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Aug. 11-14: 31st annual National Pike Steam, Gas, & Horse Assoc. Show will take place at the National Pike Steam, Gas, & Horse Assoc. Grounds in Brownsville, Pa. Contact Louis McMaster at 724-356-2307; www.nationalpike.com
Aug. 17, 24, 31: Purdue Aquatic Sustainable Seafood, or PASS, will hold a three-part webinar series to help fish producers learn how they can meet the needs of processors and consumers. For more information, call 765-494-4200 or e-mail kquagrai@purdue.edu Registration information can also be found at www.conf.purdue.edu/PASS
Aug. 23: New uses for gypsum in agriculture will be highlighted at the Midwest Soil Improvement Symposium: Research and Practical Insights into Using Gypsum at the University of Wisconsin Arlington Agricultural Research Station in Arlington, Wis. For more information or to register online visit www.gypsoil.com/symposium INDIANA
Aug. 24: Indiana Farm Bureau’s (IFB) Drainage School, a seminar focusing on Indiana drainage issues, will take place at IFB’s home office in downtown Indianapolis, Ind. Anyone with questions can contact Maria Spellman, 317-692-7840 or mspellman@infarmbureau.org OHIO
Aug. 11: Composting in Ohio 2011: A Tour of the Industry is open to anyone interested in large-scale composting, recycling and overall sustainable practices. Hours are 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. starting at the Medina County facility at 8700 Lake Rd. in Seville, Ohio. Program details and a registration form can be downloaded at http://go.osu.edu/D9y
Aug. 16: Ohio’s annual Manure Science Review, featuring new and better ways to manage farm manure and wastewater, takes place at the Winner Family Farm in DeGraff, Ohio from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Download the registration form at http://go.osu.edu/Dy4, or call 330-202-3533 to have a copy sent to you in the mail.
Aug. 19-21: Hamlet Rendezvous/ Yellowstone Trail Fest will take place at the 4-H Fairgrounds in Hamlet, Ind. Events include a reenactment, live music, tractor pull, chili cook-off, parade and much more. Call 574-586-2105 for more information.
Aug. 19-21: Tuscarawas Valley Pioneer Power Assoc. presents the 48th annual Dover Steam Show featuring: Ohio-built tractors, garden tractors, hit & miss engines, steam engines and equipment in Dover, Ohio. For more information visit www.steamshow.net or call Joe Harrison 330-340-9703. KENTUCKY
Aug. 15-16: The second installment of the 2011 Kentucky Grazing School will be held at the Woodford County office of the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service and the C. Oran Little Research Center in Versailles. Ky. at 7:30 a.m. Registration forms are available online at the UK Forages website www.uky.edu/Ag/Forage TENNESSEE
Aug. 29: The Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Marketing Division will host an agritourism workshop focusing on marketing and advertising in Nashville, Tenn. at 9 a.m. in the Ellington Agricultural Center - Ed Jones Auditorium. For more information about the workshops or to register, call TDA at 615-837-5160.
Aug. 30: The Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Marketing Division will host an agritourism workshop focusing on marketing and advertising at the West Tennessee Research and Education Center in Jackson, Tenn., at 9 a.m. For more info, call TDA at 615-837-5160.
Sept. 1: The Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Marketing Division will host an agritourism workshop focusing on marketing and advertising at the Great Smokey Mountain Expo Center in White Pine, Tenn. For more info. call TDA at 615-837-5160. IOWA
Aug. 4: “Women Cultivating Success,” the fifth annual conference sponsored by Iowa Women in Ag will take place at the FFA Enrichment Center in Ankeny, Iowa. To register, go to www.iowawomeninag.org 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. |
