NATIONAL May 23-24: The proper treatment of poultry effluent will be addressed at the Poultry Wastewater Operators Training Program at Tyson Food’s training facility in Oxford, Ala. The program is sponsored by U.S. Poultry & Egg Assoc., and the training will be led by Paul Bredwell, vice president of environmental programs for USPOULTRY. For more information, visit www.uspoultry.org/envi ronment or to register, go to www.uspoultry.org/educationprograms
May 31-June 2: The 32nd annual Convention of the National Assoc. of Milk Bottle Collectors will take place at the Holiday Inn, Grantville, Pa. For more information, contact Penny Gottlieb, publicity coordinator at 203-869-8411, visit www.milkbottlescollectors.com
ILLINOIS May 12: Learn about equipment for small farmers, soil fertility and getting plants off to a good start, and biodynamics at a workshop organized by the Central Illinois Sustainable Farming Network from 10 a.m.–3 p.m., with registration from 9:30–10 a.m. at Spence Farm, 2959 N 2100 E, Fairbury, Ill. For more information and to register, visit https://webs.extension.uiuc.edu/regis tration/?RegistrationID=6646 or contact Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant at cvnghgrn@illinois.edu, 217-782-4617.
INDIANA May 6: The Lawrence County Livestock Expo and Open Dairy Goat Show will take place at the Lawrence County Fairgrounds in Bedford, Ind., at 8 a.m. Contact Diane Inman at dianeinman@yahoo.com or Fran Peters at 812-279-5538.
OHIO May 11: The Switzerland of Ohio Polled Hereford Assoc will host its annual sale at 7 p.m. at the Guernsey County Fairgrounds in Old Washington, Ohio. Contact Rick Fleet at 740-732-4783.
KENTUCKY April 26-29: Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event at the Kentucky Horse Park, 4089 Iron Works Pkwy., Lexington, Ky. Visit www.rk3de.org for more information and ticket pricing
April 27-28: Ariat Kentucky Reining Cup will take place at the Kentucky Horse Park, 4089 Iron Works Pkwy., Lexington, Ky. This event is the only Three Star Reining competition currently scheduled in the world for 2012. Visit www.kentuckyreining.com for more information.
May 14: Mountain Monday Series: Beef Cattle De-worming, Vaccination and Fly Control will take place at the UK Robinson Forest, Jackson, Ky., at 6:30 p.m. EDT. For those unable to attend, then view the workshop by U-stream at www.ustream.tv/channel/mountainmonday There is no registration fee or pre-registration for this session. For more information, contact Jackie Allen at 606-666-2438 ext. 285 or visit www2.ca.uky.edu/rcars or www.facebook.com/ukrobinsoncenter
LOOKING AHEAD May 31-June 2: The 32nd annual Convention of the National Assoc. of Milk Bottle Collectors will take place at the Holiday Inn, Grantville, Pa. For more information, contact Penny Gottlieb, publicity coordinator at 203-869-8411, visit www.milkbottlescollec tors.com
June 10: The Eastern Ohio Hereford Assoc. Junior Show will take place at 11 a.m. at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Wooster, Ohio. Contact Jane Johnson at 330-767-3877.
June 14: An educational workshop will take place for operators of greenhouses, nurseries and garden centers to learn about new production techniques and get advice on marketing at Heartland Growers in Westfield, Ind. from 4 to 6 p.m. Register by contacting Tammy Goodale at tgoodeale@purdue.edu
June 17: The Switzerland of Ohio Polled Hereford Assoc. Junior Show will take place at the Noble County Fairgrounds in Caldwell, Ohio. Contact Rick Van Fleet at 740-732-4783.
July 9-11: Farmers looking to improve their operations will learn how to better evaluate their economic, agronomic and technological opportunities and challenges at the annual Top Farmer Crop Workshop at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. For complete information including the agenda, list of speakers and registration, visit www.agecon.purdue.edu/commercialag/progevents/topfarmer.html
Aug. 2-5: Youth from across the country will travel to Fort Collins, Colo., for the National Junior Angus Assoc.’s annual Leaders Engaged in Angus Development (LEAD) Conference. Space is limited. Registration is available online at www.angus.org/njaa For more information, contact the junior activities department at 816-383-5100.
Aug. 13-15: The Midwest Produce Conference and Expo will take place at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel in Chicago, Ill. Find more details at www.midwestproduceexpo.com
Aug. 16: The 56th annual Agronomy Day will be at the University of Illinois in Urbana, Ill. The day begins at 7 a.m. Field tours depart from the St. Mary’s location, making stops at research plots and repeating every half-hour until noon. More information can be found at http://agronomyday.cropsci.illinois.edu/ or by contacting Sandy Osterbur at 217-333-4424 or e-mailing saosterb@illi nois.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. |
