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April 11-14: The National Institute for Animal Agriculture will host its annual conference in San Antonio, Texas to address challenges and opportunities in the animal agriculture industry. To register, visit www.animalagriculture.org or call 719-538-8843. ILLINOIS
March 23: University of Illinois Extension’s Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) workshop will take place at the Countryside Extension office in Countryside, Ill. To register for the workshop, visit http://web.extension.illinois.edu/countrysidecenter For more information, call 708-352-0109.
April 7: University of Illinois Extension’s Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) workshop will take place at the Kankakee County Extension office in Bourbonnais, Ill. To register for the workshop, visit http://kankakee.extension.uiuc.edu For more information, call 815-933-8337. INDIANA
March 17: Purdue Extension’s Risk Management Education for Farm Women will present an Indiana workshop to increase understanding of income statements and balance sheets while identifying ways to solve individual farm issues. For a complete list of Indiana host sites, visit www.agriculture.purdue.edu/wia
March 24: Purdue Extension’s Risk Management Education for Farm Women will present the first half of a two-part seminar on succession planning broadcast live at various host sites across the state of Indiana via a two-way, interactive webinar.
March 29: Purdue Extension’s Risk Management Education for Farm Women will present a workshop to increase understanding of income statements and balance sheets. The seminar will be broadcast live at various host sites across the state of Indiana via a two-way, interactive webinar. For a complete list of host sites, visit www.agriculture.purdue.edu/wia
March 31: Purdue Extension’s Risk Management Education for Farm Women will present the second half of a two-part seminar on succession planning broadcast live at various host sites across the state of Indiana via a two-way, interactive webinar. For a complete list of Indiana host sites, visit www.agriculture.purdue.edu/wia
April 2: The 8th annual White River Valley Antique Assoc. Swap Meet will take place in Elnora, Ind. from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Contact Roger Daniels at 812-876-3445, John Dunning at 812-829-2595 or Ben Chestnut 812-636-4209 after 7 p.m. Free Admission. Visit www.wrvaa.org for additional details. OHIO
March 18-21: The 24th annual Ohio Beef Expo will take place at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, Ohio and feature seedstock sales, breed shows and displays, a junior show, youth events and a trade show. For more information, visit www.ohiobeefexpo.com
March 21: Ohio State University will host the Produce Safety Education Program in Ottawa, Ohio. The workshop, for growers big and small, looks at science-based ways to make fresh fruits and vegetables safer. Registration costs $40 and is paid at the door, but a spot can be reserved by calling Robert McCall at 419-354-6919.
March 26: Market Day and Fiber Fair, presented by the Black Swamp Spinners Guild will take place at the Junior Fair Building at the Wood County Fairgrounds in Bowling Green, Ohio. Contact Edit at candles@tc3net.com
517-486-5898.
March 31-April 2: The Spring Dairy Expo will take place at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, Ohio and include seven breed shows, five breed sales, a trade show, all-breed youth showmanship contest and much more. For details, visit www.springdairyexpo.com KENTUCKY
March 26: The Ohio River Valley Woodland and Wildlife workshop will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at General Butler State Park in Carrollton, Ky. Forest landowners will have an opportunity to interact with fellow landowners while learning from some of the leading experts in the field of forest and wildlife management.
March 31-April 1: The Kentucky Woodland Owners Assoc. (KWOA) annual meeting will be held at the Carter Caves State Park in North East Kentucky. Complete details may be found at www.kwoa.net or contact the KWOA office at 606 876-3423. MICHIGAN
March 17: Michigan State University Extension will host a breeding soundness clinic at the Gary Voogt Farm in Marne, Mich. Contact Kevin Gould at 616-527-5357 clinic or Voogt at 616-677-3680.
March 18: Michigan State University Extension will host a breeding soundness clinic at the Andy and Lynn Salinas Farm in Marion, Mich. Contact Andy Salinas at 231-743-6775 or Jerry Lindquist at 231-832-6139.
April 8: Michigan State University Extension will host a breeding soundness clinic at the Derry Breault Beef Farm in Gladwin, Mich. Contact Kable Thurlow at 989-426-7741. LOOKING AHEAD
April 6-7: The Assoc. of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) will hold a two-day seminar on noise and vibration control issues in Chicago, Ill. to promote greater understanding and dialog on this important industry-wide topic. Seminar hotel is the Four Points Sheraton in the O’Hare Airport area. For more information, visit the Education section of the AEM website at www.aem.org
April 7: Ohio State University will host the Produce Safety Education Program in Piketon, Ohio. Registration costs $40 and is paid at the door, but a spot can be reserved by calling Ohio State’s Robert McCall at 419-354-6919.
April 15: Michigan State University Extension will host a breeding soundness clinic at the MSU Lake City Experiment Station in Lake City, Mich. Contact Jerry Lindquist at 231-832-6139 or Doug Carmichael at 231-839-4608.
April 18-22: Michigan State University Extension will host a breeding soundness clinic in the Upper Peninsula, Mich. Contact Frank Wardynski at 906-884-2582 for more information on locations.
April 29-May 1: The National Youth Leadership Conference of the National Junior Swine Assoc. will take place in Minneapolis, Minn. Visit http://bit.ly/eleNd0 to view the schedule, download an application and return it to Sarah Schwab at sarah@nationalswine.com by April 1.
May 7: Michigan State University Extension will host a breeding soundness clinic at the Chuck Preston Farm in Prescott, Mich. Contact Chuck Preston at 989-873-4164 or Phil Durst at 989-387-5346. 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. |
