ILLINOIS
Aug. 7: Farm Dreams, a four-hour interactive workshop is designed to help people decide if entrepreneurial farming is right for them in Ullin, Ill. at the Shawnee Community College. The program will begin at 4:30 p.m. and includes a light supper. To register, visit central.illinoisfarmbeginnings.org or call The Land Connection at 847-570-0701.

Aug. 8: The fifth University of Illinois Extension sustainable agriculture tour will feature the Organic Apple Field Day at the University of Illinois Dixon Springs Ag Center in Dixon Springs, Ill. Registration is required at least one week in advance. Visit www.extension.uiuc.edu/smallfarm for more details and to register.  To register by phone, contact Donna Cray at 217-241-4644.

Aug. 19: Farm Dreams, a four-hour interactive workshop is designed to help people decide if entrepreneurial farming is right for them in Peoria, Ill. at the Peoria County Extension Unit. The program will begin at 4:30 p.m. and includes a light supper. To register, visit central.illinoisfarmbeginnings.org or call The Land Connection at 847-570-0701.

Aug. 21: Agronomy Day 2008 will take place at the Crop Sciences Research and Education Center in Urbana, Ill. The theme is Energizing Agriculture. More details are available at www.cropsci.uiuc.edu/agronomyday or by contacting Sharon Conatser, 217-333-4256.

INDIANA
Aug. 12: The Rural Entrepreneur Network (REN) will offer one-on-one consulting sessions to help individuals and families with the issues facing them as new or existing small business owners in Greenfield, Ind. Call REN to schedule an appointment at 317-290-3250.

Aug. 13: The Rural Entrepreneur Network (REN) will offer one-on-one consulting sessions to help individuals and families with the issues facing them as new or existing small business owners in Danville, Ind. Call REN to schedule an appointment at 317-290-3250.

Aug. 21: Fulton County Soil and Water Conservation District will host an energy conservation field day from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Rochester, Ind. The event will feature field comparisons of no-till, strip-till and conventional corn production. For more details, call the Fulton County SWCD at 574-223-3220.

KENTUCKY
Aug. 7: The 2008 Woodland Owners Short Course will discuss generating income from timber and forest crops, recreational use and wildlife management and understanding a property’s potential. The East Region session will be in Johnson County, Ky. For registration details, contact UK Forestry Extension at 859-257-7597 or go online to www.ukforestry.org

Aug. 21: The 2008 Woodland Owners Short Course will discuss generating income from timber and forest crops, recreational use and wildlife management and understanding a property’s potential. The Central Region sessions will be in Adair County, Ky. For details, contact UK Forestry Extension at 859-257-7597 or www.ukforestry.org

OHIO
Aug. 8-10: 23rd annual Historical Construction Equipment Assoc. Inter-national Convention & Old Equipment Exposition will be at the National Pike Steam, Gas & Horse Association Grounds in Brownsville, Ohio. Contact Lou McMaster at 724-356-2307.
Aug. 13: Ohio State University Extension will present the Ohio Turfgrass Foundation (OTF)/Ohio State Turfgrass Research Field Day at the OTF Research and Education Facility in Columbus, Ohio. For details, call 330-263-3780 or go to http://oardc.osu.edu/field_day_schedule.asp


Aug. 14: Ohio No-till Field Day will take place at the Chris Rodabaugh Farm in Dunkirk, Ohio. For information, call 330-263-3780 or go to http://oardc. osu.edu/field_day_schedule.asp
Aug. 14: Horticulture Field Day will be at the Ohio State University South Ag Center in Piketon, Ohio. For details, call 330-263-3780 or go to http://oardc.osu.edu/field_day_schedule.asp

Aug. 15-17: 45th annual Tuscarawas Valley Pioneer Power Show will be at the Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds in Dover, Ohio. The event features antique tractors, steam traction engines, gas engines and diesel engines. For details, call Ken Steinbach at 330-340-5112.
Aug. 19: A Grazing Systems Field Day will feature grazing expert Jim Gerrish at Shamrock Vale Farms in Kensington, Ohio. Pre-registration is required by calling 330-627-4310.

Aug. 21: Pumpkin Field Day, presented by the Ohio State University will take place at the Western Agricultural Research Station in South Charleston, Ohio. For additional information, call 330-263-3780 or go to http://oardc.osu.edu/field_day_schedule.asp

TENNESSEE
Aug. 7: A series of farm safety workshops will address safety issues for agritourism operators. The second edition will take place in Morristown, Tenn. at the Walters State Community College Ag Pavilion.

To register for a workshop, call 615-837-5106. For more information, call or e-mail at 615-837-5348 or Pamela. Bartholomew@TN.gov

LOOKING AHEAD
Aug. 22: A horse pulling contest will be in Greenville, Ind. at 5:30 p.m. Contact Tom Humbert at 765-289-8985.

Aug. 22-23: The Crawford County Cattlemen’s Association will host the 2008 Ohio Cattlemen’s Assoc. Roundup at Crawford County, Ohio farms and businesses. Trent Loos, a nationally known agricultural activist and sixth generation farmer will serve as the featured speaker. For further details or to register visit www.ohiocattle.org

Aug. 23: The Indiana Farm Sustainability Tour will make an appearance in Monroe County, Ind. and visit Bloomington Farmers Market, Loveland Meats, The Chile Woman, Hart Farm and Musgrave Orchard. To register or for additional details, visit www. agecon.purdue.edu/newventures or all 800-359-2968.

Aug. 28: The 2008 Woodland Owners Short Course will discuss generating income from timber and forest crops, recreational use and wildlife management and understanding a property’s potential. The West Region sessions will be in Graves County, Ky. For registration information, contact UK Forestry Extension at 859-257-7597 or go online to http://www.ukforestry.org

Aug. 28: Organic Food and Farming Education and Research (OFFER) Program Field Day will be at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, in Wooster, Ohio. For details, call 330-263-3780 or go to http://  oardc.osu.edu/field_day_schedule.asp
Aug. 28: A field day will be hosted at the University of Illinois’ Northwest Research Center (NWRC) at Monmouth, Ill. Tours of research plots will begin at 8 a.m. The last tour will depart at 9 a.m. For further information, contact the NWRC at 321 210th Avenue, Monmouth, IL 61462, 309-734-7459, or e-mail adee@uiuc.edu