(Continued from Page AIO) Farming office closed, Thursday, January 2 Annual Vegetable Growers’ Meeting, Bareville Fireball, Bareville, 12:30 p.m.-3 p.m., (717)656-9592. “Vegetable, Flower, and Herb Transplants: What Buyers Need and Consumers De mand,” Kutztown Produce Auction meeting room, 7 p.m., (610) 682-6094. Dairy Marketing Meeting, Berks County Ag Center, 11 a.m.-l p.m. Friday, January 3 Arborist Short Course, Luzerne County Recreation Depart ment, Forty Fort, also Jan. 10, 17, 24,(570) 825-1701. Franklin County Dairy Day, Kauffman's Community Cen ter, Chambersburg, 9:30 a.m.- 2:15 p.m., (717) 263-9226. Saturday, January 4 Vineyard Establishment and Winemaking Seminar, I mden Vineyards, Linden, Va., 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m., (540) 364-1997. Sunday, January 5 Monday, January 6 Ice Cream Short Course, Nittany Lion Inn, University Park, thru Jan. 16, (814) 863-2959. Tuesday, January 7 Tilling the Soil of Opportunity, Cayuga County Cooperative Extension, Auburn, N.Y., thru Jan. 8, (315)787-2622. Dairy Workshop: Feeders School, Mason-Dixon Farms, Gettys- burg, (888) 472-0261. National Potato Council annua! meeting, Loews Ventana Can yon Resort, Tucson, Ariz., thru Jan. 11. Juice and Wine Analysis Short course, Food Science and Technology Building. Virginia lech, Blacksbuig, Va. Fastern Pa. Turi Conference and I rade Show, Valiev Forge Convention C enter. King of Prussia, thiu Jan. 9. (610) 967-4643. Wednesday, January 8 National No-Till Conference, In dianapolis, Ind., (800) 645-8455. “ Filling the Soil of Opportunity,” for farmers and business own ers, first of 12 weeks, every Wednesday at Berks County Ag Center, (610) 378-1327. Gettysburg class Jan. 8 at Adams County Ag Center, Wednesday mornings, (717) 270-4391. Lancaster class meets Monday evening Dec. 2-March 17 at the Farm and Home Center. Lancaster Farming Saturday, December 21,2002-A3l Winegrape Growing Class. Montgomery County Cooper ative Extension, Collegev ille, 6:30 p.m.-8:45 p.m., (610) 489-4315. Living On A Few Acres Seminar. Jan. 8-March 12, Wednesdays, Montgomery County 4-H Cen ter, Collegeville, 6 p.m.-8:45 p.m., (610) 489-4315. Thursday, January 9 Business Sense 11, Training tor Daily DFOs, first session of three. Also Jan. 25 and Feb. 7, Farm and Home Center, Lan caster. (888) 373-7232. “Keep Farming First,” farm summit foi Chester Count>, Sykes Hall, West Chester Uni versity, thru Jan. 10, (610) 696-3180. Friday, January 10 Ecological Cut Flower Growing and Marketing Workshop, Ballston Spa, New York, thru Jan. 12, (518)427-6537. Cornell Regional Sheep and Goat Market Summit at Virginia) North Carolina Shepherd's Symposium, Harrisonburg, Va„ (301) 432-2767, ext. 343. Long Island Agricultural Forum, Suffolk Community College, Riverhead, N.Y., Viticultural Session Jan. 11, 8:30 a.m., (631)727-7850. Potato Marketing Forum, Lowe’s Ventana Canyon, Tucson, Ariz., 2 p.m.-5 p.m. South Central Regional Green house meeting, Memorial Park Hall, Martmsburg, 8:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m., (814) 940-5989. Saturday, January 11 Pennsylvania Farm Show, Farm Show Complex. Harrisburg, thru Jan. 18. New York Low Input Sustainable Farming Conference, Jordan Hall, Geneva Experiment Sta tion. Dauphin County Holstein Asso cation annual meeting. Geo's Family Restaurant, Harris burg, 11 a.m. Sunday, January 12 Pennsylvania Angus Association Annual Membership Banquet. Holiday Inn Grantville, 5:30 p.m., (717)469-0661. Who built the new Farm Show? What did the Farm Show look like years ago? What happened along the way? Find out about the glories of the past and the new Farm Show to come when we look over 86 years of Farm Show and its new construction in our Farm Show "Showcase" Section in the )an. 4 issue. > -- v *v* Lancaster Farming Check out our Website! www.lancasterfarmina.com Smile...we’ve got you covered! One-stop shopping for your Farm Insurance Program • Horse Farms • Boarding • Care Custody & Control • Riding Instructions • Carriage & Buggy Rides 20 minutes from I ancastcr rbilip Fleetwood, PA jD Toll Free Insurance Services, Inc 888«647«2276 pbaker!s@juno com www philbakennsurance com Growing vntbwv' fe 1 • Shows & Clinics • Dairy Farms Residence • Bams • Farm Machinery • Hay & Grain • Crop Insurance