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July 23: The Wheat Quality Council invites interested parties to participate in a three-state hard spring wheat and durum tour to be held July 23 in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota. The tour offers opportunity to acquire fundamental wheat industry knowledge. Register before July 2. Contact Ben Handcock to register at 605-224-5187 or bhwqc@aol.com
Aug. 6-10: The Eastern Apiculture Society will host a Beekeeping Short Course Aug. 6-8 and its conference Aug. 8-10, both at the University of Delaware Laird Campus in Newark, Del. Contact Dewey Caron at dmcaron@udel.edu or visit www.easternapiculture.com for details. ILLINOIS
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
July 30: The third sustainable agriculture tour 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 Living Earth Farm in Farmington, Ill. Visit www.extension.uiuc.edu/smallfarm for details, or contact Donna Cray at dcray@uiuc.edu or at 217-241-4644.
Aug. 2: University of Illinois Dixon Springs Agricultural Center is hosting a field day to highlight vegetables, field crops and swine production at the Dixon Spring Ag Center located 25 miles south of Harrisburg, Ill. Advanced registered is requested by calling 618-695-2441. For more details, visit www.web.extension.uiuc.edu/regions/ag
Aug. 6: An educational barge tour will take place along the Illinois River in Peoria-Pekin, Ill. The barge tour is free of charge and will take place from 5-7:30 p.m. For more information, contact the Illinois Corn Growers Assn. at 309-557-3257.
INDIANA
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 22-25: Top Farmer Crop Workshop will discuss the 2007 Farm Bill at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. To register, call Tom Robertson at 765-494-7220 or go online at www.agecon.purdue.edu/topfarmer
July 24-26: Indiana Farmers’ Union will host a carbon credit program session in four cities across Indiana. Sites include: July 24 in Reynolds, Ind.; July 25-Ft. Wayne, Ind.; July 25-Cloverdale, Ind.; July 26-North Vernon, Ind. For specific information, call Jim Benham at 812-756-1840.
July 26: The Porter County Extension Homemakers will host an annual Fashion Sewing Contest in the Park Place Pavilion at the Porter County Fair in Valparaiso, Ind. Contact Annetta Jones at 219-465-3555, ext. 24 or by fax at 219-464-8976.
July 28: An educational workshop on deer and elk farming will be at the Purdue Extension Office in Allen County in Fort Wayne, Ind. Please preregister by calling Kathy Dew at 260-481-6427 or by e-mail at kdew@purdue.edu
July 30: The 19th annual Taste of 4-H Foods Auction will be held at the Porter County Fair in the Buggy Wheel Pavilion in Valparaiso, Ind. Call 812-465-3555 for details.
Aug. 4: Summerfest will feature music, wine and foods at the Prime Outlets in Fremont, Ind. For more information on the festival, call 877-300-FEST. KENTUCKY
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 details, call 270-365-7541, ext. 215 or go online at www.ca.uky. edu/wkrec/index.htm MICHIGAN
July 18-20: Michigan Dairy Expo will offer a large variety of commercial exhibits and dairy management seminars in East Lansing, Mich. For more details go online at www.canr.msu.edu/ anscikids/dairy.html
July 18: During the Great Dairy Adventure, children can make the connection between cows and dairy products at the Michigan State University Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education in East Lansing, Mich. Contact Shari Blonde at 517-373-9741 or e-mail blondes@michigan.gov
July 28: The Michigan Angus Association will host a field day at Bonnie and Darwin Canfield’s farm in Clarksville, Mich. Activities will begin at 3 p.m. Contact Canfield at 616-350-7415.
July 28-29: Michigan State University Extension and Lansing Community College are offering FARMEDIC, a
two-day agricultural accident training session in East Lansing, Mich. For details, visit www.msue.msu.edu/emergency or contact April Minarik at 517-483-9680. OHIO
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. For questions or to register, contact Kelly Nichols at Nichols.210@osu.edu or 740-376-7431.
July 19: The second in a series of four Ohio State Extension sponsored pasture walks will take place at the Gearhardt Farm, west of Covington, Ohio. Contact Tim Fine at (937) 440-3945.
July 20-21: The Ohio Christmas Tree Association’s annual summer meeting will take place at the Cackler Family Farms in Delaware County, Ohio. Topics will include irrigation and drainage, a shearing demonstration and labor issues. To register or for more specific details, contact the OCTA office at 740-828-3331 or go online at www.ohiochristmastree.com
July 24: Farm Focus Field Day will be at the Marsh Foundation/Farm Focus site on the northeast edge of Van Wert, Ohio. Contact Gary Prill at 419-238-1214 or visit the website at www.farmfocus.osu.edu
July 24: A field day for the Ohio Beef Heifer Development Program will be hosted at Heifer Development and Breeding Services in Russellville, Ohio. The event will begin at 4 p.m. Contact Bill Doig at bdoig@ohiobeef.org
July 28: OSU will host a Honey Bee Field Night at the OSU South Center in Piketon, Ohio. Contact Shawn Wright at wright.705@osu.edu or at 740-289-2071.
July 31: Central Ohio Agronomy Show Crop Sprayer Field Day, hosted by Ed and Kathy Parrish will take place at their farm north of Millersport, Ohio. Contact Howard Siegrist at 740-670-5315. IOWA
July 24-26: 8th annual World Sheep and Wool Congress will take place in Queretaro, Mexico, and showcase the development and future of the sheep industry. For more details go to, www.worldsheep.com |
