ILLINOIS
Aug. 12-13: The 2010 Midsummer Veterinary Conference for Sustainable Agriculture will be held at the I Hotel and Convention Center on the University of Illinois campus in Urbana, Ill. Visit www.mvd-sa.com for more about the farm tours, research sessions, the conference program, lodging and registration.

Aug. 13: Romance is the theme of a tour at the Bright Flower Nursery and Famous Fossil Vineyard and Winery in Jo Daviess County and Stephenson County, Ill. Cost is $20 per person, which includes lunch. Register at least one week in advance. Visit http://web.extension.ill inois.edu/smallfarm/ag_tours.cfm for details or call 217-968-5512.

Aug. 19: 54th-annual Agronomy Day at the University of Illinois will be an ideal venue for farmers, industry leaders, gardeners and the general public to find out about research in crop science and horticulture at the U of I. The event will take place at the Crop Sciences Research and Education Center in Urbana, Ill. More details can be found at http://agronom yday.cropsci.illinois.edu/, or by contacting Sharon Conatser at 217-333-4256 or sconatse@illinois.edu

INDIANA
Aug. 14: A Twilight Walk and Plant sale will be held from 5-7 p.m. at the Display Gardens of the Allen County extension office at 4001 Crescent Ave. in Fort Wayne, Ind. Free parking is available at the parking garage across from the office. To learn more, call 260-481-6826.

Aug. 17: A field day for farmers and others to visit the Davis-Purdue Agricultural Center and learn from campus-based staff will take place in Farmland, Ind. Contact Jeff Boyer, 765-468-7022, jbo yer@purdue.edu

Aug. 18: Shoup’s Backyard BBQ Contest will award $2,000 in cash and prizes during the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis, Ind. Deadline to enter is Aug. 9. For an entry form, contact Amy Shoup Mennen at 800-646-4464.

Aug. 19: A field day for farmers and others to visit the Northeast-Purdue Agricultural Center and learn from campus-based staff will take place in Columbia City, Ind. Contact Phil Walker, 260-244-7290, walkerpc@purdue.edu

Aug. 19: Purdue Extension will offer a risk management course to farm women in Franklin, Kosciusko, Wayne/Union and Perry counties. Franklin, Kosciusko and Wayne/Union counties will offer their courses from 1-4 p.m., and Perry County from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Project locations are decided by each county Extension office.

For more information, visit the Purdue University Women in Agriculture website www.extension.purdue.edu/wia/anniesproject.htm

OHIO
Aug. 12: A new trial for currants and gooseberries at Ohio State University South Centers at Piketon, Ohio will be featured at the upcoming OSU South Centers Horticulture Field Night. Register by Aug. 10. To learn more, contact Julie Strawser-Moose at 740-289-2071, ext. 223 or e-mail strawser.35@cfaes.osu. edu

Aug. 13: Advanced Wine Grape Production will take place at the OSU South Centers in Piketon, Ohio from 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Register by contacting 740-289-2071, ext. 223; strawser.35@ cfaes.osu.edu

Aug. 14-15: The Ohio Young Farmers, Inc. will hold their annual summer tour at the Salem Saxon Club in Salem, Ohio. Tour stops for this year’s tour will include MAC Trailer Manufacturing, Martiq Farms Inc., Minerva Cheese, Haus Apple Orchard, Baird Brothers Sawmill, Inc., Matthews Cattle Company and Swope Farm. For more details contact Rich Zehentbauer at 330-223-1061.

Aug. 16: The third annual free Ohio River Barge and Port Tour will be offered for farmers at the Jeffersonville, Ind. port with check-in from 9:30 a.m. until 10:15 a.m. EDT. Interested participants must pre-register at www.incorn.org/ barge or www.indianasoybean.com/ barge by Aug. 6. Space is limited.

Aug. 18: Corn production and management techniques will be the focus of the Southwest Ohio Corn Growers and Fayette County Agronomy Field Day at the Fayette County Demonstration Farm in Washington Court House, Ohio. Contact John Yost at 740-335-1150 or log on to http://fayette.osu.edu/news /swo cga-fay ette-agronomy-field-day

Aug. 19: Ohio State University’s 2010 Manure Science Review, featuring educational sessions on handling, managing and utilizing manure, takes place at the American Legion Hall in Continental, Ohio.

Download details at www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/ocamm/images/MSR10_br ochu re.pdf Registration costs $25 per person before Aug. 13, $30 afterward. Register by sending your name, address, e-mail address and check made payable to “OARDC/OSU” to Mary Wicks, OARDC/OSU, Ag Engineering Building, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster, OH 44691.

KENTUCKY
Aug. 12: The Economic Development through BioEnergy is a collaborative symposium taking place at 111 E. First St., Morehead, Ky. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch is provided and pre-registration is required. To register, contact Sherry Watson at sherrywatson@roadru nner.com or (606) 784-5874.

Aug. 18: A Nursery Crop IPM Diagnostics Workshop is being held at Trimble County Extension Office, 43 High Country Lane, Bedford, Ky. from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost is $25 after August 9. Lunch is provided with pre-registration. For more information, contact Amy Fulcher at (859) 257-1273 or afulcher@ uky.edu

Aug. 19: The Mum Production Field Day with mum demonstrations is being hosted by Carter Farms at O’Donnel Farm, 167 Collins Road, Paris, Ky. at 6:30 p.m. Contact Ray Tackett at 859-987-1895 for more information.

Aug. 19-29: The Kentucky State Fair is taking place in Louisville, Ky. Visit www.kystatefair.org for more information and a schedule of events.

TENNESSEE
Aug. 15-17: The Tennessee Alternative Fuels and BioEnergy Conference will give current and potential industry leaders the opportunity to learn about Tennessee’s alternative fuels and bioenergy sectors at Montgomery Bell State Park in Burns, Tenn. More information is available at www.tennessee.gov/agri culture/marke ting To register, call 615-797-3101 or visit https://utconferences. outreach.utk.edu/ei/cm.esp?id=167&pageid=_2YZ109BWH

LOOKING AHEAD
Aug. 25: Drainage 201, a seminar on Indiana drainage issues, will take place at the Indiana Farm Bureau building in Indianapolis, Ind. Attendance is limited; interested individuals are encouraged to register as soon as possible by contacting Maria Spellman, 317-692-7840 or mspel lman@infarmbureau.org