ILLINOIS
Aug. 27: Drainage Water Management Demonstration Day will take place at the Hume Community Center in Hume, Ill. beginning at 9 a.m. A field tour of the Starkey Farm will include drainage intensity, water management, subsurface bioreactor and submerged outlet flow. For details or to register, call Jeanne Hansen at 507-451-0073.

Sept. 14: Principles of Dairy Science will be offered by the University of Illinois  as an introductory class covering nutrition, reproduction, milk secretion, calf and heifer management, dairy records, business management, forages, facilities, genetics, and herd health. Lectures are recorded on CD (class on demand) with an Internet live class held during the 11 weeks of class on Monday or Wednesday nights from 7 to 8 pm CDT.  Enrollees can participate for credit (U of I tuition) or for non-credit with reduced tuition.  To review the class schedule, topics, and enrollment details, go to: http://online.ansci.uiuc.edu

INDIANA
Aug. 31: The Indiana Soybean Alliance and Indiana Corn Marketing Council will be co-sponsoring a tour of the Ohio River on the Belle of Louisville leaving Louisville, Ky. at 9 a.m. Go online to either www.indianasoybean.com or http://incorn.org to register for a chance to see the river and through the locks.

Sept. 3: A training workshop hosted by Purdue’s Department of Agronomy will take place at the Purdue Agronomy Center for Research and Education (ACRE), near West Lafayette, Ind. The workshops provide production information and practical problem-solving skills for crop production management. Contact Corey Gerber, 765-496-3755, gerberc@purdue.edu

Sept. 5-6: A draft horse workshop will take place at RX Acres in Brookston, Ind. Participants will be able to experience driving a team of Belgian horses in a farm setting and take part in a demonstration on collecting and breeding. Registration is $300 per participant. For more information, contact Melissa Brown at 765-567-4700.

Sept. 12: Fall Gospel Fest, hosted by New Frankfort Pentecostal Church will take place at 10 a.m. and last until 10 p.m. in Austin, Ind. For more details, call 812-595-8792 or 812-794-4025.

OHIO
Aug. 27: Crisis in the dairy industry: A discussion of the reasons and solutions, will take place at 10 a.m. in the Fisher Auditorium at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster, Ohio. Call Bryan Wolfe at 440-563-5473 for more details.

Aug. 31: The Ohio Soybean Council will host the Ohio Soy 2020 Forum at the Columbus Marriott Northwest in Dublin, Ohio. Please RSVP to Phillip Farmer at 866-748-6579 or at pfarmer@soyohio.org by Aug. 20.

Sept. 1: Ohio No-till Field Day will be at the Jim Rodman Farm in Radnor, Ohio from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Call 614-292-6648 to register for $25.

Sept. 15: A cover crops workshop focusing on the benefits of such practice including enhancing soil fertility and controlling weeds and pests will be covered at the Fisher Auditorium on the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center campus in Wooster, Ohio. To register, contact Laura Wies by Sept. 7 at laura@oeffa.org or by calling 614-421-2022.

Sept. 17: Growing Winegrapes Workshop will be at OSU South Centers in Piketon, Ohio from 6-8 p.m. for a $5 registration fee. To register, call 740-289-2071.

KENTUCKY
Sept. 3: The 28th annual Garrard County Tobacco Cutting Contest will take place at Shell Farms with lunch at noon and the competition beginning at 1 p.m. southeast of Lancaster, Ky. on Fall Lick Rd. off of KY 39. Contact James Gilbert Edgington at 859-339-3980.

TENNESSEE
Sept. 3: The University of Tennessee will offer an agriculture field day on turfgrass in Knoxville, Tenn. at the East Tennessee REC. More information is available at http://agriculture.tennessee.edu/news/FieldDays/index.htm

LOOKING AHEAD
Sept. 22-24: The Farm Science Review will be at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center in London, Ohio. For advanced tickets at $5 each, contact a local OSU Extension office or call 614-292-4278.
Sept. 22: The sixth of this year’s University of Illinois Extension sustainable agriculture tours will discuss growing fresh fruits and vegetables at the River Front Berry Farm in Martinton, Ill. Register at least one week in advance at https://webs.extension.uiuc.
edu/registration or call Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant at 217-968-5512.

Sept. 30: A pesticide applicator training course will be offered by the Ohio State University Extension at the Ohio Department of Agriculture, 8995 E. Main St., in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Information is available on the OSU Extension Pesticide Education Program website at http://pested.osu.edu or by calling 614-292-4070.

Oct. 13: Singles in Agriculture will host a fall festival in Lake Carlyle, Ill. 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; e-mail singlesinag@verizon.net

Oct. 15: Pumpkin Twilight Tour will take place at OSU South Centers in Piketon, Ohio from 6-8 p.m. Call 740-289-2071 to register.
Oct. 19-21: Artificial Insemination School will be at OARDC’s Eastern Agricultural Research Station in Caldwell, Ohio. Cost to register is $75. Call 740-489-5300 or 740-732-2682 for further information or directions.

Oct. 22: Why Trees Matter Forum will be at OARDC in Wooster, Ohio from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost to register is $70. Call 330-263-3761 to registration or for specific details.

Nov. 8-10: The American Society of Agricultural Consultants 2009 Conference and Annual Meeting will take place at the Doubletree Hotel Nashville Downtown in Nashville, Tenn. Information for registering for the conference is available at the www.agconsultants.com

Nov. 19: Wildlife Control Workshop will take place at OSU South Centers in Piketon, Ohio from 6-8 p.m. Cost to register is $5. Contact: 740-289-2071.

Jan. 26-27: The American Feed Industry Association will hold the third annual Pet Food Conference at the Georgia World Congress Center, in Atlanta, Ga. The conference will cover a wide range of current industry issues, including a global look at pet food markets, salmonella control, state and federal inspections, and ingredient approval. More information and a registration link can be found at www.petfoodconference.com/2010PFC/index.cfm

Jan. 27-30: The 2010 annual Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Trade Show will take place in San Antonio, Texas. For more information, call 303-694-0305 or e-mail meetings@beef.org

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.