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2008 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
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| | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Exhibitor Move In | |
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| | Tuesday, Feburary 5th, 2008 | |
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| | 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Exhibitor Move In
9:00 a.m. Colusa Farm Show Opens
Toyota - Ride and Drive - Riding Arena - All Day
10:00 a.m. Katharina Ullman, Xerces Society
for Invertebrate Conservation
"Enhancing Habitat for Native Pollinators."
11:00 a.m. Go Organic Seminar
Going Organic – A presentation by California
Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) pioneering
Going Organic project. The session is for farmers
interested in transitioning to organic and will cover
the benefits of sustainable agriculture whilst
addressing the systemic, economic, and technical
barriers to organic conversion. Information and
materials on how to prepare an Organic System
Plan (OSP) - the first step in the move towards
organic certification – will also be provided. For
more information
go to: http://www.ccof.org/goingorganic.php
Sponsored by California Certified Organic Farmers
12:00 p.m. Colusa Rotary Lunch - Sheep Barn
Speaker - Legacy by Design - Kevin Spafford
Certified Financial Planner
1:00 p.m. California Highway Patrol - Williams Area
Commercial Industry Education
Topics Include: New Hours of Service Regulations
for drivers of commercial vehicles; New Loading
Regulations - Loading Reg Exemption for certain
Ag packagings; New Biennial Inspection of
Terminal (BIT) Program requirements; Agricultural
Haz Mat transportation - HAM Certificate; Materials
of Trade Implements of husbandry; Farm Labor
Vehicles; Drug and Alcohol Testing; DMV Pull
Notice Program for commercial vehicle operators;
Cell Phone law; New law on smoking in a vehicle
w/children as passengers; Carrier
ID NUmber/Motor Carrier Permit requirement.
5:00 p.m. Colusa Farm Show Closes | |
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| | Wednesday, February 6, 2008 | |
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| | 7:00 a.m. Ag Leadership Foundation Breakfast
Saint Bernadette's Hall
9:00 a.m. Colusa Farm Show Opens
Toyota Ride and Drive - Riding Arena - All Day
1:00 p.m. Colusa County FFA Public Speaking Contest
Stagehands Theater
Sponsored by Colusa County Residents
for Responsible Development
5:00 p.m. Colusa Farm Show Closes | |
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| | Thursday, February 7, 2008 | |
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