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.

 

 

May 24: CME Group Inc.’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be at 10 a.m. Central Time in the Auditorium at CME Group, located at 20 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago, Ill. The presentation will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed via the exchange’s website at http://investor.cmegroup. com Visit the site early to download streaming media software required to listen to the Internet broadcast.

 

 

April 20: Huntington University will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Ware Plant Science Production Facility at 3:45 p.m. at the Dowden Science Building, Huntington, Ind. Ag students will have hands-on learning and research opportunities in the area of plant and soil sciences, with the potential for aquaponics as well. For more information, visit www.huntington.edu/agriculture

 

April 29: The Master Gardener Assoc. Garden School 2017 will be 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Madison County 4-H Building, 512 E. 4th St., Alexandria, Ind. It is open to the public (ages 18 years and older). The $35 cost includes continental breakfast, lunch and refreshments. Register by April 21. More information and registration forms can be found at the Purdue Extension Office in Anderson, Ind.; Ousley’s Harvest Gardens in Alexandria, and the Main Desk Lowe’s in Anderson and Muncie. Forms also can also be obtained through fax: Call 765-620-1549.

 

 

June 7-9: The 2017 World Pork Expo, including hundreds of exhibitors, free educational seminars, live hog shows and sales, networking opportunities and more, will be at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa. The website www.worldpork.org has everything you need to easily register for Expo and plan a successful visit – including event schedules, exhibitor information, lodging and travel information and much more. Follow World Pork Expo news on Twitter (#WPX17) and Facebook.

 

 

April 20-June 15: Ohio State University Extension is offering monthly Direct Agricultural Marketing webinars again in 2017. Each webinar begins at noon ET and also is available to view later at go.osu.edu/DirectMarketingWebinars The next several dates, topics and links to registration are:

 

•Apr. 20: Are You Still Accepting Cash in a Digital World?, go.osu.e d u / A r e Y o u S t i l l A c c e p t i n g CashinaDigitalWorld4-2017

 

•May 18: Managing Negativity, go.osu.edu/ManagingNegativity5-2017

 

•June 15: Organic, Naturally Grown, Chemical Free – What do these mean go.osu.edu/OrganicNaturallyGrownChemicalFree6-2017 For questions about this year’s webinars, contact Christie Welch, OSU Direct Marketing Specialist, at welch.183@osu.edu

 

April 22: The 23rd Annual Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park Dinner-Auction will be 5 to 10 p.m. at Wallace Lodge in Sally Buffalo Park, 100 College Way, Cadiz, Ohio. Auction items in the past have included construction, mining, and agriculture related items such as models, antique, vintage, modern memorabilia, photos, collectables, and more. Tickets are $18, For reservations, send check or money order to HCRHP, PO Box 403, Cadiz, OH 43907. For information, contact Marilyn at 740-942-3895 or Dale at 740-391-4135.

 

May 7: The Harrison Career Center FFA will host a Truck and Tractor Show from 1 to 6 p.m. at Harrison Career Center, 82500 Cadiz-Jewett Road (Ohio Route 9), Cadiz, Ohio. Donations support the FFA chapter. For more information, call 330-440-5578.

 

 

April 21: The Tennessee Beef Promotion Board will meet at 12:45 p.m. CDT at the Tennessee Beef Industry Council, 530 Brandies Circle, Suite A, Murfreesboro, Tenn. The meeting is open to the public. Individuals interested in addressing the board should plan to arrive by noon in order to be placed on the agenda. For more information, contact the Tennessee Department of Agriculture at 615-837-5160.

 

May 9: The University of Tennessee Center for Profitable Agriculture will conduct an “E-commerce for Direct Farm Marketers” workshop from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. local time in Jonesborough. Register (https://tiny.utk.edu/ecommerce) by May 4.