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. ILLINOIS May 30: A program on invasive plants called A Yard Full of Invasives will be presented at 10 a.m. at the Shannon Bayou in Aroma Park, Ill. Registration is required by May 23. Call the Illinois Extension Office at 815-933-8337 to register. There is no admission charge. May 30: A program called Yard Full of Invasives will start at 10 a.m. at the Shannon Bayou in Aroma Park, Ill. Outdoor activities will be weather dependent. Pre-registration is required by May 23. Call the Kankakee County Extension Office at 815-933-8337 to register. There is no fee for this event. June 6: A Pond Management Basics Workshop will be from 6-7:30 p.m. at 5501 W. Iles Ave. in New Berlin, Ill. There is no fee for this event. INDIANA May 26: The Starlight Strawberry Festival will be from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 8409 St. Johns Road in Starlight, Ind. For details, visit starlightstrawberryfestival.com, email labetb@yahoo.com or call 812-923-5785. May 26: The Starlight Strawberry Festival will be from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the St. John the Baptist Church in Floyds Knobs, Ind. Admission is free. For details, visit http://StarlightStrawberryFestival.com/strawberry-festival.html May 30: The Indiana Prescribed Fire Council’s annual meeting will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Indiana DNR’s Fire Headquarters in Martinsville, Ind. The meeting is designed to bring together individuals, organizations, land managers, private landowners, contractors, and agencies that have an interest in ensuring the safety and effectiveness of prescribed fires in Indiana. For details, contact Chad Bladow at cbladow@tnc.org June 1: The partners of the Big Pine Creek Watershed Project invite area farmers to a Building a Competitive Advantage with Conservation event from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Clark Farms in Williamsport, Ind. For details or to register, contact Leslie Fisher at 765-884-0660 or leslie.fisher@in.nacdnet.net by May 23. June 4-6: The Indiana Extension Homemakers Assoc. will host its annual Home and Family Conference at the Sheraton Hotel-Keystone Crossing in Indianapolis, Ind. Full registration is $215; single-day registration is $120. Special hotel rates are available. For more information or to sign up, go to www.purdue.edu/hhs/extension/programs/detail.aspx June 7: A Pond Clinic is set for 6-7:30 p.m.at 5810 N. County Road 600 West in Muncie, Ind. Wayne County Extension Educator Jonathan Ferris will lead the discussion. Call 765-747-5531 or email delcoswcd@gmail.com by June 4 to reserve a spot. June 9: The public is invited to enter the Hillbilly Fashion Show, which is part of the inaugural Blues and BBQ in Rising Sun, Ind. There are no fees to enter. For details on the event, contact the Ohio County Visitors Center at 812-438-4933. KENTUCKY June 10-21: The Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders will offer a five-day conference at two locations. The first conference will be June 10-14 at Murray State University in Murray, Ky., and the second will be June 17-21 at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. The cost to attend is $350 per person to be paid by the County Farm Bureau or sponsoring organization. For more details, contact Jackson Tolle at Jackson.Tolle@kyfb.com or 502-495-5000. MICHIGAN May 24: The Michigan Wine and Cider Festival will be from 5-8:30 p.m. at the Eastern Market in Detroit, Mich. Tickets are $35 in advance. For details, contact Jenelle Jagmin at JagminJ@michigan.gov or 517-284-5790. May 30: Learn how to prepare freezer jams and jellies as well as canned jams and jellies from noon to 2 p.m. at Isabella County Building in Mt. Pleasant, Mich. The cost of the workshop is $10. For more details, contact Kara Lynch at lynchka@msu.edu or call 989-317-4079. OHIO May 25-26: The Great Lakes All-Breeds Show and Sale sheep event will be at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Wooster, Ohio. For additional information about the sheep sale, visit www.bannersheepmagazine.com June 2: The Women’s Tractor Operation and Safety Program will be from 9 a.m. to noon at Brown’s Family Farm Market in Hamilton, Ohio. The deadline to register is May 18. For more information, call the Hamilton County Extension Office at 513-887-3722. TENNESSEE May 23: The Tennessee Department of Agriculture will host a tree-planting ceremony and open house to commemorate the opening of the new Division of Forestry work center at 9:30 a.m. in Crossville, Tenn. Contact Tim Phelps at Tim.R.Phelps@tn.gov or 615-428-5913 for more information. OTHER STATES June 4-6: The Corn Utilization and Technology Conference will be at the Sheraton Westport Chalet Hotel in St. Louis, Mo. For details, visit www.corntechconf.org or contact Sandra Wright at wright@ncga.com or call 636-733-5519. June 6-8: The 2018 World Pork Expo will mark its 30th anniversary at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa. For more information, visit nppc.org LOOKING AHEAD June 11-14: AgGateway’s Mid-Year Meeting will be at Prairie Meadows in Altoona, Iowa. Registration is $175 for both members and non-members. General inquiries can be directed to 866-251-8618. More information is available at www.AgGateway.org June 15-17: The Fulton County Historical Power Show will be open at 9 a.m. daily at the Round Barn Museum and Living History Village in Rochester, Ind. Admission is $5 for those 12 and older. For more details, call Melinda Clinger at 574-223-4436 or Skeeter Daugherty at 574-835-5116 or go online to www.fultoncountyhistory.org June 16: The annual Noble County Open Preview Dairy Steer/Dairy Feeder Steer Show will be at the Noble County Community Fairgrounds in Kendallville, Ind. The cost to enter is $15 per animal registered by June 9 and $20 per animal registered after that date. Contact Jennett Marker at markerj@yahoo.com or 260-564-5619, or Terry Stump at 260-564-5928 for details. June 19-Oct. 20: University of Tennessee AgResearch has released its field day schedule, which includes 13 field days and four special events. The schedule has several new events. More information about each field day will be posted closer to the scheduled time at the UT Institute of Agriculture website. Center addresses and phone numbers can be found at http://agresearch.tennessee.edu The complete schedule is as follows: •Fruits of the Backyard Field Day - June 19, Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center, Spring Hill, Tenn. •Summer Celebration Field Day - July 12, West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center, Jackson, Tenn. •Steak and Potatoes Field Day – Aug. 7, Plateau AgResearch and Education Center, Crossville, Tenn. •Turf and Ornamental Field Day – Aug. 30, East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center - Plant Sciences Unit, Knoxville, Tenn. •Cotton Tour – Sept. 5, West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center, Jackson, Tenn. •Horse Management Field Day – Sept. 13, UTIA Campus, Knoxville, Tenn. •Horse Management Field Day – Sept. 20, Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center, Spring Hill, Tenn. •Horse Management – Sept. 27, Ames Plantation, Grand Junction, Tenn. •Northeast Tennessee Beef Expo Field Day – Oct. 11, AgResearch and Education Center at Greeneville, Tenn. •UT Gardens Green Industry - June 26, UT Gardens, Knoxville, Tenn. •UT Arboretum Butterfly Festival – Aug. 4, Forest Resources AgResearch and Education Center - UT Arboretum, Oak Ridge, Tenn. •Fall Gardeners Festival – Aug. 28, Plateau AgResearch and Education Center, Crossville, Tenn. •Fall Folklore Jamboree – Oct. 20, AgResearch and Education Center at Milan, Tenn. June 21: The Tobacco, Beef and More Field Day, hosted by the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, will start with registration at 8 a.m. at the Highland Rim AgResearch and Education Center in Springfield, Tenn. For more information, call 615-382-3130. The complete program schedule can be found at highlandrim.tennessee.edu June 24-27: Purdue University’s Center for Food and Agricultural Business will host the Agribusiness Finance for Non-Financial Managers seminar in West Lafayette, Ind. To register, visit http://agribusiness.purdue.edu/seminars-and-events/agfinance July 14: The Ohio Sheep Day will be at the OARDC Eastern Research Station in Caldwell, Ohio. For more information, go online to www.ohiosheep.org July 15: The Montgomery County Fair will celebrate its recent move by hosting a one-day dairy show at 1 p.m. at the new fairgrounds location at 645 Infirmary Road in Dayton, Ohio. Entry forms are available online at www.montcofair.com or at the fair office. For more information, call Janet Hawvermale at 937-475-9162. July 17: The University of Tennessee Center for Profitable Agriculture, in cooperation with UT Extension and the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation, is offering one additional workshop in Blountville, Tenn. for farmers to learn better record keeping for value-added enterprises The workshop will begin with check-in at 8:30 a.m., and it will end at 4 p.m. The registration fee is $20 per person and lunch is provided. Contact Hal Pepper with questions at hal.pepper@utk.edu or 931-486-2777. July 26: The 30th annual Milan No-Till Crop Production Field Day will begin at 7 a.m. at the University of Tennessee’s AgResearch and Education Center in Milan, Tenn. For more information, contact Blake Brown or LesLee Smelser at 731-686-7362 or recatmilan@utk.edu Aug. 14: The University of Tennessee Extension will offer producers a “one-stop” opportunity to learn about producing and marketing grass-fed and pasture-raised beef at the Gibson County Extension’s Ed Jones Agri-Plex Auditorium in Trenton, Tenn. Check-in and networking will start at 8:30 a.m., and the event will begin at 9 a.m. The workshop will conclude at 4 p.m. The registration fee is $25 per person, which includes a meal. For more information about the workshop, contact Danny Morris at danhmorr@utk.edu or 731-855-7656. Aug. 16: The University of Illinois’ annual Agonomy Day will be at the South First Street Facility in Savoy, Ill. More information and registration can be found at http://agronomyday.cropsci.illinois.edu or contact Sue Overmyer at 217-300-3702 or overmyer@illinois.edu Sept. 14-16: The 20th annual Ohio Pawpaw Festival will be at Lake Snowden near Athens, Ohio. For more information, email pawpawfest@gmail.com or visit www.Ohiopawpawfest.com Sept. 15: The Great Pumpkin Pursuit and Giant Watermelon Weigh Off will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Robert’s Family Farm in Guston, Ky. For more information, contact the Meade County Extension at 270-422-4958. Sept. 24-26: The seventh annual Women in Agribusiness Summit will be at the Hilton Denver City Center in Denver, Colo. Learn more at www.womeninag.com Nov. 6-7: Purdue University’s National Conference for Food and Agribusiness will be on Purdue’s campus in West Lafayette, Ind. For questions about registration and more information on the conference, contact Masi Keshavarz, Research Project Manager, at 765-496-3385 or mkeshava@purdue.edu |
