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July 18-21: The 10th International Conference on Precision Agriculture will take place at the Hyatt Regency Tech Center in Denver, Colo. For more information, visit www.icpaonline.org ILLINOIS
July 7: The University of Illinois Northwest Research Center (NWRC) will host a field day related to research in crop production at 8 a.m. north of Monmouth, Ill. Contact the NWRC at 309-734-7459.
July 8: 2010 Southern Illinois Beef Conference will take place at Rend Lake College in Ina, Ill. For more information, contact Teresa Steckler by phone, 618-242-0780, or email, tsteckle@illinois.edu or download the reg. form at http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/regions/ag
July 26: A tour of J & J Berry Farm will take place in Jersey 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. INDIANA
July 14: “Nitty Gritty II: Getting Good Planning in Your Community,” an advanced workshop for citizen planners, will take place from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Indiana Farm Bureau building in Indianapolis, Ind. For more information or to register online, visit www.infarmbureau.org and click on “Public Policy.”
July 21-22: WIndiana 2010, Indiana’s only statewide wind industry conference will be held at the Indianapolis, Ind. Convention Center. Registration and sponsorship details, including a conference agenda are available at www.energy.IN.gov OHIO
July 15: Specialty fruit and vegetable crop producers looking to gain a better understanding of drip irrigation can attend an Ohio State University Extension workshop at the OSU South Centers in Piketon, Ohio. Contact Julie Strawser-Moose at 740-89-2071, ext. 223.
July 18: A “Franklin County Master Gardener Vegetable Garden Fete” program will take place at the Franklin County Master Gardener’s plot at Ohio State University’s Waterman Agriculture and Natural Resources Laboratory in Columbus, Ohio. For details, contact Annette Swanberg at 614-529-9773.
July 20: The Switzerland of Ohio Polled Hereford Assoc. Junior Show will take place at the Guernsey County Fairgrounds in Old Washington, Ohio. Contact Rick Van Fleet at 740-732-4783. MICHIGAN
July 2-4: 17th annual All-American Junior Sheep Show, hosted by the Michigan Sheep Breeders’ Assoc. will be at the Michigan State University campus in East Lansing, Mich.
Contact Dale Huhnke at 630-881-8108 or e-mail dalehuhnke@yahoo.com for details.
July 19-23: The 14th annual Michigan Dairy Expo at the Michigan State University Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education will be in East Lansing, Mich. More details are available at www.canr.msu.edu/anscikids/dairy.html or www.michigandairyexpo.com. For further information, call 517-353-7855.
July 20-21: Michigan Ag Expo will return to the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich. For more information, call 800-366-7055 or visit www.agexpo.msu.edu
July 25-28: The North American Blueberry Research and Extension Workers Conference will take place in Kalamazoo, Mich. The deadline to register has been extended to June 30 – to learn more information or register go to http://nabrew.msu.edu. KENTUCKY
July 17: Campbell County Backroads Farm Tour from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. will explore the backroads and 17 farms of Campbell County, Ky. with the Campbell County Farmland Work Group. For more information, call 859-635-9587 or visit www.home.fuse.net/campbellcd
July 17: Evans Orchard Sweet Corn Festival will take place at Evans Orchard & Cider Mill in Georgetown, Ky. from 9:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. CST. For more information contact Jenny Evans at 502-863-2255 or info@evansorchard.com TENNESSEE
July 8: The University of Tennessee Summer Celebration Lawn and Garden Show Summer Celebration 2010 kicks off at 10 a.m. at the West Tennessee AgResearch & Education Center in Jackson, Tenn. The cost for the day is $5. For more information, contact a local UT Extension office.
July 22: Milan No-Till Field Day will begin at 7 a.m., will take place at the University of Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center in Milan, Tenn. For more information, including directions, visit http://milan.tennessee.edu or call 731-686-7362. LOOKING AHEAD
July 28: The Food, Ag and Biofuels conference will take place at the Hilton Hotel in Minneapolis, Minn. and focus on food production and safety, production agriculture and the environment and brand sustainability. To register, visit http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=63d23ce4-4189-4e10-8af2-46593008403c 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. |
