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May 31-June 1: The 48th annual Corn Dry Milling Conference is jointly sponsored by the North American Millers’ Association and the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research Agricultural Research Service, USDA. It will be held at the Center in Peoria, Ill. Registration deadline is May 11. For further information, contact Terri Long at tlong@namamillers.org or by calling 202-484-2200, ext. 11. May 13-18: The UT College of Veterinary Medicine in Knoxville, Tenn. is hosting a week-long training course on Foreign Animal and Emerging Diseases. The fee is $825, student rate $450, and includes notebooks, multimedia CD and continental breakfast and lunch. Register online at www.vet.utk.edu/cafsp or call Ann White at 865-974-0345. ILLINOIS
May 4: The first of this year’s sustainable agriculture tours sponsored by UOI Extension, the North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Professional Development Program and the Agriculture Tourism Partners of Illinois will be to Spence Farm in Fairbury, Ill.
Visit www.extension.uiuc.edu/smallfarm for details, or contact Donna Cray at dcray@uiuc.edu or at 217-241-4644. May 19: The annual Kentucky Angus Association field day will take place at the Central Kentucky Angus Association Pavilion in Danville, Ill. beginning at 9:30 a.m. Go online at www.kentucky angus.org for more details. Contact Anne Clark at 606-247-2433 May 23-24: UOI at Urbana-Champaign, Ill., will hold a conference on the impact of using soybeans and corn for fuel production on the size of the livestock and poultry industries. Additional details are available at www.livestockandrenewablefuels.uiuc.edu May 23-24: UOI at Urbana-Champaign, Ill., will hold a conference on the impact of using soybeans and corn for fuel production on the size of the livestock and poultry industries. Additional details are available at www.livestockandrenewablefuels.uiuc.edu INDIANA
May 3: Saddle-fitting seminar sponsored by the Purdue Extension in Hancock County will be at the Grace Horse Park in New Palestine, Ind. Enrollment is limited. Contact Becky Pfeifer at 317-462-1113 or rapfeife@purdue.edu May 4-6: The National Pygmy Goat Association will host the Crossroads Pygmy Goat Club Spring Fling Show to feature the best of the Pygmy goat breed in the U.S. The show will take place at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds in Noblesville, Ind. Contact Pauline Haley at 317-753-8843. KENTUCKY
May 26: 5th annual Llama and Alpaca Daze will be at the Scott County Park in Georgetown, Ky., from noon to 4 p.m. Admission and parking are free. Contact Charlotte Beaudin at 502-857-9100. OHIO
May 5: The Gardening Road Show hosted by OSU Extension Master Garden Volunteers of Washington County will take place at the Kingwood Center in Mansfield, Ohio. The floral event begins at 6:25 a.m. at the OSU Extension office in Marietta, Ohio. Visit www.washington.osu.edu/hort or contact Kelly Nichols at 740-376-7431. May 5: Plant Discovery Field Day will take place at the Ohio Agricultural Resource Development Center Campus in Wooster, Ohio. For more details or a list of other field days in Ohio, call 419-422-6106 or visit www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/field_days May 5: An Ohio State University Extension barbecue chicken dinner will take place at the Hervida 4-H Camp in Waterford, Ohio from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. For more information and price details, call the Extension office in Washington County at 740-376-7431. May 11: The Switzerland of Ohio Polled Hereford Association Spring Sale will take place at the Guernsey County Fairgrounds in Old Washington, Ohio at 7 p.m. Contact Rick Van Fleet at 740-732-4783. May 11-12: Both the Ohio Suffolk Show and Sale on May 11 and the Shropshire Classic sheep show on May 12 will take place at the Preble County Fairgrounds in Eaton, Ohio. For more details, go on the Web at www.banner sheepmagazine.com May 26-27: Great Lakes Sheep Sale, featuring the National Tunis Sale will take place at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Wooster, Ohio. For a catalog, call 309-785-5058 or go online at www.bannersheepmagazine.com IOWA
May 15: The Iowa Soybean Association will host a soy candle and food workshop at the Holiday Inn in Mason City, Iowa, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. This event is free, but RSVP to Amanda Wall at 800-383-1423. TENNESSEE
May 30-June1: The first Tennessee Governor’s Conference on Biofuels will be held at Montgomery Bell State Park in Nashville, Tenn. More information is available at www.tdec.net/altfuels/ conference or by calling Tisha Calabrese-Benton at 865-594-5442. LOOKING AHEAD
May 31-June 1: The 48th annual Corn Dry Milling Conference, jointly sponsored by the North American Millers’ Association and the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research Agricultural Research Service, will be held at the Center in Peoria, Ill.
The program is online at www.nama millers.org/2007_CDMC.html or call 309-685-4011. June 9: The Ohio Young Farmers (OYF) will host a Summer Tour, with the Madison Plains Young Farmers serving as the host chapter, at the Madison County Fairgrounds in London, Ohio. For more information, contact the OYF office at 740-828-3832. June 10: Eastern Ohio Hereford Association will host their junior Hereford show at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Wooster, Ohio. Contact Jane Johnson at 330-767-3877. June 12: A food and agricultural export seminar will explore opportunities in the export food markets and how federal assistance program can increase private export sales.
The event will take place at the Valley Vineyards in Morrow, Ohio (near Cincinnati, Ohio). For seminar details, go online at www.brandedprogram.org June 12-13: Great Lakes Agritourism Experience, a farm market bus tour will depart from Berrien Springs, Mich. and visit several of southwestern Michigan’s farm markets and agritourism operations.
For registration details, go online at www.agtour.greatamericanpublish.com or call 616-887-9008. June 13-14: Dairy feeding and management practices that maximize profitability are the focus of this seminar in Dubuque, Iowa. Registration is due by June 1 and the cost is $125. For details, go to www.livestocktrail.uiuc.edu or at 217-241-4644. Editor’s Note: Coming Events is a free listing. The material presented is a cross-section of activities about which we know.
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