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
Nov. 7: The Horse Business Seminar, for those who provide services to horse owners, will take place at the Purdue Calumet Conference Center in Hammond, Ind. Cost to register is $35. A complete agenda and registration information is available at the Indiana Horse Council website at http://indianahorsecouncil.org/Events/business.htm
Nov. 7: Purdue University’s Department of Forestry and Natural Resources is co-sponsoring a tour focusing on forest and wildlife management from 8:30-11:30 a.m. at the Morgan County Fairgrounds in Martinsville, Ind. To register, call 765-342-1010.
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
OHIO
Nov. 5: The Coastal Resources Advisory Council (CRAC) will hold its quarterly meeting at 10 a.m. at the Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve, in Huron, Ohio. More information at ohiodnr.com/coastal or by contacting ODNR Office of Coastal Management at 419-626-7980.
Nov. 6: Grape growers will have the opportunity to learn from national experts at the upcoming Fall Viticulture Conference at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center Shisler Conference Building in Wooster, Ohio. To register, contact Dave Scurlock at 330-263-3825 or scurlock.2@osu.edu
Nov. 12: Two renowned baitfish research specialists from the University of Arkansas will be the featured speakers during an Ohio State University (OSU) Extension baitfish culture workshop at the Agricultural Incubator Foundation Center in Bowling Green, Ohio. RSVP to the event by Nov. 6. Contact Geoff Wallat at 740-289-2071, ext. 146 or e-mail wallat1@ag.osu.edu
Nov. 12: Ohio State University will host its second annual Renewable Energy Workshop at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) in Wooster, Ohio. Download the brochure and registration form at www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/
bioenergy/images/Brochure09v2.pdf or call Mary Wicks at 330-202-3533 or e-mail her at wicks.14@osu.edu
Nov. 13: Ohio State University Extension’s public “Winter Tree ID” workshop, from 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., in the Geauga Park District’s Donald W. Meyer Center in Big Creek Park, Chardon Township, Ohio. Register and pay online at http://woodlandstewards.osu.edu MICHIGAN
Nov. 6: The Michigan Cattlemen’s Assoc. is teaming up with MSU Extension beef and livestock specialists to offer verified, graded and sorted calves in the fall sale at United Producers sale yard in St. Louis, Mich. at 1 p.m. For more details on the sale, call 517-347-8117. KENTUCKY
Nov. 4-5: AgriBusiness Association of Kentucky annual meeting will take place at The Brown Hotel, Louisville, Ky.
For more information visit www.kyagbusiness.org
Nov. 4-5: 10th annual Kentucky Women in Agriculture Conference “Come Grow with Us!” Will take place at the Holiday Inn - University Plaza in Bowling Green, Ky. Cost is $75 per person, includes all conference meals. Visit www.kywomeninag.com for more information or to register.
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. 14: Kentucky Horse Council annual Conference will be at
Scott County High School in Georgetown, Ky. from 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Visit www.kentuckyhorse.org/annual for more information.
Nov. 14: Kentucky State Beekeepers annual meeting will be at the
Warren County Extension Office in Bowling Green, Ky. Cost is $5 for lunch. RSVP by calling 270-622-3615 or visit www.ksbabeekeeping.org
Nov. 17-19: Kentucky Small, Limited Resource, Minority Farmers Conference will take place at the Capital Plaza Hotel and KSU Farm in Frankfort, Ky. The theme of this year’s conference is “Revitalizing the Small Family Farm in a Stressed Economy.” Contact Louie Rivers at 502-597-5905 or louie.rivers@kysu.edu
Nov. 17: Kentucky Agricultural Heritage Center annual meeting
will take place at the Anderson Circle Farm in Harrodsburg, Ky. Invitation only. For more information about the Center, visit www.kyagheritage.org TENNESSEE
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 |
