Purdue Agriculture Calendar
Purdue Agriculture Calendar
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April 4: Farm Family Of The Year 2001Indiana's Farm Family of the Year will be giving a presentation at 2:30 p.m. in Purdue's Lilly Hall of Life Sciences conference room 2-425. Robert, Sue Ann, Nicole and Kody Stinson will discuss their Clinton County farm operation. The Stinsons' 2,000-acre farm, in Frankfort, Ind., is divided between corn and soybeans. About half of their soybeans are raised using no-till. The family has 10 beef cows, which graze on about 50 acres of pasture. A reception will follow at 3:30 p.m. The award is presented annually by Beck's Hybrids, the Office of the Indiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Indiana AgriNews. CONTACT: Craig Beyrouty, head of Purdue Department of Agronomy, (765) 494-4774, beyrouty@purdue.edu. April 7: Farm Rescue TrainingTractor and equipment extrication will be the focus of Purdue's Farm Rescue Training program. The program is offered at the Southeast-Purdue Agricultural Center, located at 4425 E. County Road 350 North in Butlerville, Ind. The program will address recognizing potential danger and avoiding it, causes of farm equipment deaths and injuries, and circumstances surrounding farm accidents. A demonstration will show how to extricate victims trapped in power takeoff shafts, hydraulic loaders and under rolled tractors. Training credits will be given to EMS and fire personnel. The program starts at 9 a.m. Registration is $10 per person and is limited to the first 125 people to sign up. The registration fee includes lunch, a four-hour training session and a farm rescue booklet. To register, contact Don Biehle at (812) 458-6977. CONTACT: Doug Kingman, Purdue Extension farm safety specialist, (765) 494-5013, kingmand@purdue.edu. April 7-8: Spring FestThere will be food and fun for the whole family at Purdue's Annual Spring Fest. Taking place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Spring Fest is sponsored by Purdue's schools of Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine, Consumer and Family Sciences, and Science. Some activities include the 88th Annual Horticulture Show, 38th Annual School of Veterinary Medicine Open House, 11th Annual Bug Bowl (see item below), Boiler Barnyard and much more. The event is free to the public. No pets are allowed. For more information, call (888) EXT-INFO or visit the web site. CONTACT: Dana Neary, event coordinator, (765) 494-9113, dn@aes.purdue.edu. April 7-8: 11th Annual Bug BowlCricket spitting, cricket petting and cricket eating are all activities for attendees of this year's Purdue Department of Entomology Bug Bowl. Champion cricket spitters can spit a cricket up to 30 feet, and beginners also are welcome to give it a try. Children can hold and pet living insects at the Insect Petting Zoo and look at exotic live insects at the Observation Zoo. Taste treats will be available like chocolate chirpy cricket cookies and insect stir-fry. Cockroaches will be off and running at "Roach Hill Downs." The six-legged athletes pull tractors with different school flags down a short track. Other activities include insect crafts, face-painting, honey tasting, a butterfly exhibit, Caterpillar Canter (six-legged human caterpillar race) and insect cake decorating contest. For a cake decorating contest entry form e-mail bug_bowl@entm.purdue.edu or call (765) 494-9061. The event is free. No pets are allowed. CONTACT: Tom Turpin, professor of entomology, (765) 494-4568, tom_turpin@entm.purdue.edu. April 12 & 27: Caregiver Workshop"Caregiving in the Heartland" is sponsored by Purdue's Breaking New Ground Outreach Program. The workshop will focus on topics such as long-term management of arthritis, handling finances during times of crisis, selecting and using attendant care, caregiver coping skills, maintaining a sense of humor, making the home environment more accessible and vehicle modifications. Scheduled speakers include: Ed Bell, an Indiana strawberry farmer and executive director of the Independent Living Center of Eastern Indiana, and Mark Laker, an expert on the therapeutic value of laughter. The workshop will take place April 12 in Indianapolis and April 27 in Vincennes, Ind. Pre-registration is required one week prior to the workshop. A registration fee of $20 includes lunch, refreshments and caregiver resource materials. To register, or for more information, call (800) 825-4264. CONTACTS: William Field, project leader of Breaking New Ground, (765) 494-1191, field@ecn.purdue.edu; Paul Jones, program manager of Breaking Ground, (765) 496-1221, jonesp@ecn.purdue.edu. April 14: Midwest Performance Lamb ProgramThis new lamb-testing program is sponsored by sheep producer organizations in Indiana and Illinois and by Purdue and the University of Illinois. Producers can evaluate lambs for growth performance and carcass traits, choosing a growing period that suits the size and growth potential of their lambs to finish with an acceptable carcass. Lambs will be entered by gender and breed. The deadline for enrollment of lambs is Monday, April 2. Entry forms are available on the Web. CONTACTS: Mike Neary, Purdue sheep specialist, (765) 494-4849, mneary@purdue.edu; Richard Cobb, University of Illinois sheep specialist, (217) 333-7351, a-cobb@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu. April 27: Animal Well-Being ConferenceAgriculture and food industry leaders will share the latest on new guidelines and research in farm animal well-being. "Animal Well-Being: Challenges and Strategies Towards Solutions" is sponsored by Purdue's Center for Food Animal Productivity and Well-Being and the United States Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service's Livestock Behavior Unit located at Purdue. This one-day conference will discuss established animal well-being guidelines aimed at promoting appropriate husbandry and living conditions for food animals. Speakers will include Bob Langert, director of public and community affairs for McDonald's Corp.; Paul Sundberg of the National Pork Producers Council; Janet Riley of the American Meat Institute; and Bob Krouse, chairman of the animal welfare committee for the United Egg Producers. Historical and ethical contexts of animal well-being also will be discussed. The conference will be 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Room 306, Stewart Center on Purdue's West Lafayette, Ind., campus. Registration is $40, and pre-registration is recommended. Space is limited. To register, contact Donna Hufford at (765) 494-8007, donnah@purdue.edu. More information is available on the Web. CONTACT: Ed Pajor, conference organizer and Purdue assistant professor of animal science, (765) 496-6665, epajor@purdue.edu. 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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