ILLINOIS
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 INDIANA
Oct. 7: The Allen County 4-H Shooting Sports Club will host a 10-week .22 rifle class open to all youth in grades 5-12. The program will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Concordia Lutheran High School Shooting Range in Ft. Wayne, Ind. Contact the Extension office in Allen County at 260-481-6826.
Oct. 11: Giddy Up! Trail Ride will be hosted by The Muncie Light Horse Club at the Prairie Creek Reservoir in Delaware County, Ind. To participate, call 765-287-0396, visit www.joinmlhc.org or e-mail organizers at GiddyupTrailRide@gmail.com OHIO
Oct. 9: Lawyers working with agriculture are invited to attend the Ohio Agricultural Law Symposium at the Ohio State’s Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center in Columbus, Ohio. For more, visit http://ebiz.ohiobar.org/pd.asp or contact Peggy Hall at aglaw@osu.edu
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 details, contact info@adamscountytravel.org or to online to 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/AnimalWelfareSymposium.htm
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 details.
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 for details.
Oct. 23: Improving Your Woodland, is a one-day class that introduces landowners to crop tree management and other tools that can help landowners achieve a variety of objectives at the Licking County Extension Office in Newark, Ohio.
Registration is encouraged online at http://woodlandstewards. osu.edu
Oct. 4: Farm Toy Show will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Champaign County Fairgrounds in Urbana, Ohio. Call Lowell Morningstar at 937-826-4201. 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. Additional details are available at 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.
Oct. 27: Farmland legacy and estate planning workshop will take place at the UT West Tennessee Research and Education Center in Jackson, Tenn. Space is limited so early registration is encouraged. Register online at the website www.farmlandlegacy.org
Oct. 29: Farmland legacy and estate planning workshop will take place at the University of Tennessee Visitor Center in Knoxville, Tenn. Space is limited so early registration is encouraged. Register online at the website www.farmlandlegacy.org LOOKING AHEAD
Nov. 7: Farmland legacy and estate planning workshop will take place at the Lane Agri-Park Community Center in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Space is limited so early registration is encouraged. Register online at the website www.farmlandlegacy.org
Nov. 7-20: The North American International Livestock Exposition will take place at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky. More detailed show information is available online at www.livestockexpo.org
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 online at www.ag consultants.com
Nov. 16-17: The University of Illinois Office for Futures and Options is sponsoring a two-day Ag Markets Workshop at the Illini Center in Chicago, Ill. Cost for the full two-day workshop is $650, and includes all materials as well as a session at the Chicago Board of Trade to observe trading and the daily closing of the Ag futures and option markets. To register, go to www.ace.uiuc.edu/ACERegistrations/index.aspx
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.
Dec. 12: A fruit, gift and tool sale will take place at the Wayne County Produce Auction in Williamsburg, Ind. Call 765-886-5498 for more details.
Jan. 6-8: The Illinois Specialty Crops, Agritourism, and Organic Conference will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Convention Center in Springfield, Ill. Contact Diane Handley at 309-557-2107, handley@ilfb.org for addtional information.
Jan. 20-23: The 2010 Practical Tools and Solutions for Sustaining Family Farms Conference will be in Chattanooga, Tenn. at the Chattanooga Convention Center and will headquarter at the adjacent Marriott Hotel. The conference schedule will be available in October at www.ssawg.org or e-mail ssawg_conf@bellsouth.net for a brochure.
Jan. 27-30: The 2010 annual Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen’s Beef Assoc. Trade Show will take place in San Antonio, Texas. For more information, call 303-694-0305 or e-mail meetings@beef.org
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