ILLINOIS Sept. 27: The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture and the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Assoc. will host Beef Bash 2012, a unique field day for Kentucky beef cattle producers at the UK Research and Education Center in Princeton, Ky. For more information contact Roy Burris at 270-365-7541 ext 208, e-mail rburris@uky.edu or a local UK Cooperative Extension Service office. The Beef Bash website, http://ces.ca.uky.edu/beefirm/bash/, has more detailed information on exhibits and demonstrations.
Sept. 27-28: Emerging Issues in Global Animal Product Trade: Assessing the Effects of Free Trade Agreements on Global Meat, Poultry and Dairy Trade, will take place at the offices of USDA’s Economic Research Service, 355 E St. NW, Washington, D.C. The workshop is targeted to industry experts, policy makers, embassy attaches, market analysts, lenders, wholesale distributers, international traders, regulatory officials and the academic community. There is no fee to attend but registration is encouraged at http://ers.usda.gov/conferences/emerging-issues-in -global-animal-product-trade/agenda.aspx
INDIANA Sept. 22: Indiana Rural Youth/Young Adults are invited to an alumni reunion for all former members from 1938-2012 at the Scott Hall – Johnson County Fairgrounds in Franklin, Ind., at 1 p.m. Contact Earl Pahmeier at 812-694-7493; etpahmeier@yahoo.com or LuMar (Holmes) Griggs at 317-831-7790; jlwpc5@net zero.net
Sept. 26-27: Woody Biomass in Indiana will address issues related to growing and harvesting hardwood trees for cellulosic biofuels at Clifty Falls State Park in Madison, Ind. The registration deadline is Sept. 21 and includes one- and two-day attendance options. Conference registration is $90 per person if attending both Sept. 26 and 27, or $75 if attending Sept. 27 only. To register or for more information, call toll-free 1-888-398-4636 or log onto https://mdc.itap.purdue.edu/item.asp?item_number=CW-FNR-5
OHIO Sept. 24: A program on preventing microbial contamination on fruit and vegetable farms will take place from 1-4 p.m. at 475 Western Ave., Room D, in Chillicothe, Ohio. Good Agricultural Practices, or GAPs, for fruit and vegetable production are the focus. Reserve a spot in the program by contacting Chris Bruynis in OSU Extension’s Ross County office at 740-702-3200 or bruynis.1@osu.edu
KENTUCKY Sept. 22: Taste of the Mountains will showcase the region’s many agriculture, nutrition and forest opportunities at the UK College of Agriculture’s Robinson Center facilities in Quicksand, Ky., at 10 a.m. local time. A free lunch featuring Appalachian cuisine will begin at noon. For more information, visit http://www2.ca.uky.edu/rcars/ or call 606-666-2438, ext. 285.
MICHIGAN Sept. 20: A soybean and harvest equipment field day and plot tour will take place at Welden Farms in Jonesville, Mich. from 11 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. No charge, however pre-registration is requested by calling 269-673-0370 before Sept. 18.
TENNESSEE Sept. 22: Woods and Wildlife Field Day to be held at University of Tennessee (UT) Arboretum on the grounds of the Forest Resources AgResearch and Education Center and UT Arboretum in Oak Ridge, Tenn. Admission to the event is free and includes lunch, but advance pre-registration by Sept. 8 is required for planning purposes. To register, visit the center’s website, http://forestry.tennessee.edu/
Sept. 27: UT Pumpkin Field Day will take place at the West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center in Jackson, Tenn., at 11 a.m. CDT and conclude at 5:15 p.m. Pre-register by calling 731-425-4768 or emailing Ginger Rowsey at gtrice@tennessee.edu or go to http://west.tennessee.edu
LOOKING AHEAD Oct. 7: A farm toy show will take place at the VanWert County Fairgrounds in VanWert, Ohio from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Contact Lowell Morningstar at 937-826-4201.
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