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Coming Events - Nov. 19, 2008

NATIONAL
Nov. 13: Hot topics in the feeding industry will take center stage at the Feeding Quality Forum in Amarillo, Texas. Registration by Oct. 30 is $50 and includes a Certified Angus Beef brand steak lunch. For more information call Marilyn Conley, 800-225-2333, ext. 298, or e-mail mconley@certifiedan
gusbeef.com

ILLINOIS
Nov. 12: Helping individuals and families to plan effectively for long-term care is the goal of a series of University of Illinois Extension workshops to be held in Arthur, Ill. at the Arthur Community Building. Contact the local Extension office for more details or Kathy Sweedler at 217-333-4901, sweedler@uiuc.edu

INDIANA
Nov. 12: Southwest Indiana Agriculture Economic Development Summit will take place in Huntingburg, Ind. at the Huntingburg Events Center from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To register, email bgrewe@dcadc.org or call 812-482-9650.
Nov. 20: The Indiana Farm Sustainability Tour will make a second stop in Tippecanoe County, Ind. and visit Purdue greenhouse facilities, Dull’s Tree Farm and the Beck Agricultural Center. To register, visit www.agecon.purdue.edu/newventures or all 800-359-2968.

KENTUCKY
Nov. 17: The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Research Office is hosting the Celebration of Land Grant Research at 2:30 p.m. in the E.S. Good Barn’s Gorham Hall in Lexington, Ky. Contact Aimee Nielson at 859-257-7707.

OHIO
Nov. 17: Ohio Land Use Conference, presented by the Ohio State University Extension, will address topics from the mortgage crisis to energy, at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center in Columbus, Ohio. Registration due Nov. 10, is $55 and includes all meals and materials. For more details, log on to http://comdev.osu.edu/landuse_conf08.html or call 614-292-6232.

Nov. 23: Farm Toy show will take place in Urbana, Ohio from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Champaign County Fairgrounds. Contact Lowell Morningstar at 937-826-4201.

LOOKING AHEAD
Dec. 2-3: Want to get the most out of your herd’s reproductive potential? Register for the Robert Taylor Memorial Symposium: Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle at the Hilton in Fort Collins, Colo. Visit www.AppliedReproStrategies.com for a link to online registration. Early bird registration is due by Nov. 17.

Dec. 4-6: The annual Indiana Farm Bureau convention will take place in Evansville, Ind. this year at The Centre. Keynote speakers include economist Jeff Thredgold and farm broadcaster Orion Samuelson. For more information, visit www.infarmbureau.org or call 1-800-FARM BUR (327-6287).

Dec. 12-13: Invasive Species Conference, the first statewide conference to focus on the threat to the state of Kentucky from invasive plants, pathogens and insects, will take place in Lexington, Ky. The registration form and additional conference information are available at www.ca.uky.edu/invasives Registration deadline is Dec. 1.

Dec. 15: Tax practitioners with an interest in farm income taxes will have an opportunity to attend a farm tax workshop presented by the Ohio State University Extension. The workshop will be offered at nine locations throughout Ohio. Registration for any location is $120, received by Dec. 8. Workshop information, a downloadable registration form, as well as online registration are available at the following website aede.osu.edu/programs/TaxSchool/agissues.aspx, or by contacting Warren Lee at 614-292-6308.

Dec. 16: The Illinois Farm Economics Summit will take place in Mount Vernon, Ill. at the Holiday Inn. The program begins at 8 a.m. and concludes by 3 p.m. Registration may be completed online (http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu).  Brochures are also available at local University of Illinois Extension offices.

Dec. 16: An integrated crop and pest management update will take place at the Michigan State University Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education in East Lansing, Mich. from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The registration form is available at http://web1.msue.msu.edu/
eaton/2008cropmanagementupdate.pdf

Dec. 17: The Illinois Farm Economics Summit will take place in Bloomington, Ill. at the Interstate Center. The program begins at 8 a.m. and concludes by 3 p.m. Registration may be completed online (http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu). Brochures are also available at local University of Illinois Extension offices.

Dec. 18: The Illinois Farm Economics Summit will take place in Galesburg, Ill. at the Best Western Prairie Inn. The program begins at 8 a.m. and concludes by 3 p.m. Registration may be completed online (http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu) Brochures are also available at local University of Illinois Extension offices.

Dec. 19: The Illinois Farm Economics Summit will take place in Galesburg, Ill. at the Best Western Prairie Inn – Sycamore, Center for Agriculture. The program begins at 8 a.m. and concludes by 3 p.m. Registration may be completed online (www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu). Brochures are also available at local University of Illinois Extension offices.

Jan. 7-10: Illinois Specialty Crops and Agritourism Conference will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Convention Center in Springfield, Ill. Contact Diane Handley at 309-557-2107; handley@ilfb.org

Jan. 9-10: The Indiana Beekeeping School, Inc., in cooperation with Ivy Tech Community College presents its annual Beginning Beekeepers Class in Indianapolis, Ind., Terre Haute, Ind. Nashville, Ind., and Fort Wayne, Ind. Information and registration is available at www.IndianaBeekeepingSchool.com

Jan. 11-14: American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual convention and meeting will take place in San Antonio, Texas at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. Contact Tracy Taylor Grondine at 202-406-3642 tracyg@fb.org

Jan. 14-17: 17th annual National No-Tillage Conference will feature 46 speakers and take place in Indianapolis, Ind. For more details as they become available visit www.notillconference.com or contact Darrell Bruggink at dbruggink@lesspub.com or 262-782-4480, ext. 420.

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.

11/19/2008