ILLINOIS July 17: The 2012 Orr Center Field Day, presented by the Department of Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois, will be held at the Orr Center in Perry, Ill. Tours will start at 9 a.m. For more information call Mike Vose at 217-236-4911 or email him at mvose@illinois.edu
July 31: The Illinois Milk Producers’ Assoc. is sponsoring a dairy tech showcase. Attendees will visit Meyer VMS Dairy, owned by Paul and Lisa Meyer. Located at 18718 Ellwood Road, Breese, Ill., in addition to other dairy farm stops. For more information, contact Jim Fraley, IMPA manager, at 309-557-3109 or Dave Fischer at 618-224-7951.
INDIANA July 19-22: Northern Indiana Power From the Past, Inc., will host its 35th annual show at City Park in Winamac, Ind., featuring Ford and Fordson, Fractional scale displays, Petroliana and Cast Iron Seat Club. Admission is $3. For information, call 574-225-0561 go online to www.winamacpowershow.com
July 28: Purdue Extension Hay Day will take place at Prophetstown in Battle Ground, Ind. Farmers and horse owners interested in building their horses’ feed programs around hay and other forages can learn about good forage and feed management practices from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Contact Dris Abraham at 765-479-0369 or agmanager@prophetstown.org
OHIO July 13: The Ohio State University’s Sustainable Agriculture Team will host a tour on urban agriculture - a look at four successful and economically viable urban farms in Cleveland, Ohio. The event will take place at E. 53rd Street and Stanard Avenue, Cleveland. Contact 216-429-8200 ext. 217 or kowalski.124@osu.edu
July 14: Ohio Sheep Day will take place at Buckeye Acres Farm, home farm of the Ron and Carla Young family in Van Wert, Ohio. Contact Roger A. High at 614-246-8299 or by email at rhigh@ofbf.org or visit www.ohiosheep.org
July 15: The Ottoville Immaculate Conception Parish Festival will take place at the Immaculate Conception Parish in Ottoville, Ohio. Contact 419-453-3513.
KENTUCKY July 13-14: Southeastern Equestrian Trails Conference will take place at the Hilton Lexington/Downtown, Lexington, Ky.: Cost: $175, full conference; other options available. For more information and registration, visit http://setc2012.com
July 20-22: BreyerFest: British Invasion will take place in the Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, Ky. In honor of the London Olympics, this fun, family-friendly festival will celebrate everything we love about horses and Britain. Tickets are available at www.BreyerHorses.com Each ticket includes a limited edition collectible Breyer model. For more information, visit kyhorsepark.com
July 21: Evans Sweet Corn Festival will take place at Evans Orchard and Cider Mills, Georgetown, Ky. For more information check out www.evansorchard.com
July 21: Field to Fork Festival will be at Halcomb’s Knob, 430 Wallacetown Road, Pain Lick, Ky. Open to anyone interested in learning more about the diversity of Kentucky’s agricultural commodities, as well as gaining the skills to become more sustainable. For more information, including admission costs, visit www.fieldtoforkfestival.com or call 859-925-9936.
July 22: Learn to Profit from Raising Alpacas at Maple Hill Manor, Springfield, Ky. (2-4 p.m. EDT): For more information, visit www.maplehillmanor.com. Call to reserve attendance at 859-336-3075.
July 22-25: 103rd annual Meeting of the National Nut Growers Assoc. University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky. Presentations and meetings will be held in the Agricultural Science Center North in Seay Auditorium. For more information or to register, visit www.nutgrowing.org/meetinfo.htm
TENNESSEE July 19: The University of Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center at Greeneville, Tenn., will hold a Tobacco and Forage Field Day to explore aspects of burley production research, including new variety development and how variety selection and harvest impact leaf quality. The field day site is located on East Allens Bridge Road, off Highway 70. Directions to the Center are available online at http://greeneville.tennessee.edu
July 26: 27th Milan No-Till Crop Production Field Day will take place at the University of Tennessee’s Ag Research and Education Center in Milan, Tenn. For more information, contact Blake Brown at 731-686-7362 or recatmilan@utk.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. |
