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Oct. 5-6: National Junior Swine Association Eastern Regional will be at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, Pa., in conjunction with the Keystone International Livestock Exposition. For entry information and health regulations, go online at www.nationalswine.com or contact Jennifer Shike at 765-463-3594 or Jennifer@nationalswine.com
Oct. 11-12: Kansas State University is joining with the National Pork Board and National Cattleman’s Beef Assn. to offer the Employee Management For Production Agriculture Conference in Kansas City, Mo. Contact Sarah Fogleman at 620-431-1530.
ILLINOIS
Sept. 22: All-Breed Goat Expo will feature a goat/sheep sale and seminars on a variety of topics relating to the goat/sheep industry at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Fairfield, Ill. Contact Mark Wells at 618-854-2711. More details are available at www.mid
westgoatproducers.org
Sept. 24: A Chenoa, Ill. and Eureka, Ill. session entitled, “Farm to Zoo: Linking Local Organic Farmers to the Brookfield Zoo” will inform farmers of the many foodstuffs that the zoo is anxious to purchase from Illinois farms. To register, contact The Land Connection at 847-570-0701; Kathy@thelandconnection.org
INDIANA
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. Cost is $50 and includes transportation, admission, lunch and gift bag. To register, call 1-800-735-0195 or online at www.indianasoybean.com
Sept. 19-20: Ohio State University (OSU) Farm Science Review will be at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center in London, Ohio. Advance tickets are available at the Darke County OSU Extension Office at (937) 548-5215. For more details on the farm show, log on to http://fsr.osu.edu
Sept. 22-23: Horsemen and trail riders will join for the second annual Salamonie Riders Rendezvous at the Salamonie Reservoir’s Lost Bridge West Recreation Area in Huntington County, Ind. To register in advance call 260-468-2127.
Sept. 22-23: Tri-County Antique Farm Machinery Association will present the Antique Tractor Show and Pull at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Salem, Ind. Admission is free and there is no entry or hitch fee. Contact Eugene Trueblood at 812-883-3170 or Brenda Morris at 812-883-5009.
Oct. 4: State food preparation and safety regulations will be the topics of discussion at “An Introduction to Starting a Food Specialty Business in Indiana,” in Crown Point, Ind. The workshop will begin at 8 a.m. Deadline to register is Sept. 27. For details contact De Bush at 765-496-3832; djbush@purdue.edu
Oct. 12-14: The Greenway Giddy-up, one of Indiana largest horse trail fundraising events will take place at the Prairie Creek Reservoir in Delaware County, Indiana. A full agenda and details can be found at www.cardinalgreenways.org/Giddy-up or by calling the office at 765-287-0396.
Oct. 20-21: Seven Indiana wineries will feature wines and chili during the Indy Wine Trail Chili Cook-off. Participating wineries include Buck Creek Winery in Indianapolis; 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. For ticket information, call 1-888-VINO-INDY or visit www.indy
winetrail.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, contact Shelia Stannard at 816-383-5152 or visit www.angus.org
Oct. 16: University of Kentucky (UK) will host an informational public meeting on renewable energy from 4:30 to 7 p.m. (CST) at the UK Research and Education Center in Princeton, Ky. For registration information, visit http://www.kppc.org or call 502-852-0965.
OHIO
Oct. 7: A farm toy show will take place at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds in Van Wert, Ohio at 9 a.m. Contact Lowell Morningstar at 937-826-4201.
IOWA
Sept. 20-23: The 1st annual Renewable on Parade, an international conference on how renewable energy can sustain America. The event will take place in Washington County, Iowa. For questions or to register, contact Calista Stout at 800-542-4707 or calista.stout@renewableonparade.com
TENNESSEE
Oct. 11: The Northeast Beef Expo will take place at the University of Tennessee (UT) Research and Education Center in Greeneville, Tenn. The cost to attend the program is $5, which includes a luncheon. Pre-register with a local UT Extension office by Sept. 28. Complete details are available at http://tobacco. tennessee.edu/
LOOKING AHEAD
Oct. 23: The final 2007 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 Kuipers Family Farm in Maple Park, Ill. Visit www.extension.uiuc.edu/smallfarm for details, or contact Donna Cray at dcray@uiuc.edu or at 217-241-4644.
Oct. 25-26: The annual meeting of the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers will be at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign-Urbana, Ill. Cutoff date for registration is Sept. 25. For details or to register, call 262-253-6902. To reserve a hotel room call 217-328-7900.
Oct. 29-30: 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 Beef/Sheep Unit on the Penn State University campus in State College, Pa. For more details, contact Shelia Stannard at 816-383-5152 or visit www.angus.org
Oct. 31-Nov. 2: The Kentucky Women in Agriculture Conference will focus on local foods at the Crown Plaza-Campbell House in Lexington, Ky. To register, go online at www.kywomeninag.org or contact Ashley Osborne at 877-266-8823.
Nov. 1: The Ohio Department of Agriculture will host the eighth annual Ohio Farmland Preservation Summit in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. For additional information, visit http://cffpi.osu.edu/ summit or call 614-728-6210.
Nov. 1: “Slow Cookery at its best” will take place at the Allen County Extension Office in Ft. Wayne, Ind. No registration is required. Questions, contact Vickie Hadley at the Allen County Extension Office, 260-481-6826.
Nov. 2: A session entitled “Growing Your Business,” will take place at the Michigan State University Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center in East Lansing, Mich. Pre-register by Oct. 12 by calling 517-432-4608 or visiting www.product center.msu.edu/conference.htm
Nov. 3: “Putting Small Acreages to Work,” will provide practical, hands-on advice to beginning, as well as transitioning farmers in Belleville, Ill. To register, call 618-650-7050 or visit web.extension.uiuc.edu/madisonst
clair/findus.html
Nov. 3-5: The 55th annual All American Jersey Show and Sale will return to the North American Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Ky. Entry forms are available online at www.live
stockexpo.org. For more information about the Jersey show and sale, visit www.usjerseys.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. |
| 9/19/2007 |
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