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Coming Events - Oct. 28, 2009

ILLINOIS
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

INDIANA
Oct. 30: Commercial goat producers can learn about everything from forages and fence options to marketing and doe herd traits at an conference at the Harrison County Fairgrounds in Corydon, Ind. More information about the conference and the sale is available online at http://creamofcropkikos.com/

conference.htm For questions, contact Linda Abner at 812-738-4236, labner@purdue.edu

Nov. 19-21: A seminar entitled, “New Food for Thought - Get Local, Get Thinking, Get Started, Get Better” will offer ‘food for thought’ on local foods and agri-tourism at the Fort Wayne, Ind. Marriott. Registration and other conference information is available at the event’s website, www.newfoodforthought.com The cost for the event is $35 for Indiana Farm Bureau members and $70 for non-members.

Nov. 19-21: Indiana Farm Bureau will hold its annual convention in Fort Wayne, Ind. this year at the Grand Wayne Convention Center. The convention theme is “Building a Championship Team.” For more information, visit www.infarmbureau.org or call 800-FARM-BUR (327-6287).

OHIO
Oct. 30: Ohio fish farmers and those interested in aquaculture have the opportunity to meet with Ohio Department of Agriculture director Robert Boggs to discuss aquaculture development plans for Ohio in Fisher Auditorium on Ohio State University’s Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center campus in Wooster, Ohio. To register, contact Debbie Shaffer at 330-263-3738 or e-mail shaffer.271@osu.edu

Oct. 31: The Ohio Dairy Producers Price Stabilization Committee will host a meeting in the dairy barn at the Wayne County Fairgrounds, Wooster, Ohio. Following the meeting will be the Ohio Fall Quality Sale managed by the Ohio Holstein Assoc. Approximately 90 registered Holsteins will be selling. For more information, contact Don Alexander, general manager of the Ohio Holstein Assoc. at 304-376-1788 or e-mail alexanderdon@comcast.net or  ohol
stein@embarqmail.com

Nov. 12: Ohio State University will host its second annual Renewable Energy Workshop at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster, Ohio. Download the registration form at www.oardc.ohiostate.edu/bioenergy/images/Brochure09v2.pdf or call Mary Wicks at 330-202-3533 or e-mail her at wicks.14@osu.edu for more information.

Nov. 15: 20th annual Farm Toy Show at the Williams County Fairgrounds in Montpelier, Ohio from 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Contact Tom VanCoppenolle at 419-485-4801.

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.

Nov. 22: Farm Toy Show will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Champaign County Fairgrounds in Urbana, Ohio. Contact Lowell Morningstar at 937-826-4201.

KENTUCKY
Oct. 29: Forage and animal producers can get up-to-date, research-based information on current topics in both industries at the 10th Kentucky Grazing Conference at the University of Kentucky Research and Education Center in Princeton, Ky. Contact Garry Lacefield at 270-365-7541, ext. 202.

Oct. 27: The Kentucky Beef Conference at the Fayette County Cooperative Extension office in Lexington, Ky. aims to teach producers how to plan today for tomorrow’s markets. The Fayette County office is located off Red Mile Road between South Broadway and Versailles Road at 1140 Red Mile Place. For more detailed directions, contact the office at 859-257-5582.

Nov. 18-19: The University of Kentucky will host a regional Extension Disaster Education Network Food Protection Conference in Lexington, Ky. The conference begins at 8 a.m. with registration at the Lexington Downtown Hotel and Conference Center. For more information visit the EDEN website at www.EDEN.lsu.edu/FPCSouth

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

TENNESSEE
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

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. 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

LOOKING AHEAD
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.

Dec. 18: Get a jump on the 2010 growing season with updates and recommendations for handling potential pest problems by attending the Integrated Crop and Pest Management Update from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Michigan State University Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education in East Lansing, Mich. To register, contact the Eaton County MSU Extension office at 517-543-2310.

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, 309-557-2107, handley@ilfb.org

Jan. 10-13: The American Farm Bureau Federation convention and annual meeting will take place at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle, Wash. For details, contact Tracy Taylor Grondine at 202-406-3642.

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.

10/28/2009