NATIONAL April 8-11: Professionals and farmers with disabilities can receive training and learn about issues related to disability in agriculture at the 2013 AgrAbility National Training Workshop at the Doubletree Hotel Bloomington-Minneapolis South, 7800 Normandale Blvd., Minneapolis, Minn. Details at workshop.agrability.org/2013 and register with the online registration form at www.conf.purdue.edu/agrability
ILLINOIS March 21: University of Illinois Extension will be offering an online educational series for the small farm community focusing on weed control in pastures. It provides practical knowledge on emerging topics to advance local food production in Illinois. To register, visit http://extension.illinois.edu/go/smallfarmswebinar Participants accessing the webinar from home will receive the URL and instructions after registering.
March 26: The Illinois Department of Agriculture will hold an open house to explain its plans this year to treat parts of northern Illinois for the destructive gypsy moth in Lemont, Ill. The open house will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Midwest Golf House Complex, 11855 Archer Ave. It will review plans to treat an 8,380-acre site in Will County north of Joliet. For more information, visit www.agr.state.il.us
March 27: The Illinois Department of Agriculture will hold an open house to explain its plans this year to treat parts of northern Illinois for the destructive gypsy moth in Lisle, Ill. The open house will be held from held from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Morton Arboretum, 4100 Illinois Route 53. For more information, visit www.agr.state.il.us
March 28: University of Illinois Extension will be offering an online educational series for the small farm community focusing on crop budgeting practices. It provides practical knowledge on emerging topics to advance local food production in Illinois. To register, visit http://extension.illinois.edu/go/smallfarmswebinar Participants accessing the webinar from home will receive the URL and instructions after registering.
April 2: The Illinois Department of Agriculture will hold an open house to explain its plans this year to treat parts of northern Illinois for the destructive gypsy moth in Wheaton, Ill. The DuPage County Forest Preserve Headquarters, 3S580 Naperville Rd. in Wheaton, will host the open house from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. For more information, visit www.agr.state.il.us
INDIANA March 20: Indiana Pork and Purdue Extension will host the Southern Indiana Pork Conference from 9:45 a.m. – 3 p.m. EST at the Schnitzelbank Restaurant in Jasper, Ind. Pork Quality Assurance Plus (PQA+) training will also be available for those needing certification immediately following the conference. Make reservations to Indiana Pork at 317-872-7500.
March 25: Local SWCDs, in cooperation with Purdue Extension, NRCS, and ISDA, will be hosting a Conservation Cropping Meeting from 1:30–4:30 p.m. EST at the Community Building at Eastside Park in Washington, Ind. There is no charge to attend, and additional information is available by contacting the Daviess County Soil & Water Conservation District office at ph.(812)254-4780 ext. 110.
March 26: Purdue University extension will host a seminar for the private woodland owner on wildlife management from 6 to 9 p.m., at the Wayne County extension office in Richmond, Ind. Contact David Osborne at 812-689-6511 or by email at osbornda@purdue. edu
March 21, 28: Family farmers can get tips from Purdue University specialists on business communication and dealing with accounting and legal issues during a succession planning program from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Purdue Extension Allen County office, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne, Ind. Contact: Gonzalee Martin, 260-481-6826.
April 2: Purdue University extension will host a seminar for the private woodland owner on marketing timber from 6 to 9 p.m., at the Wayne County extension office in Richmond, Ind. Contact David Osborne at 812-689-6511 or by e-mail at osbornda@purdue.edu April 6: Purdue University extension will host a seminar for the private woodland owner on forest resources and tree identification from 6 to 9 p.m., at the Wayne County extension office in Richmond, Ind. Contact David Osborne at 812-689-6511 or by e-mail at osbornda@purdue.edu
April 6: 10th annual White River Valley Antique Assoc. Swap Meet at Elnora, Ind., from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. where you will find garden tractors, gas engines, tractors, steel wheels, implements, farm toys, tools, parts, crafts and everything in between. Contact Roger Daniels 812-876-3445, John Dunning 812-829-2595 or Ben Chestnut 812-636-4209 after 7 p.m. Free Admission. Visit www.wrvaa.org
April 7: The Hoosier Classic Beef Show will take place at the Henry County Fairgrounds in New Castle, Ind. For more information, contact: Jay Cronk 765-623-0148 or Jeff Hamm at 765-524-2937.
OHIO March 23: The “Living Your Small Farm Dream” conference and trade show is designed to help participants learn more tips, techniques and methods for diversifying their opportunities into successful new enterprises and new markets as a way to improve economic growth and development on their farms in Zanesville, Ohio, at the Muskingum County Convention and Welcome Center. For more information or to register, go to http://muskingum.osu.edu
KENTUCKY March 21: Strategies for Maximizing the Grazing Season will take place at the Anderson County Extension Office, 1026 County Park Road, Lawrenceburg, Ky., from 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. EDT. Topics to be covered include extending the grazing season, minimizing stored feed, nutritional value of alternative forages and much more. Cost: $10, includes lunch. For more information, call a local cooperative extension office.
TENNESSEE March 22: The Spring Beef Cattle Sale is scheduled for UT Plateau AgResearch Center in Crossville, Tenn., starting at 10 a.m. CDT. The sale will feature high-quality registered open Angus, Gelbvieh, and Balancer heifers as well as registered Angus bulls. For more information, contact the Plateau Center at 931-484-0034, or e-mail Glenda Wisdom at gwisdom@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. |
