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JAN. 14-15: WINEGRAPE PRODUCTION IN THE MIDWEST SCHOOL

The Heartland Grape and Wine Coalition (Michigan State, Ohio State and Purdue universities) will hold a two-day school for beginning and novice grape growers at the Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center, Benton Harbor. Fee is $175. CONTACT: Tom Zabadal, MSU-SW MI Research and Extension Center, 1791 Hillandle Road, Benton Harbor, MI 49022, (616) 944-1477.

JAN. 21-23: AG FORUM

This event in Stewart Center at Purdue will feature programs on land use management, farm-management strategies tailored to today's economy, the future of the Indiana hog industry in the face of environmental complaints, and crop-planning concerns for the coming season. Participants in the crop planning session can earn four continuing credit units in categories 1A and 10 and five certified crop adviser credits. Cost: $25 for all three days of forum, $10 for a single day. More information about Ag Forum events is available in county Extension offices or on the World Wide Web at https://www.admin.ces.purdue.edu:80/~bradbury/html/agforumnews.html. CONTACT: Dave Petritz, Purdue Cooperative Extension Service, (765) 494-8494.

JAN. 24: SCIENCE FORECAST

Science Forecast will begin at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 24, in Stewart Center's Fowler Hall and will feature Purdue researchers explaining their work on projects such as the sensory effects of fat in food, safer basketball floors, pasteurization of shell eggs to prevent salmonella food poisoning and the next generation of plant biotechnology products. CONTACT: Chris Sigurdson, Agricultural Communication Service, (765) 494-8415.

JAN. 24: AG ALUMNI FISH FRY

This year's Ag Alumni fish fry theme is "Show Time at the Fish Fry: A Little Bit of Vegas and a Whole Lot of Carp." The event will feature a Vegas-style show complete with an appearance by a would-be Elvis. Fish fry tickets are $12 and must be purchased in advance at any county Extension office, any Purdue Ag department or the Purdue Ag Alumni Association Office. CONTACT: Donya Lester, Purdue Ag Alumni Association, (765) 494-8593.

JAN. 27-31: CROP MANAGEMENT WORKSHOPS

The Purdue Pest Management Program is holding a series of crop management workshops around the state. They will include sessions on rootworms, pesticide regulation and soil compaction. Continuing education units will be awarded to certified crop advisers, and continuing certification hours are expected to be awarded to Indiana commercial applicators in certified categories 1A and 10. The program runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fee is $40, and preregistration is encouraged. CONTACT: John Obermeyer, Department of Entomology, (765) 494-4563.

Dates and locations:

Jan. 27 Covington, Beef House Restaurant

Jan. 28 Princeton, Gibson County Fairgrounds Activities Building

Jan. 29 Columbus, Ramada Inn

Jan. 30 Fort Wayne, Comfort Suites

Jan. 31 Rensselaer, Knights of Columbus Hall

Jan. 28-29: 1997 Indiana Horticultural congress

The Horticultural Congress, to be held at the Adams Mark Hotel in Indianapolis, is the annual meeting for several Indiana horticultural groups, including the Vegetable Growers Association, Farm Market Association and the Organic Farmers and Marketers Association. The program will focus on fruits and vegetables, marketing, new and alternative crops, grapes and wine, and processing tomatoes. Several Purdue specialists will make presentations. There also will be a trade show. Preregistration is $20 for the first individual from a business or household; registration at the convention will be $10 higher. Additional members of the operation can be registered for $15. The registration desk will open at 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27. CONTACT: Jim Simon, Purdue University, 1165 Horticulture Department, West Lafayette, Ind., 47907-1165, phone (765) 494-1328; e-mail, Jim_Simon@hort.purdue.edu

feb. 6-7: North Central Regional Aquaculture Conference

This two-day conference at the Adams Mark Hotel in Indianapolis is for Midwest aqauculturists. The conference, which is held every two years in a different Midwest state, will focus on the fundamentals of fish farming to improve efficiency and features seminars on quality control, marketing, feeds and feeding, water quality, and computer technology in aquaculture. Hosted by the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant Program. Registration is $75 before Jan. 22 and $100 after. Proceedings will cost $20, or $25 for the compact disk. For registration forms, contact LaDon Swann in the Department of Animal Sciences at (765) 494-6264 or Continuing Education at Purdue at (800) 359-2968, ext. 92U. Registration forms also are available on the World Wide Web at https://www.ansc.purdue.edu/aquanic/calendar/ncrnewsd.htm

feb. 7-8: farming together

This two-day workshop focuses on improving working relationships on the family farm. Topics include business organization, writing job descriptions and determining reward structures, and creating a mission statement and agreeing on goals. Participants can be employers and employees, parents and adult children, spouses and partners. The workshop will run from 9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 7, to noon Saturday, Feb. 8, at Purdue's Stewart Center. Registration is $30 for two people. CONTACT: Howard Doster, Department of Agricultural Economics, (765) 494-4250.

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