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April 12-13: The Biofuels, Food and Feed Tradeoffs conference will feature the authors of research done by private industry, academia and the federal government on opportunities and challenges faced by the biofuels industry. The event will be at the Marriott St. Louis Airport Hotel in St. Louis, Mo. For details, visit www.farmfoundation.org or contact Steve Halbrook at steve@farm foundation.org ILLINOIS
April 7: Purebred dairy calves will be on sale at the UOI Dairy Farm in Urbana, Ill., during the 59th annual PDCA Calf Sale. The catalog can be read at www.ansci.uiuc.edu or www.holstein world.com and for printed catalogs, contact Gene McCoy at 217-840-0157.
April 12-13: The latest developments in cattle breeding and synchronization will be highlighted at a Beef Cattle Reproductive Technologies workshop at the UOI Dixon Springs Agricultural Center in Pope County, Ill. Registration is $50. University and community college students with current ID are $25. Advance registration required; call 618-695-2441.
April 28: For the second year, children will have the chance to learn about their pets and other animals at Petstravaganza at the UOI Stock Pavilion in Urbana, Ill. This year’s event will be from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and will feature interactive, family-friendly exhibits including exotic species and wildlife. Admission is free, but visitors should leave their own pets at home. For more information, visit http://pets. ansci.uiuc.edu/outreach INDIANA
April 5, 19, 22, 26: The Friends of Turkey Run and Shades State Parks will host a series of plant identification workshops and botany hikes at Turkey Run State Park in Marshall, Ind. The cost is $15 per workshop. To register, e-mail Rich Scott at redbud@bloomingdale tel.com or contact the Turkey Run Nature Center at 765-597-2654.
April 13-14: The Indiana Sheep Assoc. will sponsor The Fiber Event at the Putnam County Fairgrounds in Greencastle, Ind., from 1-7 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday.
This replaces the annual Fleece Fair. Many kinds of wool and fiber from sheep, llamas and angora bunnies will be for sale, as well as equipment for spinners and crafters. Vendors will offer workshops and demos. Admission is free. To learn more, visit www.the fiberevent.com or call 765-379-2578.
April 14: The Allen County Advanced Master Gardener conference will be open to Master Gardeners and the public at the Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne University in Fort Wayne, Ind. in the Walb Student Union Ballroom. Contact the Allen County Extension Office at 260-481-6826 (option 3).
April 21: A boer goat sale will take place at the Dinky Horse Barn in Montgomery, Ind. featuring more than 85 head of boer goats. Contact Lloyd Raber at 812-486-2974 or Homer Stoll at 812-636-7355.
April 21: The Upper Wabash Interpretive Center will host Wildflower Fest, featuring a wildflower walk and information about nature’s products. The program will begin at 10 a.m. at the J. Edward Roush Lake’s Kilsoquah Recreation Area in Huntington, Ind. Call 260-468-2127 to register. For more details, go to www.in.gov/dnr/uwis
April 24: The Purdue Extension office in Hancock County will offer a wildflower and tree identification class followed by a wildflower hike at the Indiana Shrader-Weaver Nature Preserve in Fayette County.
The two-day event begins at the Extension office in Hancock County in Greenfield, Ind. Contact 317-462-1113 for details.
April 24-25: Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference will address overfeeding issues and the biofuels industry at the Grand Wayne Center in Fort Wayne, Ind. Deadline to register is April 5. For more details, go to www.tristatedairy. osu.edu Contact Michelle Milligan at 614-292-7374 or milligan.4@osu.edu
April 26: Muzzle-loading 4-H Shooting Sports Program will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Allen County Extension Office in Fort Wayne, Ind. The second portion of the program will continue on May 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 in Spencerville, Ind. Registration is required and the cost is $20. Contact the office at 260-481-6826.
April 28: The Boilermaker Heifer Sale will sell purebred dairy show calves at the Purdue Research Farm tool shed in West Lafayette, Ind. For details, visit www.purdue.edu/dairy Contact Craig Blough at 574-238-1816 or cblough@purdue.edu KENTUCKY
April 5-7: Kentucky National Show and Sale and 3rd annual Kentucky Kow-A-Rama events will take place at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Holiday Inn on Fern Valley. For reservations, call 502-964-3311. Contact Mollie Tichenor at 502-564-4983 or mollieadams.tichenor@ky.gov
April 24: The UK College of Agriculture’s Center for Leadership Development is partnering with businesses in Lexington, Ky. for the 3rd annual Ethical Leadership Institute. Registration is $269 per person, required in advance. For details, go to www.peerexchangenetwork.org/eli or contact Grace Gorrell at 859-257-3471; or call conference producer Allen Cawley at 859-771-6398 or acawley@peer exchangenetwork.org OHIO
April 12-15: Equine Affaire will feature four full days of clinics, demonstrations and horse and farm exhibits at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, Ohio. Admission tickets cost $13 for adults or $40 for a four-day pass; admission for children ages 7-12 is $8 or $24 for a four-day pass and children age 6 and under are free. For more information, go to www.equineaffaire.com
April 20: The Opening Night Gala for the 18th anniversary of the Cincinnati Flower Show will take place at Lake Como on Coney Island in Cincinnati, Ohio. The event will begin at 6 p.m. and benefit the Cincinnati Horticultural Society and Owl’s Nest Park Revitali-zation Project. For information or tickets, visit www.cincyflowershow.com or call 800-670-6808 or 513-872-5194.
April 26: The Darke County Extension Homemakers will be sponsoring the annual Spring Fling at the Shawnee Prairie Nature Reserve in Greenville, Ohio. The Spring Fling is free and open to the public. Contact OSU Extension, Darke County at 937-548-5215. |
