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. ILLINOIS April 28: A Beginning Backyard Beekeeping workshop will be from 9-11:30 a.m. at the Jefferson County Extension Office in Mt. Vernon, Ill. For more information, call the extension office at 618-242-0780. April 30: The Christian County Extension will host a Home Orchard Pest Management workshop from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Extension office in Taylorville, Ill. Register by April 29. For information, call the Extension office at 217-287-7246. May 7-10: More than 200 companies will exhibit at The Food Safety Summit at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill. For additional information, visit www.foodsafetysummit.com May 9: The CME Group will have its annual Meeting of Shareholders at 10 a.m. in the Auditorium at the CME Group in Chicago, Ill. For more information, call Anita Liskey at 312-466-4613 or William Park at 312-930-3467. INDIANA April 27-29: Clearfield Stock Dogs and Lamb will host a Success with Stock Dogs Workshop in rural Switzerland County, Ind. For more information, contact Denice Rackley at denice.r@lycos.com or 605-842-6321. April 27-29: The Wakarusa Maple Syrup Festival will be in downtown Wakarusa, Ind. Food will include pancakes and sausage or barbeque and more. There is no admission charge. For additional information, call 574-862-4344 or visit wakarusamaplesyrupfestival.com April 28: The 21st annual Carroll County Garden Fair will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Flora Community Park in Flora, Ind. For more information, call Doris Harter at 574-686-2046. May 1: Sustaining Natural Resources on Farms and in Communities is a workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Southeast Purdue Agricultural Center in Butlerville, Ind. For more information, contact Brian MacGowan at macgowan@purdue.edu or call 765-647-3538. May 7: The Wine Grape Spring Workshop, presented by the Purdue Wine Grape Team, will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Byler Lane Winery in Auburn, Ind. Dress casual and bring a bottle of wine to share. The cost to attend is $75 for the first person and $25 for any additional person. For details, contact Jill Blume at blume@purdue.edu or call 765-494-1749. KENTUCKY April 26: The Whitley County Cattlemen’s Assoc. will meet from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Extension office in Williamsburg, Ky. For more details, call 606-549-1430. May 2: The Kentucky Watershed Watch Water Testing Training will be from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Pulaski County Extension office in Somerset, Ky. A representative from Watershed Watch in Kentucky will lead the training. There will be hands-on training afterwards for anyone interested. Register by sending an email to joann.palmer@ky.gov May 7: The Bullitt County Extension will host a Pruning Fruit Trees workshop from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Extension office in Shepherdsville, Ky. To register for this class, call 502-543-2257. May 8: The LaRue County Beef Producers will meet at 7 p.m. at the LaRue County Extension office in Hodgenville, Ky. For more details, contact the Extension office at 270-358-3401. MICHIGAN April 26: Gratiot County will host a Food Preservation Workshop at the Extension office in Alma, Mich. For details, contact Joyce McGarry at mcgarryj@anr.msu.edu or 517-887-4587. April 30: The 2018 Lake Superior Fisheries Workshop will be from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Great Lakes Science Center on the campus of Michigan Tech University in Houghton, Mich. For details, contact Elliott Nelson at elliotne@msu.edu or 906-322-0353. May 3: The Lake Huron Regional Fisheries Workshop will be from 6-9 p.m. at the Clark Township Community Center in Cedarville, Mich. For more information, contact Brandon Schroeder at schroe45@msu.edu or call 989-354-9885. May 5: The Pork Quality Assurance Workshop will start at 1 p.m. at the Extension office in Ionia, Mich. Youth swine exhibitors between the ages of 8-19 should attend. Youth completing PQA training will receive certification from National Pork Board. For details, contact Haley McLean at mcleanha@anr.msu.edu or 616-527-5357; or Betty Jo Krosnicki at nashbett@msu.edu or 810-648-2515. May 9: A Pollinator Health Meeting will be from 6-8 p.m. at the board room of the Ottawa County Fillmore Complex in West Olive, Mich. For additional information, contact Duke Elsner at 231-922-4822 or elsner@msu.edu OHIO April 25: The 2018 Ohio Farm to Cafeteria Pre-Conference and Policy Forum will be from 3-8 p.m. at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Send an email to Julie Moose at moose.14@osu.edu for details. To register, go online to www.farmtoschool.osu April 26: The Wooster Campus Scarlet, Gray and Green Fair will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Fisher Auditorium in Wooster, Ohio. There is no charge. For more information, visit u.osu.edu/sggf May 2: The Ohio State Engagement Recognition Awards will be presented from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the Ohio Union, U.S. Bank Conference Theater in Columbus, Ohio. The event is free and open to the public. Reservations are requested at http://go.osu.edu/awardsceremony May 6: The third annual Harrison Career Center FFA Tractor, Truck, Engine and Car Show will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Harrison County Fairgrounds in Cadiz, Ohio. For details, call 330-440-5578 or visit www.facebook.com/HCCFFA May 10: The Ohio State University Extension Administrative Cabinet meeting will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center board room in Columbus, Ohio. TENNESSEE April 27: The Southeast Tennessee Beef Summit is scheduled from 8:45 to 11:55 a.m. at the McMinn County Expo Center in Athens, Tenn. The summit is free to attend. To register, call the UT Extension office in McMinn County at 423-745-2852 or Meigs County at 423-334-5781. OTHER STATES May 3-4: The Animal Agriculture Alliance will host its 2018 Stakeholders Summit, Protect Your Roots, at the Renaissance Capital View Hotel in Arlington, Va. For details, contact Allyson Jones-Brimmer at ajonesbrimmer@animalagalliance.org or visit www.animalagalliance.org/summit May 10-11: U.S. Poultry’s Poultry Processor Workshop will be at Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, Ala. To view the full agenda, register for the Poultry Processor Workshop and reserve a hotel room, visit www.uspoultry.org LOOKING AHEAD May 17: The 2018 Food & Agribusiness National Conference hosted by Faegre Baker Daniels will be at the Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel in Minneapolis, Minn. This full-day conference will feature plenary sessions and interactive panel discussions on a wide range of topics. For more details, contact Angela Wood at angela.wood@FaegreBD.com or 303-607-3662. May 17-18: The National Breeders Roundtable will be at the Renaissance Airport Hotel in St. Louis, Mo. The event is sponsored by the Poultry Breeders of America and U.S. Poultry & Egg Assoc. To view the agenda, register and reserve hotel rooms, visit www.uspoultry.org May 19: The Ohio Pork Council’s Pork-a-Palooza, featuring bacon, barbeque and more, will be from 1-7 p.m. at the Delaware County Fairgrounds in Delaware, Ohio. Food from local restaurants and food trucks will be available. May 19: Sustainable Forestry versus Diameter Limit Cutting is the theme for the Tennessee Healthy Hardwoods Field Day at the University of Tennessee AgResearch Highland Rim Forest in Franklin County near Tullahoma, Tenn. Registration opens at 7 a.m., and the program will begin at 8:10 a.m. To register, call the Tennessee Forestry Assoc. office in Nashville, Tenn. at 800-893-7403. May 19-20: The Kentucky Sheep and Fiber Festival will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Masterson Station Park in Lexington, Ky. For additional details, go online to www.kentuckysheepandfiber.com May 20-22: The Alltech Ideas Conference will be at the Alltech headquarters in Lexington, Ky. To register and for more information, visit one.alltech.com May 30: The Indiana Prescribed Fire Council’s annual meeting will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Indiana DNR’s Fire Headquarters in Martinsville, Ind. The meeting is designed to bring together individuals, organizations, land managers, private landowners, contractors, and agencies that have an interest in ensuring the safety and effectiveness of prescribed fires in Indiana. For details, contact Chad Bladow at cbladow@tnc.org June 4-6: The 2018 Corn Utilization and Technology Conference will be at the Sheraton Westport Chalet Hotel in St. Louis, Mo. For additional details, visit www.corntechconf.org or contact Sandra Wright at wright@ncga.com or call 636-733-5519. June 6-8: The 2018 World Pork Expo will mark its 30th anniversary at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa. For more information, visit nppc.org June 9: The public is invited to enter the Hillbilly Fashion Show, which is part of the inaugural Blues and BBQ in Rising Sun, Ind. There are no fees to enter. For details on the event, contact the Ohio County Visitors Center at 812-438-4933. June 10-21: The Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders will offer a five-day conference at two locations. The first conference will be June 10-14 at Murray State University in Murray, Ky., and the second will be June 17-21 at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. The cost to attend is $350 per person to be paid by the County Farm Bureau or sponsoring organization. For more details, contact Jackson Tolle at Jackson.Tolle@kyfb.com or 502-495-5000. June 11-14: AgGateway’s Mid-Year Meeting will be at Prairie Meadows in Altoona, Iowa. Registration is $175 for both members and non-members. General inquiries can be directed to 866-251-8618. More information is available at www.AgGateway.org June 15-17: The Fulton County Historical Power Show will be open at 9 a.m. daily at the Round Barn Museum and Living History Village in Rochester, Ind. Admission is $5 for those age 12 and older. For more details, call Melinda Clinger at 574-223-4436 or Skeeter Daugherty at 574-835-5116 or go online to www.fultoncountyhistory.org June 19-Oct. 20: University of Tennessee AgResearch has released its field day schedule, which includes 13 field days and four special events. The schedule has several new events. More information about each field day will be posted closer to the scheduled time at the UT Institute of Agriculture website. Center addresses and phone numbers can be found at http://agresearch.tennessee.edu The complete schedule is as follows: •Fruits of the Backyard Field Day - June 19, Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center, Spring Hill, Tenn. •Tobacco, Beef & More Field Day - June 21, Highland Rim AgResearch and Education Center, Springfield, Tenn. •Summer Celebration Field Day - July 12, West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center, Jackson, Tenn. •Milan No-Till Field Day - July 26, AgResearch and Education Center at Milan, Tenn. •Steak and Potatoes Field Day – Aug. 7, Plateau AgResearch and Education Center, Crossville, Tenn. •Turf and Ornamental Field Day – Aug. 30, East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center - Plant Sciences Unit, Knoxville, Tenn. •Cotton Tour – Sept. 5, West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center, Jackson, Tenn. •Horse Management Field Day – Sept. 13, UTIA Campus, Knoxville, Tenn. •Horse Management Field Day – Sept. 20, Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center, Spring Hill, Tenn. •Horse Management – Sept. 27, Ames Plantation, Grand Junction, Tenn. •Northeast Tennessee Beef Expo Field Day – Oct. 11, AgResearch and Education Center at Greeneville, Tenn. •UT Gardens Green Industry - June 26, UT Gardens, Knoxville, Tenn. •UT Arboretum Butterfly Festival – Aug. 4, Forest Resources AgResearch and Education Center - UT Arboretum, Oak Ridge, Tenn. •Fall Gardeners Festival – Aug. 28, Plateau AgResearch and Education Center, Crossville, Tenn. •Fall Folklore Jamboree – Oct. 20, AgResearch and Education Center at Milan, Tenn. Sept. 24-26: The seventh annual Women in Agribusiness Summit will be at the Hilton Denver City Center in Denver, Colo. Learn more at www.womeninag.com Sept. 15: The Great Pumpkin Pursuit and Giant Watermelon Weigh Off will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Robert’s Family Farm in Guston, Ky. For more information, contact the Meade County Extension at 270-422-4958. Nov. 6-7: Purdue University’s National Conference for Food and Agribusiness will be on Purdue’s campus in West Lafayette, Ind. For questions about registration and more information on the conference, contact Masi Keshavarz, Research Project Manager, at 765-496-3385 or mkeshava@purdue.edu |
