NATIONAL
July 1-7: National Junior Angus Show in Tulsa, Okla. will feature the largest single-breed beef cattle show in the world, with more than 1,000 head of cattle exhibited by youth. Contact Shelia Stannard at 816-383-5152 or by e-mail at sstannard@angus.org

ILLINOIS
June 10: Irish music, wine and good times will be the focus of an event at the White Owl Winery in Birds, Ill. For more information on this free event, call 618-928-2898.

June 14: The second sustainable agriculture tour will be to Triple S Farms in Stewardson, Ill. Visit www.extension.uiuc.edu/smallfarm for details, or contact Donna Cray at dcray@uiuc.edu or at 217-241-4644.

June 20-24: The Western Illinois Fair will take place in Griggsville, Ill. this year. For details, call 217-833-2116 or e-mail info@westernillinoisfair.com

June 23: W.O.W. Winemakers will be at the White Owl Winery in Birds, Ill. and includes a full dinner. Cost is $30 per person and reservations are requested at 618-928-2898.

INDIANA
June 8: A horse and pony pull will begin at 5:30 p.m. with ponies in Losantville, Ind. Heavyweight horses will follow. Contact Tom Humbert at 765-289-8985 for more information.

June 9-10: Berry Feis History Event will be at Hesters Farm in Walkerton, Ind. Contact Annette Hesters at 574-586-2105 for more details.

June 11: The Indiana Agritourism Initiative will offer a workshop on marketing tools and techniques in agritourism at seven locations in Indiana. Locations include: West Lafayette, Ft. Wayne, Goshen, Greenfield, Wanatah and Vincennes. To register, contact the Purdue Extension office in Hancock County at 317-462-1113.

June 13: St. Joseph River Watershed Initiative will offer a volunteer stream monitoring workshop at the Metea County Park Nature Center in Leo, Cedarville, Ind. from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. To register, contact Tina at 260-484-5848 ext. 117.

June 16: The Indiana Horse Rescue and Animal Protection Coalition will be hosting the Rescue Round-up at the Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds in Lafayette, Ind. Contact Angel Brinkerhoff at 812-240-9779.

June 22-23: 15th International Coleman Collectors Meet will meet at the Hiatt Coleman Museum in Rochester, Ind. Events will begin at 8 a.m. on both days.

KENTUCKY
June 11-12: The Kentucky Junior Livestock Expo East will be at Morehead State University in Morehead, Ky. Contact Bill Clary at 502-564-4696.

MICHIGAN
June 12-13: The Great Lakes Agritourism Experience 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 19: An organic farm tour will begin in Mason, Mich. and will visit several organic farms throughout Michigan.  To learn more, contact the Ingham County Michigan State University Extension office at 517-676-7207.

OHIO
June 6: An emerald ash borer workshop will take place at the Preble County Fairgrounds in the Toney building in Eaton, Ohio. For more information, call 1-888-OHIO-EAB.

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 11: The Ohio State University Licking County Extension office will host a pasture walk at the Whitehead Angus Farm in Granville, Ohio. For details contact Amy Fovargue at 740-670-5323 or fovargue1@ag.osu.edu

June 12: A food and agricultural export seminar will take place at the Valley Vineyards in Morrow, Ohio (near Cincinnati, Ohio). For seminar details, go online at www.brandedprogram.org

June 16: Ohio State Beekeepers Association will hold its summer meeting at Kingwood Center in Mansfield, Ohio. For information, contact Dawn Feagan at dawn@beeculture.com or at 330-336-3211.

June 17: The Switzerland of Ohio Polled Hereford Association Junior Hereford Show will be at the Noble County Fairgrounds in Caldwell, Ohio at 1:30 p.m. Contact Rick Van Fleet at 740-732-4783.

June 21: National Threshers Association will host their 63rd annual reunion at the Fulton County Fairgrounds in Wauseon, Ohio. For details call Debbie Newberry at 517-639-8703 or go online at www.NationalThreshers.com

June 22-24: The 20th annual Maria Stein Country Fest will take place in Maria Stein, Ohio. Admission and parking are free. For more info, call 419-925-4151 or go online at www.mcoun
tryfest.com

June 26: OSU will host a Honey Bee Field Night at the OSUE Honey Bee Lab in Wooster, Ohio. Contact Sherry Ferrell at ferrell.6@osu.edu or at 330-263-3684.

IOWA
June 7-9: 19th annual World Pork Expo will be hosted at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in DeMoines, Iowa. For more details, visit the Expo website at www.worldpork.org or contact the office at 515-221-4900.

June 13-14: Dairy feeding and management practices are the focus of a seminar bringing together dairy producers, feed industry personnel, and agribusiness professionals in Dubuque, Iowa. For details, go to www.livestocktrail.uiuc.edu/dairynet

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.