Purdue Agriculture Calendar
Purdue Agriculture Calendar
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Days: 5/28/01 — 7/27/01 MAY 28- JUNE 8: WOOD IS GOOD"Wood is Good" is a two-week course on wood and wood products for teachers and counselors in elementary, middle and high schools. The course is divided into a week of home computer study and a week of training in West Lafayette and furniture plants in southern Indiana. Course topics range from basic physical and mechanical properties of wood to identifying wood types to designing, building and testing furniture. Registration is $447, which includes class notes, experiments, a wood identification kit, field trips and hands-on training using a portable sawmill. Those who have taken at least one course at Purdue may receive a $30 discount. Registration deadline is May 28. Home computer study may begin any time after registration is completed. To register, or for more information, contact Rado Gazo, assistant professor of forestry, at (765) 494-3634, radogazo@fnr.purdue.edu; or log onto the Purdue Wood Research Laboratory Web site. CONTACT: Rado Gazo, (765) 494-3634, radogazo@fnr.purdue.edu. JUNE 3: BLOCK & BRIDLE CLASSIC HOG SHOWThe show runs from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds in Lafayette, Ind. Exhibitors of all ages are welcome. There is an entry fee of $10 per pig. Barrows and guilts will be shown together. Participants will be competing for cash prizes of $500 for grand champion, $250 for reserve grand champion, $50 for breed champion and $25 for reserve breed champion. Participants can register the morning before the show at 7-9:30 a.m. during weigh-in. The show is coordinated by students in Purdue's Animal Sciences Department. CONTACT: Jamie Grimm, (765) 464-1553, grimmjamie@hotmail.com. JUNE 9: VINTAGE INDIANA WINE & FOOD FESTIVALThe festival will take place in Military Park, in Indianapolis, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Participants will be able to sample more than 100 award-winning wines from 15 Indiana wineries. In addition to wine there will be live music, a variety of foods from Indianapolis restaurants, an interactive children's area and a wine/food educational area with demonstrations. Advance adult tickets are available at all participating Marsh Supermarkets for $12 or for $15 at the gate. Designated driver tickets are available for $8; children ages 6-17 are $5; and children under 5 are free. Festival proceeds benefit the Indiana Wine and Grape Council, which furthers the development of Indiana's wine and grape industry under the direction of Purdue University. For more information go to the Vintage Indiana Wine & Food Festival Web site. CONTACT: Sally Linton, marketing director, Indiana Wine Grape Council, (765) 496-3842, lintons@purdue.edu. JUNE 11-JULY 27: WEB-BASED BIOTECHNOLOGY COURSE FOR TEACHERSHigh school teachers may take the Web-based course, "Introduction to Agricultural Biotechnology" (HORT 590G), for credit toward license renewal. The three-credit course will cover an introduction to biotechnology, herbicide-tolerant and insect-resistant transgenic crops, environmental and food safety of transgenic crops and ethical and cultural issues of biotechnology. The Internet lessons require weekly assignments. Participants also will spend five days on West Lafayette's campus. Participants will meet the instructors and learn about the class on June 11-12. On July 25-27, there will be a hands-on workshop and field trip. For more information about the class and the cost of registration, visit the Purdue Agricultural Biotechnology web site. To register, contact the Purdue Center for Lifelong Learning at (800) 359-2968 or dasheets@cll.purdue.edu. The enrollment deadline is June 1. CONTACT: Kathryn Orvis, course coordinator, (765) 494-8435, kathryn.orvis@four-h.purdue.edu. JUNE 12-15: 88TH ANNUAL HOME & FAMILY CONFERENCEThis year's conference offers a variety of workshops from Internet shopping to the connection between animals and children. The conference is sponsored by Purdue's Extension. Field trips include the William H. Daniel Turfgrass Research and Diagnostic Center, museums at Prophetstown, Purdue's food science building, a Frank Lloyd Wright designed home and Purdue's technology center. Conference speakers include Jolene Brown, Ed Bell and W. Kirby Player. Entertainment also is on the schedule, including a choral performance, a play entitled "Civil War Women" and the male quartet the Tonsil Klackers. Registration is $42 for the entire conference and $32 for either June 13 or June 14. Additional fees are required for field trips, entertainment and lunches. CONTACT: Betty Krejci, Purdue School of Family and Consumer Sciences, (765) 494-8254, krejcib@cfs.purdue.edu. JUNE 23-27: 2001 STATE 4-H ROUNDUP"Who I am Depends on Me," is the theme of this year's 4-H Roundup. Any 4-H youth that is at least 12 years old and has completed grades 6, 7 or 8 by June 23 is invited to Purdue's campus to attend the three-day event. This year's round-up will focus on career choices and decision making. There is an $85 registration fee, which covers housing in Cary Quadrangle, two continental breakfasts, an introductory lunch and program support. Participants also will need additional money for meals and leisure activities. CONTACT: Pamala Morris, State 4-H Roundup chair, (765) 494-8433, fourh@four-h.purdue.edu. Compiled by: Barney Haney, (765) 494-8402; news_students@aes.purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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