ILLINOIS
June 29: The University of Illinois Weed Science Field Day will take place at the U of I Crop Sciences Research and Education Center in Urbana, Ill. Cost for the tour is $10 and includes a tour book, refreshments and lunch. Contact a local UoI Extension office to register.

June 30: The University of Illinois Extension and The Land Connection are collaborating to host the workshop Is Entrepreneurial Farming for You? Topics will cover resource assessment, goal-setting, financial planning and marketing options at the Sangamon County Office at the Illinois State Fairgrounds, Building 30 in Springfield, Ill. Visit http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/state/ for more information.

July 7: The University of Illinois Extension and The Land Connection are collaborating to host the workshop Is Entrepreneurial Farming for You? Topics will cover resource assessment, goal-setting, financial planning and marketing options at the McLean County Office in Bloomington, Ill. Visit http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/state/ for more information.

INDIANA
June 23: An Indiana Private Applicator Recertification Program focusing on Aquatic Management will take place in Clark County, Ind. Call 800-319-3090 or visit http://btny.agriculture.purdue.edu/parpevents/ for more information.

June 24: The 39th annual Indiana Fiddlers’ Gathering will take place at the Tippecanoe Battlefield Park in Battle Ground, Ind. For admission information  and further details, visit www.indianafiddlersgathering.org; call 765-742-1419 or e-mail fidders@dcwi.com

June 28-29: Indiana Farm Management Tour will feature five farms in Knox and Sullivan counties June 28 tours include Unger Farms in Carlisle, Ind. and Melon Acres in Oaktown, Ind. June 29 tours include T.S. Boyd Grain Inc. in Washington, Ind. Carnahan & Sons Farm in Vincennes, Ind. and Villwock Farms in Edwardsport, Ind. Lunch is available both days. A Master Farmer reception and dinner program takes place the first day, with an ag outlook by Purdue ag economist Chris Hurt the second day. For more information, visit www.agecon.purdue.edu/commercialag/progevents/tour.html

June 28: Livestock producers are invited to attend a free Certified Livestock Producer training session sponsored by the Indiana State Department of Agriculture at the Johnson County Public Library in Trafalgar, Ind. from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Contact John Nagle at jangle@isda.in.gov or 317-232-8770.

June 30: Farmers can learn about the latest weed control methods during Purdue Weed Day 8 a.m. at Throckmorton-Purdue Agricultural Center, located five miles south of Lafayette, Ind. at 8343 U.S. 231 S. Registration is free but participants are asked to pre-register by visiting www.btny.purdue.edu/weedscience/temp/WeedDay2011.html or by calling Amy Deitrich at 765-494-9871.

June 30: Livestock producers are invited to attend a free Certified Livestock Producer training session sponsored by the Indiana State Department of Agriculture at the Odon Community Building in Odon, Ind. from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Contact John Nagle at jangle@isda.in.gov or 317-232-8770.

July 11: An Indiana Private Applicator Recertification Program focusing on Soil Productivity will take place in Dubois County, Ind. Call 800-319-3090 or visit http://btny.agriculture.purdue.edu/parpevents/ for more information.

OHIO
June 24: “The Woods in Your Backyard,” a workshop for landowners at the Holden Arboretum in Kirtland, Ohio. The $35 registration fee includes lunch and materials. Register and pay online by June 17 at http://go.osu.edu/DaR Call 614-688-3421 or e-mail ohiowoods@osu.edu for more information.

MICHIGAN
June 26: The Hillsdale County Agricultural Community will sponsor an ice cream social and dairy farm tour at Denningson’s farm in Jonesville, Mich. from 2-6 p.m. Address of the farm: 8350 Brown Road., Jonesville.

KENTUCKY
June 26: Kentucky Vineyard Society Summer Field Day
will take place at Acres of Land Winery at 2285 Barnes Mill Rd., Richmond, Ky. For more information contact Patsy Wilson at 859-257-1332 or patsy.wil
son@uky.edu

LOOKING AHEAD
July 14: The University of Illinois Extension and The Land Connection are collaborating to host the workshop Is Entrepreneurial Farming for You? Topics will cover resource assessment, goal-setting, financial planning and marketing options at the Peoria County Office in Peoria, Ill. Visit http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/state/ for more information.

July 14-17: Northern Indiana Power From the Past Inc. 34th annual Show will take place at City Park in Winamac, Ind., and feature John Deere tractors, engines and equipment, flea market, working displays, games for children, a horse pull and evening entertainment Admission is $3 and free for children under 12. Call 574-946-3206 for details or visit www.winamacpowershow.com

July 19: Turf Field Day, presented by Purdue University, will take place at the Daniel Turf Center in West Lafayette, Ind. The cost to pre-register is $35 per person for members of the Midwest Regional Turf Foundation and $49 for non-members. Fees include a catered lunch. Pre-registration is due by July 8, but on-site registration is accepted. For details, contact Jennifer Biehl, 765-494-8039, biehlj@purdue.edu 

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.