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July 1-7: National Junior Angus Show in Tulsa, Okla. will feature the largest single-breed beef cattle show in the world, with more than 1,000 head of cattle exhibited by youth.
Contact Shelia Stannard at 816-383-5152 or by e-mail at sstannard@angus. org ILLINOIS
May 23-24: UOI at Urbana-Champaign, Ill., will host a conference on the impact of using soybeans and corn for fuel production on the size of the livestock and poultry industries. Details are available at www.livestock andrenewablefuels.uiuc.edu
May 31-June 1: The 48th annual Corn Dry Milling Conference will be held at the Center in Peoria, Ill. The program is online at www.namamillers.org/ 2007_CDMC.html or call 309-685-4011.
June 14: The second sustainable agriculture tour will be to Triple S Farms in Stewardson, Ill. Visit www.extension. uiuc.edu/smallfarm for details, or contact Donna Cray at dcray@uiuc.edu or at 217-241-4644. INDIANA
May 19: A volunteer stream monitoring workshop will take place in Vincennes, Ind. For reservations, specific location information and directions, contact Troy Hinkle or Shalyn Sargeant at the Knox County SWCD at troyhinkle @in.nacdnet.net or 812-882-8210.
May 21: Indiana State Department of Agriculture will present a workshop on food and agriculture exporting in Indianapolis, Ind. at the Radisson Hotel on 31 W. Ohio St.
Visit www.in.gov/isda for details. Contact Deb Abbott at 317-232-8767 or Jeannie Keating at 317-696-9695. KENTUCKY
May 19: The annual Kentucky Angus Association field day will take place at the Central Kentucky Angus Association Pavilion in Danville, Ill. beginning at 9:30 a.m. Go online at www.kentucky angus.org for more details. Contact Anne Clark at 606-247-2433
May 26: 5th annual Llama and Alpaca Daze will be at the Scott County Park in Georgetown, Ky., from noon to 4 p.m. Admission and parking are free. Contact Charlotte Beaudin at 502-857-9100. MICHIGAN
June 12-13: The Great Lakes Agritourism Experience will depart from Berrien Springs, Mich. and visit several of southwestern Michigan’s farm markets and agritourism operations. For registration details, go online at www. agtour.greatamericanpublish.com or call 616-887-9008. OHIO
May 24: Whole Foods Market is hosting a free seminar for local growers and producers at the Ohio Department of Agriculture, Bromfield Building Auditorium in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Pre-registration is required. Contact Stacy Schwartz at Stacy.Schwartz @wholefoods.com or 301-984-3737 ext. 2192.
May 26-27: Great Lakes Sheep Sale, featuring the National Tunis Sale will take place at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Wooster, Ohio. For a catalog, call 309-785-5058 or go online at www.bannersheepmagazine.com
June 9: The Ohio Young Farmers (OYF) will host a Summer Tour, with the Madison Plains Young Farmers serving as the host chapter, at the Madison County Fairgrounds in London, Ohio. For more information, contact the OYF office at 740-828-3832.
June 10: Eastern Ohio Hereford Association will host their junior Hereford show at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Wooster, Ohio. Contact Jane Johnson at 330-767-3877.
June 12: A food and agricultural export seminar will explore opportunities in the export food markets and how federal assistance program can increase private export sales. The event will take place at the Valley Vineyards in Morrow, Ohio (near Cincinnati, Ohio). For seminar details, go online at www.branded program.org IOWA
June 13-14: Dairy feeding and management practices is the focus of a seminar in Dubuque, Iowa. For details, go to www.livestocktrail.uiuc.edu/dairynet
TENNESSEE
May 30-June1: The first Tennessee Governor’s Conference on Biofuels will be held at Montgomery Bell State Park in Nashville, Tenn. More information is available at www.tdec.net/altfuels/con ference or by calling Tisha Calabrese-Benton at 865-594-5442. LOOKING AHEAD
June 16: Ohio State Beekeepers Association will hold its summer meeting at Kingwood Center in Mansfield, Ohio. For information, contact Dawn Feagan at dawn@beeculture.com or at 330-336-3211.
June 17: The Switzerland of Ohio Polled Hereford Association Junior Hereford Show will be at the Noble County Fairgrounds in Caldwell, Ohio at 1:30 p.m. Contact Rick Van Fleet at 740-732-4783.
June 20-24: The Western Illinois Fair will take place in Griggsville, Ill. this year. For details, call 217-833-2116 or email info@westernillinoisfair.com
June 21: National Threshers Association will host their 63rd annual reunion at the Fulton County Fairgrounds in Wauseon, Ohio. For details call Debbie Newberry at 517-639-8703 or go online at www.National Threshers.com
June 22-24: The 20th annual Maria Stein Country Fest will take place in Maria Stein, Ohio. Admission and parking are free. For info, call 419-925-4151 or visit www.mcountryfest.com |
