AGRI CALENDAR
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.




