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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, visit www.liquidfeed.org INDIANA
Sept. 1: Forage producers can learn about best management practices that will improve forage production and use at the Forage Management Workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Purdue Agronomy Center for Research and Education in West Lafayette, Ind. Detailed information can be found online at www.ag.purdue.edu/agry/dtc/Pages/september1.aspx Contact Keith Johnson at 765-494-4800, johnsonk@purdue.edu
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. For more details, visit www.RibAmerica.com
Sept. 5: The Michiana Farm Toy Collector’s Club is sponsoring its 24 annual Labor Day Toy Show at the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds in Goshen, Ind. The show will open at 9 a.m. and end at 3 p.m. Admission is $4. For more information, contact Ken Miller at 574-537-9500 or 574-831-3483 in the evening.
Sept. 7: Landowners interested in developing businesses that take advantage of the natural resources on their property can attend a workshop at Snider’s Maple Syrup in New Paris, Ind. The workshop runs from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The workshop runs from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The deadline to sign up is Aug. 31. To access sign-up forms or more information visit www.ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/nre.aspx
Sept. 8: Landowners interested in developing businesses that take advantage of the natural resources on their property can attend a workshop at Piney Acres Farm in Fortville, Ind. The workshop runs from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. To access sign-up forms or more information visit www.ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/nre.aspx
Sept. 13: Purdue University Extension is offering a course on preparing grant proposals for those who work for nonprofit organizations and government agencies at the Hancock County office in Greenfield, Ind. Registration is $150 per person and includes a workbook and lunch both days. Details at www.pcrd.
purdue.edu or call 888-750-7277.
Sept. 14: Purdue Extension, Madison County will hold an Agricultural Outlook program at noon. The program will be held at the 4-H/Farm Bureau Building located on the Madison County 4-H Fairgrounds in Alexandria, Ind. Contact Purdue Extension, Madison County, 765-641-9514 or orick@purdue.edu to reserve a spot for this free program. OHIO
Sept. 1: Ohio State University’s nationally known organic farming research program will be featured as part of the Ohio Sustainable Farm Tour and Workshop Series. Hours are 1:30-5 p.m. at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center’s West Badger Farm on Apple Creek Road, east of Wooster, Ohio. Contact Kathy Bielek at 330-202-3528 or bielek.4@osu.edu
Sept. 9-11: The 34th annual Clinton County Corn Festival will feature antique farm equipment on display, demonstrations such as straw baling, corn shredding and wheat threshing and antique tractor pulls on Friday night and Saturday afternoon. The event takes place at the Clinton County Fairgrounds in Wilmington, Ohio. Call 877-428-4748 or email dstamper@clintoncountyohio.com
Sept. 10-11: 8th annual Old Construction & 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 call 330-618-8032 or 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. Contact: Henry “Hank” Shores at 304-242-6856 or stumptownsteamthreshers@yahoo.com
Sept. 13: The Lucas County Soil and Water Conservation District will host a field day focusing on cover crops and featuring equipment demonstrations from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 7770 Schadel Rd., Whitehouse, Ohio. Cost is $20. Register at ctic.org or contact Lara Burkett at 419-893-1966. KENTUCKY
Sept. 6: United Producers will host its first-ever Ag Day from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. (CT). The event, which will feature a live cattle handling demonstration, allow local farmers to review displays from local ag companies and provide an opportunity to learn more about the services and products available to farmers. The event, which is open to the public, will be held at the UPI market at 4350 Louisville Rd., Bowling Green, Ky.
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. Cost is $175 per person. Contact Dr. Kirk Pomper at 502-597-6174 or kirk.pomper@kysu.edu
Sept. 16-17: Kentucky Wood Expo will take place in the Laurel/London Optimist Sports Complex in London, Ky. Cost: $5 for adults, $3 for children (6-12 yrs) and under 6 are free. For more information, visit www.kfia.org or contact KFIA at 502-695-3979.
Sept. 20: 5th annual Kentucky Farm Women Field Day will take place at the Louisville Zoo in Louisville, Ky. A Kentucky Proud dinner and panel discussion begins at 7:15 p.m. For information, please e-mail Jean-Marie Lawson at jean-marie@hartlandeq.com TENNESSEE
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 details, call TDA at 615-837-5160.
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. |
