Purdue Agriculture Calendar
Purdue Agriculture Calendar
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Weeks: 08/14/99 - 08/31/99 For additional information, call (765) 494-8396
Aug. 7-14: State Fair Youth Leadership Conference Six representatives from each county can attend the Indiana State Fair's Youth Leadership Conference. The program, held at the Indiana School for the Deaf, promotes personal growth and leadership skills. Applicants are not required to be 4-H club members; attendees are chosen by committees of community leaders cooperating with the Extension educators in each county. The fee is $100 per delegate. CONTACT: Mary Pilat or Linda Hines, (765) 494-8433, mp@four-h.purdue.edu
Aug. 9-11: Information Agriculture Conference The InfoAg Conference in Stewart Center on Purdue's campus will focus on site-specific crop and soil management, as well as computer communication systems for agriculture. Participants include fertilizer dealers, farmers, Natural Resources Conservation Service specialists, and others from education and agribusiness. Registration is $450. More information is available at the conference Web site. For registration information, contact Susan Umberger, conference coordinator, (765) 494-7217, stumberger@cea.purdue.edu.
Aug. 11-22: Indiana State Fair Exhibits by Purdue's Schools of Agriculture, Consumer and Family Sciences, and Veterinary Medicine will show how agriculture and Purdue research can affect your life. "Turf Management," "Safe Water for the Future," "Food Safety," "Gypsy Moths Threaten Indiana Trees" and "Who Gets Grandma's Pie Plate" are just a few of the exhibits fairgoers will be able to enjoy in the Our Land Pavilion. New to the exhibit will be touch-screen computers that allow participants to view statistical information about their county. Special events will include concerts, midway rides, daily parades, 4-H exhibits and pony rides. Tickets are $5 at the gate or $4 in advance. Children ages 4 and under are free. The fairgrounds are on 38th Street in Indianapolis, off I-65.
Aug. 19: Southeast Purdue Ag Center Field Day This free field day in Jennings County will run from 1:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tours will cover four topics: alternative botanicals, pest control, field crops, and management practices and economic considerations of established woodlands and plantations. There will also be displays and presentations inside the shop and office building. Registration begins at 1:30 p.m., and tours will begin at 2 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. A sponsored meal will be provided at 6:30 p.m., followed by a final farm overview tour and forestry tour at 7:30 p.m. The field day is sponsored by the Purdue Office of Agricultural Research Programs and the Purdue Cooperative Extensions Service. SEPAC is five miles east of North Vernon off U.S. Highway 50. CONTACT: Don Biehle, superintendent of SEPAC, (812) 458-6977, djbiehle@seidata.com
Aug. 24: Davis Purdue Ag Center Field Day Purdue Extension specialists will share their knowledge of site-specific farming, soybean cyst nematode, controlling the Canadian thistle, and reducing pesticide drifts at this free field day in Randolph County. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and the program begins at 9 a.m. The field day will conclude after a sponsored lunch at noon. The event is sponsored by the Purdue Office of Agricultural Research Programs and the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service. The Davis PAC is five miles north of Farmland on State Road 1. CONTACT: Jeff Boyer, Davis superintendent, (765) 468-7002, jeffb@netdirect.net
Aug. 26: Northeast Purdue Ag Center Field Day More than 30 herbicides for corn and beans will be demonstrated at this free field day in Whitley County. There will also be a demonstration of using Global Positioning Systems to find problem spots in a field, and a discussion of GPS by Purdue agronomist Bob Nielsen. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Following a sponsored lunch, U.S. Rep. Mark Souder, R-Ind., will conclude the field day with a discussion of farm issues at the federal level. NEPAC is at Whitley County Roads 400 South and 500 East. This field day is sponsored by the Purdue Office of Agricultural Research Programs and the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service. CONTACT: Rolla Parsons, Whitley County Extension educator for ag and natural resources, (219) 358-4826, Rolla.Parsons@ces.purdue.edu
Aug. 31: Pinney Purdue Ag Center Field Day This free field day at Wanatah will begin with agricultural exhibits and health screenings from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., followed by field tours. Six Extension specialists will talk about advances in agriculture: Bob Nielsen on corn development; Ellsworth Christmas on soybean development; Tom Bauman on new herbicides; Larry Bledsoe on insecticides and insect damage; Jim Simon on specialty and alternative crops; and Dirk Maier on grain handling. The field day will end with a sponsored lunch at noon and a talk by WGN radio host Max Armstrong. The Pinney PAC is on the Porter-LaPorte county line, five miles east of Valparaiso, off U.S. 30. This field day is sponsored by the Purdue office of Agricultural Research Programs and the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service. CONTACT: Jon Leuck, Pinney superintendent, (219) 733-2379, ppa@netnitco.net
Aug. 31: Purdue Swine Day "Hitting Your Targets" is the theme of this year's Swine Day from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Purdue's Animal Science and Education Center, 5675 W. Tippecanoe County Road 600 N. Registration and meal ticket purchases ($5) will begin at 8:15 a.m., followed by workshops until 11:40 a.m. Topics will include odor reduction, nutrient management and potential costs; using market tools to minimize risk and maximize income; whether weaning sows affects reproduction targets; and meat quality. Lunch will be served at noon by the Purdue Block and Bridle Club. The afternoon program will feature an industry panel discussion of "Where Will You and the Hogs Be in 2010?" CONTACT: Brian Richert, swine management specialist, (765) 494-4837, brichert@ansc.purdue.edu
Compiled by Naomi J. Haley, (765) 494-8402; news_students@aes.purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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