Purdue Ag Calendar
Purdue Ag Calendar
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Weeks: 4/20/98-6/12/98
For additional information, call (765) 494-8396
APRIL 21-22: TRI-STATE 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. 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 are 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 is $30. CONTACT: Bill Horan, Wells County Extension Service educator, (219) 824-6412; e-mail,bill_horan@ces.purdue.edu
MAY 5-6: WORKSHOP ON JUVENILE VIOLENCE 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 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: AGRICULTUREAL RESEARCH 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 on the Purdue University campus. 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 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 in Whistler Hall of Agricultural Research on the Purdue campus. 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
MAY 19-21: MULTI-STATE POULTRY FEEDING AND NUTRICTION CONFERENCE Feeding layers, feeding turkeys and feed milling management are topics included at the Multi-State Poultry Feeding and Nutrition conference held from May 19 to noon May 21 at the Marriott Hotel in Indianapolis. BASF will host a technical symposium on the afternoon of May 20. The symposium will feature speakers about vitamins in poultry feeding. Registration is $20 for university and government personnel and $80 for industry personnel and is due by May 8. This event is sponsored by Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan State, Ohio State, and Purdue universities. CONTACT: Tom Robertson, (765) 494-7220
JUNE 10-12: HOME AND FAMILY CONFERENCE Naomi Griffith, a child welfare expert, and Betty Sinnock, founder and senior partner of the Beardstown Ladies Investment Club, are the featured speakers at the 85th Home and Family conference June 10-12 on the Purdue campus. Other session topics include food safety, family issues and money matters. Registration, at $33 for the whole conference or $23 for a single day, is requested by May 1. CONTACT: Betty Krejci, (765) 494-8252; e-mail, krejcib@cfs.purdue.edu
JUNE 10-12: 4-H WORKSHOPS The state 4-H workshops will be held June 10-12 on the Purdue campus. These workshops allow youths to explore areas of interest in a university setting. Workshops will cover these topics: aerospace, ambassador, animal science, computer science, environmental conservation, food and nutrition, mechanical science, and plant science. For more information, contact the Extension office in your county. CONTACT: Bob Ritchie, (765) 494-8439; e-mail, bob_ritchie@four-h.purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu
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