AGRICALENDAR  June 17-18,    Sioux Falls: S.D. Character Education Conference, Ramkota Inn & Convention Center; 605-626-7120.

  June 17-18,    Shipshewana, Ind.: National bison conference.

  June 19,    Brandon: Free Pancake Breakfast celebrating Dairy Month, Ode Family Farm, 9 a.m.; www.agunited.org.

  June 19,    Estelline: Open house & lunch celebrating Dairy Month, Global Dairy, 11 a.m.; www.agunited.org.

  June 19,    Ramsey, Minn.: tour Bruce Bacon’s Garden Farme, multi-course dinner, farm tour, music; 612-767-7766.

  June 19-20,    LaMoure, N.D.: Farm Toy Show, auction & craft show, LaMoure School gymnasium; 1-800-533-8293.

  June 21,    Brookings: Food Safety Education lab course; 605-688-6233.

  June 21,    Tulare: 4-H Livestock Judging, Chad & Kristie Binger Farm, 6:30 p.m.

  June 22,    Milbank: 4-H and youth annual livestock judging school, 7 p.m., Gene Leddy Farm SW of Milbank; 605-432-5182.

  June 22,    Mandan, N.D.: Canada Thistle workshop.

  June 23,    Highmore: S.D. Ag Experiment Station field day, Central Crops & Research Station, 1/2 mi. from Highmore, 5 p.m.; 605-688-4591.

  June 23,    Kilkenny, Minn.: Wheat Day, Stanler Farm, 1 p.m., lunch at 12:30 p.m.

  June 23,    Streeter, N.D.: NDSU Central Grasslands Research Extension Center 29th annual field tour, 6 p.m.; 701-424-3606.

  June 23-25,    Huron: S.D. Summer Spotlight & State 4-H Livestock Judging Contest; 605-690-6458.

  June 24,    Carrington, N.D.: Crop management field school, NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center, 9 a.m.; 701-652-2951.

  June 24,    Pierre: S.D. Ag Experiment Station field day, Dakota Lakes Research Farm tour, 17 mi. E of Pierre, 1 p.m.; 605-224-6357.

  June 24,    Milbank: 4-H Dairy judge training, Bill & Raynelle Mueller Farm, 11 a.m.; 605-853-2738.

  June 24,    Andover: Day County wheat plot tour, John Horter Farm, 13308 S.D. 27, 8:30 a.m.; 605-626-5120.

  June 25,    Ipswich: Kids & Calves Camp, 4-H building, 9 a.m.; 605-353-8436.

  June 26,    Delano, Minn.: Volunteer “crop mob” event of donated labor, Riverbend Farm, carpool from Common Roots or Birchwood cafes in Minneapolis, 9 a.m.; www.rbfcsa.com.

  June 26,    Minneapolis, Minn.: “Farmer Meet & Eat” with Pat Ebnet of Wild Acres in Pequot Lakes, Birchwood Cafe.

  June 26,    Pipestone, Minn.: Chuck Wagon Cookoff, The Fort; 605-743-5270.

  June 26-27,    Williston, N.D.: North Dakota Junior Beef Expo, Upper Missouri Valley Fairgrounds; 701-223-2522.

  June 27,    Clark: Bank of the West/Clark County Prospect Show, Clark Country Fairgrounds.

  June 27,    Plato, Minn.: Tour de Farm at Pampuch/Gayer Farm, five-course sit-down dinner with beer & wine pairings; www.tourdefarmmn.com.

  June 28,    Hermosa: Livestock handling presentation with Dr. Temple Grandin, 777 Ranch, E of Hwy. 79, 8 mi. S of Hermosa; 605-34-1744.

  June 28,    Bismarck, N.D.: Clover Classic 4-H golf benefit.

  June 28,    Kennebec/Presho: Winter Wheat Variety Plot tour, Merle Aamot Farm/ Herman Agri, 5:30 p.m.

  June 29,    Brookings: SDSU Plant Science Farm tour, 4 p.m.; 605-688-4760.

  June 29,    Devils Lake, N.D.: Canada Thistle workshop.

  June 30,    Wall: Wall crop tour, 2 p.m.; 605-394-2236.

  July 6,    Faulkton: Faulk County CIA Demo Plots Tour, Jim Goebel Farm E. of Faulkton, coffee & rolls at 9 a.m. with tour to follow.

  July 6,    Onida: Sully County CIA Demo Plots tour, Maynard Klingbeil Farm E of Onida, 6:30 p.m.

  July 7,    Beresford: Southeast Research Farm tour, 3 p.m.; 605-563-2989.

  July 7,    Canova: Extension Summer feedlot meeting, Wobig Farms, 5 mi. N of Salem, 4 mi. W, 2 mi. N, 10 a.m.

  July 7-9,    Brookings: University Week for Women, SDSU campus.

  July 8,    Ipswich: Extension babysitting class, 4-H Building, 10 a.m.; 605-426-6971.

  July 8,    Denver: Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame banquet; www.cattlefeeders.org.

  July 8-9,    Beresford: Integrated pest management school, S.D. Ag Experiment Station’s SE Experiment Farm, 6 mi. W & 3 mi. S of Beresford; 605-688-4595.

  July 10,    Beresford: Agronomy summer school for high school youths, S.D. Ag Research Station’s SE Research Farm; 605-297-3112.

  July 10,    Brandon: Cookoff, Big Sioux Recreation Area.

  July 10,    St. Paul, Minn.: U of M Master Gardener Tour, Hennepin County, 9 a.m.; 612-596-2130.

  July 10-14,    Columbus, Ohio: 2010 Howard Wyman Sheep Industry Leadership School; www.nlfa-sheep.org.

  July 12,    Casselton, N.D.: NDSU Extension Precision Ag Expo/Field Day tour; 701-231-8213.

  July 13,    South Shore: Northeast Research Farm field day, 4 p.m.; 605-886-8152.

  July 13,    Hettinger, N.D.: Field Day/water screening, Hettinger Research Extension Center.

  July 14,    Aberdeen: 4-H Science Engineering & Technology Camp, Holum Expo Building, Brown County Fairgrounds, 9:30 a.m.; 605-626-7120.

  July 14,    Dickinson, N.D.: NDSU Extension PrecisionAg Expo/Field Day tour, water screening; 701-231-8213.

  July 14,    Ashley, N.D.: Project Safe Send pesticide collection, NDDOT.

  July 15,    Leola: McPherson County Range Day, Hoffman Hereford Ranch, 5 mi. W of Leola on S.D. 10, then N on 357th Ave. for 1 1/2 mi.; 605-439-3336.

  July 15,    Williston, N.D.: Williston Research Extension Center Field Day, water screening.

  July 16,    Valley City, N.D.: Project Safe Send pesticide collection, NDDOT.

  July 16,    Parker: 4-H dairy judge training, Turner County Fairgrounds, 11 a.m.; 605-853-2738.

 July 18,    New Prague, Minn.: Tour de Farm at Minar family’s Cedar Summit Farm; www.cedarsummit.com.

  July 20,    Carrington, N.D.: Carrington Research Extension Center Field Day, water screening.

  July 21,    Minot, N.D.: North Central Research Extension Center Field Day, water screening.

  July 22,    Wahpeton, N.D.: Project Safe Send pesticide collection, NDDOT.

  July 22,     Langdon, N.D.: Langdon Reseasrch Extension Center Field Day, water screening.

  July 24-25,    La Fargoe, Wis.: Kickapoo Country Fair, celebration of organic, locally raised foods at headquarters of Organic Valley farmer-owned co-op, 3 hours SE of Twin Cities; www.organicvalley.coop/kickapoo.

  July 25,    New Auburn, Wis.: Thai meal at Turnip Rock Farm, bonfire, music, camping; www.dinneronthefarm.com.

  July 25,    Hartford, S.D.: “He Paid Your Fees” cokoff event, Fossums Horse Haven Arena; 605-743-5270.

  July 23,     Huron: South Dakota Beef Ambassador competition, Huron Event Center, 1 p.m.; 605-999-4300.

  Aug. 8,     Cannon Falls, Minn.: Grass-fed beef dinner by chef J.D. Fratzke, Thousand Hills Cattle Co.; www.dinneronthefarm.com.

  Aug. 14,     Hutchinson, Minn.: Fifth annual Minnesota Garlic Fest, McLeod County Fairgrounds; www.sfa-mn.org/garlicfest.

  Aug. 16,    Oxbow, N.D.: Clover Classic 4-H golf benefit.

  Aug. 22,    Delano, Minn.: Tour de Farm bicycle-friendly picnic, Riverbend Farm; www.tourdefarmmn.com.

  Sept. 2-6,    Huron: S.D. State Fair; www.sdstatefair.com.

  Sept. 18,    Rushford, Minn.: Cooking demos, kids’ activities, farm tours, live music, potluck at Featherstone Farm; www.featherstonefarm.com.

  Sept. 19,    Elk River, Minn.: Tour de Farm picnic at historic Oliver H. Kelley Farm; ww.tourdefarmmn.com.

  Oct. 2,    St. Croix, Minn.: Meal and presentation on incubator program for recent immigrant organic farmers, Big River Farm, Marine on St. Croix; www.slowfoodmn.org.

  Oct. 1-3,    Rapid City: National Beef Ambassador Contest.

  Oct. 10,    Duluth, Minn.: Dine on the farm on northern Minnesota delicacies; www.tourdefarmmn.com. AGRICALENDAR  is a Farm Forum feature. Items for this calendar should be submitted in writing at least a week before the desired publication date. Send to Farm Forum AGRICALENDAR, American News., P.O. Box 4430, Aberdeen, S.D. 57402-4430.