Upcoming Events

2010

Fall Retreat
September 2-4, 2010
Yuma
Ag Tours, Community Service Activity, CDM, Planting Kickoff BBQ.
Bonnie Jones
480-635-3615
http://www.azfb.org/programs/youngfarmers/index.cfm?fuseaction=collegiate
bonniejones@azfb.org

Yuma County Annual Meeting
September 2, 2010
Country Junction USA in Wellton

4:30pm  Business

6:00pm  Dinner

Greenlee County Annual Meeting
September 8, 2010
751 Lover's Lane Duncan, AZ

RSVP 928-359-2116 or 928-359-2533

7:00pm

Coconino County
September 3-6, 2010
County Fairgrounds, Flagstaff
928-679-8000
http://www.coconino.az.gov/parks.aspx?id=480
cnemeth@coconino.az.gov

Bashas Outdoor Festival
September 4, 2010
650 Finnie Flat Rd, Camp Verde, Az 86322
Greg Elmer
602-252-5385
tdong@bashas.com

Pinal County Annual Meeting
September 12, 2010
The Property in Casa Grande
6:00pm
Liz Foster
480-635-3611

SW Renewable Energy Conference
September 15-16, 2010
Santa Fe Convention Center
Amanda Ormond
480-227-8312
http://swrec.org/
swrec2007@yahoo.com

Apache County Fair
September 16-19, 2010
County Fairgrounds, St. Johns, AZ
928-753-2636
http://www.countyfairgrounds.net/arizona/arizona.php

Mohave County Fair
September 16-19, 2010
County Fairgrounds Kingman, AZ
928-753-2636
mcfafairgrounds.org

Gila County Fair
September 16-19, 2010
County Fairgrounds Globe, AZ
928-425-5924
gilafair.net

Navajo County Fair
September 16-20, 2010
County Fairgrounds Holbrook, AZ
928-524-4757
http://www.countyfairgrounds.net/arizona/arizona.php

Greenlee County
September 16-20, 2010
County Fairgrounds Duncan, AZ
928-359-2032
http://www.countyfairgrounds.net/arizona/arizona.php

Bashas Outdoor Festival
September 18, 2010
99 S. Higley Rd, Gilbert, AZ 85296
Paul Short
480-926-5220
tdong@bashas.com

Santa Cruz County Fair
September 18-20, 2010
Sonoita Fairgrounds
520-455-5553
sonoitafairgrounds.com

Yavapai County Annual Meeting 2010
September 18, 2010
Alcantara Vineyards in Cottonwood
Gary Mortimer
928-445-5545
yavapaioffice@azfb.org

Cochise County Fair
September 23-26, 2010
County Fairgrounds, Douglas, AZ
520-364-3819

Graham County Annual Meeting
September 23, 2010
Discovery Park in Safford
6:00pm
Liz Foster
480-635-3611
lizfoster@azfb.org

Yavapai Cattle Assoc Annual Calf Sale & BBQ
September 25, 2010
Peeples Valley, Arizona
  Yavapai Cattle Growers’ Association’s HOLD’S ITS 78TH Annual Calf Sale & Pit BBQ---The Yavapai Cattle Grower’s Association will hold their Annual Calf Sale & BBQ for the 78th year in Peeples Valley. The event began in 1933 as a way to raise money for the national organization—today known as The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association—which was, at the time, in danger of financial collapse. We are thrilled and honored to have NCBA President Steve Foglesong in attendance to celebrate our 78th year.

 Activities begin with the Maughan Ranches Quarterhorse sale at 8:00 a.m. A 4-H and FFA Livestock Judging Workshop will begin with sign-ups at 8:00 a.m. Western art, crafts, and jewelry as well as industry information booths will open at 10:00 a.m. Arizona Game & Fish in cooperation with Adobe Mountain Wildlife Rehab Center is providing a sports shooting trailer and an Arizona Wildlife Display. In addition there will be gold panning, mutton busting (for kids 60 pounds and under, weigh-in begins at 10:00 a.m.), a horseshoeing demonstration, KVRD radio live remote with ?Mark in the Morning, a quilt drawing and of course the best BBQ BEEF in the state!

 Admission is free; the BBQ is $10 and $5 for children 12 and under. For more information contact Gretchen Groseta via email at ggroseta@gmail.com or call her at (928) 634-2366. Their web site is www.ycgacalfsale.com.

Bashas' Outdoor Festivals
September 25, 2010
5311 Superstition Mtn Dr. Gold Canyon , AZ 85219
Bobby Kraus
480-474-9401
tdong@bashas.com

Cochise County Annual Meeting
September 27, 2010
Elk's Lodge in Wilcox
247 E. Stewart Street
Liz Foster
480-635-3611
lizfoster@azfb.org

Yavapai County Fair
September 30-October 3, 2010
County Fairgrounds, Prescott Valley, AZ
928-775-8000
http://www.countyfairgrounds.net/arizona/arizona.php

MAC Corn Festival
October-December 2010
UofA Maricopa Ag Center
5205682273
vjimenez@ag.arizona.edu

Bashas Outdoor Festival
October 2, 2010
20745 N. Scottsdale Rd
Alex Lopez
480-419-8839
tdong@bashas.com

Arizona State Fair
October 5-7, 2010
State Fair Ground
602-252-6771
http://www.azstatefair.com

Graham County Fair
October 7-10, 2010
County Fairground - Safford, AZ
928-428-7180
http://www.countyfairgrounds.net/arizona/arizona.php

National FFA Convention
October 20-23, 2010
Indianapolis, IN
Tyler Grandil
602-542-5564
http://www.ffa.org/
tyler.grandil@azed.gov

H2-Open Golf Tourn. Agri-Business Council of AZ
October 29, 2010
Francisco Grande, Casa Grande,AZ
Heidi Burham
480-558-5301
http://www.agribusinessarizona.org/index.html
info@agribusinessarizona.org

YF&R Harvest for all Food Drive Competition
November, 2010
All Counties
Collect food at County Annual Meetings; Collect cash in jars at AZFB Annual Meeting.  County with most lbs of food and wins $300.00 for their food bank.
Bonnie Jones
480-635-3615
http://www.azfb.org/programs/youngfarmers/index.cfm
bonniejones@azfb.org

AZFB Young Farmer & Rancher Annual Convention
November 10, 2010
Carefree Resort, Carefree,AZ
Bonnie Jones
480-635-3615
http://www.azfb.org/programs/youngfarmers/
bonniejones@azfb.org

AG in the Classroom 2nd Annual Drive for Ag Ed
November 10, 2010
Raven Golf Course - Phoenix, AZ
Katie Aikins
480-635-3607
katieaikins@azfb.org

Arizona Farm Bureau Annual Convention
November 11-12, 2010
Carefree Resort, Carefree,AZ
Peggy Jo Goodfellow
480-635-3609
http://www.azfb.org
peggyjogoodfellow@azfb.org

Western Growers Association 85th Annual Meeting
November 14-17, 2010
The Grand Wailea Maui, Hawaii
Robert Shuler
602-509-8699
http://www.wga.com/default.php?id=107
rshuler@shulerllc.com

Arizona National Livestock Show
December 27-31, 2010
State Fairgrounds
YF&R Booth; daily raffle for Grainery show supplies and gift certificates
Bonnie Jones
480-635-3615
http://www.azfb.org/programs/womens/index.cfm
bonniejones@azfb.org

2011

United Dairymen of Arizona Annual Meeting
January, 2011
TBA
Frances Lechner
40-966-7211
flechner@uda.coop

MAC Ag Ventures
January-March 2011
TBA
520-568-2273
vjimenez@ag.arizona.edu

AZ National Horse Show
January 6-9, 2011
West World - Scottsdale, AZ
Grant Boice
602-258-8568
http://www.anls.org/Horse/index.html
gboice@anls.org

AFBF Annual Convention
January 9-12, 2011
Atlanta, GA
Carol Hilko
480-635-3604
carolhilko@azfb.org

AZFB Board Meeting and Legislative Reception
January 19, 2011
State Capitol
Philip Bashaw
480-635-3614
philipbashaw@azfb.org

AZ Crop Improvement Association Annual Meeting
January 25, 2011
Omni Tucson National Resort
Carrell Loveless
520-318-7271
carrel@ag.arizona.edu

Grand Canyon Electric Co-op Annual Meeting
January 31-February 2, 2011
Hilton Phoenix
Nicole Migliaccio
520-286-6925
nrunyen@gcseca.coop

Wuertz Farm Gourd Festival
February 2011
Pinal County Fairgrounds

Friday & Saturday: 9am-5pm

Sunday:10am-3pm

RV Parking ~ Rain or Shine ~ Most Activities Indoors!

Southeastern AZ Ag Day and Trade Show
February 2011
Willcox Community Center
Rob Call
520-384-3594
recall@ag.arizona.edu

Southwest Nutrition Management Conference
February 2011
TBA
Laura Rittenbach
520-626-9382
ljr22@ag.arizona.edu

Am. Society of Farm Managers & Rural Appraisers Ag
February 2011
TBA
Bill Moody
928-782-3141
http://portal.asfmra.org/Scripts/4Disapi.dll/4DCGI/cms/review.html?Action=CMS_Document&DocID=59&MenuKey=123
moodyappraisers@adelphia.net

AZ Cattlemen's Winter Meeting & Legislative Dinner
February 2011
TBA
Sandy Eastlake
480-585-4717
bseastlake@aol.com

Arizona Nursery Association Annual Fundraiser
February 2011
TBA
Ana
480-966-1610
www.azna.org
slanctot@azna.org

AFBF National Leadership Conference
February 3-5, 2011
Orlando, FL
Carol Hilko
480-635-3604
carolhilko@azfb.org

YF&R National Leadership Conference
February 5-7, 2011
Orlando, FL
Bonnie Jones
480-635-3615
bonniejones@azfb.org

Food Check Out Week
Feburary 20-26, 2011
Statewide
Peggy Jo Goodfellow
480-635-3609
peggyjogoodfellow@azfb.org

Cowgirl Up!
March 2011
Desert Caballeros Western Museum Wickenburg, AZ
928-684-2272
http://www.westernmuseum.org/

Yuma County Fair
March, 2011
County Fairgrounds, Yuma, AZ
928-726-4420
http://www.yumafair.com

Western Dairy Conference
March 2011
TBA
Every other year
Dr. Smith
785-532-1203
jfsmith@ksu.edu

Yuma Fresh Vegetable Assoc. Annual Golf Tourn
March 2011
TBA
Jolynn Pangeri
928-783-9355

High Plains Dairy Conference
March 2011
TBA

Every other year

National Festival of the West
March 2011
West World - Scottsdale, AZ
602-996-4387

Southwest Marketing Network Conference
March 2011
TBA
Le Adams
505-473-1004
ladams@cybermesa.com

AZ Farm Bureau YF&R Day a the Capitol
March 2011
State Capitol
Bonnie Jones
480-635-3615
bonniejones@azfb.org

AZ FFA Spring Conference
March 4, 2011
U of A Tucson, AZ
Tyler Grandil
602-542-5564
tyler.grandil!azed.gov

AZ Dairy Day Golf Tournament
AZ Grand Golf Course Resort, Phoenix, AZ
Julie Stefanic
520-626-9382
http://www.arizonagrandresort.com/arizona-golf-courses.php
jstefanic@ag.arizona.edu

YF&R Spring Planning Event & YBS Risk Management
April 2011
Phoenix
Bonnie Jones
480-635-3615
bonniejones@azfb.org

AZ/UT Range Livestock Workshop and Tour
April , 2011
Kanab, Hurricane, UT & AZ
Rob Grumbles
928-753-3788
http://extension.usu.edu/htm/calendar/eventID=4595&
grumbles@ag.arizona.edu

Slow Food Phx School Garden Open House Tour
April , 2011
Starship Academy, Hidden Hills Elementary School, Desert Garden Montessori
Edible Phoenix
602-361-7363
http://www.slowfoodusa.org/index.php/events/detail/slow_food_phoenix_school_garden_tour/
info@slowfoodphoenix.org

Maricopa County Fair
April , 2011
State Fairgrounds
602-252-0717
http://www.maricopacountyfair.org

Pima County Fair
April , 2011
County Fairgrounds, Tucson, Az
520-762-9100
http://www.pimacountyattractions.com/Attractions/Fair.html

National Women's Leadership Conference
April 15-19, 2011
Balitmore, Maryland
Peggy Jo Goodfellow
480-635-3609
http://www.azfb.org/programs/womens/index.cfm
peggyjogoodfellow@azfb.org

AZ Cotton Ginners Assoc. Annual Meeting
TBD
http://www.azcottonginners.org/
acga1@aol.com

Verde Valley Fair
County Fairgrounds, Cottonwood, AZ
928-634-3290
http://www.verdevalleyfair.com

Seed Trade Association of AZ Annual Convention
May, 2011
Tubac Plaza (Exit 34 of I-19)
Carrel Loveless
520-318-7271
carrel@ag.arizona.edu

5K for JA
May, 2011
Tempe Town Lake
Katie Aikins
480-635-3608
katieaikins@azfb.org

AZ Agribusiness Annual Council Meeting
May, 2011
Phoenix Zoo
480-558-5301
info@agribusinessarizona.org

YF&R Summer Planning Retreat
May, 2011
Flagstaff, AZ
Bonnie Jones
480-635-3615
bonniejones@azfb.org

Women in Ag Conference
June, 2011
The Buttes Resort in Tempe, Arizona
Peggy Jo Goodfellow
480.635.3607
www.azfb.org
peggyjogoodfellow@azfb.org

Water Resources Research Center Annual Conference
June, 2011
U of A Tucson, AZ
Cas Sprout
520-792-9591
http://www.arizona.edu/azwater
csprout@ag.arizona.edu

AZ FFA Annual Leadership Conference
June, 2011
U ofA Tucson, AZ
Tyler Grandil
602-542-5564
http://www.azfb.org/programs/youngfarmers/index.cfm
tyler.grandil!azed.gov

JOLT AZ 4-H Teen Leadership Conference
June, 2011
Camp Shadow Pines Heber, AZ
S. Saad
520-626-4086
http://ag.arizona.edu/4-h/events.html
AZ4H@ag.arizona.edu

Summer Agricultural Institute
June, 2011
Various locations in Arizona
Brandon Moak
602-827-8200
http://ag.arizona.edu/agliteracy/summer.htm

State FFA Leadership Camp
June, 2011
Camp Shadow Pines Heber, AZ
S. Saad
520-626-4086
http://www.azffa.org/Camp.php
AZ4H@ag.arizona.edu

AZ Cattle Growers Association Annual Convention
07/22/2011
Lowes Ventanna Canyon Resort, Tucson
Sandy Eastlake
480-585-4717
http://www.azcattlemensassoc.org/
bseastlake@aol.com

Southwest Horticulture Annual Day of Education
August 2011
The Renaissance Glendale Hotel & Spa- Glendale, AZ
Next to the Cardinal Stadium
Ana
480-966-1610
http://azna.org/shade/
slanctot@azna.org

Maricopa 2010 County Annual Meeting
August, 2011
Jeannette Fish
602-437-1330

Bashas Outdoor Festival
August 28, 2011
142 E. Hwy, 260, Payson, AZ 85541
Bob MyKleby
602-258-0358
tdong@bashas.com

2012

Arizona Ag Day
TBA
February 2012
Peggy Jo Goodfellow
480-635-3609
peggyjogoodfellow@azfb.org