2008 Calendar Updates

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August 2008

August 4 – 6 - 54th Annual Texas A&M University Beef Cattle Short Course; College Station, Texas; register online at http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/BCSC or call 979-845-6931.

August 6 – 17 - Brisbane Royal Show; Brisbane, Australia; for more information, contact the Australian Brahman Breeders association at abba@brahman.com.au

August 15 - September 1 - California State Fair; Western National Brahman Show; Sacramento, California; For more information, visit www.bigfun.org or call 916-263-3149.

August 19 - 28 - Mid South Fair; Memphis, Tennessee; Open and Junior Brahman Shows; for more information visit www.tennesseestatefair.org

August 20 – 23 - National Meat Association Summer Conference, Peaks Resort, Telluride, Colorado; for more information call (510) 763-1533 or e-mail staff@nmaonline.org or visit www.nmaonline.org

August 29 – 31 - Louisiana Jambalaya Classic; Lamar - Dixon exposition Center, Gonzales, Louisiana; for more information contact Don and Karen Banks at 225-647-7532.

September 2008

September 1 – 3 - Pretoria Show - Brahman judging; Pretoria, South Africa;
for more information visit www.pretoriashow.com

September 7 – 10 - 2008 World Meat Congress: A joint congress of the 17th World Meat Congress and the 54th International Congress of Meat Science and Technology; Cape Town, South Africa; for more information e-mail 2008meatworldcongress@samic.co.za.

September 8 – 11 -Heritage Cattle’s 1st Annual Harvest Of Excellence Sale;
Visit the Web site for more information: www.heritagecattle.com

September 5 – 14 - Tennessee State Fair; Nashville, Tennessee; For more information visit the Web site at www.tennesseestatefair.com

September 9 – 12 - Bovine Elite Palpation/AI Clinic; College Station, Texas; visit the Web site www.bovine-elite.com or call 979-693-0388 for more information.

September 11 – 21 - Oklahoma State Fair; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; for more information call 405-948-6700 or visit www.okstatefair.com

September 13 - BIM Sale; Bastrop, Texas; for more information contact Joe Brockett at jebrockett@sbcglobal.net or 254-859-5507 or visit the BIM Web site at www.bimgroup.com

September 17 – 20 - Washington County Fair; Brenham, Texas; for more information, visit their Web site at www.washingtoncofair.com or call 979-836-4112.

September 19 – 28 - Mid South Fair; Memphis, Tennessee; Brahman Show on Sept. 22; for more information call 901-274-8800 or go to their Web site at www.midsouthfair.org

September 19 – 28 - Expocruz; Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia; for more information contact the ABBA at 713-349-0854.

September 22 – 24 - East Texas State Fair Open Brahman Show; Tyler, Texas; For more information, call 903-597-2501 or visit www.efairstate.com

September 26 – October 19 - National Brahman Show & State Fair of Texas; Dallas, Texas; for more information about the National Show contact the ABBA at 713-349-0854 or for more information about the State Fair visit www.bigtex.com

September 27 - LBA Field Day; Lottie, Louisiana; The field day will be hosted by Triton Farms and will run from 10 AM to 2 PM; for more information visit www.tritonfarms.com

October 2008

October 2 – 12 - 19th Annual Gerogia National Fair; Georgia National fairgrounds and Agricenter; Perry, Georgia; for more information, visit www.gnfa.com

October 6 – 8 - Rockhampton Brahman Week; Queensland, Australia; Gracemere Sale Yards; for more information contact the ABBA at 713-349-0854.

October 9 – 11 - Heart of Texas Brahman Shows; Waco, Texas; open show on Oct. 9 and junior show on Oct. 11; for more information visit www.hotfair.com

October 10 – 11 -Gold City Brahman Sale; Queensland, Australia; Charters Towers; for more information contact the Australian Brahman Breeders Association at abba@brahman.com.au or visit www.brahman.com.au

October 10 – 19 - Arkansas State Fair; for more information visit www.asfg.com

October 10 - The South Texas State Fair Open & Junior Brahman Shows at Ford Park on I-10 in Beaumont, Texas. There will be two junior shows and a split ABBA Approved Open Show.  Go to www.ymbl.org for more info on check-in dates and times or call Carolyn Abney - 409-284-9881.

October 10 – November 2 - Arizona State Fair; Phoenix, Arizona; for more information visit www.azstatefair.com

October 13 – 16 - National Brahman Show; Dallas, Texas; for more information about the National Show contact the ABBA at 713-349-0854.

October 14 – 17 - Bovine Elite Palpation/AI Clinic; College Station, TX; visit the Web site www.bovine-elite.com or call 979-693-0388 for more information.

October 17 - JS Genetics Production Sale IV - Pre Sale; New Roads, Louisiana; for more information contact JS Genetics at 225-718-0208 or 225-625-4393.

October 18 - JS Genetics Production Sale IV; New Roads, Louisiana; for more information contact JS Genetics at 225-718-0208 or 225-625-4393.

October 18 - South Texas State Fair; Beaumont, Texas; three Brahman Shows (Open split show and two open junior heifer shows); for more information, visit www.ymbl.com or call 409-656-9504.

October 23– November 9 - Louisiana State fair; Shreveport, Louisiana; for more information visit www.statefairoflouisiana.com

2008 Calendar