NATIONAL June 17: The annual Holland Antique Market will take place from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Holland, Mich. For more information, call 715-526-9769 or go online to www.zurkopromotions.com
June 23: Celebrate the most luscious fruit of summer, fresh, home-grown strawberries during the Historic Cedarburg’s 27th annual Strawberry Festival in Cedarburg, Wis. For more information, visit www.cedarburgfestivals.org or call 888-894-4001.
ILLINOIS June 20: The 2012 University of Illinois Weed Science Field Day will be held at the University of Illinois Crop Sciences Research and Education Center in Champaign, Ill. Beginning at 8 a.m., coffee and refreshments will be available under the shade trees near the Seed House. For more information, call 217-333-4424.
INDIANA June 14: An educational workshop will take place for operators of greenhouses, nurseries and garden centers to learn about new production techniques and get advice on marketing at Heartland Growers in Westfield, Ind. from 4 to 6 p.m. Register by contacting Tammy Goodale at tgoodeale@purdue.edu
June 20-21: The Purdue Extension Farm Management Tour will feature the farms of Sam Erwin, owner and operator of Indiana Berry and Plant Co., of Plymouth, Ind. Homestead Dairy/Legacy Dairy, Stackhouse Farms and the Marvin and Charlie Houin Farm. For details or to register, go online to www.agecon.purdue.edu/commercialag/progevents/tour.html
June 21-24: The American Dexter Cattle National Show and Sale will take place at the Allen County Fairgrounds in Ft. Wayne, Ind. Free admission. The cattle show will start at 9 a.m. on June 22 and the auction will start at 10 a.m. on June 23. Contact Linda Rininger at 269-668-3637; lrininger@netzero.net
OHIO June 17: The Switzerland of Ohio Polled Hereford Assoc. Junior Show will take place at the Noble County Fairgrounds in Caldwell, Ohio. Contact Rick Van Fleet at 740-732-4783.
June 21: Hay Day Field Day will take place from 4-8:30 p.m. at the Eastern Agricultural Research Station of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, 16870 Bond Ridge Road, Caldwell, Ohio. Free. Information: little.16@osu.edu or 740-732-5681.
June 26: Ohio Produce Growers and Marketers Assoc. Summer Tour and Field Day, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Eshleman Fruit Farm, 781 E. Maple St., Clyde, Ohio and Buurma Farms, 3090 Kok Road, Willard, Ohio. Registration: www.opgma.org/?q=tour Information: 614-884-1140.
TENNESSEE June 14: The University of Tennessee will host a beef and dairy field day at Little River Animal and Environmental Unit in Walland, Tenn. Pre-register online at http://east.tennessee.edu or by contacting your county’s UT Extension office. Call 865-974-7201 for more information.
June 21: The Tennessee Twilight Forage Tour will take place in Knoxville, Tenn. at the East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center’s Blount Unit. The event will feature tips on using native grasses such as eastern gamagrass, big bluestem, and switchgrass in a livestock forage program. To register, go online to http://nativegrasses.utk.edu/ or contact Kim Lane at kalane@utk.edu or 865-974-7201
LOOKING AHEAD June 28: The annual Tobacco, Beef and More Field Day returns to the University of Tennessee Highland Rim AgResearch and Education Center in Springfield, Tenn. For more information, contact a local UT Extension office, or all the Highland Rim AgResearch and Education Center at 615-382-3130 or visit http://highlandrim.tennessee.edu
June 28: FAMACHA Certification Workshop, 6-9 p.m., Eastern Agricultural Research Station of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, 16870 Bond Ridge Road, Caldwell Ohio. Details on FAMACHA, a strategic deworming program for sheep and goats. Information: little.16@osu.edu or 740-732-5681.
June 29: Purdue Extension and Kentucky State University Extension will host a one-day workshop for new and veteran meat goat producers from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Southern Indiana Purdue Agriculture Center in Dubois, Ind. More information and a registration form are available at www.ansc.pur due.edu/SH/ under “Upcoming Events.”
June 29: The University of Tennessee Center for Profitable Agriculture will present “Taking a Look at Value-Added Dairy Opportunities,” a brief workshop designed to help dairy farmers calculate milk production costs and assess the costs associated with on-farm milk processing in Shelbyville, Tenn. Early registration ends June 25. Register at http://cpa.utk.edu or contact Hal Pepper a at 931-486-2777 or e-mail hal.pepper@utk.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. |
