Purdue Ag Calendar
Purdue Ag Calendar
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Weeks: 8/9/98-9/6/98
For additional information, call (765) 494-8396
Aug. 12-23: Indiana State Fair The annual Indiana State Fair offers a variety of activities for families at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Exhibits by Purdue's Schools of Agriculture, Consumer and Family Science and Veterinary Medicine will show how agriculture and Purdue research affect your life -- from the food on your table to plant and pet wellness. Special events include concerts by country stars Vince Gill, LeAnn Rimes, Bryan White, Alan Jackson and Alabama; midway rides; daily parades; a rodeo; 4-H exhibits; and pony rides. Advance tickets are $4 at Marsh Supermarkets, CVS/pharmacies, Indiana Farm Bureau offices, Union Federal Savings Banks, Signature Inn and the Indiana State Fair Box Office. Tickets at the gate are $5. Children ages 4 and under are free. The fairgrounds are on 38th Street in Indianapolis, off I-65 south. CONTACT: The Indiana State Fair Office, (317) 927-7500.
Aug. 18: Southeast Purdue Ag Center Field Day "The Future of Corn and Soybeans for the Next Millennium" will be the focus of the SEPAC Field Day. Topics to be covered include site-specific management vision, the effect of biotechnology and breeding on corn production, contract growing, and a panel discussion on current production issues. The event also will include tours of herbicide test field plots and the contract corn plots. The Southeast Purdue Agricultural Center is in Jennings County, a quarter mile west of Butlerville on U.S. 50. Registration is from 9:15 a.m. until 9:45 a.m. The field day is free and open to the public. CONTACTS: Dan Wilson, Decatur County Extension educator, (812) 663-8388, e-mail, Dan.Wilson@ces.purdue.edu, or Don Biehle, SEPAC superintendent, (812) 458-6977, e-mail, djbiehle@seidata.com
Aug. 24, 25, 28: Post-Harvest Training Workshops
Three workshops across Indiana will feature hands-on post-harvest training and recertification.
Each will feature sessions on mycotoxin analysis, aeration and grain temperature
analysis, pest identification, and grain fumigation and safety. Clinics will last from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Organized by the Purdue University Cooperative Extension
Service, ADM of Evansville, Indiana Grain and Feed Association, and Purdue's Departments
of Botany and Plant Pathology, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, and Entomology. Registration is $70 and is limited, so pre-registration is recommended. CONTACT:
Linda Mason, Department of Agronomy, (765) 494-4586;
The schedule:
Aug. 25: Davis Purdue Ag Center Field Day The Davis Purdue Ag Center Field Day will feature a farm tour and educational presentations on the legal aspects of farmland leases, corn rootworm control and recommendations, on-farm research for site-specific farming, corn and soybean herbicide demonstration plots, and a simulated chemical spill and emergency response. Lunch will be provided by the sponsoring chemical companies. The event has been approved for 2 CCH Credits for Cat 1A and 10 and for 2.5 CEU credits. The field day is free and open to the public. Registration is from 9 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. The farm tour begins at 9:30 a.m. The ag center is 5 miles north of Farmland on State Road 1. CONTACTS: Dan Kirtley, Randolph County Extension educator, (765) 584-2271, e-mail, Dan.Kirtley@ces.purdue.edu; or Jeff Boyer, Davis Purdue Ag Center superintendent, (765) 468-7022, e-mail, jeffb@netdirect.net
Aug. 27: Northeast Purdue Ag Center Field Day Educational presentations on grain harvest, grain handling and post-harvest grain quality will be part of this field day along with tours of corn and soybean herbicide plots, and a demonstration of plugging an abandoned well. Participants will learn about grain grading, preserving the quality of stored grain, performance of 65 different corn and soybean herbicide programs, and new technology pertaining to corn, soybean and wheat harvest. Registration is from 8 a.m. until 8:30 a.m., with the first session at 8:30 a.m. and the first tour at 9:30 a.m. NEPAC is in Whitley County, 7 miles southeast of Columbia City, four miles east of State Road 9 at 4821 E. County Road 400 South. CONTACT: Phil Walker, NEPAC superintendent, (219) 244-7290; e-mail, nepac@dept.agry.purdue.edu
Sept. 2, 3, 9, 10: Risk Management: Farming's Frontier Workshops
Designed for lenders, brokers, elevator operators and others who work with agricultural
producers, these workshops will provide an introduction to the risks faced by farmers,
such as production, marketing, financial, legal and human resources. They also will provide an overview of risk-management tools and how effective risk-management
strategies can be developed. Workshops will last from 8 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Registration
includes lunch and is $30 per person before Aug. 15 and $45 after Aug. 15. Individuals also can file for a federal tax credit for their tuition with the lifetime learning
tax credit by including their Social Security number on their registration. CONTACT:
Gary Lee, Division of Conferences, (765) 494-7219; e-mail, gflee@cea.purdue.edu;
or George Patrick, Department of Agricultural Economics, (765) 494-4241;
The schedule:
Compiled by Jane Houin, (765) 494-8402; e-mail, news_students@aes.purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu
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