ILLINOIS Dec. 7-Feb. 22: Workshops have been scheduled to provide Illinois livestock producers the manure management training they need to meet the requirements of the state’s Livestock Management Facilities Act. The workshops will be held in 12 locations throughout the state. For a full schedule or to register for a workshop, call the University of Illinois Extension at 800-345-6087.
Feb 17: University of Illinois will host the “Food & Agricultural Communications: The Next Frontier” will take place in Champaign, Ill. For more information and to register, go to www.agcommevent.com
March 2: Feeder cattle producers are encouraged to optimize their opportunities and attend workshops focused on the future of Midwest cattle feeding from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon, Ill. Contact: Travis Meteer, 217-823-1340, wmeteer2@illinois.edu
INDIANA Feb. 25: The Indiana Beekeepers’ Association will hold its Indiana Bee School X in Indianapolis, Ind. at the Southport Presbyterian Church on 7525 McFarland Boulevard. Registration (due Feb. 17) fee will be $30 per individual or $40 per family. Contact Steve Doty 317-485-5593 or jsdoty@indy.net or http://indianabeekeeper.com
Feb. 28-March 1: The Midwest Cover Crops Council will host its annual meeting and the Greater Wabash River RC&D will follow with a workshop on soil productivity both at Purdue University’s Beck Agricultural Center in West Lafayette, Ind. A brochure with registration information is available at www.mccc.msu.edu/MCCCmeeting.html
Feb. 29-March 1: The Midwest Women in Agriculture conference should help attendees develop new ideas and perspectives on agriculture to take home to their communities at the Shipshewana Town Center, 760 S. Van Buren St., Shipshewana, Ind. To register or for more information, visit the Purdue University Women in Agriculture website at www.agriculture.purdue.edu/wia
March 9-10: Landowners can learn about good management practices and resources for their forests and wild lands at the Indiana Tree Farm Field Tour and Forest Landowners Clinic at the OFS Brands Cool Springs Education Center in Velpen, Ind. Information on lodging and registration can be found at www.ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Documents/TFclinic2012.pdf or by contacting Bob Burke at kingwalnut@sbcglobal.net
OHIO Feb. 18: The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) will be offering a workshop on vegetable production during the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Assoc. annual conference in Granville, Ohio. To register, go to www.oeffa.org/conf-regis ter2012.php
Feb. 18-19: Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Assoc. annual conference will take place at Granville High School and Middle School, 248 New Burg St., Granville, Ohio. Sessions on organic farming and related topics; “Sowing the Seeds of Our Food Sovereignty” is the theme. Information: www.oeffa.org or 614-421-2022. Feb. 20: Fruit and Vegetable Safety Program, 1-4 p.m., Homerville Auction, 9430 Spencer Road, Homerville, Ohio. Focuses on Good Agricultural Practices for preventing microbial contamination of fruits and vegetables on farms. Admission $25. Information: 330-202-3555, ext. 2918
Feb. 23: The Ohio Woodland Stewards Program presents, “Whats that wood?” a workshop for landowners, builders, woodworkers, carpenters and others from 6-8:30 p.m. at Ohio State University’s Endeavor Center in Piketon, Ohio. Register costs $10 and is required by Feb. 17. For more information, contact 614-688-3421; ohiowoods@osu.edu or go to http://go.osu.edu/HSv
March 9-10: The Ohio Farmers’ Market Conference will take place at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center on The Ohio State University’s main campus in Columbus, Ohio. The event will be filled with information and education relevant to advancing today’s farmers’ market managers and vendors/producers in Ohio. Cost to register is $60 for members and $75 for non-members. Find details at http://ohio farmersmarkets.osu.edu or contact Melissa Carter at carter.1094@osu.edu or 740-289-2071 ext. 222.
March 9-11: “Opening Doors to Success,” Small Farm Conference and Trade will take place at Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio, featuring 30 breakout sessions for small farmers. For more information, log on to: http://clinton.osu.edu or contact OSU Extension educator Tony Nye at nye.1@osu.edu or 937-382-0901.
March 12: The Small Farm Program of the Ohio State University will host a conference covering a variety of topics including aquaculture, bee keeping, cut flower production, herb production, invasive species, goat production and much more at Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio. For more information, log on to: http://clinton.osu.edu, or contact OSU Extension educator Tony Nye at nye.1@osu.edu or 937-382-0901.
KENTUCKY Feb. 15–18: The National Farm Machinery Show will take place at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky. For more information or tickets to the Championship Tractor Pull, visit www.farmmachineryshow.org
Feb. 20: The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture’s Climate Change Working Group is offering the Climate Change and Small Grains Production workshop to stimulate ideas for adapting Kentucky’s ag production systems to possible changes in climate. Event will be held in the Plant Science building in Lexington, Ky. A reception follows.Call 859-257-3780 for more details.
Feb. 23: The Kentucky Alfalfa Conference will take place at the Cave City Convention Center in Princeton, Ky. and feature topics on Roundup Ready varieties’ performance, marketing, alfalfa seed coating and much more. Find more details at www.uky.edu/Ag/ Forage/
March 9: The Kentucky Cooperative Extension will offer an aquatic plant and algae-control training program from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. EST at the Kentucky State University Aquaculture Research Center in Frankfort, Ky. Workshop is free and open to the public. Contact William Wurts at 270-365-7541, ext. 200 or wwurts@uky.edu March 10: The Kentucky Cooperative Extension will offer a workshop on aquaculture basics at the Kentucky State University Aquaculture Research Center in Frankfort, Ky. Workshop is free and open to the public. Contact William Wurts at 270-365-7541, ext. 200 or wwurts@uky.edu
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. |
