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Sept. 29: “Using Popular Media to Tell Dairy Farming’s Story,” an 11 a.m. discussion on Twitter, Facebook and more will take place at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisc. in the Exhibition Hall of the Alliant Energy Center. For further information, visit www.worlddairyex
po.com ILLINOIS
Sept. 22: The sixth of this year’s University of Illinois Extension sustainable agriculture tours will discuss growing fresh fruits and vegetables at the River Front Berry Farm in Martinton, Ill. Register at https://webs.extension.
uiuc.edu/registration or call Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant at 217-968-5512. INDIANA
Sept. 19-20: Living History Festival, a pre-1840 event will take place on the banks of the Tippecanoe River in Rochester, Ind. For more details, contact the Fulton County Historical Society at 574-223-4436; or e-mail fchs@rtcol.com
Sept. 19: The Indiana Christmas Tree Growers’ Assoc. is inviting producers and growers to a fall field day where they will tour farms in Ft. Wayne, Ind. and learn about what they can do to improve their operations. Visit http://www.ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Documents/temp/2009-09-12ChristmasTree.pdf, or contact Dan Cassens at 765-494-3644, dcassens@purdue.edu
Sept. 26: The Southern Indiana Angus Assoc. will host its annual tour at 9 a.m. beginning in Brownstown, Ind. Tour stops include Shady Spring Farms, Double O Angus and the Feldun-Purdue University farm. Contact Jim Thompson at 812-445-3409.
Sept. 26-27: National Alpaca Farm Days will be at Mt. Tabor Farms in Aurora, Ind. Call 812-926-3732 or go online at www.mttaboralpacas.com
Sept. 26-27: Ohio Gourd Show will be at the Darke County Fairgrounds in Greenville, Ohio from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 937-547-0025 for more details. OHIO
Sept. 17: Growing Winegrapes Workshop will be at OSU South Centers in Piketon, Ohio from 6-8 p.m. for a $5 registration fee. To register, call 740-289-2071.
Sept. 17: “Key Steps in Establishing a Commercial Vineyard,” a free workshop offered by OSU Extension will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Piketon, Ohio. For more information, or to register contact Julie Strawser at 740-289-2071, ext. 223, or e-mail strawser.35@osu.edu
Sept. 18: Learn more about selling meat directly to consumers in a free public seminar at 7 p.m. at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster, Ohio. Contact Megan Shoenfelt at 330-202-3537, shoenfelt.9@osu.edu
Sept. 19: Top of the Ohio Drive-It-Yourself Ag Tour will be held in Logan County, Ohio. This is a free event open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. featuring the northeast quadrant of the county. Contact Pat Myers, tour coordinator at 937-935-1975; smyers@loganrec.com
Sept. 22-24: The Farm Science Review will be at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center in London, Ohio. For advanced tickets at $5 each, contact a local OSU Extension office or call 614-292-4278 for further details.
Sept. 30: 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.
Sept. 26-27: National Alpaca Farm Days will be at Woodsview Alpaca Farm in Versailles, Ohio. Admission is free and hours will be from noon until 4 p.m. Contact Bob and Michelle Dircksen at 937-526-4653 or e-mail them at dircksenfarm@aol.com
MICHIGAN
Sept. 19-20: Boyd Orchards Apple Days Festival will take place at Boyd Orchards, Pinkard Pike in Versailles, Mich. Festival includes live music, corn maze, hayrides, face painting, pony and train rides, u-pick apples and pumpkins and apples treats from the Cafe and much more. For more information, visit www.boydorchards.com KENTUCKY
Sept. 19: City Slickers Workshop Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, Ky. This is an opportunity for the whole family to learn about horses, no experience required, and have a picnic lunch at the scenic Kentucky Horse Park. For more information, contact Ellen Hamilton at 859-259-4263. LOOKING AHEAD
Oct. 4: Farm Toy Show will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds in Cable, Ohio. Contact Lowell Morningstar at 937-826-4201.
Oct. 8-9: The Kentucky Grazing School will take place at the Woodford County Extension Office and UK Animal Research Center in Versailles, Ky. The school is open to anyone, but is geared toward new farmers and existing farmers who are looking to improve their grazing operation. Additional details are available under http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Forage/
Oct. 9: The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture will show you how to grow the best varieties of these fall fruits at Pumpkin Field Day at the West Tennessee Research and Education Center in Jackson. Tenn. For directions or more information, visit the website: http://west.tennessee.edu
Oct. 10-11: The Wheat Ridge Olde Thyme Herb Fair and Harvest Celebration from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 817 Tater Ridge Road (just off Wheat Ridge Road), West Union, Ohio. For more information contact info@adamscountytravel.org www.adamscountytravel.org
Oct. 13: Singles in Agriculture will host a fall festival in Lake Carlyle, Ill. for its members. Details on membership and upcoming events can be found at www.singlesinag.org or 815-947-3559; e-mail singlesinag@verizon.net
Oct. 15: Pumpkin Twilight Tour will take place at OSU South Centers in Piketon, Ohio from 6-8 p.m. Call 740-289-2071 to register.
Oct. 16: The “Ohio State Animal Welfare Symposium: Building Partnerships to Address Animal Welfare,” will take place in Columbus, Ohio. For registration info and an agenda, log on to http://vet.osu.edu/AnimalWelfareSymposium.htm 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. |
