Purdue Agriculture Calendar
Purdue Agriculture Calendar
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Events Weeks: 8/14/00 - 9/7/00For additional information, call (765) 494-8396 August 9-20: Indiana State Fair"Fair-y tales come true" is the theme of the 148th annual Indiana State Fair. With music, rides, food, dancing and animals, this longtime Hoosier tradition is fun for the whole family. Purdue University will be present to provide information on healthy families, biotechnology and environmental issues. The Pioneer Hi-Bred Our Land Pavilion will house many Purdue Cooperative Extension service activities and information booths. The pavilion is open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. More than 300 campus staff, Extension educators and Master Gardeners will be on hand to staff the exhibits. Fairgoers can learn healthy eating tips and preventive skin care information from consumer and family science experts. Parenting strategies and Money 2000plu$, a program to help consumers regain control of their finances, also will be part of the activities. Visitors can learn how biotechnology is part of the pizza-making process. Purdue Master Gardeners and plant and pest diagnostic experts will answer questions about horticulture, pest management and backyard wildlife management. Prospective students can receive information about Purdue's School of Agriculture. Indiana families can learn how Purdue animal science research affects them and agriculture. Another exhibit will show what Extension is doing to ensure safe water. Across the fairgrounds from the Pioneer Hi-Bred Our Land Pavilion will be the Pathway to Water Quality exhibit. The outdoor exhibit will explain watershed, water collection and how Hoosiers use land and care for natural resources. The Incredible Journey game will teach children about different water sources such as clouds, oceans and Arctic ice. The Pathway to Water Quality is open daily 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Discount tickets for the Indiana State Fair can be purchased for $4 at Marsh Supermarkets, CVS/pharmacies, Union Federal Bank, the Marten House Hotel and all county Farm Bureau offices. Tickets are available at the gate for $5. Children five and under enter free. For more information about state fair activities, call (317) 927-7500. CONTACT: Dana Neary, Purdue Extension events coordinator, (765) 494-9113, nearyd@purdue.edu. August 22: Davis-Purdue Ag Center Field Day 2000Attendees can learn about herbicides from Purdue and Ohio State Extension specialists. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Davis-Purdue Agricultural Center, located five miles north of Farmland on Indiana 1. The program begins at 9 a.m. at the corn and soybean herbicide demonstration plots. Starting at 10 a.m. the farm tour will begin with 30-minute presentations on closing waste lagoons, site specific farming and identifying and controlling herbicide-resistant weeds. At noon, lunch will provided by sponsoring companies. Those attending earn continuing education credits in Category 1A, 10 and the Certified Crop Advisor program. The event is free and open to the public. CONTACT: Jeff Boyer, superintendent at Davis-Purdue Agricultural Center, (765) 468-7022, jeffb@netdirect.net. August 24: Nepac Field Day 2000The Northeast-Purdue Agricultural Center (NEPAC) will hold its annual field day. Starting at 8:30 a.m., participants can tour more than 60 demonstration plots, with topics including corn and bean herbicides, determining yield losses and crop insurance, the new private pesticide applicator process, other pesticide information, and property tax assessment. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Lunch will be provided. NEPAC is located at County Roads 500 and 400 in southeast Whitley County. Access is clearly marked from U.S. 30, Indiana 9 and Indiana 14. The event is free and open to the public. CONTACT: Rolla Parsons, Huntington County Extension Director (219) 358-4826, Rolla.Parsons@ces.purdue.edu. August 30: Pinney-Purdue Ag Center Field Day 2000Field day activities include exhibits from local agribusinesses, health screenings, door prizes and plant diagnostics. Participants should fast prior to the blood screening. Tours and programs include corn production tips, irrigation scheduling, herbicides and weed control, long-term tillage research, managing plant diseases, and new technologies for rootworm control. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. The pork chop meal will be prepared by Sally Peterson, a chef and Master Gardener. Randy Woodson, director of Purdue's Agriculture Research Program, will speak on "Biotechnology: How It Will Affect the Way You Farm." Participants will receive a free copy of Purdue's "Corn and Soybean Field Guide." The Pinney-Purdue Agricultural Center is located five miles east of Valparaiso off U.S. 31, north a half mile on County Line Road. The event is free and open to the public. CONTACT: Jon Leuck, farm superintendent at Pinney-Purdue Agricultural Center, (219) 733-2379. August 31: Sepac Field Day 2000At the Southeast-Purdue Agricultural Center (SEPAC), participants can visit replant corn demonstration sites and herbicide demonstration plots. Registration runs from 8-8:30 a.m. with tours and programs beginning immediately after. They include corn production tips, benefits of corn performance testing, horticulture production, herbicides and weed control, crop diagnostics, nitrogen efficiency, and control methods for crop diseases. Muscatatuck Homemakers will serve lunch at 12:30 p.m. Purdue agricultural economist Chris Hurt will speak on "Today's Outlook and the Rest of the Story." Participants can bring plant samples for diagnosis. Door prizes also will be given away. SEPAC is located near Butlerville. The event is free and open to the public. CONTACT: Don Biehle, superintendent of SEPAC, (812) 458-6977. August 31: 80th Annual Purdue Swine DayPork producers and others can learn about the latest in swine research at this annual event. Swine Day is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Purdue Animal Sciences Research and Education Center, located on County Road 500N near Montmorenci in Tippecanoe County. The morning program includes research reports by Purdue swine experts on pork quality, odor control, liquid starter diets, Paylean and behavior of lean pigs. The afternoon program features three producers discussing topics related to the marketing of pigs and pork. Commercial exhibits on swine housing, equipment, genetics, nutrition and animal health products will be on display throughout the day. Lunch will be served by the Purdue Block & Bridle Club. The event is free and there is a modest charge for lunch. CONTACT: Tip Cline, professor of animal science, (765) 494-4846, tcline@ansc.purdue.edu. September 7: Agronomy Research Center Field DayAt this 50th annual field day, participants can learn about a half century of progress in corn, soybeans, forages and sorghum research. The event runs from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Four tours highlighting crop research will be conducted. On the crop biotechnology tour, participants can observe how genetic tools improve plants. They also can look at underground activity, soil microbial life, soybean rot and earthworm management in the tillage area. The soil fertility and plant nutrition tour will focus on calcium and magnesium rations, new soybean inoculants, and nitrate issues. During the site specific management tour, participants will learn about soil electrical conductivity mapping. The pest management tour will include soybean cyst nematode issues, new ways to control old pests, rootworm problems in soybeans and soybean corn rootworm thresholds. The Purdue Agronomy Research Center is located on U.S. 52, seven miles northwest of the Purdue campus. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Antique tractors and trucks will be on display. Attendees can earn continuing education credits. The field day is free and registration will take place at the beginning of the tours. Parking is available at the front of the center. CONTACT: Ben Southard, Purdue agronomist, (765)494-4799. Compiled by Danielle Guyer, (765) 494-8402; news_students@aes.purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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