with "Dollar Works 2'' program, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Heintz Center on the campus of Rochester Community and Technical College, Rochester

Rock County

May 8 -- Minnesota Farmers Union "Coffee Talk'' with MFU President Doug Peterson, 7:30 p.m., Pizza Ranch, Luverne

Scott County

May 17 -- Master Gardeners Help Desk for gardeners with questions, 8 a.m.-noon, Prior Lake Farmers Market downtown, Prior Lake

May 24 -- Master Gardeners Help Desk for gardeners with questions, 8 a.m.-noon, Prior Lake Farmers Market downtown, Prior Lake

Stearns County

May 15 -- Mid-American Quality Tested Hay Auction, hay in the lot by 10:30 a.m. on the day of the sale, Mid-American Auction Company's auction site, one-half mile south on U.S. Highway 71 to Modern Farm Equipment, than one-tenth of a mile east on 408th St., Sauk Centre

May 15 -- 4-H "Spring Spectacular'' Federation meeting, 7:30 p.m., Holy Family Church, Albany

May 17 -- Stearns County Master Gardener Plant Sale, 8 a..m.-11 a.m., Riverside Park Shelter, St. Cloud

Swift County

May 9 -- Minnesota Farmers Union "Coffee Talk'' with MFU President Doug Peterson, 1:30 p.m., Sandy's Cafe, Benson

Wabasha County

May 8 -- Extension Service's Parents Forever Class, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., Wabasha-Kellogg High School

Washington County

May 10-11 -- Shepherd's Harvest Sheep and Wool Festival, Washington County fairgrounds, Lake Elmo

Watonwan County

May 8 -- Minnesota Farmers Union "Coffee Talk'' with MFU President Doug Peterson, 1 p.m., Home Town Cafe, St. James

Other Minnesota

May 20 -- Extension Service's personal financial education training workshop with "Dollar Works 2'' program, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Beltrami Electric Cooperative, Bemidji

May 21 -- Extension Service's personal financial education training workshop with "Dollar Works 2'' program, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., East Central Energy, Braham

June 4 -- Extension Service's personal financial education training workshop with "Dollar Works 2'' program, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Family Services Building, Moorhead

June 17 -- Extension Service's personal financial education training workshop with "Dollar Works 2'' program, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Pennington County Courthouse, Thief River Falls

June 25-28 -- Norman County Fair, fairgrounds, Ada

June 26-29 -- Lake of the Woods County Fair, fairgrounds, Baudette

OTHER U.S.

May 13 -- University of Illinois Sustainable Agriculture Tour focusing on raising llamas, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Eagle Dancer Ridge Lamas, East Peoria, Ill.

May 17 -- Illinois State Jersey Sale, Marcoot Jersey Farm, Greenville, Ill.

May 18 -- 2008 Sustainable Agriculture Tour, Eagle Dance Ridge Llamas, East Peoria, Ill.

June 2-4 -- Corn Utilization and Technology Conference, Kansas City Marriot Downtown, Kansas City, Mo.

June 20 -- 2008 Sustainable Agriculture Tour, Learn Great Foods, Mount Carroll, Ill.

June 25-28 -- Annual Meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey, Inc., Crowne Plaza Hotel and Resort, Asheville, N.C.

June 28 -- 51st National Heifer Sale, Haywood County Fairgrounds, Waynesville, N.C.

June 28 -- 45th annual World Livestock Auctioneer Championship, Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Market, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Canada

June 6-8 -- Canadian Shorthorn Annual General Meeting and Convention, Holiday Inn, Guelph, Ontario

June 14 -- Drayton Valley Livestock Show, Omniplex, Drayton Valley, Alberta

June 15-17 -- Saskatchewan Stock Grower Association's annual General meeting and Conference, Radisson Hotel, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

June 24 -- Western Beef Development Centre's Annual Field Day, Termuende Research Farm, Lanigan, Saskatchewan

Send your meeting information to: Agri Calendar, Agri News, P.O. Box 6118, Rochester, Minn., 55903-6118.


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