2011 Farm Management Tour

Purdue University and Indiana Prairie Farmer are accepting registrations to the annual farm management tour. You will be able to see several different farm and co-ops around the state.
The schedule is as follows:

Tuesday, June 27th
Noon - 2:30 pm, EDT
The tour kicks off with a lunch, sponsored by Ceres Solutions at Unger Farmers in Carlisle, IN

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm, EDT
Melon Acres, Oaktown, IN

5:00 pm, EDT
Master Farmer pre-dinner reception with dinner program to follow



Wednesday, June 28th
8:00 am - 9:15 am, EDT
T.S. Boyd Grain, Inc., Washington, IN

10:00 am - 11:15 am, EDT
Carnaham & Sons Farm in Vincennes, IN

Noon - 1:45 pm, EDT
Tour closes with lunch, sponsored by Indiana Farm Bureau at Villwock Farms, Edwardsport, IN

Immediately following the Villwock Farm tour, Dr. Chris Hurt from Purdue will offer the agricultural outlook.

Registration for the tour is available at http://www.agecon.purdue.edu/commercialag/progevents/tour.html

Registration for the Prairie Farmer Master Farmer Banquest is available by calling (765)-494-8593

If you would like to carpool, let me know at the office, and I'll try and connect interested people to share a ride to the farms. 812-738-4236
Thanks!

Scott Dee to Speak at Biosecurity Meeting for Pork Producers

INDIANAPOLIS (11 April 2011)—Pork producers are invited to attend a seminar on swine industry biosecurity practices and an update on the latest research on Thursday, April 21, hosted by the Indiana State Board of Animal Health. The featured speaker will be veterinarian Scott Dee of the University of Minnesota.

The meeting will be held at 1 pm at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Indiana Farm Bureau building banquet hall, located in Indianapolis. The seminar is free.

Dr. Dee is a leading industry researcher in virus transmission and biosecurity related to PRRS (porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome). First identified in the mid-1980s, PRRS is a viral disease of swine that causes lower fertility, abortions and still-born pigs, as well as respiratory problems such as pneumonia. Estimates place industry economic losses related to the disease at $560 million annually, making PRRS an economically significant issue to the swine industry. Dr. Dee will share the latest information about tactics producers can use to prevent herd infection.

For more information about the seminar, contact BOAH at 317-544-2414 or animalhealth@boah.in.gov.

Spring Has Sprung!

The Harrison County Farmer's Market will start on Saturday June 18th at 8:00 am. They will be located at the Grace Hall Baptist Church on Old Hwy 135.
Come check out what is available in Harrison County. Let's support our local agriculture and get some great, locally grown foods as well!

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/harrisoncountyfarmersmarket

Harrison County Farmer's Market in the Spot Light!

This week, the Harrison County Farmer's Market is being featured on the Going Local Indiana Website.
Check out their other posts.
I've added the link to my Blogs to Follow so you can check it out later in the season for other information!
http://www.goinglocal-info.com/

It's a New Month!

I see warmer days coming up. It's time to be outside in the evenings and on the weekends preparing the ground for planting. Keep checking back for more information about the Farmer's Market and the Community Gardens!
Let me know if you are interested in either one of these!