5 - 7 -- WI Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Conference
Oconomowoc, WI
Olympia Resort
Contact: Teryl Roper, 608-262-97618

7 - 9 -- MN Apple Growers Association Education and Trade Show
LaCrosse, MN
LaCrosse Center
Contact: Ralph Yates, 507-895-2388

8 - 9 -- MN Cultivated Wild Rice Council Annual Meeting
Brainerd, MN
Contact: John Dockter, 651-638-1955

8 - 10 -- MN Green Expo
MN Convention Center Minneapolis, MN
Contact: 651-633-4987

9 - 10 -- 22nd Annual Long Island Agriculture Forum
Topic: Nursery Crop Insurance and Other Specialty Crops
Long Island, NY
Co-Sponsors: NY Dept. of Agriculture and the Raleigh RO
Contact: Jay Gallons, 518-885-6811 or Dave Fellows, 518-457-3136

10 - 12 -- Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association Annual Conference
Contact: Charles Hall, 706-845-8200

14 -- Adjusted Cross Revenue Grower Workshop
Prosser, WA
9:00 a.m.
WSU Research Station, West Classroom
Contact: Dennis Fiess, 509-477-2196

14 -- Adjusted Cross Revenue Grower Workshop
Yakima, WA
2:00 p.m.
Yakima Valley Community College, Kendall Hall Auditorium
Contact: Dennis Fiess, 509-477-2196

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

14 - 15 -- Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Wisconsin Cranberry School
Contact: 715-423-2070

14 - 15 -- Increasing the Predictability and Profitability of Ranching
Salmon, ID
Idaho Cattle Association (ICA) & RMA workshop series

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

15 and 18 -- North Carolina Nursery Conference: Nursery Risk Management Needs in the 21st Century
Benton Convention Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Sponsors: NC Association of Nurseryman, Inc. and the Raleigh RO
Contact: Bev Gelvin, 919-816-9119 or Sandy Yeatts, 919-875-4880

15 -- Adjusted Cross Revenue Grower Workshop
Wenatchee, WA
10:00 a.m.
Wenatchee Valley Community College Wells Hall, Campus Theatre
Contact: Dennis Fiess, 509-477-2196

15 -- Farm Bill Information Meeting
Wallingford, CT
Sponsors: RMA and the Connecticut Department of Agriculture
Contact: Norman Bender, 860-405-9285

16 -- Vegetable and Small Fruit Meeting
Topic: fruit & vegetable crop insurance, marketing risks
Vernon, CT
Sponsors: RMA and the Connecticut Department of Agriculture
Contact: Norman Bender, 860-405-9285

16 -- Adjusted Cross Revenue Grower Workshop
Okanogan, WA
10:00 a.m.
Okanogan County Fair Grounds
Contact: Dennis Fiess, 509-477-2196

16 -- Increasing the Predictability and Profitability of Ranching
Caldwell, ID
Idaho Cattle Association (ICA) & RMA workshop series

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

17 -- Increasing the Predictability and Profitability of Ranching
Mountain Home, ID
Idaho Cattle Association (ICA) & RMA workshop series

17-18 -- Texas Nursery & Landscape Association's 2003 Annual Management Workshop: A Blueprint for Profitability
Hilton Houston Westchase & Towers
9999 Westheimer Road
Houston, TX
Contact: Lisa Volz, 405-879-2700

21 -- Winning the Game Workshop
Country Hedging, Inc.
Kits Corner in Pine Bluff, WI
A half-day educational program utilizing a marketing simulation game
Contact: Keith Banta, 800-961-1133

22-23 -- Nebraska Grain and Feed Association meeting
Manhattan and Kansas City
Contact: Kelly Brunkhorst, 402-476-6174

23 - 25 -- Winter Ag Expo
Chula Resort
Wisconsin Dells, WI
Contact: 608-723-7551

23 - 26 -- 22nd Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group Annual Conference
Adam's Mark Hotel
Mobile, AL
Contact: Ryan Cohen, 404-819-2122

23 -- Professional Development Program (PDP) Organic Training
St. Cloud, MN
Contact: 651-297-8916

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

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

24 -- Crop Enterprise Budgeting
The Dalles, OR
12:30 - 3:30 pm
Contact: Bart Eleveld, Oregon State University, 541-737-1409

24 -- Northarvest Bean Day
Fargo, ND
Contact: Northarvest Bean Growers Association, 218-334-6351

24 -- Crop Insurance Workshop for Agricultural Producers
Cooperative Extension Center, 10:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Torrington, CT
Sponsors: RMA and the Connecticut Department of Agriculture
Contact: Norman Bender, 860-405-9285

24 - 25 -- Practical Farmers of Iowa Annual Conference
Gateway Center
Ames, IA
Contact: Sandra Trca-Black, 515-232-5661, ext.101

24 - 25 -- MN Grazing and Organic Conference
St. Cloud, MN
Contact: Doug or Jan Gunnick, 507-237-5162

24 - 25 -- Bringing Profit Back to the Farm
The 5th Annual Midwest Value Added Agriculture Conference
Eau Claire, WI
Ramada Inn
Contact: Heather Amundson, 715-834-9672

25 -- Virginia Pumpkin Growers Association Annual Meeting
Hillsville, VA
Southwest Virginia Market
Contact: Kevin Semones, 276-728-5540

27 -- 2003 MN Canola Conference
Badger, MN
Contact: 651-638-1955

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

29 -- WI State Outreach Council Meeting
WI State FSA Office
Madison, WI
Contact: 608-276-8732

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

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

31 -- Livestock Enterprise Budgeting
The Dalles, OR
12:30 - 3:30 pm
Contact: Bart Eleveld, Oregon State University, 541-737-1409

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