NATIONAL
Aug. 15-16: 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

Aug. 25-26: The West Virginia Honey Festival will be held at the City Park in Parkersburg, W.V. For information, call 304-485-6437 or write to: WV Honey Festival, P.O. Box 2149, Parkersburg, WV 26102.

ILLINOIS
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. 18-19: Farm Heritage Days, an annual antique tractor and equipment show, will take place in Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, Ill. For details, call Kevin Engquist at 309-579-3293 or Rob Robinson at 309-249-3037.

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
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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. For details about the event or 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 or visit www.firstfruitsproduce.com

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: The 2007 Field Day at the University of Illinois’ Northwest Research Center will be in Monmouth, Ill. Tours of research plots will begin at 8 a.m. For details, contact the NWRC office at 309-734-7459.

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 more information or for a detailed agenda, visit www.wimanuremgt.org

Aug. 30: “Organic Grain Production: Incorporating Animals into the System,” will be held at the Plapp and Butler farms in Malta, Ill. Contact Dan Anderson Larson at 217-244-2880 or dlarson@uiuc.edu

Aug. 29-31: 2007 National Angus Conference and Tour, a “Heartland Homecoming” will be in Peoria, Ill. Early registration is due July 27. For more details, contact Shelia Stannard at 816-383-5152 or sstannard@angus.org

INDIANA
Aug. 23: Pond Pro Workshop provides an opportunity for landowners to learn more about pond management problems. This workshop is the first of four evening sessions. All classes will be hosted at the USDA-NRCS office in Indianapolis, Ind. For more details or to register, contact the Marion County SWCD at 317-786-1776.

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. Cost is $50 and includes transportation, admission, lunch and gift bag.
To register, call 1-800-735-0195 or online at www.indianasoybean.com

Aug. 30: Pond Pro Workshop provides an opportunity for landowners to learn more about pond management problems. This workshop is the second of four evening sessions. All classes will be hosted in Indianapolis, Ind. For more details, call 317-786-1776.
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 or serenamcn@yahoo.com

Sept. 5: Drainage 101 will focus on Indiana drainage law and take place at the Indiana Farm Bureau building in Indianapolis, Ind. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the event will provide lunch. Early registration is recommended. For details, visit www.infarmbu
reau.org or call 317-692-7840.

Sept. 6: Pond Pro Workshop will be hosted at the USDA-NRCS office in Indianapolis, Ind. For more details or to register, contact the Marion County SWCD at 317-786-1776.

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. 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 is $25 for OCA members and $35 for non-OCA members. Call 614-873-6736 for more details.

Sept. 8: Ohio Valley Regional Dorper Association will host its first annual Dorper Day and Commercial Sale at the Union County Fairgrounds in Marysville, Ohio.  Contact Chuck White at 740-544-5846

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.

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.