ILLINOIS Dec. 12: The Illinois Farm Economics Summit will assist producers in navigating the challenges of a turbulent world at the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign, Ill. Deadline to advance register for $50 is Dec. 5. Registration may be completed at http://farmdoc.illinois.edu/ifes/2011/index.html or contact Sue Esposito at 217-333-5506, or sesposit@illinois.edu
Dec. 13: The Illinois Farm Economics Summit will assist producers in navigating the challenges of a turbulent world at the DeKalb County Farm Bureau in Sycamore, Ill. Deadline to advance register for $50 is Dec. 5. Registration may be completed at http://farmdoc. illinois.edu/ifes/2011/index.html or contact Sue Esposito at 217-333-5506, or sesposit@illinois.edu
Dec. 14: The Illinois Farm Economics Summit will assist producers in navigating the challenges of a turbulent world at the Best Western Prairie Inn in Galesburg, Ill. Deadline to advance register for $50 is Dec. 5. Registration may be completed at http://farmdoc.illinois. edu/ifes/2011/index.html or contact Sue Esposito at 217-333-5506, or sesposit@illinois.edu
Dec. 15: The Illinois Farm Economics Summit will assist producers in navigating the challenges of a turbulent world at the Holiday Inn in Mt. Vernon, Ill. Deadline to advance register for $50 is Dec. 5. Registration may be completed at http://farmdoc.illinois.edu/ifes/2011/index.html or contact Sue Esposito at 217-333-5506, or sesposit@illinois.edu
Dec. 16: The Illinois Farm Economics Summit will assist producers in navigating the challenges of a turbulent world at the Doubletree Hotel in Bloomington, Ill. Deadline to advance register for $50 is Dec. 5. Registration may be completed at http://farmdoc.illinois.edu/ifes/ 2011/index.html or contact Sue Esposito at 217-333-5506, or sesposit@illinois.edu
INDIANA Dec. 1-2: Indiana Rural Summit will take place at Indiana State University in the University Hall in Terre Haute, Ind. Featured speaker will be Dr. Rick Foster, director of Michigan State University Extension Service. For details and to register, visit www.in.gov/ocra/ruralsummit.htm
Dec. 2-5: The 25th annual Hoosier Beef Congress will take place at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Ind. For more information, call 317-293-2333 or visit www.hoosierbeefcongress.com
Dec. 12: An Area 9 Indiana Beef Cattle Assoc. meeting will take place at McGraw’s Steakhouse in West Lafayette, Ind., at 6:30 p.m. Counties in this area include Benton, Fountain, Jasper, Montgomery, Newton, Pulaski, Tippecanoe, Warren and White. RSVP to Jeff Phillips at 765-474-0793.
OHIO Dec. 6: Ohio No-Till Conference, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Der Dutchman Restaurant in Plain City, Ohio. Information: 614-292-6648.
Dec. 7: Increasing Producer Profits Through Community Supported Agriculture, 6-9 p.m., Ohio State University Extension Agricultural Business Enhancement Center, 639 S. Dunbridge Road, Suite 4, Bowling Green, Ohio. Workshop to help growers evaluate, develop and sustain CSAs. Limited to 30. Registration $25. Information: 419-354-6916.
TENNESSEE Dec. 7-8: University of Tennessee Extension Center for Profitable Agriculture is offering an educational program for farmers on “Direct Marketing Sense in Jackson, Tenn. A registration form and additional information are available on the Center’s website at http://cpa.utk.edu Contact the Center by calling 931- 486-2777 or e-mailing mlbruch@utk.edu
LOOKING AHEAD Jan. 3: An Area 8 Indiana Beef Cattle Assoc. meeting will take place at the Cass County Fairgrounds in Logansport, Ind. at 6:30 p.m. RSVP to Cass County Extension at 574-753-7750. Counties include Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fulton, Grant, Howard, Miami, Tipton and Wabash.
Jan 4: An Area 11 Indiana Beef Cattle Assoc. meeting will take place at the Eagles Nest in Columbia City, Ind. at 6:30 p.m. RSVP to Ed Farris at 260-358-4826 by Jan. 2. The counties in this area include Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley.
Jan. 5: Illiana Vegetable Growers’ School will take place at the Teibel’s Restaurant in Schereville, Ind. The School offers commercial vegetable growers and market farmers the opportunity to learn more about pest management, production practices, variety selection and marketing. Info will be available at http://www.hort.purdue.edu/fruitveg and clicking on “Events.”
Jan. 10: An Area 10 Indiana Beef Cattle Assoc. meeting will take place at the Ag Hall at the Elkhart County Fairgrounds in Goshen, Ind. at 6:30 p.m. CST. RSVP to John Camden at 574-527-2682. Counties in this area include Marshall, Porter, St. Joseph and Starke.
Jan. 10-11: University of Tennessee Extension Center for Profitable Agriculture is offering an educational program for farmers on “Direct Marketing Sense in Manchester, Tenn. A registration form and additional information are available on the Center’s website at http://cpa.utk.edu Contact the Center by calling 931- 486-2777 or e-mailing mlbruch@utk.edu
Jan. 11: An Area 3 Indiana Beef Cattle Assoc. meeting for Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Martin, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick counties will take place at the Dubois County Fairgrounds in Jasper, Ind. at 6:30 p.m. RSVP to Dubois Extension at 812-482-1782 by Jan. 3.
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. |
