ILLINOIS
Aug. 12-13: The 2010 Midsummer Veterinary Conference for Sustainable Agriculture will be held at the I Hotel and Convention Center on the University of Illinois campus in Urbana, Ill. Visit www.mvd-sa.com for  more about the farm tours, research sessions, the conference program, lodging and registration.

Aug. 13: Romance is the theme of a tour at the Bright Flower Nursery and Famous Fossil Vineyard and Winery in Jo Daviess County and Stephenson County, Ill. Cost is $20 per person, which includes lunch. Register at least one week in advance. Visit http://web. extension.illinois.edu/smallfarm/ag_tours.cfm for details or call 217-968-5512.

INDIANA
July 29-30: Indiana Land Improvement Contractors Assoc. will host a tile drainage field day at the Southeast Purdue Ag Center in Butlerville, Ind. Contact Donna Clark at 765-529-4615.

July 30-Aug. 1: “Down Memory Lane,” an event hosted by the Girl Scouts of Central Indiana will take visitors on tours through Camp Munsee, Camp Windigo, Camp Treaty Line and Camp Hawthorne Trails, of which the Girl Scouts of Central Indiana are selling. The event will begin at Camp Windigo in Upland, Ind. Call 317-924-6881 for more details.

July 30: Farmers can learn mechanics of tile drainage and its importance during an event at the Southeast Purdue Agricultural Center in Butlerville, Ind. For more information, contact Donna Clark, executive director of the Indiana Land Improvement Contractors Assoc. at 765-529-4615.

OHIO
July 29: Ohio State University experts will offer growers the latest information on pest management, production techniques and new technology for vegetable farmers at the Muck Crops Agricultural Research Station in Celeryville, Ohio. No registration is required.

July 29: Ohio State University Northwest Agricultural Research Station Field Crops Day will feature topics on Western bean cutworm, corn fertility and Phytophthora seed treatments at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center Northwest Agricultural Research Station in Custar, Ohio. For more, contact Frank Thayer at 419-257-2060.

Aug. 5: Composting in Ohio 2010: A Tour of the Industry will take place in and around Columbus, Ohio from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration costs $40 per person, includes lunch and is due by July 30. Call 330-202-3533 or e-mail wicks.14@osu.edu for details.

Aug. 7: Gateway Garden Jubilee in Springfield, Ohio will offer visitors a chance to explore a wide variety of gardens while enjoying a morning of education demonstrations and entertainment at the Gateway Learning Gardens behind the Clark County Agricultural Agencies Building at PrimeOhio Corporate Park. For more information, contact the OSU Extension office at Clark County at 937-521-3860 or visit its website at http://clark.osu.edu

MICHIGAN
July 24: Breakfast on the Farm will be offered at the Joe and Beth Bryant family farm near Shepherd, Mich. The event is organized by the Isabella County Michigan State University Extension Office and the Isabella County Michigan Farm Bureau. To get more information or to reserve tickets, contact Jayme Martin at 989-772-0911, ext. 302 or marti879@msu.edu or visit www.breakfastonthefarm.com

July 25-28: The North American Blueberry Research and Extension Workers Conference will take place in Kalamazoo, Mich. The deadline to register has been extended to June 30 – to learn more information or register go to http://nabrew.msu.edu

KENTUCKY
July 28-30: An agritourism conference in Eastern Kentucky will emphasize eco-agritourism and related businesses at the Regional Enterprise Center in West Liberty, Ky. For more information or to register, contact Gayle Clevenger at 606-495-7500 or the Elliott County Cooperative Extension Service at 606-738-6400.

July 30: University of Kentucky Department of Entomology’s Raven Run Night Insect Walk will take place from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at the Raven Run Nature Sanctuary in Lexington, Ky.

Aug. 3-4: The Kentuckiana Dairy Exchange will offer producers a chance to tour four dairy operations and listen to presentations by Purdue dairy specialists in Russellville, Ky. Contact Tamilee Nennich at 765-494-4823, tnennich@purdue.edu

Aug. 5: Community Farm Alliance and Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension program will host a Summer Farm Tour to visit three farms that demonstrate the future of local, sustainable agriculture in Hart, Barren and Warren counties. Cost to register is $15 and is due by July 30. Participants are asked to meet at the Kentucky State University Land Grant Building in Frankfort, Ky. at 7:30 a.m. Contact Time Mayer at 502-223-3655; timcfa@bellsouth.net

TENNESSEE
Aug. 3: The University of Tennessee AgResearch Steak and Potatoes Field Day will offer sessions on the production of beef cattle and the production and processing of fruits and vegetables for commercial or home use at the Plateau AgResearch and Education Center in Crossville, Tenn. A map and complete directions are available online at http://plateau.tennessee.edu/location/ For more information, call the center at 931-484-0034.

Aug. 5-6: A national symposium designed to help beef cattle producers enhance their operations will take place in Nashville, Tenn., at the Nashville Airport Marriott. The University of Tennessee Extension will host the 11th Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle Symposium. For room reservations at the Nashville Airport Marriott access the following website: http://westcentral. unl.edu/beefrepro or call Justin Rhinehart at 615-835-4561.