NATIONAL
July 11-12: Investing in Agriculture as Agribusiness Forum will be held at the Hotel Palomar in Washington, D.C. For more information, e-mail Daniel Wolf at dwolf@africacncl.org

July 23: The Wheat Quality Council invites interested parties to participate in a hard spring wheat and durum tour to be held July 23 in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota. Contact Ben Handcock to register at 605-224-5187.

ILLINOIS
July 10-12: The InfoAg Conference will feature sessions on national precision farming issues in Springfield, Ill. at the Crown Plaza Hotel. Go online at www.infoag.org/2007 for more details.

July 20-21: The White Owl Winery in Birds, Ill. will host a comedy improv show. The evening will also feature hors d`oeuvres, wine tasting and a full buffet dinner. Cost is $40 per person. To RSVP, call 618-928-2898.

July 26: “Exploring the Option: Transitioning to Organic,” will be held at the Brockmann Centennial Farm in Danforth, Ill. Contact Debra Levey Larson at 217-244-2880 or dlarson@uiuc.edu

INDIANA
July 6: A horse and pony pull will begin at 5:30 p.m. with ponies in Daleville, Ind. Heavyweight horses will follow. Contact Tom Humbert at 765-289-8985 for more information.

July 6-7: Tip Wa Antique Tractor and Engine Club will host its 4th annual show in Walton, Ind. For more information, call 574-626-3454 or e-mail dean4t@northcc.net

July 10: Indiana Farm Bureau will sponsor a workshop called “Rolling Up Our Sleeves: Nitty Gritty Work of Plan Commissions.” The event will take place at the Farm Bureau building in downtown Indianapolis, Ind. For more details, contact Tina Nunez at 317-692-7845.

July 14: The Circle X Ranch will host a Music Fest in Winchester, Ind. The event will be from noon to 8 p.m. For more information, contact Larry Cline at 765-768-6467 or T & B Music Hall at 765-468-7923.

July 14-15: Indiana wineries will be featuring wines and BBQ perfect for summer celebrations at Buck Creek Winery in Indianapolis, Ind.; Chateau Thomas Winery in Plainfield; Easley Winery in Indianapolis; Ferrin’s Fruit Winery in Carmel; Grape Inspirations Winery in Carmel; Mallow Run Winery in Bargersville and Simmons Winery in Columbus from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more details, call 1-888-VINO-INDY or visit the website at www.indywinetrail.com

July 20: Taste of 4-H Foods Auction will be held at the Porter County Fairgrounds in Valparaiso, Ind. Call the Porter County Extension office at 812-465-3555 for more details.

July 26: The Porter County Extension Homemakers will host an annual Fashion Sewing Contest for adults in the Park Place Pavilion at the Porter County Fair in Valparaiso, Ind. Contact Annetta Jones at 219-465-3555, ext. 24.

KENTUCKY
July 7: Kentucky grape growers will see what’s happening in the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture’s vineyard during the inaugural Viticulture Summer Field Day at the UK Horticulture Research Farm in Lexington, Ky. Contact Kaan Kurtural at 859-257-1332.

July 12-14: The Heartland Apiculture Society will meet at Kentucky State University in Frankfort, Ky. For more details, visit www.heartlandbees.com or contact President Phil Craft at 502-564-3956.

July 26: 2007 University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Field Day will begin at 8 a.m. at the Research & Education Center in Princeton, Ky. For more information, contact your local Cooperative Extension Service Office or the Research and Education Center at 270-365-7541, ext. 215 or go online at www.ca.uky.edu/wkrec/index.htm

MICHIGAN
July 17-19: MSU’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources will present the Ag Expo in East Lansing, Mich. For more information, visit www.agexpo.msu.edu/index.htm or contact Sandi Bauer at 517-355-3477, 800-366-7055 or by e-mail at bauer@msu.edu

OHIO
July 14: Ohio Sheep Day will be at the Ohio Agricultural Resource Development Center in Wooster, Ohio. Contact Roger A. High at 614-292-0589 or high1@osu.edu or 614-246-8299 or rhigh@ofbf.org For additional details, go online at www.ohiosheep.org

July 15: The Ottoville Immaculate Conception Parish Festival in Ottoville, Ohio, will feature a big ticket drawing, a family style dinner, baked goods, games and entertainment at the Immaculate Conception Parish.

July 19: The Gardening Road Show will continue with a charter bus trip from the Ohio State University Extension Office in Marietta, Ohio to the Chadwick Arboretum in Alexandria, Ohio. To register, contact Kelly Nichols at 740-376-7431.

July 20-21: The Ohio Christmas Tree Association’s annual summer meeting will take place at the Cackler Family Farms in Delaware County, Ohio. To register, contact the OCTA office at 740-828-3331 or go online at www.ohiochristmastree.com

July 24: A field day for the Ohio Beef Heifer Development Program will be hosted at Heifer Development and Breeding Services in Russellville, Ohio.  Contact Bill Doig at bdoig@ohiobeef.org or call 614-873-6736.

IOWA
July 24-26: 8th annual World Sheep and Wool Congress will take place in Queretaro, Mexico. For more details go to, www.worldsheep.com

July 25-26: Iowa Women in Agriculture conference will be in Des Moines, Iowa. To register, log on to www.iowaeomeninag.org or call 515-251-3202.

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.