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July 11-12: Investing in Agriculture as Agribusiness Forum will be held at the Hotel Palomar in Washington, D.C. For more information, e-mail Daniel Wolf at dwolf@africacncl.org
July 23: The Wheat Quality Council invites interested parties to participate in a three-state hard spring wheat and durum tour to be held July 23 in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota. The tour offers opportunity to acquire fundamental wheat industry knowledge. Contact Ben Handcock to register at 605-224-5187. ILLINOIS
July 20-21: The White Owl Winery in Birds, Ill. will host a comedy improve show. The evening will also feature hors d`oeuvres, wine tasting and a full buffet dinner. To RSVP, call 618-928-2898.
July 26: “Exploring the Option: Transitioning to Organic,” will be held at the Brockmann Centennial Farm in Danforth, Ill. Contact Debra Levey Larson at 217-244-2880 or dlarson@uiuc.edu INDIANA
July 14: The Circle X Ranch will host a Music Fest in Winchester, Ind. The event will be from noon to 8 p.m. For more information, contact Larry Cline at 765-768-6467 or T & B Music Hall at 765-468-7923.
July 14: 11th annual Indiana Koi and Water Garden Club pond tour and vendor exhibit will be at the Elks Lodge in Greenfield, Ind. Cost is $8. Contact Kay Oberlin at 765-945-7510.
July 14-15: Indiana wineries will be featuring wines and BBQ perfect for summer celebrations at Buck Creek Winery in Indianapolis, Ind.; Chateau Thomas Winery in Plainfield; Easley Winery in Indianapolis; Ferrin’s Fruit Winery in Carmel; Grape Inspirations Winery in Carmel; Mallow Run Winery in Bargersville and Simmons Winery in Columbus from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more details, call 1-888-VINO-INDY or visit the website at www.indywinetrail.com
July 20: Taste of 4-H Foods Auction will be held at the Porter County Fairgrounds in Valparaiso, Ind. Call the Porter County Extension office at 812-465-3555 for more details.
July 26: The Porter County Extension Homemakers will host an annual Fashion Sewing Contest for adults in the Park Place Pavilion at the Porter County Fair in Valparaiso, Ind. Contact Annetta Jones at 219-465-3555, ext. 24 or by fax at 219-464-8976. KENTUCKY
July 12-14: The Heartland Apiculture Society will meet at Kentucky State University in Frankfort, Ky. For details, visit www.heartlandbees.com or contact President Phil Craft at 502-564-3956.
July 26: 2007 University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Field Day will begin at 8 a.m. at the Research & Education Center in Princeton, Ky. For more details, contact your local Cooperative Extension Service Office or the Research and Education Center at 270-365-7541, ext. 215 or go online at www.ca.uky.edu/wkrec/index.htm MICHIGAN
July 17-19: MSU’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources will present the Ag Expo in East Lansing, Mich. For more details, visit www.agexpo.msu.edu/index.htm or contact Sandi Bauer at 517-355-3477, 800-366-7055 or by e-mail at bauer@msu.edu
July 16-20: Michigan Dairy Expo will offer the dairy industry a large variety of commercial exhibits, dairy management seminars and state breed shows in East Lansing, Mich. For more information, go online at www.canr.msu.edu/anscikids/dairy.html or call 517-353-7855.
July 18: During the Great Dairy Adventure, children can make the connection between cows and dairy products at the Michigan State University Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education in East Lansing, Mich. Contact Shari Blonde at 517-373-9741 or e-mail blondes@michigan.gov
July 28: The Michigan Angus Association will host a field day at Bonnie and Darwin Canfield’s farm in Clarksville, Mich. Contact Canfield at 616-350-7415.
July 28-29: Michigan State University Extension and Lansing Community College are offering FARMEDIC, an agricultural accident training session in East Lansing, Mich. For details, go online at www.msue.msu.edu/emergency or contact April Minarik at 517-483-9680. OHIO
July 14: Ohio Sheep Day will be at the Ohio Agricultural Resource Development Center in Wooster, Ohio. Contact Roger A. High at 614-292-0589 or high1@osu.edu or 614-246-8299 or rhigh@ofbf.org
July 15: The Ottoville Immaculate Conception Parish Festival will feature a big ticket drawing, a family style dinner, baked goods, games and entertainment at the Immaculate Conception Parish in Ottoville, Ohio.
July 19: The Gardening Road Show will continue with a charter bus trip from the Ohio State University Extension Office in Marietta, Ohio to the Chadwick Arboretum in Alexandria, Ohio. For questions or to register, contact Kelly Nichols at Nichols.210@osu.edu or 740-376-7431.
July 19: The second in a series of four Ohio State University Extension sponsored pasture walks will take place at the Gearhardt Farm, west of Covington, Ohio. For more details, contact Tim Fine at 937-440-3945.
July 20-21: The Ohio Christmas Tree Association’s annual summer meeting will take place at the Cackler Family Farms in Delaware County, Ohio. To register, call the OCTA office at 740-828-3331 or go online at www.ohiochristmastree.com
July 24: A field day for the Ohio Beef Heifer Development Program will be hosted at Heifer Development and Breeding Services in Russellville, Ohio. The event will begin at 4 p.m. Contact Bill Doig at bdoig@ohiobeef.org or call 614-873-6736.
July 28: OSU will host a Honey Bee Field Night at the OSU South Center in Piketon, Ohio. For directions or more information, contact Shawn Wright at wright.705@osu.edu or at 740-289-2071.
IOWA
July 24-26: 8th annual World Sheep and Wool Congress will take place in Queretaro, Mexico, and showcase the development and future of the sheep industry. For more details go to, www.worldsheep.com
July 25-26: Iowa Women in Agriculture will be at the West Des Moines Marriott in Des Moines, Iowa. To register, log on to www.iowaeomeninag.org or call 515-251-3202. To reserve a room, call 515-267-1500. 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. |
