ILLINOIS
April 15: Sheep and goat producers are invited to a seminar on health and marketing issues in Macomb, Ill. For more details, contact Cheri Burcham at 217-543-3755 or cburcham@illinois.edu INDIANA
April 9-10: Purdue Extension and Historic Prophetstown will host three horse reproduction clinics at the RX Acres Belgian breeding farm in Brookston, Ind. Register online at www.prophetstown.org/registration%20form.pdf or call 765-576-4700.
April 13-14: The Indiana Milk Quality Conference will feature guest speaker 2009 Miss America Katie Stam at Don’s Hall Guesthouse in Ft. Wayne, Ind. To register, contact Robin Fuhrman at dairydoll@aol.com or at 260-483-6436, ext. 3327.
April 14: Purdue Extension Cass County and Cass County Farm Service Agency will host an ACRE information session at the fairgrounds in Logansport, Ind. Call 574-753-7750 for more details.
April 15: “An Introduction to Starting a Specialty Food Business in Indiana” workshop will take place at Indiana Farm Bureau Inc., in Indianapolis, Ind. For the registration form, visit www.ag.purdue.edu/foodsci/Documents/workshops/feep_brochure.pdf
April 17: The Indiana Alpaca Assoc. will host an educational symposium, which will include a trade show and featured seminars at the Exposition Center at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds in Noblesville, Ind. Contact Tom Flanagan at 317-363-8431.
April 17: A benefit for the family of Brenda Alverson to help pay for her liver transplant and long hospitalizations will take place at the Clarksburg Community Volunteer Fire Department from 4-6 p.m. in Clarksburg, Ind. Checks may be made to Clarksburg Christian Church, the host of the benefit. Contact Calvin Tipton at 812-663-9490. OHIO
April 9: Ohio State University Extension’s Ohio Woodland Stewards Program will hold an Invasive Species Workshop in London, Ohio at Ohio State’s Gwynne Conservation Area at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center. Register and pay online at http://woodlandstewards.osu.edu
April 11: 24th annual Collector’s Toy Show will take place at the Champaign County Fairgrounds in Urbana, Ohio, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Contact Lowell Morningstar at 937-826-4201.
April 13: Ohio producers, processors and growers can learn how to sell to retailers, restaurants and institutions by participating in a session offered at the Northwest Ohio Cooperative Kitchen in Bowling Green, Ohio. Contact Paula Ray, 419-823-3099.
April 14: Ohio State University is hosting a one-day symposium to address emerging and current issues of urbanization at Ohio State University’s Fawcett Center in Columbus, Ohio. Full agenda and registration information can be found at www.regonline.com/carbonecosystems
April 15: Ohio State University’s South Centers at Piketon, Ohio will be offering a “Cooperative Opportunities for Producers” workshop. For more information, contact Julie Strawser-Moose at 740-289-2071 ext. 223, or e-mail strawser.35@cfaes.osu.edu
April 16: Ohio State University Extension’s Ohio Woodland Stewards Program will hold an Invasive Species Workshop in the Terrace Room of the Toledo Botanical Garden Conference Center in Toledo, Ohio. Register and pay online at http://woodlandstewards.osu.edu
April 16: Ohio State University’s Agroecosystems Management Program will present “Local Food, All Year: A Workshop for People Who Want to Make It Happen” in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Register at www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/amp MICHIGAN
April 8: “Positioning Your Dairy Business for the Future: Intensive Strategic Workshop for Dairy Producers” session 1 of 2 will take place in Mattawan, Mich. To sign up, visit http://tiny.cc/dairy_bus_analysis
April 9: “Positioning Your Dairy Business for the Future: Intensive Strategic Workshop for Dairy Producers” session 1 of 2 will take place in Grand Rapids Mich. To sign up, visit http://tiny.cc/dairy_bus_analysis
April 14: “Positioning Your Dairy Business for the Future: Intensive Strategic Workshop for Dairy Producers” session 2 of 2 will take place in Sandusky, Mich. To sign up, visit http://tiny.cc/dairy_bus_analysis
April 15: “Positioning Your Dairy Business for the Future: Intensive Strategic Workshop for Dairy Producers” session 2 of 2 will take place in Mattawan, Mich. To sign up, visit http://tiny.cc/dairy_bus_analysis
April 16: “Positioning Your Dairy Business for the Future: Intensive Strategic Workshop for Dairy Producers” session 2 of 2 will take place in Grand Rapids, Mich. To sign up, visit http://tiny.cc/dairy_bus_analysis KENTUCKY
April 14: “Meat” Your Neighbor Educational Tour will begin at the Bourbon County Extension Office in Paris, Ky. Space is limited. Contact Alison Smith at asmith@kycattle.org or 859-285-0204.
April 14-15: Kentucky Grazing School will take place at the UK Research and Education Center in Princeton, Ky. To preregister, contact Adam Probst at 859-257-0597 or adam.probst@uky.edu LOOKING AHEAD
April 20-23: “The Food Chain: From Farm to Table” is the theme of the third Global Feed and Food Congress in Cancun, Mexico. Online registration is available at http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Invitation.aspx?e=a1cc3b43-357f-402f-9c50-df0e6ca9f1f4 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. |
