2020 Calendar

January
January 10 - BQAT Training, Cherry Creek, NY 10-2 RSVP with Shannon Carpenter 716-783-4650
Cherry Creek BQAT Training Flyer 2019
January 15 - Hotel Registration Deadline for NYBPA Annual Conference
January 24 - Items for Welcome Packets Due
January 27 - Region 10 Annual Meeting, 5 PM 1269 Jordanville Rd., Richfield Springs. Speaker from NYCAHM on Farm Safety Grants Contact Amanda Larrabee- alarrabee6810@gmail.com
January 30 - Feb.1 - WNY Farm Show, Hamburg, NY
January 31 - NYBPA & January NYJBPA Dues Due
Contact: Ted Card - 716-664-0356 or Skip Lear - 585-730-9383 to help with Beef Sundaes

February
February 1 - Newsletter Ads & Articles Due
February 5-7 - NCBA Convention, San Antonio, Texas
February 7-9 - NYBPA Annual Conference, Embassy Suites Syracuse-Destiny USA, Syracuse, NY
February 7 - NYBPA Annual Membership Meeting, 6:00 PM, Syracuse, NY
February 8 - NYJBPA Annual Meeting, 10:00 AM, Syracuse, NY
February 8 - NYJBPA Semen Sale 12:30, Syracuse, NY
February 8 - Annual Awards Banquet & Dinner, 6:00 PM, Syracuse, NY
February 9 - NYBPA Council Meeting, Embassy Suites 9:00 AM
February 19 - Region 12 Annual Meeting - Greenwich, NY.
February 21 - BQA Transportation - Bath, NY
February 29 - BQAT Training NYS Farm Show
February 29 - Basics of Making Great Hay
February 27-29 - NY Farm Show, Syracuse, NY
Contact: John Kriese 315-856-0234 or Kathi Wagner 518-469-3777 to help with Beef Sundaes

March
March 11 - Region 13 Annual Meeting - Pine Bush, NY
March 13 - Region 5 Annual Meeting Canastota, NY
March 14 - Region 2 Annual Meeting, Little Valley, NY
March 15 - Herd Builder Consignments due
March 16 - Region 1 Annual Dinner - Alden, NY (cancelled)
March 17 - Marketing Feeders and Bull Selection, Andover 6-9 PM (View Details)
March 22 - Region 6 Annual Meeting - 11 AM at the Masonic Lodge in Cortland, NY (cancelled)
March 23 - Region 3 Annual Meeting, Club 86, Geneva (cancelled)
March 28 - Region 4 Annual Meeting, Belmont, NY (postponed)
March 28 - Open House & Luncheon - NNY Market

April
April 1 - Newsletter Ads & Articles Due
April 4 - NYBPA Council Meeting Postponed
April 4 - Empire Livestock, Pavilion, NY Consignment/Feeder Sale
April 14 - Zoom Meeting
April 16 - Webinar Agolin in Beef Cattle - A Natural Alternative
April 24-26 - Spring Junior Beef Show, Batavia, NY Postponed
April 29 - Webinar - Stress Management
April 30 - 6-7 pm Merck Animal Health Beef Cattle Health Webinar
Meeting number (access code): 744 649 748 - Join Meeting

May is Beef Month
May 2 - Herd Builder Sale, FLLE, Canandaigua, NY Cancelled
May 4 - Webinar Creating Consumer Friendly Bulk Meat Sales
May 5 - Spring SWNY Beef Industry Virtual Summit (Need to register - see flyer)
May 7 - Zoom Meeting - Spring Turn Out Grazing Meeting
May 13 - Webinar Creating Consumer Friendly Bulk Meat Sales
May 14 - Pink Eye Webinar.This Thursday May 14 we will be hosting two producer webinars for beef and dairy customers on Pinkeye Prevention Strategies as we go into the summer months. They will be held at 12:30 PM and 6:00 PM, and I will follow this email with the invitations for both. Please share with any producers who may be interested, and let me know if you have any questions.
May 28 - Multimin Producer Webinar Series - Cash Flowing Thru Covid-19 and Beyond - View Details

When it's time, join your Webex meeting here.
Meeting number (access code): 746 429 366
Join here.

June
June 1 - Newsletter Ads & Articles Due
June 4 - Multimin Producer Webinar Series - Cash Flowing Thru Covid-19 and Beyond - View Details
June 10 - Multimin Producer Webinar Series - Cash Flowing Thru Covid-19 and Beyond - View Details
June 18 - Multimin Producer Webinar Series - Cash Flowing Thru Covid-19 and Beyond - View Details
June 25 - Multimin Producer Webinar Series - Cash Flowing Thru Covid-19 and Beyond - View Details

July
July 29-31 - Empire Farm Days, Seneca Falls, NY (cancelled)

August
August 1 - Newsletter Ads & Articles due
August 21- New York State Fair- (cancelled)

September
September 1 - Beef Day & Supreme Beef Female Show, NY State Fair, Syracuse, NY (cancelled)
September 3, 10, 17 - Fall Pasture Management Series - Pre Registration required. View Information
September 12 - Northeast Elite Hereford Sale, Ghent, NY Cancelled
September 12 - Empire Livestock- Bath location Yearling Board Sale
September 16 - 7:30 PM-8:30 PM - Examining The Effectiveness of your Vaccination Protocol Presented by: Rob Lynch, DVM & Dave Wilson, DVM
Registration is free register at nybeef.org/bqa-webinars
September 23rd 7:30 PM-8:30 PM - Pre-Weaning Calf Care Presented by: Michael Baker, PAS, PhD
Registration is free register at nybeef.org/bqa-webinars

October is BQA Month
October 1 - Newsletter Ads & Articles Due
October 3 - Feeder Calf Sale Pavilion Livestock Barn, Route 19, Pavilion, NY
October 10 - BQA Region 2 area - more details to follow
October 14th 7:30 PM–8:30 PM - Direct Marketing Beef: Pre & Post Harvest Considerations Presented by: Lynn Bliven, Katherine Staiger & Jean O’Toole.
Registration is free register at nybeef.org/bqa-webinars
October 15 BQA Part 1 Northern NY Area (PDF)
October 16-18 - Fall Festival, Cobleskill, NY Cancelled
October 24 - NYBPA Feeder Calf Sale, FLLE, Canandaigua, NY
October 24 - Vermont Wagyu Sale (PDF)

November
November 1 - NYBPA Scholarship Applications Due

December
December 1 - Newsletter ads & Articles Due
December 1 - Jr. Incentive Points Due
December 5 - NYBPA Feeder Calf Sale, Canandaigua, NY
December 31 - Photo Contest Entries Due