Purdue Agriculture Calendar
Purdue Agriculture Calendar
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Weeks: 11/22/99 - 12/07/99 For additional information, call (765) 494-8396 Nov. 24-Jan. 14: IQ+ Beef Sales Indiana is launching the IQ+ Beef program, an effort designed to ensure safe, wholesome and palatable beef. Producers and veterinarians are teaming up with program sponsors such as the Indiana Beef Cattle Association, the Indiana Board of Animal Health, the Indiana Veterinary Medical Association, and the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service to raise high-quality cattle. Program cattle that are certified as IQ+ Beef are managed under practices that result in superior beef products. Cattle in the program are identified by a distinctive tag in the left ear. Upcoming sales that include IQ+ Beef-certified cattle are: Nov. 24: Boswell, Boswell Livestock Commission Co., noon. Dec. 17: Logansport, Stony Pike Livestock Auction, noon. Jan. 14: Boswell, Boswell Livestock Commission Co., noon. CONTACT: Dr. Mark Hilton, (765) 494-8548; wmh@vet.purdue.edu Nov. 28-Dec. 3: Agricultural Banking SchooL This weeklong school on the Purdue campus for bankers will provide professionals with updated information on agricultural banking and an opportunity to network with their peers. The core curriculum includes agricultural financial statistics, credit analysis, decision making, loan structures and risk management. Topics such as the economic outlook, environmental audits and agribusiness management also will be covered. Applications and tuition fees were due by Nov. 5, but late registrations will be accepted. The fees are $725 for Indiana, Illinois, Ohio or Michigan Banking Association members and $960 for nonmembers. (The fees include room and board and all instructional materials.) Commuter rates are $575 for members and $810 for nonmembers. Banking school begins with registration from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 28. CONTACT: Christina Bennett, Indiana Bankers Association, (317) 921-3135; cbennett@inbankers.org Nov. 30: Farming On The Fringe The Cooperative Extension Service is putting on this program for farmers facing urban encroachment. Property rights, Indiana's Right to Farm Law, tax aspects of staying in the farming business and farmer/urbanite co-existence are a few of the topics covered. The program is free and runs from 8:45 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the Library Building of Indiana University's southeast campus in New Albany. Lunch will not be provided. CONTACT: Roy Ballard, Floyd County Extension educator, (812) 948-5470; roy_ballard@ces.purdue.edu Nov. 30: Poinsettia Day Commercial poinsettia growers and Extension Service educators will be on Purdue's West Lafayette campus to discuss poinsettias. There is no cost or registration deadline for this program, which will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the horticultural greenhouses. A review of poinsettia research is scheduled, and new cultivars will be labeled and ready for viewing. For advanced registration send name, company, address and telephone information to Terri Kirk, Purdue University, 1165 Horticulture Building, West Lafayette, IN 47906. CONTACT: Allen Hammer, professor of horticulture, (765) 494-1335; pah@hort.purdue.edu Dec. 2: 4-H/Japanese Exchange Workshop Anyone interested in hosting a youth from Japan is invited to attend this workshop at the Ramada Inn conference center in Columbus, Ind. The 4-H Youth department at Purdue sponsors summer and yearlong exchange programs, and this workshop will cover the cultural and personal benefits of hosting an exchange youth. The day begins at 10 a.m. and will conclude by 1 p.m. There is no cost to attend, and lunch will be provided. Register by Nov. 25. Send name, address, and county information to Linda Hines, 4-H Youth, 1161 AGAD Building, West Lafayette, IN. 47907. CONTACT: Mary Ilu Altman, 4-H program coordinator, (765) 494-8433 Dec. 7: Value-Added Grain Seminar Corn producers are invited to this seminar on white and specialty corns. Experts will present information on topics such as high-oil corn management basics, nitrogen management of white corn, and stalk-boring insect concerns in specialty corn. A panel will discuss genetically modified grains. The seminar begins with coffee and doughnuts at 8:30 a.m. at the Vanderburgh County 4-H Center. There is no cost to attend the seminar, preregistration is not required, and continuing education credits (CCH and CEU) will be offered. CONTACT: Terry Keeneth, Gibson County Extension educator, (812) 385-3491; terry.keeneth@ces.purdue.edu Compiled by Kay Hostetler, (765) 494-8402; news_students@aes.purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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