1 -- Georgia Young Farmers State Convention
Athens, GA
Classic Center
Contact: Jimmy Scott, 229-386-342

3 -- Crop Enterprise Budgeting
Hermiston, OR
1 pm - 4 pm
Contact: Bart Eleveld, 541-737-1409

3 -- Winning the Game Workshop
Country Hedging, Inc.
Laporte, IN
A half-day educational program utilizing a marketing simulation game
Contact: Keith Banta, 800-961-1133

4 -- Crop Enterprise Budgeting
LaGrande, OR
2 pm - 4 pm
Contact: Bart Eleveld, 541-737-1409

4 -- Texas Nursery & Landscape Association's 2003 Seminar
Topic: Pest & Disease Management
Corpus Christi, TX
Contact: Lisa Volz, 405-879-2700

4 -- Winning the Game Workshop
Country Hedging, Inc.
Edgerton, OH
A half-day educational program utilizing a marketing simulation game
Contact: Keith Banta, 800-961-1133

5 -- Livestock Enterprise Budgeting
LaGrande, OR
2 pm - 4 pm
Contact: Bart Eleveld, 541-737-1409

5 -- Southeast Virginia Vegetable Short Course
Suffolk, VA
Tidewater Agricultural Research & Extension Center
Contact: Jimmy Carr or Carol Holland, 757-653-0505

5 -- Winning the Game Workshop
Country Hedging, Inc.
Bucyrus, OH
A half-day educational program utilizing a marketing simulation game
Contact: Keith Banta, 800-961-1133

6 -- Livestock Enterprise Budgeting
Hermiston, OR
1 pm - 4 pm
Contact: Bart Eleveld, 541-737-1409

6 -- Texas Nursery & Landscape Association's 2003 Seminar
Topic: Pest & Disease Management
Houston, TX
Contact: Lisa Volz, 405-879-2700

6 - 8 -- Upper Midwest Regional Fruit & Vegetable Growers Conference
St. Cloud Civic Center
St. Cloud, MN
Contact: Marilyn Johnson, 763-434-0400

8 -- Providing Effective Tools for Organic Producers in IA, MN, and WI
Calmar, IA
Contact: 563-237-5937

10 -- Succession Basics for Ranchers, Farmers and Forest Landowners
The Dalles, OR
Discovery Center, 12:45 pm - 4 pm
Contact: Bart Eleveld, 541-737-1409

10 -- Winning the Game Workshop
Country Hedging, Inc.
Oakley, KS
A half-day educational program utilizing a marketing simulation game
Contact: Keith Banta, 800-961-1133

10-12 -- Idaho Ag Summit
Boise, ID
Contact: Jo Lynne Seufer, 509-353-2147

11 -- Succession Basics for Ranchers, Farmers and Forest Landowners
Pendleton, OR
Blue Mountain Community College, 1 pm - 4 pm
Contact: Bart Eleveld, 541-737-1409

11-12 -- Crop Insurance Update Meeting
Lubbock, TX
Day one: 1 pm - 4 pm; Day two: 8:30 am to 11:30 am

11 -- Texas Nursery & Landscape Association's 2003 Seminar
Topic: Pest & Disease Management
San Antonio, TX
Contact: Lisa Volz, 405-879-2700

11 -- The Smart Money Grower Series:
Working With Your Banker
Tonasket and Brewster, WA
Tonasket: 9 am-11 am; Brewster: 2 pm-4 pm
Contact: Okanogan County Extension Office, 509-422-7245

11 -- Winning the Game Workshop
Country Hedging, Inc.
Columbus, IN and Scott City, KS
A half-day educational program utilizing a marketing simulation game
Contact: Keith Banta, 800-961-1133

11 -- Ag Choice Risk Management Workshop
Clarks Mills Methodist Church and Greensburg Mountain View Inn, PA
Sponsored by RMA, PA Department of Agriculture and Ag Choice
Contact: Scott Owens, 717-796-9372

12 -- Succession Basics for Ranchers, Farmers and Forest Landowners
Redmond, OR
Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 1 pm - 4 pm
Contact: Bart Eleveld, 541-737-1409

12 -- Winning the Game Workshop
Country Hedging, Inc.
Grinnell, KS
A half-day educational program utilizing a marketing simulation game
Contact: Keith Banta, 800-961-1133

12 -- The Smart Money Grower Series:
Working With Your Banker
Chelan and Peshastin, WA
Chelan: 9 am-11 am; Peshastin: 2 pm-4 pm
Contact: Chelan County Extension Office, 509-667-6540

13 -- Crop Enterprise Budgeting
Madras, OR
1 pm - 4 pm
Contact: Bart Eleveld, 541-737-1409

13 -- Texas Nursery & Landscape Association's 2003 Seminar
Topic: Pest & Disease Management
Austin, TX
Contact: Lisa Volz, 405-879-2700

13 -- Winning the Game Workshop
Country Hedging, Inc.
Hooker, OK
A half-day educational program utilizing a marketing simulation game
Contact: Keith Banta, 800-961-1133

13 -- Virginia Risk Management Meeting
Chesapeake, VA
Sponsored by RMA, the VA Farm Bureau and the VA Department of Agriculture
Contact: 757-382-6348

14 -- Lancaster - Crops Day Meeting
Lancaster Co. Farm & H Center, PA
Topic: crop insurance & farm business decisions
Sponsored by RMA, the VA Farm Bureau and the VA Department of Agriculture
Contact: Paul Craig, 717-921-8803

16 - 18 -- WI Grazing Conference
Holiday Inn
Stevens Point, WI
Contact: Paul Nehring, 715-261-6009

17 -- Mercer Ag Day
Topic: crop insurance & farm business decisions
Sponsored by RMA, the VA Farm Bureau and the VA Department of Agriculture
Contact: Ryan Hockensmith, 724-654-2741

17 -- Winning the Game Workshop
Country Hedging, Inc.
Tarikio, MO
A half-day educational program utilizing a marketing simulation game
Contact: Keith Banta, 800-961-1133

18 -- Connecticut & Massachusetts Tobacco Growers Meeting
Suffield, CT
Sponsors: RMA and the Connecticut Department of Agriculture
Contact: Norman Bender, 860-405-9285

18 -- Texas Nursery & Landscape Association's 2003 Seminar
Topic: Pest & Disease Management
Dallas, TX
Contact: Lisa Volz, 405-879-2700

18 -- Women in Ag Marketing Program
Dows Conference Center, Buena Vista College
Storm Lake, IA
9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Registration fee: $25.00
Contact: Joni Campidilli, 515-251-8640

18 -- Winning the Game Workshop
Country Hedging, Inc.
Topeka, KS
A half-day educational program utilizing a marketing simulation game
Contact: Keith Banta, 800-961-1133

18 -- Virginia Risk Management Meeting
Tappahannock, VA
Sponsored by RMA, the VA Farm Bureau and the VA Department of Agriculture
Contact: 804-443-3201

18 -- Lackawanna Northeast Vegetable Growers Meeting, PA
Topic: crop insurance & farm business decisions
Sponsored by RMA, the VA Farm Bureau and the VA Department of Agriculture
Contact: Jay Harper, 814-863-8638

18 -- Tioga Dairy Day
Tioga Fairgrounds, PA
Topic: crop insurance & dairy farm business decisions
Sponsored by RMA, the VA Farm Bureau and the VA Department of Agriculture
Contact: Jay Craig Williams, 570-724-9120

18 -- Franklin Fruit Growers
Waynesboro Savoy Restaurant, PA
Topic: insurance & farm business decisions
Sponsored by RMA, the VA Farm Bureau and the VA Department of Agriculture
Contact: Laurie Roth, 717-334-6271

19 -- Women in Ag Marketing Program
Kearney Holiday Inn
Kearney, NE
9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Registration fee: $25.00
Contact: Deb Rood, 1-800-535-3456

19 -- Winning the Game Workshop
Country Hedging, Inc.
Hiawatha, KS
A half-day educational program utilizing a marketing simulation game
Contact: Keith Banta, 800-961-1133

19 -- Virginia Risk Management Meeting
Heathsville, VA
Sponsored by RMA, the VA Farm Bureau and the VA Department of Agriculture
Contact: 804-462-5780

19 -- Crop Insurance and Business Decisions
Passing Farm, Manheim County Kreiders Restaurant, PA
Sponsored by RMA and PA Department of Agriculture and PA State University
Contact: Marion Bowlan, 717-664-7077

19 -- Crop Insurance and Business Decisions
Columbia County, Lightstreet, Portabella's Restaurant, PA
Sponsored by RMA and PA Department of Agriculture and PA State University
Contact: Dave Hartman, 570-784-6660

19 -- Fruit Growers Meeting
York County Extension Office, PA
Sponsored by RMA and PA Department of Agriculture and PA State University
Contact: Laurie Roth, 717-334-6271

19 -- Indiana County Risk Management Meeting
PA
Sponsored by RMA and PA Department of Agriculture and PA State University
Contact: Michael Walker, 717-705-1688

20 -- Crop Insurance Workshop for Agricultural Advisors
Windsor, CT
Valley Laboratory, CT Ag. Experiment Station, 4:30-9:30 p.m.
Sponsors: RMA and the Connecticut Department of Agriculture
Contact: Norman Bender, 860-405-9285

20 -- Livestock Enterprise Budgeting
Madras, OR
1 pm - 4 pm
Contact: Bart Eleveld, 541-737-1409

20 -- Crop Insurance Workshop for Agricultural Advisors
Brooklyn, CT
Cooperative Extension Center, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Sponsors: RMA and the Connecticut Department of Agriculture
Contact: Norman Bender, 860-405-9285

20 -- Texas Nursery & Landscape Association's 2003 Seminar
Topic: Pest & Disease Management
Tyler, TX
Contact: Lisa Volz, 405-879-2700

20 -- Women in Ag Marketing Program
Sheraton Convention Center
Sioux Falls, SD
9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Registration fee: $25.00
Contact: Andrea Thiele, 605-330-9942

20 -- Dairy Price Risk Management Training
Pella, Wisconsin
Pella Town Hall
10 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Contact: Evan Kinser, 608-355-8805

20-21 -- Crop Insurance Update Meeting
Oklahoma City, OK
Day one: 1 pm - 4 pm; Day two: 8:30 am to 11:30 am

21 -- Crop Insurance Workshop for Agricultural Advisors
Torrington, CT
Cooperative Extension Center, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Sponsors: RMA and the Connecticut Department of Agriculture
Contact: Norman Bender, 860-405-9285

21 -- Lycoming Risk Management Meeting
PA
Sponsored by RMA and PA Department of Agriculture and PA State University
Contact: Michael Walker, 717-705-1688

22-23 -- Georgia Organics 2003 Annual Conference and Trade Show
Nessmith-Lane Continuing Education Center
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA
Contact: Jane Ann Yahnke, 770-205-2782

22 -- Commodity Meeting with RMA Administrator Ross Davidson
Nessmith-Lane Continuing Education Center
Spokane, WA
Contact: Dave Paul, 509-353-2147

24 -- Marketing and Entrepreneurship of New and Alternative Enterprises
The Dalles, OR
Discovery Center
12:45 pm - 4 pm
Contact: Bart Eleveld, 541-737-1409

24 -- Trade, USDA Programs and Services, and 2002 Farm Bill Update Meeting
Pasco, WA
Contact: Jo Lynne Seufer, 509-353-2147

25 -- Marketing and Entrepreneurship of New and Alternative Enterprises
Hermiston, OR
Blue Mountain Community College Annex
1 pm - 4 pm
Contact: Bart Eleveld, 541-737-1409

25 -- Texas Nursery & Landscape Association's 2003 Seminar
Topic: Pest & Disease Management
Ft. Worth, TX
Contact: Lisa Volz, 405-879-2700

25 -- Cotton Economics Annual Meeting
Wakefield, VA
Airfield 4H Center
Contact: Gail Milteer, 757-569-1100

25 -- Winning the Game Workshop
Country Hedging, Inc.
Haxtun, CO
A half-day educational program utilizing a marketing simulation game
Contact: Keith Banta, 800-961-1133

25 -- The Smart Money Grower Series:
Analyzing Your Pack-Out-Report
Tonasket and Brewster, WA
Tonasket: 9 am-11 am; Brewster: 2 pm-4 pm
Contact: Okanogan County Extension Office, 509-422-7245

25 -- Fulton County Crops Day
PA
Sponsored by RMA and PA Department of Agriculture and PA State University
Contact: Bill Ferris, 717-485-41118

25 -- Northeast Fruit Growers Meeting
Avoca, PA
Iron Skillet Restaurant
Sponsored by RMA and PA Department of Agriculture and PA State University
Contact: John Esslinger, 570-963-6842

25 - 27 -- WI Potato and Vegetable Growers Association Education Conference and Trade Show
Holiday Inn
Stevens Point, WI
Contact: 715-623-7683

26 -- Marketing and Entrepreneurship of New and Alternative Enterprises
Redmond, OR
Jefferson County Fairgrounds
1 pm - 4 pm
Contact: Bart Eleveld, 541-737-1409

26 -- 2003 Ornamental Nursery Workshop
Bonners Ferry, ID
Contact: Bob Wilson, 208-263-8511

26 -- Winning the Game Workshop
Country Hedging, Inc.
Ulysses, KS
A half-day educational program utilizing a marketing simulation game
Contact: Keith Banta, 800-961-1133

26 -- The Smart Money Grower Series:
Working With Your Banker
Chelan and Peshastin, WA
Chelan: 9 am-11 am; Peshastin: 2 pm-4 pm
Contact: Chelan County Extension Office, 509-667-6540

26 -- Virginia Risk Management Meeting
Prince Edward County, VA
Sponsored by RMA, the VA Farm Bureau and the VA Department of Agriculture
Contact: 804-290-1117

26 -- Cambria County Winter Crop Meeting
PA
Sponsored by RMA and PA Department of Agriculture and PA State University
Contact: Michael Harteis, 814-472-7986

26 -- Fayette Risk Management Meeting
PA
Sponsored by RMA and PA Department of Agriculture and PA State University
Contact: Don Fretts, 724-438-0111

26 - 27 -- Nebraska Grain and Feed Association meeting
Kearney, NE
Contact: Kelly Brunkhorst, 402-476-6174

27 - March 1 -- Upper Midwest Organic Farming Conference
LaCrosse, WI
Contact: Faye Jones, 715-722-3153

27 -- Texas Nursery & Landscape Association's 2003 Seminar
Topic: Pest & Disease Management
Lubbock, TX
Contact: Lisa Volz, 405-879-2700

27 -- Winning the Game Workshop
Country Hedging, Inc.
Tribune, KS
A half-day educational program utilizing a marketing simulation game
Contact: Keith Banta, 800-961-1133

27 -- How to Manage Yield and Price Risk
Lenz Conference Center, SWTC
Fennimore, WI
10 a.m.-3 p.m.

27 -- Dairy Price Risk Management Training
Pella, Wisconsin
Pella Town Hall
10 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Contact: Evan Kinser, 608-355-8805

27 -- Drought Risks and Mitigation on the Agricultural Landscape
Lincoln, NE
Southeast Community College
Contact: Dr. Don Wilhite, 402-472-4270

28 -- Virginia Risk Management Meeting
Southampton County Fair Grounds, VA
Sponsored by RMA, the VA Farm Bureau and the VA Department of Agriculture
Contact: 804-290-1117