NATIONAL
Sept. 12-13: Dairy producers interested in learning more about robotic technology can attend a series of tours in Ontario, Canada, sponsored by  Michigan State University. For more details, call at 517-353-9227 or by e-mail at dobsonk@anr.msu.edu

ILLINOIS
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. For more details, contact Shelia Stannard at 816-383-5152 or sstannard@angus.org
Sept. 6: Featuring field demonstrations of forage harvesting equipment, the Illinois Forage Expo will be hosted at the Prescott Frost Farm, north of Shelbyville, Ill. The Expo will begin at 9 a.m. For further information, contact Ellen Trainor at 217-774-9546 or by e-mail at etrainor@uiuc.edu

Sept. 6: “Diversified Organic Grain and Cooperative Marketing,” will take place at the Duane and Margaret Baker’s farm in Oblong, Ill. Contact Dan Anderson Larson at 217-244-2880 or dlarson@uiuc.edu

Sept. 14: The fifth sustainable agriculture tour will be to Dixon Springs Agricultural Center in Dixon Springs, Ill. Visit www.extension.uiuc.edu/small

farm for details, or contact Donna Cray at dcray@uiuc.edu or at 217-241-4644.

Sept. 17: Conservation Security Program (CSP) will showcase the Mike Lindberg Farm in Boone County, Ill., which is enrolled in the highest tier in CSP. To register: contact Paula at Illinois Stewardship Alliance, 217-498-9707; isa@illinoisstewardshipalliance.org

INDIANA
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 at the USDA-NRCS office in Indianapolis, Ind. For more details or to register, contact the Marion County SWCD at 317-786-1776.

Sept. 1-3: Harvest Days and an Antique Tractor and Engine Show will take place in Rockville, Ind. at the Billie Creek Village. For more information, call Billie Creek Village at 765- 569-1106 or visit the website at www.billiecreekvillage.org

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. 4: Forage Management Workshop, sponsored by Purdue University, will be at the Purdue Crop Diagnostic Training and Research Center in West Lafayette, Ind. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the first session will begin at 8:30 a.m. For additional information, call Keith Johnson at 765-494-4800.

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 provides an opportunity for landowners to learn more about pond management problems. This workshop is the third 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.

Sept. 8: Indiana Shetland Sheep Breeders Show and Sale will take place at the Bartholomew County Fair in Columbus, Ind. Visit www.issba.org for more information or contact Joe and Nyla Catanzaro at 765-395-3925; jncatanz@comtec.com

Sept. 12: A landowner workshop will address opportunities in the biofuel industry. Farmers National Company will host the workshop in Lafayette, Ind. For details, call 1-800-346-2650.

Sept. 13: Pond Pro Workshop provides an opportunity for landowners to learn more about pond management problems. This workshop is the third 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.

Sept. 14-16: Featuring Allis Chalmers tractors, Fairbanks-Morse gasoline engines and Case Steam Engines, the 32nd annual Lanesville Heritage Weekend will be in Lanesville, Ind., 10 miles west of New Albany, Ind. The event will also feature a truck and tractor pull. For more details, go online at www.lanesvilleheritage.org

Sept. 19: Indiana Soybean Alliance will host a bus trip to Ohio Farm Science Review in London, Ohio. Buses will leave at 7 a.m. EST from Indianapolis, Decatur and Richmond. To register, call 1-800-735-0195 or online at www.indianasoybean.com

KENTUCKY
Sept. 21-22: The American Angus  Association will conduct a Cattlemen’s Boot Camp, covering all aspects of beef industry from basic production to the end product at the University of  Kentucky at the Fayette County Extension Center in Lexington, Ky. For more details, call 816-383-5152.

Sept. 18: University of Kentucky will host an informational public meeting on renewable energy from 1 to 4 p.m. (EST) at the Center for Rural Development in Somerset, Ky. For registration information, visit www.kppc.org

OHIO
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. The day will begin with informational sessions at 10 a.m. and will be followed by lunch at noon, a meeting with breeders and the auction at 3 p.m. Contact Chuck White at 740-544-5846 or 1202@1st.net

Sept. 12: The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) will sponsor a farm pesticide disposal drop-off in Osgood, Ohio at the American Legion parking lot, 228 North Street. To preregister or for more information, contact the ODA Pesticide Section at 614-728-6987.

IOWA
Sept. 20-23: Renewable on Parade, an international conference on how renewable energy can sustain America. The event will take place in Washington County, Iowa. For questions, contact Calista Stout at 800-542-4707 or calista.stout@renewableonparade.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.

This farm news was published in the Aug. 29, 2007 issue of Farm World, serving Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan and Tennessee.