Purdue Agriculture Calendar

Weeks: 8/27/00 - 9/23/00 For additional information, call (765) 494-8396 August 30: Pinney-Purdue Ag Center Field Day 2000 Field 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 2000 At the Southeast-Purdue Agricultural Center (SEPAC), participants can visit replant corn demonstration sites and herbicide demonstration plots. Registration runs from 8 a.m. to 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 Day Pork 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 2-23: Rural Church Accessibility Workshops Workshops sponsored by Purdue's Breaking New Ground Outreach Program will offer sessions on eliminating physical barriers in churches with a limited budget, eliminating communication barriers in congregations, complying with state and federal laws, and creating a welcoming environment. The fee is $20 per person. Workshop dates, times and locations follow: • Sept. 2 – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., College Park Ministry Center, 3600 West 96th Street, Indianapolis. • Sept. 14 – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Turkey Run State Park, Parke County. • Sept. 19 – 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Seymour. • Sept. 23 – 10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and repeated again 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m., First Baptist Church Anderson, 907 North Reliable Road, Anderson. CONTACT: Ed Bell, Breaking New Ground Outreach Program, (765) 489-5753; edbell@infocom.com. September 7: Agronomy Research Center Field Day At 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. September 12: Sipac Workshop On Cattle Operations Grazing and pasture issues are the focus of this workshop at the Southern Indiana Purdue Ag Center (SIPAC) in northeastern Dubois County. Sponsored by Purdue Extension and the Indiana Beef Cattle Association, the workshop will feature talks on the following topics: • Intensive Grazing Revisited, by Keith Johnson, Purdue Forage Specialist • Pre-weaning Management, by Kern Hendrix, Purdue Beef Specialist • Fall Calving Discussion, by Kern Hendrix • Forage Testing, by Dave Trotter, Extension Educator, Clark County The workshop is free and runs from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Participants also have the opportunity to submit a forage sample for nutrient analysis for a nominal fee. A roast beef dinner will be provided to workshop participants at 7:30 p.m., courtesy of the Indiana Beef Cattle Association. Reservations are necessary for the meal. Please call your local Extension office no later than Sept. 7 to make a reservation. CONTACT: Jim Peter, Dubois County Extension office, (812) 482-1782; James.Peter@ces.purdue.edu. September 23: Purdue Ag Tailgate 2000 The School of Agriculture will play host to a schoolwide homecoming event called Ag Tailgate 2000 at the W.H. Daniel Turfgrass Research and Diagnostic Center on Cherry Lane. Ag Tailgate 2000 will feature a number of activities, including a large exhibit tent with displays from agriculture departments and student organizations. Coffee and snacks will be available in the display tent starting at 7:30 a.m. (or 3 1/2 hours before kickoff of the Purdue-Minnesota football game). The tailgate meal will be served at 9 a.m. (or 2 hours prior to kickoff). Kickoff is scheduled for 11:10 a.m., but the time is subject to change. The Daniel Center is within walking distance of Ross-Ade Stadium. Shuttle buses will be available to the game, as well as to the parking area at the game's conclusion. Tickets cost $10 for adults and $6 for children from ages 7 to 12 (children 6 and under are free). Orders must be received by Sept. 11. Tickets to the football game must be purchased separately. CONTACT: Ag Alumni office, (765) 494-8593; cl@agad.purdue.edu. Compiled by Beth Forbes, (765) 494-2722; bforbes@aes.purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu To the Purdue News and Photos Page