Purdue Agriculture Calendar
Purdue Agriculture Calendar
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Weeks: 4/27/00 - 5/24/00 For additional information, call (765) 494-8396 APRIL 27: ANIMAL SCIENCES CAREER LUNCH This is the last of three brown bag luncheons for students about career planning in animal sciences. "What It Takes to Succeed After Graduation" will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Room 3-113 of Lilly Hall. Speakers will be an industry representative and Department of Animal Sciences' faculty. The program is free, students may bring their own lunches, and refreshments will be provided. Students should make reservations with Barry Delks at (765) 496-7234, delks@purdue.edu.
MAY 9: SIPAC 2000 SERIES Beef producers are invited to the second of five free programs sponsored by the Southern Indiana Purdue Agricultural Center in Dubois County to improve management practices. Some of the topics to be covered are intensive grazing systems, water systems for intensive grazing, managing performance-tested bulls and grazing summer annuals. The program begins at 6 p.m. and is expected to last approximately two hours. Attendees should meet at SIPAC headquarters, 11371 E. Purdue Farm Road. Other workshops in the series will be July 11, Sept. 12 and Nov. 9 and will deal with livestock and pasture management. CONTACT: Jim Peter, Dubois County Extension educator, (812) 482-1782, jim@dubois.ces.purdue.edu
MAY 9-23: TREES FROM THE INSIDE OUT The Indiana Arborist Association is presenting this seminar on tree basics, in conjunction with Purdue University and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Forestry Division. The seminar will be offered May 9 in Michigan City, May 10 in Fort Wayne and May 23 in Indianapolis. Seminars will run from 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Information will be presented on tree growth, tree lives, and reaction to injury and pruning. Cost for the seminar, which includes lunch, is $25. Certified arborists will earn 4.5 continuing education units for attending, and the cost for the seminar is tax deductible under the lifetime learning tax exemption. For exact locations or to register, contact Rita McKenzie, the Indiana Arborist Association, Purdue University, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, 1159 Forestry Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907.
MAY 22-24: REASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES MEETINGS This series of property tax reassessment meetings is sponsored by the Cooperative Extension Service to explain issues surrounding recent court decisions regarding property taxes, likely shifts that will occur in taxes, and policy alternatives. There also will be an opportunity for individuals to voice their opinions about changing the system. The meetings will be from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on these dates: May 22, Vanderburgh Co. 4-H Fairgrounds, Evansville; May 23, Dubois Co. 4-H Fairgrounds, Jasper; and May 24, Salem High School, Salem. Meetings for other areas of the state will be held in June. CONTACT: Steve Leer, news writer, Purdue Agricultural Communication Service, (765) 494-8415, sleer@aes.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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