ILLINOIS
July 17: Farm Dreams, a four-hour interactive workshop is designed to help people decide if entrepreneurial farming is right for them in Bourbonnais, Ill. at the Kankakee County Extension Office. The program will begin at 4:30 p.m. and includes a light supper. To register, visit central.illinoisfarmbeginnings.org/ or contact The Land Connection at 847-570-0701.

July 24: University of Illinois Extension multi-species grazing conference will take place in Milan, Ill. Advance registration is due one week prior to the program date. Questions about specific details should be directed to the Rock Island County Extension Unit at 309-796-0512.

July 26: University of Illinois Extension multi-species grazing conference will take place in Lincoln, Ill. Advance registration is due one week prior to the program date. Questions about specific details should be directed to the Logan County Extension Unit at 217-732-8289.

INDIANA
July 22: The Rural Entrepreneur Network (REN) will offer one-on-one consulting sessions to help individuals and families with the important issues facing them as new or existing small business owners in Greenfield, Ind. Call REN to schedule an appointment at 317-290-3250.

July 29: The Rural Entrepreneur Network (REN) will offer one-on-one consulting sessions to help individuals and families with the important issues facing them as new or existing small business owners in Danville, Ind. Call REN to schedule an appointment at 317-290-3250.

July 17: The Indiana Soybean Alliance and Purdue University Extension are hosting a free summer aquaculture workshop designed for individuals who are interested in starting or expanding an aquaculture facility in Indiana. The event will take place at the Indiana University Southeast in New Albany, Ind. Register online at www.indianafishfarming.com or call the ISA office at 1-800-735-0195.
July 20-23: 41st annual Top Farmer Crop Workshop is scheduled to take place in Pfendler Hall at the West Lafayette, Ind. Purdue University campus. Pre-registration is encouraged at www.conf.purdue.edu/TOPCROP or by calling 765-494-7220

July 22: The Indiana Soybean Alliance and Purdue University Extension are hosting a free aquaculture workshop designed for individuals who are interested in starting or expanding an aquaculture facility. The event will take place at the Franklin County Government Center in Brookville, Ind. Register online at www.indianafishfarming.com or call 1-800-735-0195.

July 24: The Indiana Farm Sustainability Tour will make a stop in Decatur County, Ind. and focus on organic production at Langeland Farms. To register for this event, visit www.age
con.purdue.edu/newventures/ or all 800-359-2968.

MICHIGAN
July 21-25: Michigan Dairy Expo will take place at the Michigan State University (MSU) Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education in East Lansing, Mich. Premium books, event entry information and schedules are available at any MSU Extension county office or online at www.canr.msu.edu/anscikids/dairy.html

July 26: The Michigan State University Upper Peninsula Experiment Station will conduct a summer field day at the Chatham, Mich. location. For more information on the field day, call farm manager Paul Naasz at 906-439-5114.

KENTUCKY
July 17: 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 Central Region sessions will be in Scott County, Ky. For registration information, contact UK Forestry Extension at 859-257-7597 or go online to http://www.ukforestry.org

OHIO
July 19: Ohio State University Extension and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) will host the Secrest Arboretum Night Insect Walk at the OARDC office in Wooster, Ohio. For times, maps, directions and other details, call 330-263-3780 or go to http://oardc.osu.edu/field_day_schedule.asp

July 20: Ohio State University Extension and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) will host Master Gardener Field Day at the  Waterman Agriculture and Natural Resources Lab in Columbus, Ohio. For more information, call 330-263-3780 or go to http://oardc.osu.edu/field_day_schedule.asp

July 24: Ohio State University Extension and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) will present Field Crops Day at the Northwest Agricultural Research Station in Custar, Ohio. For times, maps, directions and other details, call 330-263-3780 or go to http://oardc.osu.edu/field_day_sched
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July 24: Ohio State University Extension and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) will host the Crop, Soil and Water Field Night at the OSU South Centers in Piketon, Ohio. For details, call 330-263-3780 or go to http://oardc.osu.edu/field_day_schedule.asp

July 25-27: 17th annual Freeland Valley Antique Power Show will feature antique farm tractors, gas engines, cars, semi trucks, garden tractors and more at the Delmar Warne Field in Chandlersville, Ohio. For more information contact Mark Gotschall 740-439-3780.

July 29: Ohio State University Extension and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) will present Farm Focus Field Day at the Marsh Foundation/Farm Focus Site in Van Wert, Ohio. For details, call 330-263-3780 or go to http://oardc.osu.edu/field_day_schedule.asp

TENNESSEE
July 24: 25th annual Milan No-Till Crop Production Field Day will be at the University of Tennessee’s Research and Education Center in Milan, Tenn. The event begins at 7 a.m. with breakfast. For more information, contact Black Brown or Debra Campbell at 731-686-7362 or tennu@bellsouth.net

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.