Purdue Agriculture Calendar

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Sept. 21-27: Farm Safety Week

Lt. Gov. Joe Kernan will present the proclamation for Farm Safety Week at 2 p.m. Sept. 23, in Room 333 of the State Capitol Building in Indianapolis. The State of Indiana will recognize and salute Indiana farmers during this week, while taking time out to analyze the precautions that must be taken on the farm to preserve farm safety. CONTACT: Bill Field, (765) 494-1191.

Sept. 30: Pumpkin Twilight Meeting

The public is invited to take a look at pumpkins from the 1997 variety trial at the Purdue O'Neall Memorial Vegetable Research Center. Purdue specialists will be available at the event for questions and discussion. To get to the research center, take US 231 south of Lafayette, past McCutcheon High School and turn east onto 500 S. Continue east when 500 S takes a sharp turn to the north, and follow the road downhill to the farm buildings. CONTACT: The Cooperative Extension Service at Purdue, (765) 494-8491.

Oct. 7: Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Career Fair

Students can talk to more than 90 representatives of food, agriculture and natural resources businesses in the Purdue Memorial Union ballrooms. Information will be available on internships, full-time employment and summer jobs. DuPont Ag Products, General Mills, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Perdue Farms Inc. and the USDA are among the companies that will be present. The career fair runs from 9:30 a.m. to noon, and from 1:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. CONTACT: Office of Academic Programs, (765) 494-8470.

Oct. 11-12: Sheep Shearing School

Purdue's Department of Animal Sciences and Cooperative Extension Service, in cooperation with the Indiana Sheep Breeders Association, invite beginning and advanced shearers to attend sheep shearing classes. The program will emphasize hands-on learning of shearing techniques, care and use of shearing equipment and ways to increase the value of the wool crop. Charlie Swaim, a shearing expert, will be the featured instructor. The school will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 11, and from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 12 at the Dubois County Fairgrounds in Jasper. A fee of $35 per person pays for refreshments and the use of sheep and shearing equipment. Enrollment is limited to 25 people on a first-come first-served basis. CONTACT: Mike Neary, (765) 494-4849.

Oct. 16: Environmental Symposium

The public is invited to hear environmental speakers present current environmental research being done at Purdue. Speakers scheduled for the 1:30 to 3 p.m. presentations in Room 140 of the Krannert Building include Lt. Gov. Joseph Kernan, Tom Davenport from the EPA Region 5 and Bernie Engel, professor of agricultural and biological engineering. Seventy poster presentations on current environmental work at Purdue will be displayed from 3:30 to 6 p.m. in Room 212 of Stewart Center. Ray Anderson, CEO of Interface, Inc., will be giving a lecture titled, "A Spear in the Chest and Subsequent Events" at 7:30 p.m. in Room 140 of the Krannert Building. There is no cost or registration for the symposium. CONTACT: Ron Turco, (765) 494-8077.

Oct. 16: Bull Auction

The Indiana Beef Evaluation Program will hold its annual bull auction at 6:30 p.m. at the Springville Feeder Auction. The auction will be held 10 miles northwest of Bedford, on State Road 5458. The event is open to the public. CONTACT: Larry Nelson, (765) 494-4831.

Nov. 19: Taxpayers' Relief Discussion

Indiana farmers and others will have an opportunity to learn what the Taxpayers' Relief Act of 1997 means for them during a free closed-circuit television discussion from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. (EST). Purdue Extension will present the discussion of the new law on the Indiana Higher Education Telecommunications System (IHETS). The program will be available in many Indiana counties. For a list of program sites, call a local Extension office, or phone 1-888-EXT-INFO.

Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu

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