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Coming events - September 6, 2017
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.

ILLINOIS
Sept. 7: Brad Mazanek will serve as a tour guide of his farm in Alma, Ill. beginning at 5:30 p.m. The tour will go through Mazanek’s apple and peach orchard and finish at his Orchard View Winery. Call 618-548-1446 to register.

Sept. 16-17: The Illinois Grape Growers & Vintners Assoc. will host the 14th annual Vintage Illinois Wine Festival at the Matthiessen State Park in Utica, Ill. The Festival’s hours are Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Tickets may be purchased in advance and receive early admission to the event by going to www. vintageillinois.com

The cost is $25 (plus a $2.09 fee) in  advance, and it includes tasting tickets and a 2017 complementary wine glass.

Those who purchase tickets at the door, the cost is $30, and they will receive a complimentary Vintage Illinois wine glass and five tasting tickets. Those who buy tickets for Saturday may return Sunday with the wristband and glass and purchase ore tasting tickets. Attendees may bring a Designated Driver for a $5 (plus $1.27 fee), which includes three tickets for non-alcoholic beverages in advance and $7 at the door, while receiving two nonalcoholic beverage tickets.

Sept. 17: The DeKalb County Farm Stroll will be open from noon to 5 p.m. around Sycamore, Ill. This is a free, selfguided tour of the county’s diversified family farms. For more details, call the DeKalb Extension office at 815-758-8194.

Sept. 29: Scientists and students will come together to highlight innovative technologies in agriculture at the DuPont-Pioneer Plant Sciences Symposium at the ACES Library at the University of Illinois in Urbana, Ill. The symposium is free, and a light breakfast and lunch will be provided. Participants are encouraged to register in advance. For more details, visit plantsciences symposium.cropsci.illinois.edu

INDIANA
Sept. 16: The Small Flock Poultry Conference will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Beck Center, 4550 U.S. 52 West, in West Lafayette, Ind. Breakfast, lunch and refreshments are included. Online registration is $25; the cost is $40 at the door. To register, visit www.conf.purdue.edu/smallflockpoultry

Sept. 23: The Hoosier Sheep Symposium will be from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the O.V. Winks Building at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds in Noblesville, Ind. The symposium will offer educational seminars and the Indiana Sheep Assoc.’s annual meeting and awards. The cost is $15. For more details, contact Michael Neary at 765-494-4849 or mneary@purdue.edu

Oct. 7: The Indiana Hand Corn Husking Contest will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Craig Geyer farm, 20565 Tyler Road in Bremen, Ind. This contest is open to all who enjoy old-fashioned corn husking. Participants in the timed contest will husk corn from one row, throwing the ears into a horse-drawn wagon. The corn is weighed and inspected for excess husks. For more information, contact Clay Geyer at 574-952-7197 or husker_clay@yahoo.com; Mark Payne at 219-895-3767 or bigpipe4630@gmail. com; or Larry Smith at 219-362-4041 or larrys@halderman.com

KENTUCKY
Sept. 12-14: The American Feed Industry Assoc.’s 46th annual Liquid Feed Symposium will be in Louisville, Ky. The symposium is ideal for networking, as it is the largest and longest-running event of its kind. More information and the agenda can be found at http://bit.ly/2rhX2J5 and to register online, visit http://bit.ly/2pNniuR

Sept. 13: The University of Kentucky will host a Weaning 101 workshop at 8:30 a.m. the Eden Shale Farm in Owenton, Ky. Elanco is sponsoring lunch. Preregister to ensure a spot by calling the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Assoc. at 859-278-0899. For more information, contact Ben Crites at 859-257-7512 or email benjamin.crites@uky.edu

MICHIGAN
Sept. 7-10: The International Herb Assoc. Conference will celebrate hops as the 2018 Herb of the Year. The conference is at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station Conference Center in Hickory Corners Mich. For more information, email conference@kbs.msu.edu or call 269-671-2400.

Sept. 10: The Open Speed Horse Show will begin at 9 a.m. at the Barry Expo Center in Hastings, Mich. The show is open to youth and adults, and it is sponsored by the Equine Connection 4-H Club. Contact Laura Dowdle at ldowdle79@gmail.com for details.

Sept. 28: The Clare Michigan State Extension will host Enjoy Your Michigan Fall Produce by Blanching and Freezing from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Extension office at 225 W. Main St. in Harrison, Mich. For more details, call Lisa Treiber at 989-832-6643 or email treiber@anr. msu.edu

OHIO
Sept. 21-Dec. 21: Ohio State University Extension will offer monthly Direct Agricultural Marketing webinars in 2017. Each webinar begins at noon and also is available to view later at go.osu.edu/DirectMarketingWebinars Remaining dates, topics and links to registration are:

•Sept. 21: Marketing Your Farmers’ Market, go.osu.edu/MarketingYour FarmersMarket9-2017

•Oct. 19: Marketing Milk and Cheese from Your Small Dairy Farm, go.osu.edu/MarketingYourFarmers Market9-2017

•Nov. 16: Getting Market Ready for Wholesale, go.osu.edu/GettingMarket Readyfor Wholesale11-2017

•Dec. 21: What Marketing Issues Did You Encounter this Past Season?, go.osu.edu/WhatMarketingIssuesDidYou EncounterthisPast Season12-2017

For questions about this year’s webinars, contact Christie Welch, OSU Direct Marketing Specialist, at welch.183@osu.edu

TENNESSEE
Sept. 6-Oct. 26: University of Tennessee AgResearch plans field days at most of the 10 AgResearch and Education Centers in the state, offering farmers, ranchers, gardeners and the general public a chance to see research findings, learn from university and industry experts and network with peers. The 2017 schedule is as follows:

Field Days

Sept. 6, Cotton Tour – West Tennessee AgResearch Center (Jackson) Sept. 7, Turf and Ornamental – East Tennessee AgResearch Center – Plant Sciences Unit (Knoxville)

Sept. 14, Forest Research Overview Gathering – Forest Resources AgResearch Center – Cumberland Forest (Oliver Springs) Oct. 6, Ag in the Foothills – East Tennessee AgResearch Center – Blount Unit (Louisville)

Oct. 12, Northeast Tennessee Beef Expo – AgResearch Center at Greeneville Oct. 26, Organic Crops Field Tour – East Tennessee AgResearch Center – Organic Crops Unit (Knoxville)

Special Events
 
Oct. 14, Heritage Festival – AgResearch Center at Ames Plantation (Grand Junction)

Oct. 21, Fall Folklore Jamboree – AgResearch Center at Milan More will be posted close to each event under “News and Announcements” at http://ag.tennessee.edu or at each AgResearch Center’s homepage or main office. Center addresses and phone numbers can be found at taes.tennessee. edu/centers

Oct. 14: The Ames Plantation will host the 20th annual Heritage Festival from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the plantation in Grand Junction, Tenn. Admission is $5 for adults; children between the ages of 4-16 are $2. Children age 3 and younger are free. For more information, including directions, visit www.amesplantation. org or call 901-878-1067.

OTHER STATES
Sept. 11-13: The Ag Innovation Showcase will be at the Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, Mo. The Ag Innovation Showcase brings together researchers, government agencies, corporations and investors to promote investment in biotechnology to meet the world’s growing food supply needs. For tickets and additional information, visit 222.agshowcase.com

Sept. 13-15: The 2017 National Red Angus Convention will be in Colorado Springs, Colo. A link to reserve a room  at the DoubleTree Hotel, the convention headquarters, is available by calling 719-576-8900. Registration is accessible online at RedAngus.org

Sept. 26-28: The Women in Agribusiness Summit will be at the Hyatt Regency in Minneapolis, Minn. Land O’Lakes COO Beth Ford will deliver the keynote address on navigating ag’s business environment. The full agenda is available at www.womeninag.com/agenda or register at www.womeninag. com/register and follow WIA @Womeninagri like WIA on Facebook or join their LinkedIn Group.

Oct. 10-12: PrecisionAg Vision Conference will be in Phoenix, Ariz., with a focus on both digital farming software and platforms and in-field precision tools. For more information and to register, visit PrecisionAgVision.com

Oct. 16-18: The 32nd Annual RISI North American Conference, covering all aspects of the forest products industry, will be at the Seaport Hotel, Boston, Mass. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/2l4XE1f

Nov. 2-4: AFIA’s Equipment Manufacturers Conference – addressing pertinent issues of equipment designers builders and installers – will be at Omni Orlando Resort at Champions Gate, Orlando, Fla.

Nov. 6-7: The Organic & Non-GMO Forum: Oilseeds & Grains at the Crossroads will bring handlers, buyers and processors to St. Louis, Mo., to address current and future challenges to meeting growing demand for organic and non-GMO products and other emerging opportunities for specialization in conventional agriculture. For details and registration links, visit www.ongforum.com
 
Learn how to increase pasture productivity by attending the grazing basics workshop at the Ohio State University ATI campus in Wooster, Ohio. The workshop features morning classroom sessions combined with afternoon handson learning, demonstrations and practice sessions in the field. The cost of the workshop is $150 per person, which includes a grazing notebook, a pasture measurement stick, additional handouts, lunches and refreshments. A second person from a farm operation sharing a notebook is an additional $100. Preregistration is required by Sept. 25. For details, go to http://go.osu.edu/agwayne and click on the Grazing Basics Workshop heading or contact the Wayne County Extension office at 330-264-8722.

Oct. 25-27: University of Tennessee Extension will present a workshop designed to help poultry farmers learn the basics of backyard poultry production and how to manage the risks of on-farm poultry processing. The workshop will be: Oct. 25 in Pikeville, Tenn.; Oct. 26 in Newport; and Oct. 27 in Jasper. The workshop in Pikeville and Jasper will begin at 10 a.m. and in Newport at 4:30 p.m. All times are local. Check-in and networking will start 30 minutes prior to these times and the training will last about two hours. The preregistration deadline for Pikeville is Oct. 18; Newport is Oct. 16; and Jasper is

Oct. 20. Pre-registration is required as space is limited and a meal is provided. For details, contact Hal Pepper at 931-486-2777 or hal.pepper@utk.edu

Oct. 27-28: The Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Assoc., in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Agriculture and the Illinois State Fair Foundation, will host the Haunted Ethnic Illinois Wine Festival in Ethnic Village, Ill. at the State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Ill. from 6-10 p.m. Oct. 27 and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Oct. 28. Illinois wineries will showcase their wines along with ethnic foods. 
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