Purdue Ag Calendar

Weeks:
2/9/98-2/27/98

For additional information, call (765) 494-8396

FEB. 12: STARLIGHT VEGETABLE GROWERS MEETING

This free meeting at St. John's school in Starlight, Ind., will offer vegetable production and marketing techniques that have current or future potential. Related commercial exhibitors are welcome. CONTACT: Roy Ballard, Floyd County Extension educator, (812) 948-5470; e-mail, roy@floyd.ces.purdue.edu

FEB. 16-17: GREAT LAKES GRAZING CONFERENCE

This conference in Akron, Ohio, is co-sponsored by the Purdue and Ohio State University Extension Services. The first day will have two concurrent sessions, grazing basics for the novice livestock grazier and mastering the art for the experienced grass farmer. The next day will feature breakout sessions on beef, sheep, dairy and poultry. A trade show also will be held at the conference. Registration is $50 for the first person from a farm and $35 for additional people from the same farm. CONTACT: OSU Extension Service, (614) 397-0401

FEB. 17: FUTURE OF BOTANICALS IN THE MEDICINAL PLANT INDUSTRY

A tour of horticultural businesses in the Louisville, Ky., area will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Following the tour, Jim Simon from Purdue University will present a session on the current and future uses of botanicals in the medicinal plant industry and their potential as supplemental crops in southern Indiana. Registration is $5 per person per session. CONTACT: Roy Ballard, Floyd County Extension educator, (812) 948-5470; e-mail, roy@floyd.ces.purdue.edu

FEB. 24-28: ADVANCED ORGANIC-BIODYNAMIC VEGETABLE PRODUCTION

This workshop will feature two sessions for growers who want to know more about organic vegetable production and marketing. It will be held at Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, East Troy, Wis. Session I is Feb. 24-26, and Session II is Feb. 26-28. The workshop fee for each session is $75 plus $45 for meals. There is a 10 percent discount for those who attend both sessions. Fees must be paid in advance and are nonrefundable after Feb. 23. CONTACT: Gail Kahovic at MFAI, (414) 642-3303, or Purdue vegetable specialist Liz Maynard at (219) 989-2013.

FEB. 26: COMMERCIAL GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION

How to make money for your business, making hanging baskets, and attracting the eye of the customer are topics included in the Spring Growers School at the Heartland Growers Greenhouse, a 14-acre modern greenhouse in Westfield, near Noblesville. Registration fees are $30 per person and $20 per additional person from the same firm. Register with Indiana Flower Growers Association, Terri Kirk, Purdue University, 1165 Horticulture Bldg., West Lafayette, IN 47907-1165. CONTACT: Allen Hammer, professor of horticulture, (765) 494-1335; e-mail, pah@hort.purdue.edu

FEB. 26-27: NATIONAL ALFALFA SYMPOSIUM

Alfalfa grazing, pest management, marketing and a farmer panel, "Alfalfa in My Farming Operation," are featured topics at the annual event in Bowling Green, Ky. Also to be discussed are recent developments affecting the alfalfa/forage industry . Advance registration, due by Feb. 12, is $35 for one day and $50 for both days. Registration at the door is $40 for one day and $60 for both days. CONTACT: Purdue forage specialist Keith Johnson, (765) 494-4800; e-mail, johnson@dept.agry.purdue.edu

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