May 16-18: American Forage And Grassland Council Cool-Season Workshop And Annual Tour, Embassy Suites, Rogers, AR. To register, visit www.afgc.org.
May 19: Alabama Hay & Forage Field Day For Horse Owners, Morgan County Ag Center, Hartselle, AL. For more information, contact Gerry Thompson at 256-353-8702, ext. 25 or thompgl@aces.edu.
May 30-31: Grass-Fed Beef Conference, hosted by Texas AgriLife Extension Service, at Texas A&M University, College Station. Cost: $250 through May 15 and $300 after that. Register at agriliferegister.tamu.edu/ - enter the keyword “grassfed.”
June 13-14: 4-State Dairy Nutrition & Management Conference, Grand River Center, Dubuque, IA. For more information, call Wisconsin Agri-Business Assn., 608-223-1147.
June 12: Manitowoc County Forage Council Summer Twilight Meeting and Farm Tour, Maple Creek Dairy, 12808 County Hwy F, Newton, WI. More information available at http://www.midwestforage.org/Events/MapleCreekDairySummerMeetingFlyer.pdf.
June 15: Central MN Forage Council Farm and Field Tour, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Earl and Darlene Felling Farm, 23106 Viewcrest Road, Albany, MN. For more information visit http://www.midwestforage.org/events.php.
June 24: Dodge County Dairy Brunch, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Gault Valley Farms, Neosha, WI. Go to http://dodge.uwex.edu/2012/03/21/2012-dodge-county-dairy-brunch/ for more information.
July 10: 2012 Illinois Forage Expo, Pittsfield, IL, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., On Route 54, five miies west and south of Pittsfield, IL, then east one mile on 1100 N Road.
July 12: Southeast MN Forage Council 2012 Summer Expo, 5 p.m., Capelle Farm, 31155 785th Ave., Racine, MN.
July 12: Calumet County Forage Council Summer Twilight Meeting, 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Duane See Farm, Hwy 151, 3 miles west of Chilton, WI.
July 17-19: Wisconsin Farm Technology Days, Sugar Creek Farm, N6848 County Road D, New London. Visit www.outagamiefarmtech.com.
July 26: Milan No-Till Crop Production Field Day, Ag Research and Education Center, Milan, TN. Call 731-686-7362 or email recatmilan@utk.edu.
August 7-9: Minnesota FarmFest, Gilfillan Estate, Redwood County, MN. For more information visit http://www.ideaggroup.com/farmfest.
August 9: NE MN forage & Grassland Council Summer Farm Tour, 9:30 a.m., Mike & Bethany Funnell's Farm, Grand Rapids, MN.
Sept. 6: Kentucky Forage And Grassland Council Field Day, Geralds Farm, Hart County, KY. Details forthcoming at www.uky.edu/Ag/Forage.
Sept. 11-12: Kentucky Grazing School, Woodford County Extension Office C. Oran Little Research Center, Versailles, KY. More information available at www.uky.edu/Ag/Forage/Woodford%202012%20Brochure.pdf.
Oct. 2-6: World Dairy Expo, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI. Visit www.worlddairyexpo.com.
Oct. 16-18: Sunbelt Ag Expo, Spence Field, Moultrie, GA. Get more information at sunbeltexpo.com.
Oct. 16-20: National Hay Association Annual Convention, Naples Grande Beach Resort, Naples, FL.
Nov. 13-15: National Alfalfa And Forage Alliance’s Alfalfa Intensive Training Seminar, Best Western Plus Ramkota Hotel, Sioux Falls, SD. For more information, go to http://www.alfalfa.org/training.html.
Jan. 16-17, 2013: Washington State Hay Growers Association/Washington State University Conference and Trade Show, Three Rivers Convention Center, Kennewick. Get more information at wa-hay.org/.
Jan. 29-31, 2013: Ag Connect Expo & Summit, Kansas City, MO. Visit agconnect.com.
Feb. 12-14, 2013: World Ag Expo, Tulare, CA. Visit worldagexpo.com or call 800-999-9186.
Feb. 28-Mar. 1, 2013: Idaho Hay And Forage Conference, Burley Inn, Burley. Additional details forthcoming at www.idahohay.com/index.htm.