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Coming Events - Oct. 27, 2010

NATIONAL
Nov. 4-6: The American Feed Industry Assoc. annual Equipment Manufacturers Conference is in Tuscan, Ariz. at Lowe’s Ventana Canyon Hotel. Visit www.afia.org for more details and to register. Contact Veronica Pedrotty at 703-558-3563 or e-mail vpedrotty@afia.org

Nov. 7-9: The Assoc. of Equipment Manufacturers’ 2010 annual conference’s them is “Critical Ignition” and is taking place in San Antonio, Tex. To register, visit www.aem.org

Nov. 13: 9th annual Fall Outdoor Antiques and Flea Market will take place near the 67 Antique Mall in Brooklet-Statesboro, Ga. Call 912-839-2167 or visit www.67antiquemall.com

ILLINOIS
Nov. 5-7: The Central Finals Rodeo will take place in Gifford, Ill. at Gordyville USA. For a full list of activities including “Tough Enough to Wear Pink” in support of breast cancer awareness and research, log on to www.gordyvilleusa.com

INDIANA
Oct. 29-30: Trick-or-Treating in the Maze at Kelsay Farms at 6848 North CR 250E, Whiteland, Ind., from 6-8 p.m. Admission is $7 each for anyone over age 1. Visit www.kelsayfarms.com
Nov. 5: The fourth annual Indiana Cooperative Summit is taking place at Indiana Farm Bureau, 225 S. East St., Indianapolis, Ind. Visit www.IndianaSummit.coop or call Debbie Trocha at 317-692-7707 to learn more.

OHIO
Oct. 28: Ohio State University Extension and the North Central Risk Management Education Center are hosting an interactive workshop in Defiance, Ohio, designed for those in the agricultural and horticulture industries to assist in their business and personal management goals. For additional information or to register, please contact Beth Fausey Scheckelhoff (fausey.11@
osu.edu), or Becky McCann (mccann.52@osu.edu) at 419-354-6916.

Oct. 29: Ohio State University Extension and the North Central Risk Management Education Center are hosting an interactive workshop in Bowling Green, Ohio, designed for those in the agricultural and horticulture industries to assist in their business and personal management goals. For additional information or to register, please contact Beth Fausey Scheckelhoff (fausey.11@osu.edu), or Becky McCann (mccann.52@osu.edu) at 419-354-6916.

Nov. 4: Ohio State University Extension and the North Central Risk Management Education Center are hosting an interactive workshop in Defiance, Ohio, designed for those in the agricultural and horticulture industries to assist in their business and personal management goals. For additional information or to register, please contact Beth Fausey Scheckelhoff (fausey.11@osu.edu), or Becky McCann (mccann.52@osu.edu) at 419-354-6916.

Nov. 5: Ohio State University Extension and the North Central Risk Management Education Center are hosting an interactive workshop in Bowling Green, Ohio, designed for those in the agricultural and horticulture industries to assist in their business and personal management goals. For additional information or to register, please contact Beth Fausey Scheckelhoff (fausey.11@osu.edu), or Becky McCann (mccann.52@osu.edu) at 419-354-6916.

Nov. 11: Ohio State University Extension and the North Central Risk Management Education Center are hosting an interactive workshop in Defiance, Ohio, designed for those in the agricultural and horticulture industries to assist in their business and personal management goals. For additional information or to register, please contact Beth Fausey Scheckelhoff (fausey.11@
osu.edu), or Becky McCann (mccann.52@osu.edu) at 419-354-6916.

Nov. 12: Ohio State University Extension and the North Central Risk Management Education Center are hosting an interactive workshop in Bowling Green, Ohio, designed for those in the agricultural and horticulture industries to assist in their business and personal management goals. For additional information or to register, please contact Beth Fausey Scheckelhoff (fausey.11@osu.edu), or Becky McCann (mccann.52@osu.edu) at 419-354-6916.

KENTUCKY
Oct. 28-29: Kentucky Women in Agriculture will hold their 11th annual conference at the Grayson Conference Center in Grayson, Ky. Registration is $75, or $65 for students, which includes all meals and membership dues for 2011. Registration is due by Oct. 15; scholarships are available. Call 877-266-8823 or visit www.kywomeninag.com

Nov. 6-19: The North American International Livestock Exposition will return to the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky. for its 37th annual show. Entry details and additional information are available at www.livestockexpo.org

TENNESSEE
Oct. 28: The UT Center for Profitable Agriculture will host “Direct Marketing Sense,” a 2-day workshop to equip farmers interested in direct marketing, in Spring Hill, Tenn. Call 931-486-2777 or visit http://cpa.utk.edu

MICHIGAN
Oct. 28: Growing Michigan’s Future will be the theme of an urban agriculture summit at the Rock Financial Showplace in Novi, Mich. For more information, contact Cathy Ross at 248-353-0735, ext. 149.

LOOKING AHEAD
Nov. 16-17: The National Conference for Agribusiness will come to Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. to give agribusiness professionals an opportunity to learn how to grow as managers. For more information, call 765-494-4247.

Nov. 18-19: Indiana Rural Summit will take place at the University Place Conference Center and Hotel on the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis, Ind. Entrepreneurship, regional cooperation and rural economic policy are among the issues to be discussed. Registration is $150 per person and can be completed at www.in.gov/ocra/ruralsummit.htm

Nov. 18: Ohio State University Extension and the North Central Risk Management Education Center are hosting an interactive workshop in Defiance, Ohio, Contact Beth Fausey Scheckelhoff (fausey.11@osu.edu) for further information.

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.

10/27/2010