ILLINOIS June 9: The Central Illinois Sustainable Farming Network (CISFN) workshop will feature a tour of Bane Family Meats and Rush Creek Farms, focusing on pasture management, animal health, and livestock production. The workshop will be held from 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m., with registration from 8:30–9 a.m. at Bane Family Meats, in Sidney, Ill. For more information and to register, visit https://webs.extension. uiuc.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=6742 or contact Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant at cvnghgrn@illinois.edu at 217-782-4617.
INDIANA June 14: An educational workshop will take place for operators of greenhouses, nurseries and garden centers to learn about new production techniques and get advice on marketing at Heartland Growers in Westfield, Ind. from 4 to 6 p.m. Register by contacting Tammy Goodale at tgoodeale@purdue.edu
OHIO June 10: The Eastern Ohio Hereford Assoc. Junior Show will take place at 11 a.m. at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Wooster, Ohio. Contact Jane Johnson at 330-767-3877.
June 12: Food producers looking to sell through different marketing channels are invited to attend a MarketReady training program in Canfield, Ohio at the Mill Creek MetroParks Farm. The cost is $75 per person and $25 for each additional person from the same business. More information on the program can be found at http://go.osu.edu/MarketReady or contact Julie Moose at 740-289-2071, ext. 223. Deadline to register is June 8. June 17: The Switzerland of Ohio Polled Hereford Assoc. Junior Show will take place at the Noble County Fairgrounds in Caldwell, Ohio. Contact Rick Van Fleet at 740-732-4783.
TENNESSEE June 14: The University of Tennessee will host a beef and dairy field day at Little River Animal and Environmental Unit in Walland, Tenn. Pre-register online at http://east.tennessee.edu or by contacting your county’s UT Extension office. Call 865-974-7201 for more information.
LOOKING AHEAD June 20: The 2012 University of Illinois Weed Science Field Day will be held at the University of Illinois Crop Sciences Research and Education Center in Champaign, Ill. Beginning at 8 a.m., coffee and refreshments will be available under the shade trees near the Seed House. For more information, call 217-333-4424.
June 21: Hay Day Field Day will take place from 4-8:30 p.m. at the Eastern Agricultural Research Station of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, 16870 Bond Ridge Road, Caldwell, Ohio. Free. Information: little.16@osu.edu or 740-732-5681.
June 26: Ohio Produce Growers and Marketers Assoc. Summer Tour and Field Day, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Eshleman Fruit Farm, 781 E. Maple St., Clyde, Ohio and Buurma Farms, 3090 Kok Road, Willard, Ohio. Registration: www.opgma.org/?q=tour Information: 614-884-1140.
June 28: The annual Tobacco, Beef and More Field Day returns to the University of Tennessee Highland Rim AgResearch and Education Center in Springfield, Tenn. For more information, contact a local UT Extension office, or all the Highland Rim AgResearch and Education Center at 615-382-3130 or visit http://highlandrim.tennessee.edu
June 28: FAMACHA Certification Workshop, 6-9 p.m., Eastern Agricultural Research Station of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, 16870 Bond Ridge Road, Caldwell Ohio. Details on FAMACHA, a strategic deworming program for sheep and goats. Information: little.16@osu.edu or 740-732-5681.
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