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May12-13: The Animal Agriculture Alliance will host “Politics, Activism and Religion: Influencing the Debate on Animal Welfare in America” at its 8 th annual stakeholders summit at the Hotel Monaco in Old Town Alexandria, Va. for more details at www.animalagriculture.org ILLINOIS
April 24-25: The first annual biofuels law and regulation conference, incentivizing second-generation biofuels will be held at the new University of Illinois I-Hotel in Champaign, Ill. Detailed information can be found at www.biofuelslawconference.org Registration questions should be directed to Elizabeth Stull at estull@illinois.edu
May 14: The first of this year’s University of Illinois Extension sustainable agriculture tours will follow meat and poultry production from pasture to plate. at Eickman’s Processing in Seward, Ill. Register at at https://webs.extension.uiuc.edu/registration/default.cfm?RegistrationID=2845 or call Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant at 217-968-5512.
May 13: CME Group will host its 2009 annual meeting of shareholders at 4 p.m., at The University of Chicago Gleacher Center, located at 450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive in Chicago, Ill. For further details, visit www.cmegroup.com INDIANA
April 25: The Indiana Corn Marketing Council and Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA) will have their Biofuels Mobile Learning Center on-site at this year’s Earth Day Indiana celebration in Indianapolis, Ind. at the American Legion Mall from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. More information about the event can be found at www.earthdayindiana.org
April 25-26: The Spring Mill State Park Antique Tractor Show will feature antique tractors, gas engines, and working farm machinery at the Sycamore Shelter House in Mitchell, Ind. There is no entry fee for the show. Park entrance fees of $5 per vehicle for Indiana residents and $7 per vehicle for non-residents. For information about lodging at Spring Mill Inn, call (877) LODGES1.
May 8-10: Spring Fling will take place in Walkerton, Ind. on SR 23, featuring a pre-1840 log home, barn, school, picnic and play area. For more details, call 574-586-2105.
May 4, 14: Beef producers who are considering using an estrous synchronization will have an opportunity to learn how the Purdue farms manage cattle in these programs during a two-part workshop at the Animal Science Research and Education Center in West Lafayette, Ind. For questions, contact Allen Bridges at 765-494-4810, allenbridges@purdue.edu
May 7, 15: Beef producers who are considering using an estrous synchronization will have an opportunity to learn how the Purdue farms manage cattle in these programs during a two-part workshop at the Feldun-Purdue Agricultural Center in Bedford, Ind. For questions, Allen Bridges at 765-494-4810, allenbridges@purdue.edu
May 18, 26: Beef producers who are considering using an estrous synchronization will have an opportunity to learn how the Purdue University farms manage cattle in these programs during a two-part workshop at the Scholer Farm in Greenhill, Ind. For questions, contact Allen Bridges at 765-494-4810, allenbridges@purdue.edu KENTUCKY
May 11-12: The University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service is helping communities across the state prepare for potential agricultural disasters through a training course in Boyd County, Ky. For more information , visit the UK agrosecurity trainings website at www.ca.uky.edu/anr/s-cap.htm
May 11-12: The University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service is helping communities across the state prepare for potential agricultural disasters through a training course in Pulaski County, Ky. For more information on the seminar, visit the UK agrosecurity trainings website at http://www.ca.uky.edu/anr/s-cap.htm
May 20-21: The University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service is helping communities across the state prepare for potential agricultural disasters through a training course in Muhlenberg County, Ky. For more information on the seminar, visit the UK agrosecurity trainings website at http://www.ca.uky.edu/anr/s-cap.htm OHIO
April 23: “Leasing Farmland for Oil and Gas” takes place from 6-8 p.m., at the Oscar Share Hall at the Guernsey County Fairgrounds, 335 Old National Road in Old Washington, Ohio. Registration, due by April 20, costs $10 per person. Call Clif Little, 740-489-5300 or 740-432-9300, for more information.
April 28: A pesticide applicator training course will be offered by the Ohio State University Extension at the Ohio Department of Agriculture, 8995 E. Main St., in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Information is available on the OSU Extension Pesticide Education Program website at http://pested.osu.edu or by calling 614-292-4070.
May 20: A pesticide applicator training course will be offered by the Ohio State University Extension at the Ohio Department of Agriculture, 8995 E. Main St., in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Information is available on the OSU Extension Pesticide Education Program website at http://pested.osu.edu or by calling 614-292-4070. TENNESSEE
May 4: Agritourism entrepreneurs and farmers considering agritourism enterprises are encouraged to attend a multi-county workshop in Hohenwald, Tenn. Workshop information and registration is available by contacting GROW-10 Coordinator, Amy Ladd at the Center for Profitable Agriculture at 931-486-2777 or by e-mail at aladd4@tennessee.edu
May 15: The University of Tennessee will offer a series of agriculture field day starting with organic vegetable production at a new educational event in Knoxville, Tenn. at the East Tennessee AgResearch and Education. A complete listing of times and locations is available at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture website at http://agriculture.tennessee.edu/news/FieldDays/index.htm
May 30: The University of Tennessee will offer an agriculture field day featuring Tennessee’s healthy hardwoods in Oak Ridge, Tenn. at the Forest Resources REC. More information is available at http://agriculture.tennessee.edu/news/FieldDays/index.htm |
