ILLINOIS
Oct. 4: The Universities of Illinois and Wisconsin and Hooved Animal Humane Society are sponsoring two workshops on composting (9 a.m.-noon, $10), and dealing with manure for horse and small livestock owners (1-4 p.m., $25 advance; $35 walk-in) in Woodstock, Ill. For composting, call 800-345-6087 or visit www.manurecentral.illinois.edu and for the other, call Ellen Phillips at 708-352-0109 or Randy Fonner at 217-333-2611. INDIANA
Sept. 23: Purdue extension will offer a risk management course to farm women in Franklin, Kosciusko, Wayne/Union and Perry counties. Franklin, Kosciusko and Wayne/Union counties will offer their courses from 1-4 p.m., and Perry County from 6:30-9:30 p.m. For information, visit www.extension. purdue.edu/wia/anniesproject.htm
Sept. 23-26: The 16th Great Franklin County Antique Machinery Show will be at the county park/fairgrounds on the south side of Brookville, Ind. This show will feature Allis-Chalmers tractors and related equipment, plus Stover gas engines. Many activities, including antique tractor pulls. For information, call Mike Wilson at 765-647-4861 or Roger Pettit at 513-385-7128.
Sept. 25: The 2010 Indiana Corn Husking Contest will take place from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Salomon Farm Park in Ft. Wayne, Ind. Food will be available and the event is open to the public. To participate, contact Joseph Shaffer at 260-432-0508 or by e-mail at advaelec@aol.com
Sept. 25-26: Vogt’s 15th annual Pumpkin Festival, will take place at the Vogt Farm in Batesville, Ind., at 12115 N. State Road 129. Admission and parking are free. Activities include horse-drawn trolley rides, games, crafts, pick your own pumpkin, corn maze, pony and paddleboat rides and a petting zoo. Contact Jerry Vogt at 812-934-4627. OHIO
Sept. 22-23: The Ohio Farm Science Review will take place at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center in London, Ohio. Tickets are $8 at the gate. Hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, log on to http://fsr.osu.edu KENTUCKY
Sept. 28: The U.S. EPA wants to discuss the proposal of regulating coal ash from coal-fired power plants. A public hearing is taking place at Seelbach Hilton, 500 Fourth St., Louisville, Ky. from 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Pre-register at least three business days before the event for a guaranteed slot to speak; walk-ins and written responses are welcomed. To register to speak, call 703-308-8429 or visit www.epa.gov/epa waste/nonhaz/industrial/special/fossil/ ccr-rule/ccr-form.htm
Sept. 28-29: The University of Kentucky will host Pumpkin Days at the Robinson Forest, Robinson Station and the Wood Utilization Center in Quicksand, Ky. More details will soon be available at www.ca.uky.edu/news TENNESSEE
Sept. 25: The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture is hosting Ag Day on the agricultural campus on E.J. Chapman Drive in Knoxville, Tenn. Activities will start four hours before the game begins. For more information, contact Margot Emery at 865-974-7141 or memery@tennessee.edu
Oct. 5 & Oct. 19: The UT Center for Profitable Agriculture will host “Direct Marketing Sense,” a 2-day workshop to equip farmers interested in direct marketing, in Cookeville, Tenn., with a $40 early registration deadline of Sept. 24. It is from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; $50 for late registration. Lunch included. Call 931-486-2777 or visit http://cpa.utk.edu
Oct. 7: The UT Center for Profitable Agriculture is offering the MarketReady workshop for farmers interested in marketing to restaurants and grocery stores; it will be 8:30- a.m.-4 p.m. in Knoxville, Tenn. Registration is due by Sept. 27 and costs $25. Call 931-486-2777 or visit http://cpa.utk.edu
Oct. 7: The 2010 Northeast Tennessee Beef Expo will be at the UT AgResearch and Education Center at Greeneville, Tenn. The cost to attend the day-long program is $10, which includes a steak luncheon. Participants should pre-register with a UT extension office by Sept. 24. For details, call Milton Orr at 423-798-1710 or visit http://tobacco.tennessee.edu LOOKING AHEAD
Sept. 23-24: The connections between zoonotic diseases, animal agriculture and human health will be examined at an international, multidisciplinary symposium, organized by Farm Foundation, NFP, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, D.C. Further details are posted at www.farmfoundation.org
Sept. 26-29: 18th World Meat Congress will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This is a biennial event organized by the International Meat Secretariat which summons the main beef, lamb and pork producers. Contact Lic. Verónica Salamanco at prensa@cita. com.ar or by phone at 5411 5343-5090.
Sept. 28-Oct. 1: The World Dairy Expo will take place at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis. For a schedule or more information, visit www.world dairyexpo.com or call 608-224-6455.
Sept. 30: The University of Kentucky will host Youth Natural Resources Field Day for middle school students at the Robinson Forest, Robinson Station and the Wood Utilization Center in Quicksand, Ky. More details are available at www.ca.uky.edu/news
Sept. 30: Follow-up workshop to the Advancing Aquaculture Financial Planning workshops that took place July 20, Aug. 21 and Sept. 11 is at the Purdue extension Clinton County office, 1111 S. Jackson St., Frankfort, Ind., 8:30 a.m.-3p.m. To learn more or to register, visit www.indianafishfarming.com or call Robert Rode at 765-583-0351.
Oct. 2: The University of Kentucky will host the Mountain Ag and Energy Field Day at the Robinson Forest, Robinson Station and the Wood Utilization Center in Quicksand, Ky. More details will be available at www.ca.uky.edu/news
Oct. 6: The Allen County 4-H Shooting Sports Club will begin a 10-week .22 rifle class open to youth in grades 5-12, on Wednesdays from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Condordia Lutheran High School Shooting Range in Fort Wayne, Ind. Registration is limited; cost is $35 per child. Call 260-481-6826 to learn more.
Oct. 6-8: The Renewable Fuels Assoc. and the U.S. Grains Council are co-sponsoring the Export Exchange 2010 at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Hotel in Chicago, Ill. Visit www.grains.org for details or call Marri Carrow at 202-789-0789 or Matt Hartwig at 202-289-3835.
Oct. 9: The 13th annual Heritage Festival is at Grand Junction, Tenn. at Ames Plantation’s Heritage Village. It costs $4 for adults, $2 for children 5-16 and free for children 4 and under. For more information call 901-878-1067 or visit www.amesplantation.org
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