Purdue Ag Roundup
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CONTACTS: Mike McGovern, Public Affairs, NRCS (317) 290-3200 ext. 324
Steve Cain, Ag Communication Service, Purdue University, (765) 494-8410
The good news about newly available leafhopper-resistant alfalfa will be just one of the topics at Purdue University's annual Hay Day at the Howard County Fairgrounds in Greentown, Ind., on Wednesday, June 18. The free event runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lunch tickets will be sold for $6.
Also on the agenda:
Mowers, tedders, rakes, balers and other forage-related equipment will be shown by more than a dozen equipment companies.
In addition, a hay quality contest will be open to anyone who brings one unbroken bale of hay by 10 a.m. The contest features three divisions: grass, legume and mixed. Entries will be tested by Purdue experts. Other cored hay samples will be tested, and results sent to farmers after the field day.
For more information about Hay Day, contact Bob McCormick, Howard County Extension educator, at (765) 456-2313, Purdue agronomist Keith Johnson, (765) 494-4800, or call the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service office toll free, 1-888-EXT-INFO.
The conference combines motivational programs with educational seminars on a variety of topics designed for women interested in child development, family finances, food and nutrition, and community improvement. Many of the educational speakers are specialists and educators from the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service.
The conference also features popular inspirational speakers such as Steven M. Newman, the first man to walk around the world alone, who talks about the unusual encounters on his expedition, and keynote speaker Liz Curtis Higgs, a newspaper columnist and member of the American Association for Therapeutic Humor, who lists the eight qualities women will need to succeed in the 21st century.
Nationally known Purdue researchers will teach how herbs can help with everyday health problems, foods that fight cancer, sorting out who gets what before you die and the special role grandparents can play in child rearing. There also will be seminars on Internet surfing, investment clubs and conflict management.
Many of the programs are the result of home-grown successes and experiences by members of the Indiana Extension Homemakers Association, an organization of 24,000 women and some men from across Indiana. The clubs meet in small groups to talk about home and family issues and participate in community service activities such as breast cancer awareness programs and sending home-made teddy bears to state police, hospitals and crisis centers.
A recent state project was collecting money for flood relief in southern Indiana and, in response to hospital requests, sewing caps for premature babies.
The conference costs $31 for all three days or $21 for a single day. Lunches are extra, and lodging is available at the Graduate House. Registration forms are available at county Extension offices and the Purdue Office of Continuing Education. Registration also will be accepted at the conference.
A pre-conference event is the Purdue Extension Homemakers Chorus Festival Concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, in Elliott Hall of Music. The concert will highlight 44 choruses from different Indiana counties with nearly 1,000 singers performing. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at Purdue box offices, (765) 494-3933.
For more information about the conference, contact Kathy Delaney at (765) 474-5384.
The program is sponsored by 4-H and two Japanese youth organizations, but families need not have children in 4-H to participate.
"Delegates are matched with host families that have a child of the same gender and approximately the same age," said Amy Nachman, Purdue University 4-H Youth international program coordinator. "Special interests also are taken into consideration."
Nachman said all delegates have studied English, but fluency varies. Host families aren't expected to know Japanese. Nachman said an orientation and materials are provided before the home stay to explain cultural differences, and guidance and support are available throughout the program.
She said host families are expected to provide room and board and treat the delegate as a member of the family. Traveling, such as on sightseeing or camping trips, is allowed, but not required. The Japanese youths have health insurance and spending money, Nachman said.
If one of the following Japanese youths sounds like a good match for your child and you'd like more information or an application, call toll-free at (888) EXT-INFO and ask for Amy Nachman, Department of 4-H Youth.
16-YEAR-OLD FEMALES:
Chie likes spending time with family friends. She likes music, shopping, reading, movies and baking. She said she's curious and quiet, but laughs a lot.
Kazuko enjoys sports, especially baseball, basketball and badminton, singing and piano. She describes herself as tidy and cheerful.
Aiko likes playing the electronic organ, shopping, singing, baseball and talking with friends.
Natsuko , who says she's patient, shy and cheerful, likes reading, walking and movies. She's interested in volunteer activities.
Naoko enjoys calligraphy, basketball, piano, reading and shopping. She says she's curious, cheerful and shy.
Aki , patient, tidy and sociable, says her hobbies are basketball, cooking, shopping and art.
Kayoko likes movies, music and kendo (Japanese fencing.) She's particularly interested in staying with a big family.
Ayako 's hobbies are tennis, shopping, calligraphy, drawing and painting. She wants to cook Japanese foods for her host family.
Aya enjoys music, American culture, fashion and psychology. She's allergic to cedar pollen, but says it isn't serious.
Martiko lists her hobbies as music, movies and sports, especially volleyball. She says she's patient, shy and serious, but likes to laugh a lot.
Keiko likes tennis, singing and calligraphy. Her special interest is nature and cultures around the world. She has a mild case of asthma.
Miyuki is interested in sports, reading, drawing, acting, movies and shopping. She has a slight allergy to cats.
13-YEAR-OLD FEMALES:
Kyoko enjoys unicycling, roller skating, collecting stamps, listening to music, drawing cartoons and traveling. She wants to see an American sunrise and sunset.
Ikuko likes to play the electric organ, do origami, and read and draw cartoons.
13-YEAR-OLD MALES:
Shinichiro enjoys basketball, swimming, cooking, playing piano, ping-pong and Nintendo.
Yoshiaki 's interests are fishing, jogging, ping-pong, baseball, handicrafts, calligraphy, shoji (Japanese chess) and traveling.
14-YEAR-OLD MALE:
16-YEAR-OLD MALE:
CONTACT: Nachman, (765) 494-8437; e-mail, an@four-h.purdue.edu
Compiled by Chris Sigurdson, (765) 494-8415; E-mail, sig@ecn.purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu
