NATIONAL
May 22: The annual Rocky Broad River Tiki Tumble Race will take place in Lure, N.C., behind the Geneva Riverside Tiki Motel on the Rocky Broad River. Call 828-625-4121; genevariver
side@bellsouth.net; www.genevarivermotel.com/events

June 7-9: 2010 Corn Utilization and Technology Conference will look at the role of corn in human health and nutrition, water usage and agriculture and other timely topics in Atlanta, Ga. To register or learn more about this event,  www.corntechconf.org/index.asp

ILLINOIS
May 19-20: The 51st annual Corn Dry Milling Conference will be in Peoria, Ill. Hotel rooms have been reserved at the Embassy Suites Peoria hotel for those who need overnight accommodations. Detailed information about the meeting is on www.namamillers.org/2010_CDMC_Schedule.html

May 27: A tour of Wilken Worm Farms, a vermiculture business, will take place in Iroquois County, Ill. Cost is $20 per person, which includes lunch. Register at least one week in advance. Visit http://web.extension.illinois.edu/small
farm/ag_tours.cfm for details or call 217-968-5512.

INDIANA
May 16: The American Indian Council will host a business meeting at 1:30 p.m. at the Annex Building at the Boone County 4-H Fairgrounds in Lebanon, Ind. For more details or for a list of other upcoming events, contact Sandy Maddox at: 765.453.9025; Maddox.s@comcast.net or visit http://americanindiancouncil.com

May 19: The Ergonomics (Safety & Productivity) education workshop will demonstrate how producers can avoid injury while sustaining or increasing productivity at the Delaware County Extension office in Muncie, Ind.  Contact Daisy Fryman at 765-747-7732.

May 20: “Life after recession: Local government finance update,” will take place from 2-4:30 p.m. at various locations across the state of Indiana. The presentation can be viewed at the following Extension offices: Allen, Bartholomew, Clark, Dearborn, Decatur, Floyd, Fountain, Hendricks, Johnson, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Tippecanoe and White or the Greene County, Ind. Community Learning Center. Register by noon May 18 by contacting Extension educators from the above counties. For more details, visit www.ag.purdue.edu/extension/ecd/local/Pages/finance.aspx

May 24-25: The fifth annual Frontiers in Bioenergy Symposium will be at the Purdue University campus in West Lafayette, Ind. in Stewart Center, Room 218. A complete agenda is available at www.cec.purdue.edu/regforms//BioenergyAgenda2010.pdf

OHIO
May 14: Switzerland of Ohio Polled Hereford Assoc. will host its annual sale at 7 p.m. at the Guernsey County Fairgrounds in Old Washington, Ohio. Contact Rick Van Fleet at 740-732-4783.
May 16: “Square-foot Gardening” and “Gardening with Herbs” are the topics of the first of a series of free hour-long programs at the Ohio State University’s Waterman Agriculture and Natural Resources Laboratory in Columbus, Ohio. Contact Annette Swanberg at 614-529-9773.

May 18: A planting and transplanting workshop will take place at the Secrest Arboretum, part of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster, Ohio. Registration is limited and the cost is $50. Call 330-464-2148 to sign up and for more information.

May 20: Ohio State University and the Soil and Water Conservation Districts of Guernsey and Noble counties will hold a free pond clinic from 6-8 p.m. at the Eastern Agricultural Research Station in Caldwell, Ohio. Call the Guernsey district office at 740-432-5624 to reserve a spot.

May 20: Ohio State University South Centers at Piketon, Ohio will be offering a Strawberry Production workshop. Registration is $5 per person. Contact Julie Strawser-Moose at 740-289-2071, ext. 223, or e-mail strawser.35@cfaes.osu.edu

May 20: A Farm Safety Day Camp will offer lessons about rural dangers at the Camp Palmer in Fayette, Ohio. Contact David Little, 419-833-6014 or dlittle@eastwood.k12.oh.us

May 20: “Bats: Not Just for Caves Anymore!” will discuss how bats can benefit a farm or garden at the Cox Arboretum MetroPark in Dayton, Ohio. Registration costs $20, is limited, and is needed by May 13. Register and pay online at http://woodlandstewards.osu.edu or call 614-688-3421 or e-mail ohiowoods@osu.edu for more information.

KENTUCKY
May 14-16: The first annual Kentucky Sheep and Fiber Festival will be in conjunction with the Bluegrass Classic Stockdog Trial in Lexington, Ky. To participate as a vendor for this event, contact Sharon Koontz at 502-352-2434 or sharon@kysheepandgoat.org

May 17: UK agricultural economists Cory Walters and Greg Halich will host a meeting to explain ACRE and help producers determine whether it fits their operations at 1 p.m. CDT at the Harding County, Ky. Extension Office. For more details, contact a local UK Extension office.

May 17: UK agricultural economists Cory Walters and Greg Halich will host a meeting to explain ACRE and help producers determine whether it fits their operations at 6:30 p.m. CDT at the Daviess County, Ky. Extension Office. For more details, contact a local UK Extension office.

May 18: University of Kentucky (UK) Wheat Field Day will take place from 8:45 a.m. CDT to noon at the UK Research and Education Center Farm in Princeton, Ky. For more information, contact Dottie Call at dcall@uky.edu or 270-365-7541, ext. 234.

May 18: UK agricultural economists Cory Walters and Greg Halich will host a meeting to explain ACRE and help producers determine whether it fits their operations at the UK Research and Education Center Farm in Princeton, Ky., during the UK Wheat Field Day. Contact Dottie Call at dcall@uky.edu or 270-365-7541, ext. 234.

May 18: UK agricultural economists Cory Walters and Greg Halich will host a meeting to explain ACRE and help producers determine whether it fits their operations at 7 p.m. CDT at the Union County, Ky. Extension Office. For more details, contact a local UK Extension office.

May 19: UK agricultural economists Cory Walters and Greg Halich will host a meeting to explain ACRE and help producers determine whether it fits their operations at 8 a.m. CDT at the Sedalia Restaurant in Graves County, Ky. For more details, contact a local UK Extension office.

May 19: UK agricultural economists Cory Walters and Greg Halich will host a meeting to explain ACRE and help producers determine whether it fits their operations at 1 p.m. CDT at the Christian County, Ky. Extension Office.. For more details, contact a local UK Extension office.

May 20: UK agricultural economists Cory Walters and Greg Halich will host a meeting to explain ACRE and help producers determine whether it fits their operations at the Butler County, Ky. Extension Office.. For more details, contact a local UK Extension office.