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; genevariverside@bell
south.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 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/smallfarm/ag_tours.cfm for details or call 217-968-5512.
June 3-6: 13th annual International 1/4-Scale Tractor Student Design Competition will take place at the Expo Gardens in Peoria, Ill. More information on the contest and sponsorship opportunities visit: www.asabe.org/students/tractor/asaecomp.html
INDIANA
May 20: “Life after recession: Local government finance update,” offered by Purdue University Extension 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. For more information and a list of contacts for each host site, visit www.ag.purdue.edu/extension/ecd/local/Pages/finance.aspx
May 24-25: The fifth annual Frontiers in Bioenergy Symposium will feature sessions on the biofuels landscape, biomass biology and sustainable agriculture, fuels from microorganisms on 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
IOWA
June 9-11: The World Pork Expo will feature an expansive trade show, educational seminars and a hog show in Des Moines, Iowa at the State Fairgrounds. For further details, visit www.worldpork.org/ or call Show Manager John Wrigley at 417-451-6004. OHIO
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 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. to provide the latest in production management techniques. 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. Register and pay online at http://woolandstewards.osu.edu or call 614-688-3421 or e-mail ohiowoods@osu.edu for more details.
June 5: The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association’s BEST Awards banquet will be held in the Rhoades Center at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, Ohio. The banquet is free to all BEST participants and siblings 8 years old and younger. For more information or to RSVP call 614-873-6736.
June 13: A “Franklin County Master Gardener Vegetable Garden Fete” free hour-long program will take place 12-1 p.m. at the Franklin County Master Gardener’s plot at Ohio State University’s Waterman Agriculture and Natural Resources Laboratory in Columbus, Ohio. For more information, contact Annette Swanberg at 614-529-9773.
June 13: The Eastern Ohio Hereford Assoc. Junior Show will take place at 11 a.m. at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Wooster, Ohio. Contact Jane Johnson at 330-767-3877. MICHIGAN
May 29: A Michigan State University workshop will provide sheep producers with the information they need to determine if the move to pasture lambing is right for their operation. The daylong program will be divided into two sections. The morning session will take place in 1310 Anthony Hall on the MSU campus in East Lansing, Mich. The afternoon session will consist of farm visits in the Eaton Rapids, Mich. and Charlotte, Mich. area. The deadline to register is May 21. To register, contact Carla McLachlan by phone at 517-432-5402 or by e-mail at mclachl2@msu.edu
June 2: The Michigan State University Kellogg Biological Station (KBS) Pasture Dairy Center will host a pasture and grazing management workshop sessions take place at KBS. The morning session will take place in the Academic Building Auditorium and the afternoon portion at the KBS Pasture Dairy Center in East Lansing, Mich. To pre-register, e-mail haanm@msu.edu or call 269-671-2360.
KENTUCKY
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 12 p.m. CDT at the Butler 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 7 p.m. EDT at the Marion County, Ky. Extension Office.. For more details, contact a local UK Extension office. TENNESSEE
June 15: Fruits of the Backyard Field Day will be held at the University of Tennessee’s Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center in Spring Hill, Tenn. For more information, visit http://middletennessee.tennessee.edu or call 931-486-2129.
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. |
