NATIONAL
April 12-13: The Biofuels, Food and Feed Tradeoffs conference will feature the research by private industry, academia and the federal government on opportunities and challenges. The event will be at the Marriott St. Louis Airport Hotel in St. Louis, Mo. For details, visit www.farmfoundation.org or contact Steve Halbrook at steve@farm
foundation.org
ILLINOIS
April 12-13: The latest developments in cattle breeding and synchronization will be highlighted at a Beef Cattle Reproductive Technologies workshop at the UoI Dixon Springs Agricultural Center in Pope County, Ill. Advance registration required; call 618-695-2441.
April 28: Children can learn about pets and other animals at Petstravaganza at the UoI Stock Pavilion in Urbana, Ill. This year’s event will be from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information, visit http://pets.ansci.uiuc.edu/ outreach
INDIANA
April 19, 22, 26: The Friends of Turkey Run and Shades State Parks will host plant identification workshops and botany hikes at Turkey Run State Park in Marshall, Ind. The cost is $15 per workshop. To register, e-mail Rich Scott at redbud@bloomingdaletel.com or call 765-597-2654.
April 13-14: The Indiana Sheep Association will sponsor The Fiber Event at the Putnam County Fairgrounds in Greencastle, Ind., from 1-7 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Visit www.thefiberevent.com or call 765-379-2578. April 14: The Allen County Advanced Master Gardener conference will be open to the public at the Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne University in Fort Wayne, Ind. in the Walb Student Union Ballroom. Contact Allen County Extension at 260-481-6826 (option 3). April 21: A boer goat sale will be take place at the Dinky Horse Barn in Montgomery, Ind. Contact Lloyd Raber at 812-486-2974 or Homer Stoll at 812-636-7355. April 21: The Upper Wabash Interpretive Center will host Wildflower Fest, beginning at 10 a.m. at the J. Edward Roush Lake’s Kilsoquah Recreation Area in Huntington, Ind. Call 260-468-2127 to register, or visit www.in.gov/dnr/uwis April 24: The Purdue Extension office in Hancock County will offer a wildflower and tree identification class followed by a wildflower hike at the Indiana Shrader-Weaver Nature Preserve in Fayette County. The two-day event begins in Greenfield, Ind. Contact 317-462-1113 for details. April 24-25: Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference will address overfeeding issues and the biofuels industry at the Grand Wayne Center in Fort Wayne, Ind. Deadline to register is April 5. Visit www.tristatedairy.osu.edu or contact Michelle Milligan at 614-292-7374 or milligan.4@osu.edu April 26: Muzzleloading 4-H Shooting Sports Program will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Allen County Extension Office in Fort Wayne, Ind. The second portion of the program will continue on May 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 in Spencerville, Ind. Registration is required and the cost is $20. Call 260-481-6826. April 28: The Boilermaker Heifer Sale will sell purebred dairy show calves at the Purdue Research Farm tool shed in West Lafayette, Ind. For details go online at www.purdue.edu/dairy or contact Craig Blough at 574-238-1816 or cblough@purdue.edu
KENTUCKY
April 24: The UK College of Agriculture’s Center for Leadership Development is partnering with businesses in Lexington, Ky. for the third annual Ethical Leadership Institute. Registration is $269 per person, required in advance. Visit www.peer exchangenetwork.org/eli or contact Grace Gorrell at 859-257-3471; or contact Allen Cawley at 859-771-6398 or acawley@peerexchangenetwork.org
OHIO
April 12-15: Equine Affaire will feature four days of clinics, demonstrations and horse and farm exhibits the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, Ohio. Admission is $13 for adults or $40 for a four-day pass; admission for ages 7-12 is $8 or $24 for a four-day pass, and ages 6 and under are free. For more information, go to www.equineaffaire.com
April 20: The Opening Night Gala for the 18th anniversary of the Cincinnati Flower Show will take place at Lake Como on Coney Island in Cincinnati, Ohio. The event will begin at 6 p.m. and benefit the Cincinnati Horticultural Society and Owl’s Nest Park Revitalization Project. For more information, visit www.cincyflowershow.com or call 800-670-6808 or 513-872-5194. April 26: The Darke County Extension Homemakers will be sponsoring the annual Spring Fling at the Shawnee Prairie Nature Reserve in Greenville, Ohio. This is free to the public. Contact OSU Extension at 937-548-5215. This farm news was published in the April 11, 2007 issue of Farm World, serving Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan and Tennessee. |
