NATIONAL Sept. 29: “Using Popular Media to Tell Dairy Farming’s Story,” an 11 a.m. discussion on Twitter, Facebook and more will take place at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisc. in the Exhibition Hall of the Alliant Energy Center. For further info, visit www.worlddairyexpo.com ILLINOIS Oct. 13: Singles in Agriculture will host a fall festival in Lake Carlyle, Ill. for its members. Details can be found at www.singlesinag.org or by contacting the main office at 815-947-3559; e-mail singlesinag@verizon.net INDIANA Sept. 26: The Southern Indiana Angus Assoc. will host its annual tour at 9 a.m. beginning in Brownstown, Ind. Tour stops include Shady Spring Farms, Double O Angus and the Feldun-Purdue University farm. Contact Jim Thompson at 812-445-3409.
Sept. 26-27: National Alpaca Farm Days will be at Mt. Tabor Farms in Aurora, Ind. Call 812-926-3732 or go online at www.mttaboralpacas.com
Sept. 26-27: Ohio Gourd Show will be at the Darke County Fairgrounds in Greenville, Ohio from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 937-547-0025 for further information or directions. OHIO Sept. 30: A pesticide applicator training course will be offered by the Ohio State University Extension at the Ohio Department of Agriculture in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Information is available at http://pested.osu.edu or by calling 614-292-4070.
Sept. 26-27: National Alpaca Farm Days will be at Woodsview Alpaca Farm in Versailles, Ohio. Admission is free. Contact Bob and Michelle Dircksen at 937-526-4653 or e-mail them at dircksenfarm@aol.com
Oct. 4: Farm Toy Show will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds in Cable, Ohio. Contact Lowell Morningstar at 937-826-4201.
Oct. 10-11: The Wheat Ridge Olde Thyme Herb Fair and Harvest Celebration from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 817 Tater Ridge Road (just off Wheat Ridge Road), West Union, Ohio. For more information contact info@adamscountytravel.org www.adamscountytravel.org
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. 16: The “Ohio State Animal Welfare Symposium: Building Partnerships to Address Animal Welfare,” will take place in Columbus, Ohio. For registration information and an agenda of topics and speakers, log on to http://vet.osu.edu/AnimalWelfare Symposium.htm KENTUCKY Oct. 8-9: The Kentucky Grazing School will take place at the Woodford County Extension Office and UK Animal Research Center in Versailles, Ky. The school is open to anyone, but is geared toward new farmers and existing farmers who are looking to improve their grazing operation. Details are available under http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Forage/
TENNESSEE Oct. 9: The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture will show you how to grow the best varieties of these fall fruits at Pumpkin Field Day at the West Tennessee Research and Education Center in Jackson. Tenn. For directions or more information, visit the website: http://west.tennessee.edu
Oct. 17: The 11th annual Fall Folklore Jamboree draws visitors from across the mid-south who are eager to celebrate past traditions while escaping the daily grind at the West Tennessee Agricultural Museum and Research and Education Center grounds are located on Highway 70/79 in Milan, Tenn. For more information, including an event map, visit the website: http://milan.tennessee.edu or call 731-686-8067.
LOOKING AHEAD 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.
Nov. 8-10: The American Society of Agricultural Consultants Conference and Annual Meeting will take place at the Doubletree Hotel Nashville Downtown in Nashville, Tenn. Information is available at the www.agconsultants.com 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. |