NATIONAL
Sept. 13-15: AFIA’s Liquid Feed Committee presents the 41st annual Liquid Feed Symposium, which will be held at the Westin Crown Center Hotel in Kansas City, Mo. Registration is available on www.afia.org To learn more about the conference, visit www.liquidfeed.org

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 Indiana-polis, Ind. Attendees can register online for $50 at www.infarmbureau.org under the programs menu.  Contact Maria Spell-man, 317-692-7840 or mspellman@infarmbureau.org for more details.

Sept. 2-5: Rib America Festival presented by Indiana Pork Farmers will take place beginning at 11 a.m. on the Budwesier Music Stage in Military Park at the White River State Park in Indianapolis, Ind. The 2011 lineup is loaded with the biggest names to date including REO Speed-wagon, The Doobie Brothers, Blind Melon, Everclear, KC and the Sunshine Band, Jonny Lang, the Romantics, Truth & Salvage Co., the Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Jennie DeVoe and many more. Admission is free on Friday and $7 on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. For more details, visit www.RibAmerica.com

Sept. 13: Purdue University Extension is offering a course on preparing grant proposals for those who work for nonprofit organizations and government agencies from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hancock County office in Greenfield, Ind. Registra-tion is $150 per person and includes a workbook, reference materials in CD format and lunch both days. Details at www. pcrd.purdue.edu or call 888-750-7277.

OHIO
Sept. 10-11: 8th annual Old Construc-tion & Surface Mining Equipment Show hosted by the Ohio Valley Chapter of the Historical Construction Equipment Assoc. will take place at the Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park grounds west of New Athens, Ohio. For information contact the Ohio Valley Chapter of the Historical Construction Equipment Assoc. at 330-618-8032, 740-312-5385, e-mail: oldiron@hcrhp.org

Sept. 10-11: The 49th annual Stumptown Steam Threshers Reunion & Show will be held at the Stumptown grounds located 1 mile west of New Athens, Ohio. Stumptown admission is $3 or $6 membership good for all weekend. Contact: Henry “Hank” Shores  at 304-242-6856 or stumptownsteam threshers@yahoo.com

KENTUCKY
Sept. 9-10: The 3rd International Pawpaw Conference, titled Pawpaw: It’s Past, Present and Future will be at the Kentucky State University Research Farm in Frankfort, Ky. The conference will cover national and international pawpaw variety trials, pawpaw processing and marketing advances. The conference is limited to 180 attendees. The cost is $175 per person; pre-registration is due Aug. 1. For more, contact Dr. Kirk Pomper at 502-597-6174 or kirk.pomper@kysu.edu or visit www.pawpaw.kysu.edu/3rdinternationalpawpawconference.htm

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 information about the workshops or to register, 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 information about the workshops or to register, 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. The registration fee is $60. To register, go to www.iowawomeninag.org
For more about the conference, contact Deb Schuler by calling 712-243-4444.

LOOKING AHEAD
Sept. 20: Fifth annual Kentucky Farm Women Field Day will take place at the
Louisville Zoo in Louisville, Ky.  For details, e-mail Jean-Marie Lawson at jean-marie@hartlandeq.com

Sept. 24: The 2011 Indiana State Hand Corn Husking Contest will be held at Salomon Farm Park in Fort Wayne, Ind. Contact Joe Shaffer at 260-432-0508; advaelec@aol.com for details.

Sept. 24: The Indiana Sheep Assoc. will host its 2011 Sheep Symposium. Meat Ewe@the Symposium, is an all-day event for sheep and goat producers, wool and fiber growers and individuals hoping to learn more about the sheep/wool industry at the Boone County fairgrounds in Lebanon, Ind. Contact Paul Russell at 765-749-6342 or farmer1224@hughes.net

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