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Call of the Land Calendar for July 3, 2009
There is one more Understanding Your Options meetings, both of them this week. On the agenda: representatives from AFSC will be discussing lending, Agri-Stability and crop insurance; Alberta Agriculture staff will be discussing pasture management, cattle feeding, salvaging annual crops for feed, tax deferral and forecasting and outlook on prices. The last meeting is today at the Pomeroy Inn at Grimshaw, staring at 1:00 p.m.

UFA’s History in Motion Museum on Wheels is in Entwistle on Saturday. To find out all the times and locations, go to www.ufa.com.

The Peace Value Added Food and Ag Association is hosting its annual general meeting at Alexanders Restaurant in Rycroft on Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. Current members are encouraged to attend. New members are also welcome. Further information is available from Barb at 780-774-2184 or Gail Briggs at 780-765-2408.

The Peace Country Beef and Forage Association, in conjunction with other organizations, is hosting a couple of Pasture Walks. On Tuesday, July 7, the walk is at the farm of Lloyd and Donna Ross. July 8, the walk is at the farm of Rick and Jo-Anne Gardner. The guest speaker is Brian Luce, who will look at such things as pasture planning systems. To register or for more information, contact Jaime at 780-523-4033 or 780-835-0381.

The Grey Wooded Forage Association is hosting a number of pasture walks this summer, the first of which is July 8 at Jim Kornelson’s farm, which is west of Pine Lake. To pre-register, call The Grey Wooded Forage Association at 403-844-2645 or Ken Lewis at Red Deer County at 403-342-8653.

The Southern Applied Research Association is hosting its 2009 Diagnostic Field School July, 7, 8 and 9. Producers sign up for one day of those days only. On the agenda timing of spraying, winter crops, biological controls for sclerotinia and clubroot, and soil sampling. For more information, call Chris Procyk at 403-381-5118. To register, call Jolayne at 403-381-5929.

Calgary is hosting the fourth national stewardship and conservation conference July 8 to 11. Held every three years, this is the national conference where Canada’s stewards meet to discuss emerging issues and develop solutions for the best possible stewardship of Canada’s environment. For more information, go to www.stewardship2009.ca.

The World Angus Forum is at Spruce Meadows July 13 to 16, with events open to the public July 14 to 16. Among the highlights, 1000 of angus on display from across Canada, a junior show, a sale, and meeting international angus breeders. For more information and a complete schedule, go to www.WorldAngusForum.com.

If you would like to get an upcoming event on the calendar, simply e-mail calloftheland@gov.ab.ca. For a complete listing of upcoming events, go to www.agriculture.alberta.ca/events.

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