ILLINOIS
June 18: A tour of Farmer Brown’s Production Company and Mulberry Hill Farm will take place in Jackson County, Ill. Cost is $20 per person, which includes lunch. Register at least one week in advance. Visit http://web.extension.illinois.edu/smallfarm/ag_tours.cfm for details or call 217-968-5512.

June 30: A University of Illinois (UoI) Weed Science Field Day is scheduled to take place at the UoI Crop Sciences Research and Education Center in Urbana, Ill. For more information, contact a local UoI Extension office.

INDIANA
June 18-20: Fulton County Historical Power Show will take place in Rochester, Ind. at the Fulton County Historical Society grounds. For more details, call 574-223-4436; e-mail fchs@rtcol.com or visit www.icss.net/fchs

June 19-26: Wayne County, Ind. will celebrate its 200 year anniversary at the Wayne County Fair by hosting an antique event at the Warm Glover Bicentennial tent with a talk from Antique Week Editor Connie Swaim at 5:30 p.m. on June 21 with antique appraisals following in Richmond, Ind. For a full list of events to celebrate the bicentennial contact Carolyn Lafever at 765-489-5429.

June 22: Fruit and vegetable growers can learn about the opportunities and challenges associated with high-tunnel production by attending a free tour at Tuttle Orchards in Greenfield, Ind. Contact Roy Ballard at 317-462-1113, rballard@purdue.edu, by June 18 to register. Walk-in guests also are permitted. Directions are available online at http://tuttleorchards.com/directions.htm

June 22: Purdue University farm safety specialists will host a workshop to teach life-saving grain storage rescue techniques at the Northeast-Purdue Agricultural Center in Columbia City, Ind. Register in advance by contacting Steve Wettschurack at 765-714-4557, swettsch@purdue.edu

June 23-24: The annual Indiana Farm Management Tour, presented by Purdue University, will take place on farms in Boone and Hendricks County, Ind. To register, call 317-745-9260.

June 23-24: The Indiana Horticultural Society will present its annual summer field tour to give specialty crop growers and marketers updated information about their industry in Denver, Ind. and Wabash, Ind. Contact Peter Hirst at 765-494-1323, hirst@purdue.edu

June 24: Purdue University farm safety specialists will host a workshop to teach life-saving grain storage rescue techniques at the Feldun-Purdue Agricultural Center in Bedford, Ind. Register in advance by contacting Steve Wettschurack at 765-714-4557, swettsch@purdue.edu

June 24: Experts from Purdue and Michigan State universities will update farmers and others in agribusiness on a variety of agronomic research topics at the Northeast-Purdue Agricultural Center in Columbia City, Ind. For more information, contact Ed Farris at 260-358-4826, emfarris@purdue.edu

June 25: The Indiana Migrant Farm Worker Conference will bring together business leaders, community advocates, lawmakers and others to learn about issues related to migrant farmworkers in Indiana at the Fort Harrison State Park Conference Center in Indianapolis, Ind. A registration fee of $50 per person includes continental breakfast and a lunch. To register or for more information contact Jose Perez at 317-576-1335.

June 26: Purdue University farm safety specialists will host a workshop to teach life-saving grain storage rescue techniques at the Southeast-Purdue Agricultural Center in Butlerville, Ind. Register in advance by contacting Steve Wettschurack at 765-714-4557, swettsch@purdue.edu

OHIO
June 17: Southeastern Ohio Hay Day will provide an opportunity for producers to learn how to maximize farm income and explore new ventures at the Eastern Agricultural Research Station in Belle Valley, Ohio. Call 740-489-5300 or 740-732-2682 for more information about the event.

June 18: Learn the four “P’s” of a successful aquaculture business with a workshop designed to provide producers with the knowledge and skills to market their products, educate the public and work with government decision-makers at the Ohio Department of Agriculture Bromfield Administration Building in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. To register, contact Julie Strawser-Moose at 740-289-2071, ext. 223 or e-mail strawser.35@cfaes.osu.edu

June 19: The Licking County Cattlemen’s Association have teamed up to sponsor Showring Success, a seminar featuring Dave Guyer of Guyer Cattle Company at the Muskingum County Fairgrounds in Zanesville, Ohio from 9 am-2 pm. The seminar is free of charge but more information and registration can be obtained by contacting Steve Davis at 740-587-0221.

June 22: The Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee will help kick off OSU’s new “Soy Toner Alliance,” in which laser printers on campus will begin using a new soy-based toner originally developed in a collaboration between the Ohio Soybean Council and Battelle. The event will take place at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center in Columbus, Ohio. Contact Martha Filipic, 614-292-9833 or filipic.3@cfaes.osu.edu

June 24: Farmers, certified crop advisors and anyone with an interest in corn and soybean trials can get an early summer update at the Partnership in Excellence Ag Day in Van Wert County, Ohio. Contact Andy Kleinschmidt of the Van Wert office of OSU Extension at 419-516-4829.

MICHIGAN
June 19: Breakfast on the Farm will invite area residents to enjoy a complimentary pancake breakfast, along with a self-guided tour of the family-owned Steenblik Dairy Farm near Pewamo, Mich., from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. To reserve tickets, contact Faith Cullens at 989-224-5240 or cullensf@msu.edu or visit www.breakfastonthefarm.com

July 2-4: 17th annual All-American Junior Sheep Show, hosted by the Michigan Sheep Breeders’ Assoc. will be at the Michigan State University campus in East Lansing, Mich. Contact Dale Huhnke at 630-881-8108 or e-mail dalehuhnke@yahoo.com for details.

KENTUCKY
June 19: The Horse Show Extravaganza will include a horse show and picnic at Kentucky Downs in Franklin, Ky. from 4–7 p.m. CDT. A complete list of classes can be found at www.walkinghorseowners.com/2010/2010.kentucky.downs.pdf For more information, contact Chip Carrier at wcarr29450@aol.com or 270-586-6649.