NATIONAL
Aug. 6-9: Young Angus enthusiasts will want to mark their calendars and register for the 2009 Leaders Engaged in Angus Development (LEAD) Conference in San Francisco, Calif. Registration forms available online at www.njaa.info For more information, contact the junior activities department at 816-383-5100.

Aug. 10: Exploring ways to most effectively address Johne’s disease at the farm level is the focus of the 2nd New Horizons in Johne’s Disease Control workshop will be at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn. To learn more visit www.cvm.umn.edu/outreach/events/icp/NewHorizonsWorkshop/index.htm

Aug. 7-9: Singles in Agriculture will host a Brewster, Neb. River Tank Ride for its members. Details on membership and upcoming events can be found at www.singlesinag.org or by contacting the main office at 815-947-3559.

ILLINOIS
Aug. 13: The fourth of this year’s University of Illinois Extension sustainable agriculture tours will focus on creative community co-op farming at Basu Natural Farms in Pembroke, Ill. Register at least one week in advance at https://webs.extension.uiuc.edu/registration/default.cfm?RegistrationID=2845 or call Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant at 217-968-5512.

INDIANA
July 24: Bunge North America will host a Progressive Ag Safety Day from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Morristown High School in Morristown, Ind. Contact Maranda Mullis at 765-763-7500 ext. 585 for details.

July 27-28: The Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service will provide a two-day disaster preparedness workshop at the Blue River Career Center in Shelbyville, Ind. for non-profit agencies. Details are available by contacting Steve Cain at 765-494-8410, cain@purdue.edu

July 28-29: Purdue University and the University of Kentucky will showcase innovative practices in the dairy industry during the Kentuckiana Dairy Exchange near Logansport, Ind. To register, contact Tamilee Nennich at 765-494-4823 or tnennich@purdue.edu

July 30: CISCO Companies will host a series of webinars focusing on cover crops at 1 p.m. To find out more or sign up, visit www.ciscoseeds.com or contact Dave Robison at 574-267-6101 or by e-mail at daverobison@ciscoseeds.com

Aug. 4-6: The Farm World Expo is set to return to the Boone County Fairgrounds in Lebanon, Ind. For more details and an updated list of exhibitors, visit www.farmworldexpo.com or contact the Show Manager Toni Hodson at 765-345-5133, ext. 280.

IOWA
July 28: Producers across northeast Iowa are invited to attend a seminar entitled “Being Prepared for the Changing World of Agriculture” at the Dairy Center at Northeast Iowa Community College in Calmar, Iowa. Anyone interested in attending should RSVP to Val Plagge at the Iowa Soybean Association at vplagge@iasoybeans.com

July 28: Northwest Iowa farmers are invited to participate in a webinar presentation addressing the situation regarding soybean aphids in Iowa. Registration is limited. Interested growers can receive an e-mail containing the registration link by sending a request to LeAnn Strother at lstrother@iasoybeans.com

July 30: The 3rd annual Iowa Women in Ag Conference will be held at the BioFuture Conference Center, Monsanto’s Research Facility near Huxley, Iowa. Registration cost is $75. For more information, visit www.iowawomeninag.org or contact Elaine Gaesser at 641-333-2595.

KENTUCKY
July 23: The University of Kentucky will host a field day from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the UK Research & Education Center in Princeton, Ky. For more details, contact Carol Spence at 859-257-8324; cspence@uky.edu

July 23: A biennial showcase of the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture’s latest research and extension work will take place in Princeton, Ky. from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, contact a county office or visit http://ces.ca.uky.edu/wkrec/

July 25: An aquaculture field day will provide the opportunity to learn more about the enterprise in Frankfort, Ky. at the Aquaculture Research Center. For more information, visit www.ksuaqua
culture.org or contact Bob Durborow at Robert.duborow@kysu.edu

OHIO
July 23: The Ohio Farmers Union will educate young people about being good stewards of the land in the 2009 Cooperative Youth Day Camp in Jefferson, Ohio at the Ashtabula, Ohio. Call 800-321-3671 for registration forms and to RSVP, or log on to ohfarmersunion.org more information on the camps.

July 23: Manure Science Review will be at Rowe Dairy in Piketon, Ohio from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 740-202-3533.

July 28: The Ohio Farmers Union will educate young people about being good stewards of the land in the 2009 Cooperative Youth Day Camp in Wilmington, Ohio at the Clinton County Extension Office. Call 800-321-3671 for registration forms and to RSVP, or log on to ohfarmersunion.org more information on the camps.

July 30: Field Crops Day will be at OARDC’s Northwest Agricultural Research Station in Custar, Ohio from 9-11:30 a.m. 419-257-2060.

July 30: Muck Crops Field Day and Field Office Dedication will take place at OARDC’s Muck Crops Agricultural Research Station in Willard, Ohio from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Contact: 419-935-1201.

July 30: The 2009 Field Crops Day will feature topics including budgeting, insect concerns, new seed technologies and nitrogen management at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center’s Northwest Agricultural Research Station near Hoytville, Ohio. For more information, contact Matt Davis, manager, Northwest Agricultural Research Station, 419-257-2060 or davis.1095@osu.edu

MICHIGAN
July 25: Michigan State University will host the annual Forage Demonstration Day at the Lake City Experiment Station in East Lansing, Mich. from 10:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. For more information, contact Janice Rumph at 231-839-3001 or Missaukee County MSU Extension Director Dave Stroud at 231-839-4667.

July 29: Michigan State University Extension and the National Grape Cooperative will host the 20th annual Viticulture Day at the Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center in Benton Harbor, Mich. Registration forms can be downloaded from http://tinyurl.com/pc4xgf or contact the Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center at 269-944-1477.

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.