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.

 

INDIANA

June 22-24: The 2017 Hart-Parr Oliver Collectors Association (HPOCA) National Summer Show will be at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Madison, Ind., the first time it’s ever been held south of Interstate 70. The show will display  many pieces of Oliver equipment and tractors, but other brands of tractors and equipment, garden tractors and hit and miss engines are invited. For information, contact Richard Cart at 812-871-6452 or visit www.visit

madison.org

July 6-9: One of the nation’s biggest events promoting awareness and education of the American Indian culture, National Powwow XVII, will be at the Hendricks County 4-H Fairgrounds and Conference Complex, Danville, Ind. Gates open at 8:30 a.m. daily.

 

Highlights of the event include a special dance to honor veterans on July 7, a children’s powwow and a national craft contest on July 8, the crowning of the National Powwow princess, and many other interactive activities designed to educate and entertain visitors.

For information and a full schedule, visit www.NationalPowwow.com

OHIO

June 24-Nov. 4: The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Assoc. (OEFFA) has planned 27 farm tours, workshops and events offering a multitude of experiences, including strolling through organic fields and pastures, acquiring basic homesteading skills, learning from early career growers following their farm dreams, hearing stories from Ohio’s founding sustainable farmers, grasping the ins and outs of growing food in the city and on reclaimed urban lots, scaling up vegetable production, choosing the right farm equipment and processing poultry. The next few events are:

• June 24: Urban CSA Farm Tour – Urban Greens, Hamilton County.

• June 25: Diversified Beginning Farm Tour – Homecoming Farm, Athens County.

All tours and workshops are free and open to the public. Find complete details for all workshops and farm tours at http://policy.oeffa.org/farmtours2017

July 8: A Women’s Tractor Operation & Safety Program, sponsored by Ohio State University Extension and Butler County Farm Bureau, will be 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Zimmer Tractor and Kubota, 461 Breaden Drive, Monroe, Ohio 45036. Participants will learn the basics of operating a compact tractor as well as safety techniques as it relates to driving, using farm equipment, and implements. Register by July 3. For more information, contact Ohio State University Extension, Butler County at 513-887-3722 or meyer.842@osu.edu

TENNESSEE

June 22-Oct. 26: University of Tennessee AgResearch plans field days at most of the 10 AgResearch and Education Centers in the state, offering farmers, ranchers, gardeners and the general public a chance to see research findings, learn from university and industry experts and network with peers.

June 22, Tobacco, Beef & More Field Day – Highland Rim AgResearch Center (Springfield)

July 13, Summer Celebration Field Day – West Tennessee AgResearch Center (Jackson)

June 28-29: University of Tennessee Extension will offer cattle producers a “one-stop” opportunity to learn about producing and marketing grass-fed beef at two identical Grass-Fed Beef Conferences, June 28 in Spring Hill, Tenn. and June 29 in Athens, Tenn. Each will be 8:30 a.m. local time to 4:30 p.m. Preregister by June 20 at https://tiny.utk.edu/grassfedbeef17 Conference location information will be emailed to registered participants the week prior to the events. For more information, visit ag.tennessee.edu/cpa and look for a link under the “educational events” menu.

OTHER STATES

June 22: The Purdue Women in Agriculture Team will offer the webinar “Indiana Grown” from  noon to 1 p.m. ET. Register athttps://ag.purdue.edu/Extension/wia/Pages/webinars.aspx

June 26-28: Global AgInvesting’s 3rd annual GAI AgTech Week will be at the Boston Marriott Long Wharf, Boston, Mass. Timely topics will be addressed, including What executives from other tech sectors can teach ag tech entrepreneurs, the skinny on alternative proteins (from plants to insects), How bacteria and the microbiome could reshape agricultural waste streams, and more. For information, visit www.globalaginvesting.com/events/atw17, follow on Twitter @agtechweek, or join the LinkedIn Group.

June 29: A Seed World strategy webinar titled Do We Need to Measure Seed Quality Differently? will begin at 1 p.m. ET. Register at http://seedworld.com/webinar/

July 12-13: AgriBusiness Global Media will launch the Biocontrols Africa Conference & Expo in Cape Town, South Africa, part of a global conference series devoted to the hands-on use of biocontrols and biostimulants. Registration is open now at www.biocontrolsconference.

com/africa/

July 12-15: Registration is open for the 2017 Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting in Denver, Colo. Find the full conference schedule at www.beefusa.org/scheduleofevents1.aspx

LOOKING AHEAD

July 11: Dreaming of managing your own green acres? The University of Tennessee Center for Profitable Agriculture will offer “Considerations for Beginning Farmers” at the Madison County UT-TSU Extension Office, Jackson, Tenn. Registration deadline is July 3. The full-day workshop is designed for those with little or no farming background.

Cost to attend is $25 per person, which includes the program and lunch. For more information, contact Mitchell Mote in the Rutherford County Extension Office at 615-898-7710.

July 18-20: The American Feed Industry Assoc.’s “Preventive Controls for Animal Food Course” will be at the Inn at Opryland in Nashville, Tenn. The course is ideal for facility and regulatory employees who will be designated PCQIs or part of a PCQI team. To register, visit http://bit.ly/2nOazte