ILLINOIS
June 13: Alumni of the University of Illinois Dairy Judging Team and the Illini Dairy Club, along with dairy industry members, are invited to participate in the 5th annual Illini Dairy Classic golf outing at the U of I Blue Course in Savoy, Ill. Contact Gene McCoy at 217-840-0157; gcmccoy@uiuc.edu
June 18-20: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine will offer agricultural occupational health training in Springfield, Ill. Additional information and registration details are available online at www.siumed.edu/cme or call 217-545-7711.
June 20: The second University of Illinois Extension sustainable agriculture tour will stop at the Learn Great Foods in Mount Carroll, Ill. Registration is required at least one week in advance. Visit www.extension.uiuc.edu/smallfarm/ for more details and to register. To register by phone, contact Donna Cray at 217-241-4644. INDIANA
June 7: The Indiana Ag Law Foundation and Ivy Tech Community College will offer a free seminar on wind energy at the Tipton County Fairgrounds in Tipton, Ind. Contact Jan Hulet at 800-459-0561, ext. 528; jhulet@ivytech.edu
June 8: A fun horse show will be at the Circle-X Ranch in Winchester, Ind. at 10 a.m. For class information or further details, contact Larry Cline at 765-768-6467.
June 11-14: Indiana Columbia Sheep Breeders Association, in conjunction with the National Columbia Sheep Breeders Association, is bringing the 2008 National Columbia Show and Sale to the Hendricks County Fairgrounds in Danville, Ind. Contact Renee Beckner at 317-733-3651 or by e-mail at renee
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June 12-14: The Indiana Holstein Assoc. State Show will be at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Richmond, Ind. The Junior Show will be on June 12, and the Open Show is June 14. For additional details, call Duane Hill at 765-847-2987.
June 12-14: 38th annual Round Barn Festival will be in Rochester, Ind. on Main St. Contact the Chamber of Commerce at 574-224-2666.
June 13: A horse pulling contest will take place in Losantville, Ind. at 5 p.m. Contact Tom Humbert at 765-289-8985.
June 17-18: The benefits of establishing wind farms will be among topics covered during WIndiana 2008, a conference on wind energy taking place in Indianapolis, Ind. Additional information is available online at http://www.energy.IN.gov Registration is available online at http://www.conf.purdue.edu/wind or by calling Kathy Walters at Purdue Conferences at 765-494-0567.
MICHIGAN
June 11: Dairy Youth Cow Camp is a series of one-day “summer camp” workshops that introduce young people to and educate them about dairy cattle. The second workshop will be offered at the Calhoun County Fairgrounds in Marshall, Mich. To register, contact Joe Domecq at domecqjo@msu.edu or 517-353-7855 or visit www.canr.msu.edu/anscikids/dairy.html
June 12: Dairy Youth Cow Camp is a series of one-day “summer camp” workshops that introduce young people to and educate them about dairy cattle. The third workshop will be offered at the Kent County Fairgrounds in Lowell, Mich. To register, contact Joe Domecq at domecqjo@msu.edu or 517-353-7855 or visit http://www.canr.msu.edu/anscikids/dairy.html KENTUCKY
June 12: The 2008 Woodland Owners Short Course will discuss generating income from timber and forest crops, recreational use and wildlife management and understanding a property’s potential. The West Region sessions will be in Ohio County, Ky. Contact UK Forestry Extension at 859-257-7597 or go online to www.ukforestry.org OHIO
June 6: Ohio State University Extension’s Ohio Woodland Stewards Program will offer training on how to identify trees at the Family Hills Grange Camp in Zanesville, Ohio. To find out more, call 614-688-3421 or e-mail ohiowoods@osu.edu
June 7: The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association BEST (Beef Exhibitor Show Total) Program will wrap up with its annual awards banquet held at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, Ohio. For more information, contact the Ohio Cattlemen’s Office at 614-873-6736.
June 11: Ohio State University Extension’s Ohio Woodland Stewards Program will offer training on how to identify trees from The West Woods, Geauga Park District in Russell and Newbury townships of Geauga County, Ohio. To find out more, call 614-688-3421 or e-mail ohiowoods@osu.edu
June 11-13: Ohio State University Extension’s 4-H Youth Development program will offer the Companion Animal Sciences 4-H Leadership Academy for 4-H members age 14 and older. To apply, 4-H students must complete the application, available online at www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~4hansc/companion.htm
June 13: Ohio State University Extension’s Ohio Woodland Stewards Program will offer in depth training on how to identify trees from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cox Arboretum and Gardens Metropark in Dayton, Ohio. To find out more, call 614-688-3421.
June 19: Ohio State University’s (OSU) Sustainable Agriculture Team kicks off their summer tour at OSU’s Unger Farm in Nevada, Ohio from 7 to 9 p.m. Call 419- 562-8731 for more information. The complete schedule can be found at www.oeffa.org/pdfs/08farmtourweb.pdf
June 19: Ohio State University Extension and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center will host a wheat field day at the Northwest Agricultural Research Station in Custar, Ohio. For other details, call 330-263-3780.
June 19: Ohio State University Extension and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) will host the Northeast Ohio Lawn Care seminar at the OARDC office in Wooster, Ohio. For times, maps, directions and other details, call 330-263-3780 or go to oardc.osu.edu/field_day_schedule.asp
June 19: An Ohio State University workshop will discuss bramble production, a crop ideal for both large and small farms. Establishing a New Bramble Planting will take place from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at OSU South Centers at Piketon in Piketon, Ohio. Contact Julie Strawser at 740-289-2071, ext. 223, or e-mail strawser.35@osu.edu
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. |
