Upcoming meetings for Agri marketers.MARCH MARCH 1-4: Food Distributors International Business Conference, Orlando, Fla. Contact lisam@fdi.org or visit www.fdi.org/meet/meet.html. MARCH 2-5: NMA NMA Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit NMA National Medical Association NMA National Mining Association NMA NetWare Management Agent (Novell) NMA New Model Army NMA National Motorists Association NMA North Mississippi Allstars MEATXPO & Convention, Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . Contact staff@nmaonline.org or visit www.nmaonline.org. MARCH 4-5: Eau Claire Eau Claire (ō klâr), city (1990 pop. 56,856), seat of Eau Claire co., W central Wis., on the Chippewa at the mouth of the Eau Claire River, in a hilly lake region; inc. 1872. Farm Show, Eau Claire, Wis. Contact Steve Henry at 715/723-5061. MARCH 6-8: National Pork Industry Forum, Dallas. Contact 202/347-3600 or visit www.nppc.org. MARCH 6-8: American Feed Industry Association AGRO, Jalisco, Mexico. Contact 703/524-0810 or visit www.afia.org. MARCH 8-11: American Association of Swine Veterinarians Veterinarians and veterinary surgeons (vets) are medical professionals who operate exclusively on animals. Well-known and notable veterinarians include:
MARCH 10-12: American Farmland Trust American Farmland Trust (AFT) is an organization founded to preserve farmland in the United States and to promote sustainable farming practices. Farmers and ranchers founded AFT in 1980, partly in response to the 1979 report of the National Agricultural Lands Study, titled Conference, Pacific Grove, Calif. Contact Doris Mittasch at 413/586-9330 or visit www.farmland.org/conference/. MARCH 12-13: New England Farmers' Direct Marketing Conference & Trade Show, Boxborough, Mass. Contact Charlie Touchette at 413/529-9100 or info@massfarmstands.com. MARCH 12-13: Ontario Pork Forum and General Meeting, Toronto. Contact 519/767-4600 or visit www.ontariopork.on.ca. MARCH 25-28: National Grain and Feed Association Convention, Tucson, Ariz. Contact 202/289-0873 or e-mail ngfa@gngfa.org. MARCH 26-28: IFA/FAO Agriculture Conference, Rome, Italy. Contact conference@fertilizer.org or visit www.fertilizer.org. MARCH 27-29: Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences Annual Conference and Career Fair, Atlanta. Contact 503/244-4320 or visit www.manrrs.org. APRIL April: see month. APRIL 9-12: National Cattlemen's Beef Association National Cattlemen's Beef Association or NCBA, an advocacy group for beef producers in the United States, reports that it works "to increase profit opportunities for cattle and beef producers by enhancing the business climate and building consumer demand. Spring Conference, Washington, D.C. Contact 303/694-0305 or visit www.beef.org. APRIL 13-16: International Conference on Agriculture Science and Technology, Houston. Contact 979/862-1219 or visit http://tti.tamu.edu/conferences/icast/. APRIL 15-17: Agri-Marketing Conference and Trade Show, San Diego. Contact 913/491-6500 or visit www. nama.org. |
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