2023

November

1 – DEADLINE for sending in Matching NAILE Open Show Premium Funds to CDC Office, P.O. Box 506, N. Scituate, RI 02857, $15.00 per head in the Open Shows ONLY.

6 – DEADLINE for receiving Regional Point Record Forms for 2023 Dorset Ewe Futurity Program in the CDC Office, P.O. Box 506, N. Scituate, RI 02857, continentaldorset@gmail.com

10 – Junior Showmanship Contests for Breeding Sheep 9:00 AM, Oldest to Youngest, Market Lamb Showmanship one hour after Commercial Ewe show, and Leadline Competition 5:00 PM, N.A.I.L.E. Show Complex, Louisville, KY. Entry info and live show streaming: www.livestockexpo.org

11 – Junior Dorset Market Lamb Show & National Junior Polled, Horned & Dorset Advantage Breeding Sheep Show, N.A.I.L.E. Show Complex, Louisville, KY. Entry info and live showstreaming: www.livestockexpo.org

11 – National Junior Dorset Breeders Association Annual Meeting & Pizza Party, 7:30 PM, Room C105, N.A.I.L.E. Show Complex, Louisville, KY. Contact CDC Office (401)647-4676.

15 –  125th Anniversary National Polled Dorset Open Show and National Horned
Dorset Open Show, N.A.I.L.E., Louisville, KY. Entry info and live show streaming: www.livestockexpo.org

December

14 – CDC Board Tele-Conference Meeting, 7:30 PM EST

2024

January

1 – ADVERTISING & INFORMATION DEADLINE for 2024 Winter Issue of “The Dorset Connection”. Contact CDC Office (401)647-4676 or Editor Katherine Kuykendall at (336)302-6162, katherinekuykendall@gmail.com

1 – DEADLINE for notification to CDC Director Nominating Committees for the New England & Great Lakes Regional Director Elections. Contact: CDC Office (401)647-4676

March

15-16 – Ohio Dorset Sale featuring the 2024 National Polled & Horned Dorset Breeding Sheep Sale, Darke County Fairgrounds, Greenville, OH. Contact: Select Livestock Services, www.selectls.net

15 – 2024 Annual CDC Membership Meeting & Hall of Fame Induction following the National Sale Show, Darke County Fairgrounds, Greenville, OH. Contact CDC Office (401)647-4676.

May

9-11 – Ohio Showcase Sale, Darke County Fairgrounds, Greenville, OH. Contact Select Livestock Services, www.selectls.net

June

12-15 – Midwest Stud Ram Sale, Sedalia, MO featuring the 2024 National Wether Sire & Dam and Dorset Advantage Sales. Contact: Heartland Group: www.midwestsale.com