Purdue Ag Calendar
Purdue Ag Calendar
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For additional information, call (765) 494-8396
Feb. 15-March 7: Commercial Pesticide Applicator Training
Feb. 18: Marketing Workshop For Farm Products Purdue Cooperative Extension Service, Ball State University, the Indiana Office of the Commissioner of Agriculture, and Historic Hoosier Hills RC&D are co-sponsors of this workshop in Columbus for farmers who want to know more about marketing their products. The workshop will cover marketing strategies, value-added processing, and the role of the Internet in marketing farm products of all types. It will be from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Columbus Holiday Inn, east of I-65 on State Road 46. Registration is $25 per person and includes lunch. To pre-register, contact Gary Conant or Phyliss May at (812) 689-6456 ext. 5. CONTACT: Roy Ballard, Floyd County Extension educator, (812) 948-5470; e-mail, roy.ballard@floyd.ces.purdue.edu
Feb. 18: North Central Indiana Cow-Calf Irm Workshop Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service and the Stony Pike Livestock Auction in Logansport are sponsoring this cow-calf workshop for Indiana beef producers. Topics include the Quality + Beef program, animal nutrition, genetics and marketing. The sessions will run from 9 a.m. to noon at the Stony Pike Livestock Auction facility in Logansport. CONTACT: Craig Williams, Cass County Extension educator, (219) 753-7750; e-mail, craig.williams@ces.purdue.edu
Feb. 20: Purdue University Lambing School The Purdue Department of Animal Sciences, Cooperative Extension Service and the Indiana Sheep Breeder's Association are co-sponsoring this program for sheep producers. Participants will assist in the live birth of a lamb, and seminar topics will include late gestation, lactation, care of newborn lambs, lamb and ewe nutrition, health considerations, and necessary herd management practices. The school will be at Purdue's Animal Science Research and Education Center, 5675 W. Tippecanoe County Road 600 N. Registration is $30 per person. Registration forms and information can be obtained from Michael Neary, Department of Animal Sciences, (765) 494-4849; e-mail, mneary@ansc.purdue.edu
Feb 22, 25: More Information...More Control Seminar Farmers, crop consultants and others will have a chance to learn more about precision farming at two seminars being offered by the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service. The seminars are designed to provide more information on management decisions about precision agriculture and how the technology can turn a profit. The cost for each one-day seminar is $60, which includes lunch and a class manual. To register, call Precision Ag Services at (888) 258-0208. The seminars will be Feb. 22 in Covington and Feb. 25 in Metamora. CONTACT: Tammy Lawson, seminar coordinator, (765) 436-7405; e-mail tlawson@in-motion.net
Feb. 25: Indiana Spring Plants School Purdue Cooperative Extension Service is providing this school in Columbus to assist producers in growing and marketing spring plants. The school will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in Columbus. Topics include vegetative annuals, improving spring plant offerings to the consumer, and combination plots for spring. Participants also will tour Elsbury's Greenhouse in Hope. Registration is due Feb. 19 and costs $30 for members of the Indiana Flower Growers Association. CONTACT: Allen Hammer, Purdue horticulture department, (765) 494-1335; e-mail, pah@hort.purdue.edu
Feb. 26-28: Indiana Grape Wine Symposium The Indiana Wine Growers Guild is sponsoring this symposium and trade show at Bloomington's Courtyard Marmot to improve the wine and grape business. Topics will include marketing, improving sales, grower-winery relations, and vineyard management. The symposium, which is run by the Purdue Wine Grape team, starts at 6 p.m. Feb. 26 and will conclude Feb. 28. Registration is $35 for Wine Growers Guild members and $45 for non-members. Cost for attending a Saturday night banquet is $35. Registration deadline is Feb. 20; add $10 for late registration after that date. CONTACT: Sally Peart, Indiana Winegrape Council, (765) 436-3842; e-mail, pearts@foodsci.purdue.edu
Compiled by Lynda Stoops, (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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