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/ environment
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
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/registration/?RegistrationID=6646 or contact Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant at cvngh grn@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 9: Framing Climate Change: Recent Research Trends on Communication Strategies and Public Opinion, Noon-1 p.m. Web-based seminar sponsored by Ohio State’s Climate Change Outreach Team. Speaker is Erik Nisbet, Ohio State. Information: http://go.osu.edu/KAE or 614-292-8949.
May 9: Pesticide Safety Training for New Applicators, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Ohio Department of Agriculture, 8995 E. Main St., Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Program specifically for new applicators; no recertification credit available. Registration $30 for morning session, $30 for afternoon session. Information, registration: http://pested.osu.edu/ or 614-292-4070.
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. May 24: Carbon Footprint in No-till Farming in Southern Brazil will take place from 3:30-4:30 p.m. at 103 Kottman Hall, Ohio State University, 2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, Ohio. Speaker is Juca Sa, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Brazil. Free. Information: 614-292-2265 or 330-263-3659.
KENTUCKY 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 at 203-869-8411, visit www.milkbottlescollectors.com
June 6: Forage, Small Dairy and Cheese Field Day will take place from 9:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Redbud Farm in Spiceland, Ind. To register, contact Cindy Newkirk at cindy.newkirk@ in.nacdnet.net; 317-462-2283 Ext. 3 or Kellie Riggs at kellie.riggs@in.nacdnet.net; 765-529-2303 Ext. 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. |
