NATIONAL
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 8: 2010 Southern Illinois Beef Conference  will take place at Rend Lake College in Ina, Ill. For more information and registration forms, contact Teresa Steckler by phone, 618-242-0780, or email, tsteckle@illinois.edu or download the registration 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, visit www.infarmbureau.org

July 21-22: WIndiana 2010, Indiana’s only statewide wind industry conference will be held at the Indianapolis, Ind. Convention Center. Registration details, including a conference agenda are available at www.energy.IN.gov

IOWA
July 27: Farmers and all those interested in conservation and in wildlife habitat are invited to participate in part or all of a workshop/field day at the Smeltzer Farm near Otho, Iowa. Find more information by going to www.extension.iastate.edu and clicking on the Webster County link.

July 27: Iowa Women in Ag Conference will take place at Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. in Williamsburg, Iowa. For more information, contact Rhonda Harness at 765/617-0856.

OHIO
July 10: “Breeding Sheep for a More Profitable Flock” will be the focus of this year’s Ohio Sheep Day, which will be held in conjunction with the ASI (American Sheep Industry Association) Regional Genetics Conference at Riverwood Farms in Powell, Ohio. Register by contacting Roger High at 614-246-8299 or rhigh@ofbf.org or visit www.ohiosheep.org

July 15: Specialty fruit and vegetable crop producers looking to gain a better understanding of drip irrigation have the opportunity to attend an Ohio State University Extension  workshop at 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” free hour-long 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 more information, 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.

July 22: Sheep and goat owners interested in using the FAMACHA system as a selective deworming tool will want to attend a training session scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Eastern Agricultural Research Station in Noble County, Ohio. For more information, contact Cliff Little at 740-489-5300 or 740-732-5681.

MICHIGAN
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 info is available online at www.canr.msu.edu/anscikids/dairy.html or www.michigandairy
expo.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 24: Breakfast on the Farm will be offered at the Joe and Beth Bryant family farm near Shepherd, Mich. The event is organized by the Isabella County Michigan State University Extension Office and the Isabella County Michigan Farm Bureau. To get more information or to reserve tickets, contact Jayme Martin at 989-772-0911, ext. 302 or marti879@msu.edu or visit www.breakfastonthefarm.com

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 focus on specific no-till education in order to help farmers determine the best methods for ag production. The event will take place at the University of Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center in Milan, Tenn. For more information, visit http://milan.tennessee.edu or call 731-686-7362.

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.