Editor’s Note: Coming Events is a free listing. The material presented is a crosssection 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.

 

 

May 17-18: The 58th annual Corn Dry Milling Conference will be in Peoria, Ill. Corn millers, corn seed producers, corn product manufacturers, and agricultural engineers dealing in the production, handling, storage and processing of corn products for food are encouraged to attend. Visit www.namamillers. org/meetings/2017-corn-dry-millingconference/ for program and registration information.

 

 

April 13: Third- and fourth-grade students will learn how agriculture touches everyone’s life as the Franklin County, Ind., Ag Day Committee commemorates from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Franklin County Fair Grounds. April 20: Huntington University will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Ware Plant Science Production Facility at 3:45 p.m. at the Dowden Science Building, Huntington, Ind. Ag students will have hands-on learning and research opportunities in the area of plant and soil sciences, with the potential for aquaponics as well. For more information, visit www.huntington.edu/agriculture

 

April 29: The Master Gardener Assoc.  Garden School 2017 will be 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Madison County 4-H Building, 512 E. 4th St., Alexandria, Ind. It is open to the public (ages 18 years and older). The $35 cost includes continental breakfast, lunch and refreshments. Register by April 21. More information and registration forms can be found at the Purdue Extension Office in Anderson, Ind.; Ousley’s Harvest Gardens in Alexandria, and the Main Desk Lowe’s in Anderson and Muncie. Forms also can also be obtained through fax: Call 765-620-1549.

 

  

June 7-9: The 2017 World Pork Expo, including hundreds of exhibitors, free educational seminars, live hog shows and sales, networking opportunities and more, will be at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa. The website www.worldpork.org has everything you need to easily register for Expo and plan a successful visit – including event schedules, exhibitor information, lodging and travel information and much more. Follow World Pork Expo news on Twitter (#WPX17) and Facebook.

 

June 12-15: AgGateway’s Mid-Year Meeting will be at Prairie Meadows in Altoona, Iowa, just outside of Des Moines. The meeting provides valuable insights and networking for anyone seeking to expand eConnectivity in agriculture – from seasoned AgGateway members to professionals new to the organization. This year’s meeting also features a halfday Ag Retail eConnectivity Forum for senior retail managers and directors. For more information, visit the Mid-Year Meeting webpage, found under “Events” at www.AgGateway.org Also find the meeting on Twitter at #AgGateway

 

 

April 20-June 15: Ohio State University Extension is offering monthly Direct Agricultural Marketing webinars again in 2017. Each webinar begins at noon ET and also is available to view later at go.osu.edu/DirectMarketingWebinars The next few dates, topics and links to registration are:

 

•Apr. 20: Are You Still Accepting

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•May 18: Managing Negativity, go.osu.

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•June 15: Organic, Naturally Grown, Chemical Free – What do these mean? go.osu.edu/OrganicNaturallyGrown ChemicalFree6-2017 For questions about this year’s webinars, contact Christie Welch at welch.183@osu.edu

 

April 22: The 23rd Annual Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park Dinner-Auction will be 5 to 10 p.m. at Wallace Lodge in Sally Buffalo Park, 100 College Way, Cadiz, Ohio. Auction items in the past have included construction, mining, and agriculture related items such as models, antique, vintage, modern memorabilia, photos, collectables, and more. Tickets are $18. For reservations, send check or money order to HCRHP, PO Box 403, Cadiz, OH 43907. For information, contact Marilyn at 740-942-3895 or Dale at 740-391-4135.

 

 

April 13: The Tennessee Forestry Commission will meet 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. CDT at the Ellington Agricultural Center, 406 Hogan Road, Nashville, Tenn. The agenda includes approval of seedling pricing for the 2017/18 season, discussion on the amendment attached to the budget proposal by the Senate Ag Committee, preparation for future emergency incidents, wildfire compact deployment to Oklahoma, timber sales update, seedling sales report for 2016/17, the Wood Summit to be held in Jackson and the proposed 2018 Export Conference. For more information, contact TDA’s Division of Forestry at 615-837-5520 or visit www.tn.gov/agriculture/article/agforests-tfc

 

April 18-May 9: The University of Tennessee Center for Profitable Agriculture will conduct “E-commerce for Direct Farm Marketers” workshops in Memphis (April 18) and Jonesborough (May 9). Both workshops will be 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. local time. Register (https://tiny.utk.edu/ecommerce) by April 13 for Memphis and by May 4 for the Jonesborough workshop.

 

May 2: Producers planning to sell meat directly to consumers have some free training available. A University of Tennessee Extension workshop will begin at 6:30 p.m. CDT at the Tennsco Community Center in Dickson, Tenn. The information will apply to beef, pork, lamb and goat meat, but will not be relevant to poultry producers. Pre-registration is required. Contact Vickie Witcher at vwitcher@utk.edu or 615-446-2788.

 

May 10-July 11: Dreaming of managing your own green acres? The University of Tennessee Center for Profitable Agriculture will offer “Considerations for Beginning Farmers” at several dates and locations across the state. The full-day workshop is designed for those with little or no farming background. Cost to attend is $25 per person, which includes the program and lunch.

 

The remaining dates and locations are:

 

•May 10: Grainger County Ag. Pavilion, Rutledge, Tenn. Registration deadline is May 2, 2017.

•July 11: Madison County UT-TSU Extension Office, Jackson, Tenn. Registration deadline is July 3, 2017. For more information, contact Mitchell Mote in the Rutherford County Extension

Office at 615-898-7710.