NATIONAL
Aug. 8-10: The Eastern Apiculture Society will host a Beekeeping Short Course Aug. 6-8 and its conference, 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.

Aug. 13: Kansas State University will host a field day on proper handling of manure at the Animal Science Farm Show in Manhattan, Kan. Preregistration is $20 and due by Aug. 8. For more details, call 785-532-2280 or jderouch@ksu.edu

Aug. 14-16: Penn State University’s Ag Progress Days will be held at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center at Rock Springs, Penn. nine miles southwest of State College on Route 45. For more information, visit the Ag Progress Days website at http://apd.cas.psu.edu

ILLINOIS
Aug. 8: An educational barge tour will take place along the Mississippi River in Alton, 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.

Aug. 12: Marketing with a Human Face will provide strategies for using direct marketing between farmers and consumers in Pana, Ill. Contact Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant at 217-968-5512 or cvnghgrn@uiuc.edu

Aug. 16: An informational session entitled, “Farm Dreams: Assessing Risks and Resources to Start an Entrepreneurial Farm Business” will offer participants the opportunity to meet experienced sustainable farmers in Quincy, Ill. To register, contact U of I Extension, Adams-Brown Unit, 217-223-8380 or visit webs.extension.uiuc.edu/registration  

Aug. 17: Starting a Farm from Scratch will be the title of a tour at the Three Rivers Community Farm in Elsah, Ill. Cost is $20 per person and registration is due one week in advance. Visit www.extension.uiuc.edu/smallfarm to register or call 217-241-4644.

Aug. 20: A tour of First Fruits Farm in Mahomet, Ill. will include information on organic certification, a field tour of the organic vegetable production, the store and more about marketing. Online registration is available at http://asap.sustainability.uiuc.edu/org ag/29

Aug. 20: An informational session entitled, “Plant Micro-Nutrient Health” will focus on the importance of micronutrients in all forms of agriculture at the Jubilee Farm in Springfield, Ill. To register: contact Paula at Illinois Stewardship Alliance, 217-498-9707; isa@illinoisstewardshipalliance.org

Aug. 20: “Growing and Marketing Naturally,” will be held at the First Fruits Farm in Mahomet, Ill. Contact Dan Anderson Larson at 217-244-2880 or dlarson@uiuc.edu

Aug. 21-23: The Illinois Conservation Expo will showcase state-of-the-art conservations practices at the farm of Richard and Robert Lasser in McLean County, two miles south of Colfax, Ill. For more information, visit the ILICA website at www.illica.net or call 309-694-7501.

Aug. 21: ManureTech 2007, the largest manure-focused farm show will be at the Dairy Forage Research Center Farm near Prairie du Sac, Wis. There is no admission charge. For a detailed agenda, visit www.wimanuremgt.org

INDIANA
Aug. 9-12: 26th annual Antique Farm Power Steam and Gas Show will be at the 4-H Fairgrounds in LaGrange, Ind. The 2007 show will feature Nichols-Shepard, Hart-Parr and Oliver tractors. Contact Jim Eberly at 260-463-3639.

Aug. 10-11: Purdue University will host a field day at the Northeast Purdue Agriculture Center in Whitley County, Ind. to demonstrate the installation of a 40-acre tile drainage system. Contact Jane Frankenberger at 765-494-1194 or frankenb@purdue.edu

Sept. 4-8: All-American Horse Classic, featuring over 750 American Saddlebred horses and Hackney ponies will take place in Indianapolis, Ind. Contact Dee McNealy at 317-371-3777.

Sept. 5: Drainage 101 will focus on Indiana drainage law and take place at the Indiana Farm Bureau building in Indianapolis, Ind. For details, visit www.infarmbureau.org or call 317-692-7840.

MICHIGAN
Aug. 28: A bean and beet farm tour, as well as a direct harvester clinic will take place at Michigan State University’s Saginaw Valley Dry Bean and Sugar Beet Research Farm in East Lansing, Mich. For more details, contact Steve Poindexter at 989-758-2500.

OHIO
Aug. 8: Western Ohio Agronomy Field Day will be at the Darke County Research Farm in Greenville, Ohio. Register by calling the OSU Extension Office at 937-548-5215 or e-mail foster.99@osu.edu

Aug. 9: A fruits, vegetables and flowers field day will be hosted by the Ohio State University’s Horticulture team at the OSU South Center in Piketon, Ohio. Cost is $5 and tours will begin at 5 p.m. Contact Shawn Wright at 740-289-2071, ext. 120 or wright.705@osu.edu

Aug. 9-11: 2007 Lincoln Buy Way Yard Sale will stop at Oak Chapel United Methodist Church in Wooster, Ohio and feature a food and yard sale. For more information contact 330-264-2537.

Aug. 11: A horse and pony pull will begin at 6:30 p.m. with ponies in Eaton, Ohio. Heavyweight horses will follow. Contact Tom Humbert at 765-289-8985 for more information.

Aug. 11: A horse and pony pull will begin with ponies at 6:30 p.m. in Greenville, Ohio. Heavyweight horses will follow. Contact Tom Humbert at 765-289-8985 for more information.

Aug. 18: The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association Roundup will feature a breakfast, informational sessions and an afternoon tour of beef operations in Highland County, Ohio. Cost to register by Aug. 10 is $25 for OCA members and $35 for non-OCA members. Call 614-873-6736 for more details.

IOWA
Aug. 14: An educational barge tour will take place in Bettendork, Iowa. The barge tour is free of charge and will take place from 9-11 a.m. For more information, contact the Illinois Corn Growers Assn. at 309-557-3257.

LOOKING AHEAD
Aug. 28: Indiana Soybean Alliance will host a bus trip to Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Ill. Buses will leave at 8 a.m. EST from Vincennes, Indianapolis and Fair Oaks. For more details or to register for the bus trip call 1-800-735-0195 or online at www.indianasoy bean.com

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.