Upcoming meetings for Agri Marketers.

OCTOBER

OCT. 11-15: Produce Marketing Association International Convention, New Orleans. Contact 302/738-7100 or visit www.pma.com.

OCT. 13-19: American Dairy Goat Association Convention, Hagerstown, Md. Contact 828/286-3801 or e-mail [e-mail].

OCT. 14-18: Strategic Agri Marketing, West Lafayette, Ind. Contact 765/494-4247 or visit www.agecon.purdue.edu/cab.

OCT. 15-16: European Biotech Crossroads, Lille, France. E-mail [e-mail].

OCT. 20-23: Food Industry Productivity Convention & Expo, Atlanta. Contact [e-mail] or visit www.fdi.org.

OCT. 21-27: International Irrigation Show and Conference, New Orleans. Contact 703/536-7080 or visit www.irrigation.org.

OCT. 28-30: Fertilizer Industry Round Table Annual Meeting, Charleston, S.C. Contact 410/276-4466 or visit www.firt.org.

OCT. 29-31: Alfalfa Intensive Training Seminar, Pasco, Wash. Contact Debbie Davids at 816/584-8169 or visit www.alfalfa.org.

OCT. 30-NOV. 2: National FFA Convention, Louisville, Ky. Contact 703/971-7772 or visit www.ffa.org.

OCT. 31-NOV. 2: AFIA Equipment Manufacturers Conference, San Antonio. Contact 703/524-0810 or visit www.afia.org.

NOVEMBER

NOV. 2-4: Association of Equipment Manufacturers Annual Conference, Rancho Mirage, Calif. Contact Heide Kraus at 414/298-4143 or [e-mail].

NOV. 2-5: Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association Fall Convention, Toronto. Contact 314/878-1742 or e-mail [e-mail].

NOV. 7-8: Corn Belt Seed Conference, Indianapolis. Contact 888/926-9671 or visit www.indianaseed.com.

NOV. 10-13: American Banker's Association Conference, Indianapolis. Contact 800-BANKERS or e-mail [e-mail].

NOV. 10-14: NDB/NMPF/UDIA Joint Annual Meeting (sponsored by National Milk Producers Federation), Anaheim, Calif. Contact 703/243-6111 or visit www.nmpf.org.

NOV. 11-14: Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy Annual Meetings, Indianapolis. Contact 608/273-8090.

NOV. 12: National Farm-City Week Luncheon, St. Louis. Contact Gene Hemphill at 717/355-1121.

NOV. 13-17: National Association of Farm Broadcasters Convention, Kansas City, Mo. Contact 651/224-0458 or e-mail [e-mail].

NOV. 15: Best of CAMA Awards Banquet, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Contact 204/379-2910 or visit [e-mail].

NOV. 16-19: American Angus Association Annual Meeting and Show, Louisville, Ky. Contact Shelia Stannard at 816/383-5152 or [e-mail].

NOV. 17-20: International Farming Systems Association Symposium, Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Contact Peter Hildebrand at 352/392-1965 or [e-mail].

NOV. 20-22: Kansas Agri Business Expo, Wichita, Kan. Visit www.kansasag.org.

DECEMBER

DEC. 4-6: Agricultural Retailers Association Conference & Expo, Memphis, Tenn. Contact 202/457-0825 or e-mail [e-mail].

DEC. 5-6: The Future of Our Farms and Food Summit, Wilmington, Del. Contact Maria van Hekken at 610/530-2584 or [e-mail].

DEC. 5-7: National Potato Council Annual Seed Seminar, Portland, Maine. Contact 202/682-9456 or e-mail [e-mail].

DEC. 5-7: ASFMRA 73rd Annual Conference, Louisville, Ky. Contact 303/758-3513 or visit www.asfmra.org.

DEC. 8-10: USA Rice Outlook Conference, Little Rock, Ark. Contact 703/351-8161.

DEC. 9-12: National Agricultural Aviation Association Convention, Reno, Nev. Contact 202/546-5722 or visit www.agaviation.org.

DEC. 11-13: Soybean Seed/Corn & Sorghum Seed Conferences and Seed Expo, Chicago. Contact 703/837-8140 or visit www.amseed.org.

JANUARY 2003

JAN. 15-18: National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants (NAICC) Annual Meeting, Arlington, Va. Contact Allison Jones at 901/861-0511 or visit www.naicc.org.

JAN. 19: Minnesota Crop Improvement Association Annual Meeting, Minneapolis. Contact 612/625-7766 or visit www.mncia.org.

JAN. 19-22: American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting, Tampa Bay, Fla. Contact Amy Bakker at 847/685-8751 or visit www.fb.org.

JAN. 20-23: National Farmers Organization Convention, Rochester, Minn. Contact 515/292-2000 or e-mail [e-mail].

JAN. 26-31: Wheat Industry Conference and Expo, Albuquerque, N.M. Contact 202/547-7800 or visit www.wheatworld.org.

FEBRUARY

FEB. 3-10: North American Farmers' Direct Marketing Conference and Trade Show, Charlotte, N.C. Contact Jonathan Bates at 413/529-0386 or visit www.nafdma.com.

FEB. 11-14: Canadian Association of Agri-Retailers Convention, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Contact 204/989-9300 or visit www.caar.org.

FEB. 16-18: Sorghum Industry Conference and Research & Utilization Conference, Albuquerque, N.M. Contact 806/749-3478 or visit www.sorghumgrowers.com.

FEB. 25-28: Turfgrass Producers International Conference, Birmingham, England. Contact 847/705-9898 or visit www.TurfGrassSod.org.

FEB. 26-28: American Feed Industry Association's Purchasing/Ingredient Suppliers Conference, Orlando, Fla. Contact 703/524-0810 or e-mail [e-mail].

FEB. 27-MARCH 1: Commodity Classic (sponsored by American Soybean Association and National Corn Growers Association), Charlotte, N.C. Contact 314/275-9915 or visit www.ncga.com.

For an extended calendar of events, visit AgriMarketing.com. Send announcements for trade meetings and marketing-related seminars or conferences to: Agri Marketing, 11701 Borman Dr., #300, St. Louis, MO 63146, FAX: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail].