April 2008

April 4 – 12 - Cow Palace Grand National; San Francisco, California; visit the Web site www.grandnationalrodeo.com for more information

April 12 - AJBA Field Day; Montalba, Texas; the Partin & Partin Heart Bar Ranch;
If you plan to attend please contact the ABBA Office to RSVP.

April 4 – 13 - XLV Exposición National De Ganado Cebú; Altamira, Tamaulipas; México; for more information visit the web site www.cebumexico.com.

April 8 – 11 - Bovine Elite Palpation/AI Clinic; College Station, TX; visit the web site
www.bovine-elite.com or call 979-693-0388 for more information.

April 15 - AJBA Australian Exchange Application Deadline; for more information contact the ABBA at 713-349-0854.

April 19 - 21st Annual ABBA National F-1 Sale; Port City Stockyards; Sealy, Texas; for more information contact the ABBA at 713-349-0854.

April 19 - 21st Annual ABBA National F-1 Sale; Port City Stockyards; Sealy, Texas; for more information contact the ABBA at 713-349-0854.

April 17–27 - Central Florida Fair; Orlando, FL; for more information call 318-225-9157 or visit the web site www.centralfloridafair.com.

April 26 - Showcase in the Pines Sale; Landon Hays Memorial Arena; Arcadia, Louisiana; for more information call 318-225-9157.

April 30 – May 2 - Florida Beef Cattle Short Course; University of Florida, Gainsville, FL; for more information visit the web site www.animal.ufl.edu.com.

May 2008

May 1 - AJBA All American Ownership and AJBA/ABBA Scholarship deadlines; for more information contact the ABBA at 713-349-0854.

May 2 – 4 - Okie Extravaganza; Ponotoc Agriplex; Ada, OK; for more information visit www.oklahomabrahmanbreeders.org or call Paul Fanning at 405-850-1911.

May 10 - 27th Annual Royal "B" Sale; Rusk County Convention Center; Henderson, TX; for more information contact Don Brightwell at 903-863-2196.

May 13 – 16 - Bovine Elite Palpation/AI Clinic; College Station, TX; visit the web site
www.bovine-elite.com or call 979-693-0388 for more information

May 15 – 18 - Miami Dade International Agriculture & Cattle Show; Ronald Reagan Equestrian Centerat Tropical Park; Miami, Florida; visit the web site www.MiamiCattleShow.com or call 305-218-1238 for more information.

May 16 – 17 - Kalliion Farms Spring 2008 Opportunities Production Sale; College Station, Texas; Cattle will be available for viewing all day Friday, May 16, and that evening Dr. Hunsley will be giving a presentation titled, "Practical Application of Gene Markers and Feed Efficiency Data for Today's Cattleman", which will be followed by an evening meal. Sale starts Saturday May 17, 2008 at 1 p.m; For more information, contact Milton Charanza, at 979-450-8588 or mcharanza@airplexus.com

May 18 – 24 - World Brahman Congress XIV, Fort Worth, Texas;
Sunday, May 18
     Noon – 6 p.m. - Registration at the Worthington Hotel

Monday, May 19
     7 – 8 a.m.- Final Registration
     8 – 12 a.m.-General Session & Technical Programs
     8 a.m. – 5 p.m. - Exhibits Open
     10 – 10:20 a.m. - Break
     12 – 1 p.m. - Lunch
     1 – 5 p.m. - General Session & Technical Programs
     3 – 3:20 p.m. - Break
     7 – 9:30 p.m. - Opening Ceremony & Cocktail Party

Tuesday, May 20
     7 a.m. - Cattle Available for Viewing,
     8 – 12 a.m. - General Session & Technical Programs
     8 a.m. – 5 p.m. - Exhibits Open
     10 – 10:20 a.m. - Break
     Noon – 1 p.m. - Lunch
     1 – 5 p.m. - General Session & Technical Programs
     3 – 3:20 p.m. - Break
     7 – 12 p.m. - Night at Billy Bob’s

Wednesday, May 21
     7 a.m. - Cattle Available for Viewing, Brushy Creek Custom Sires Herd Bull Alley Open.
     8 a.m. - Heifer Show and Group Show
     8 a.m. – 5 p.m. - Exhibits Open
     6 p.m. – Elite Sale Cattle Preview Cocktail Party at Brushy Creek Custom Sires Herd Bull Alley

Thursday, May 22
     7 a.m. – Cattle Available for Viewing, Brushy Creek Custom Sires Herd Bull Alley Open.
     8 a.m. – 5 p.m. - Exhibits Open
     8 a.m. - Bull Show
     6 p.m. - How The Cattle Won The West
     7 p.m. - J.D. Hudgins 100th Anniversary Celebration and Dance

Friday, May 23
     10 a.m. - Pre-sale Brunch at the Worthington
     10 a.m. - Preview Sale Cattle
     12:30 p.m. - Elite Sale
     7 p.m. – 4 a.m. - Closing Ceremony & Big Finale at the hotel

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