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Coming Events - Oct. 3, 2012
NATIONAL
Oct. 13-14: Historic Cedarburg, Wis. will be host to Oktoberfest in Cedar Creek Park bursting with gemuetlichkeit from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Sunday. For more details, visit www.cedarburgfestival.org or call 888-894-4001.

ILLINOIS
Oct. 12-13: Four Rocks Arena in Delavan, Ill., will host two action packed performances of professional bull riding and competition beginning at 7 p.m. nightly. Each performance will feature some of the top bull riders of the National Federation of Professional Bullriders (NFPB) pitted against award winning bucking bulls. For more information go to rawlings4arena.com

INDIANA
Oct. 15-19: Agribusiness managers will have the knowledge and skills to guide and implement integrated marketing after attending the Strategic AgriMarketing seminar on Purdue’s campus in West Lafayette, Ind. More information is available at www.agecon.purdue.edu/cab/programs/sam

OHIO
Oct. 7: A farm toy show will take place at the VanWert County Fairgrounds in VanWert, Ohio from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Contact Lowell Morningstar at 937-826-4201.
Oct. 12: The Montgomery Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) office will host its annual meeting at the Montgomery SWCD office, located at 10025 Amity Road, Brookville, Ohio. For more information, visit www.MontgomerySWCD.org

KENTUCKY
Oct. 8-9: Governor’s Conference on Energy & the Environment
will take place at the Hyatt Regency - downtown, Louisville, Ky. The goal of the conference is to create a conversation among government, business and community leaders on how to take advantage of opportunities and tackle the energy and environmental challenges presented in today’s global economy. To register, visit http://eec.ky.gov/Pages/conference.aspx Contact Karen Wilson at 502-564-3350 for more detailed information.

TENNESSEE
Oct. 9: The Tennessee Poultry Assoc. will host a workshop on poultry production in Cleveland, Tenn., featuring the latest with tunnel ventilation and Dr. Jim Arends, NC State Univ., on darkling beetle and fly control.  Admission & meal is free; sponsoring vendors welcome. Call the office at  931-225-1116 or info@tnpoultry.org

Oct. 9: The Tennessee Poultry Assoc. will host a workshop on poultry production in Cookeville, Tenn., featuring Dr. Mike Czarich, Univ. of GA, on the latest with tunnel ventilation and Dr. Jim Arends, NC State Univ., on darkling beetle and fly control.  Admission & meal is free; sponsoring vendors welcome. Call the office at  931-225-1116 or info@tnpoultry.org

Oct. 10: The Tennessee Poultry Assoc. will host a workshop on poultry production in Shelbyville, Tenn., featuring Dr. Mike Czarich, Univ. of GA, on the latest with tunnel ventilation and Dr. Jim Arends, NC State Univ., on darkling beetle and fly control.  Admission & meal is free; sponsoring vendors welcome. Call the office at  931-225-1116 or info@tnpoultry.org

Oct. 11: The University of Tennessee will host the Northeast Tennessee Beef Expo in Greeneville, Tenn., at the UT AgResearch and Education Center. Registration and a trade show will begin at 7:30 a.m. The cost is $10 if pre-registered, and $15 the day of the event, and that fee includes a steak lunch. Pre-register at a local UT Extension office by Sept. 24 or visit https://utextension.ten
nessee.edu/Pages/offices.aspx

Oct. 11: The Tennessee Poultry Assoc. will host a workshop on poultry production in Martin, Tenn., featuring Dr. Mike Czarich, Univ. of GA, on the latest with tunnel ventilation and Dr. Jim Arends, NC State Univ., on darkling beetle and fly control.  Admission & meal is free; sponsoring vendors welcome. Call the office at  931-225-1116 or info@tnpoultry.org

LOOKING AHEAD
Oct. 24-25: The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, in cooperation with industrial collaborators, will present “From Grow to Go” a Biomass Field Day event in Vonore, Tenn., and will feature on-farm demonstrations of energy crop production as well as an open house at Genera Energy’s Biomass Innovation Industrial Park. To register, go online to http://biomassfieldday.com and click on the registration link or contact Mark Alexander at malexan3@utk.edu or by calling 865-946-1162.

Editor’s Note: Coming Events is a free listing. The material presented is a cross-section of activities about which we know. Placement in Coming Events is on a space available basis and is up to the discretion of the Farm World staff.
10/3/2012