Purdue Ag Calendar
Purdue Ag Calendar
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Weeks: 4/16/98-5/12/98
For additional information, call (765) 494-8396
April 16: IBEP Bull Sale The Indiana Bull Evaluation Program will conduct the 41st bull sale and video auction at 6 p.m. EST Thursday, April 16, at Springville Feeder Auction, 10 miles northwest of Bedford. One-hundred and twenty-nine bulls will be sold. Video sale sites include the Extension offices in Lafayette, Rockville and Salem; the Justice Building in Warsaw; and the Natural Resource Conservation Service office in Lawrenceburg, Ky. CONTACT: Kern Hendrix, Purdue beef specialist, (765) 494-4832; e-mail, khendrix@ansc.purdue.edu; Web, http://www.ansc.purdue.edu/ibep
April 17-19: Hoosier horse Fair and Expo A rodeo, breed association demonstrations, and educational seminars by nationally recognized clinicians highlight this three-day event at the State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. More than 750 youths will participate in horse and pony events such as judging contests, a groom-and-clean contest, and the "Horse Bowl." Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Rodeo performances are at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday. Advance tickets, which include admission for the rodeo, are $6 for adults and $3 for children ages 6-12 at all Marsh Supermarkets in Indiana and at all county Farm Bureau offices. Tickets at the door are $8 for adults and $5 for children. CONTACT: Clint Rusk, 4-H Youth specialist, (765) 494-8427; e-mail, cr@four-h.purdue.edu
April 18-19: Spring Fest The eighth annual Bug Bowl and the 85th annual Horticulture Show highlight the Spring Fest activities on the southern part of the Purdue campus. The 35th Veterinary Medicine Open House, Wonderful World of Wood, Boiler Brick Bowl, and Wildlife and You will take place on Saturday, April 18. The Boiler Barnyard, Ways to Keep You and Your Food Safe and other interactive and educational demonstrations will be held both days. The event is sponsored by the Schools of Agriculture, Consumer and Family Sciences, and Veterinary Medicine. The hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. A list of events and details is available on the Web at http://anr.ces.purdue.edu/anr/sfest/sfest98.html. CONTACT: Dana Neary, events coordinator, (888) 398-4639; e-mail, dn@aes.purdue.edu
April 21-22: TRI-State Dairy Nutrition Conference Carbohydrate nutrition, nutrient metabolism, feeding management and current issues in the dairy industry will be covered at this conference at the Grand Wayne Center in Fort Wayne, Ind. It is sponsored by Michigan State, Ohio State and Purdue universities. A welcome reception will be held the night before, and a free dairy management symposium by Monsanto will be conducted the morning of the conference. Conference registration is $125. A registration form and program is on the Web at http://www.ansc.purdue.edu/dairy/calendar/tristate.htm. CONTACT: Tim Johnson, dairy specialist, (219) 481-6316; e-mail, tjohnson@hub.ansc.purdue.edu
April 23: NEPAC Pond Day This half-day program at the Northeast Purdue Agricultural Center near Columbia City will feature topics such as weed prevention, landscaping around ponds, and weed identification. The program begins at 8 a.m. and ends at noon. For commercial pesticide applicators, 1.5 to 2.0 Continuing Credit Hours will be available for category 5 training. Registration of $30 is due by April 15. CONTACT: Bill Horan, Wells County Extension Service educator, (219) 824-6412, e-mail, bill.horan@ces.purdue.edu
MAY 5-6: Juvenile Violence and Gangs Identifying signs of juvenile volatility, how to educate communities on gang identifiers, and programs that assist in conflict resolution are topics to be covered at this Purdue Extension workshop at the Canyon Inn at McCormick's Creek State Park near Spencer. The workshop is for teams of police officers, juvenile probation officers, judges, teachers and others who want to learn more about reducing juvenile violence and gang influence in their communities. The first day runs from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and features Jeff Nawojczyk, a national expert on youth violence. The second day will start at 7 a.m. and will feature successful programs in Indiana to prevent juvenile violence and gangs. Registration is $50, due by April 15, and is limited to the first 125 people. Registration forms are available at county Extension offices and the state 4-H office. CONTACT: Pam Robbins, (812) 967-3738; e-mail, probbins@four-h.purdue.edu
May 6: Agricultural Research Award Ceremony and Seminar The 1998 Agricultural Research Award will presented to Bernard Engel, professor of agricultural and biological engineering, at 2:30 p.m. May 6 in Room 116 in Whistler Hall of Agricultural Research. Engel will present a seminar on applications of geographic information systems to agricultural nonpoint source pollution problems. A reception will follow the seminar. CONTACT: Lisa Crowe, (765) 494-8369; e-mail, llc@aes.purdue.edu
May 12: Dean of Agriculture Team Award and Seminar The 1998 Team Award will be presented to the International Sorghum and Millet Collaborative Research Support Team (INTSORMIL) at 1:30 p.m. May 12 in Room 116 of Whistler Hall of Agricultural Research. INTSORMIL combined basic and applied sciences in crop breeding, physiological biochemistry, food processing and economics to improve sorghum for use in developing countries. The team will present a seminar, and a reception will follow. CONTACT: Lisa Crowe, (765) 494-8369; e-mail, llc@aes.purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu
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