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Minnesota calendar of events

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

MINNESOTA

Big Stone County

July 9-12 -- Big Stone County Fair, fairgrounds, Clinton

Blue Earth County

June 25 -- 2009 Managing People in Pork Production Conference, Country Inn and Suites, Mankato

Brown County

June 26-27 -- Southern Minnesota Youth Dairy Show, Brown County fairgrounds, New Ulm

June 28 -- Afternoon of Leisure, 1 p.m.-4 p.m., Harkin Store, near New Ulm

Chisago County

July 16-19 -- Chisago County Fair, fairgrounds, Rush City

Clay County

July 9-12 -- Clay County Fair, fairgrounds, Barnesville

Dakota County

June 29 -- Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors Monthly meeting, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Extension and Conservation Center, Farmington

Dodge County

July 15-19 -- Dodge County Fair, fairgrounds, Kasson

Faribault County

July 21-26 -- Faribault County Fair, fairgrounds, Blue Earth

Fillmore County

July 21-25 -- Fillmore County Fair, fairgrounds, Preston

Goodhue County

July 1-4 -- Cannon Valley Fair, fairgrounds, Cannon Falls

Hennepin County

June 25 -- Minnesota Department of Agriculture Seminar to help ag product exporters, Embassy Suites Hotel Minneapolis-Airport, Minneapolis

July 8 -- Rural Advantage's Third Crop Walk-N-Talks event -- Getting Juiced, Sustainably, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Minneapolis

Jackson County

July 20 -- 4-H Advisory Board meeting, 6:30 p.m., fairgrounds, Jackson

July 21 -- Fairgrounds Cleanup event, 5:30 p.m., fairgrounds, Jackson

Kanabec County

July 22-26 -- Kanabec County Fair, fairgrounds, Mora

Le Sueur County

June 25 -- Scott and Le Sueur County Extension's Summer Dairy Series Session 2 -- Milk Quality, noon-2 p.m., Krocak Dairy, 171st Ave., Montgomery

June 27 -- Eighth Henderson Tractor Ride, 9 a.m., Le Sueur County Pioneer Power showgrounds departure point, between Le Sueur and Le Center

July 1 -- Rural Advantage's Third Crop Walk-N-Talks event -- Wheat Day, 1 p.m .-4 p.m., Jim Stangler Farm, Kilkenny

Meeker County

June 27 -- FFA Alumni Antique to Modern Tractor Show, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Eden Valley Elementary School grounds, Eden Valley ( For more information, contact Randy Lipinski at (320) 453-2074.

Morrison County

June 27 -- Living History Day, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Charles A. Lindbergh Historic site, Little Falls

Murray County

June 29 -- Murray County 4-H Federation meeting -- "Famous Character Night,'' 7:30 p.m., Murray County Courts Building Meeting Room, Slayton

Nicollet County

June 29-July 1 -- Red, White and You Conference, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter

Nobles County

June 27 -- Nobles County Breakfast on the Farm, 8 a.m.-11 a.m., Ocheda Dairy, near Worthington

Olmsted County

July 19-21 -- Operation Military Kids Youth Summer Camp for ages 13-16, Ironwood Springs Ranch, near Stewartville

Otter Tail County

June 25 -- East Otter Tail County Master Gardeners available at the Extension office, 1 p.m.-4 p.m., Extension office, New York Mills

June 26 -- 4-H Gardening Program event for youth in first through third-grades, 9:30 a.m.-noon, East Otter Tail fairgrounds, Perham

June 27 -- 4-H Space Camp for youth in grades 3 and above, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Parkers Prairie City Park, Parkers Prairie

June 29 -- East Otter Tail County Master Gardeners available at the Extension office, 9 a.m.-noon, Extension office, New York Mills

July 2 -- East Otter Tail County Master Gardeners available at the Extension office, 1 p.m.-4 p.m., Extension office, New York Mills

July 10 -- 4-H Gardening Program event for youth in first through third-grades, 9:30 a.m.-noon, East Otter Tail fairgrounds, Perham

Pipestone County

July 8-11 -- Pipestone Lamb and Wool Program's Sheep for Profit School, Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Pipestone

Ramsey County

June 30 -- 11th annual Minnesota 4-H Foundation Golf Classic, University of Minnesota Les Bolstad Golf Course

July 8-12 -- Ramsey County Fair, fairgrounds, Maplewood

Redwood County

July 9 -- Organic Field Day, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Southwest Research and Outreach Center, Lamberton

Rice County

July 4 -- 117th annual July 4 Celebration, 9 a.m. stands and games open, North Morristown

July 14-19 -- Rice County Fair, fairgrounds, Faribault

July 18-19 -- Minnesota State Suffolk Sale, fairgrounds, Fairibault

Scott County

July 9 -- Carver/Scott Master Gardeners' Evening in the Garden event "Gardening Around Your Family Tree,'' 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Scott County fairgrounds, Jordan

July 9 -- Scott and Le Sueur County Extension's Summer Dairy Series Session 3 -- Forage Quality and Storage, noon-2 p.m., Koepp Dairy, 24524 German Road, Belle Plaine

Sherburne County

June 30 -- Grandparent's Day, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Oliver H. Kelley Farm, near Elk River

July 16-19 -- Sherburne County Fair, fairgrounds, Elk River

Stearns County

June 25 -- 4-H Day Camp Adventure, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Elementary School Playground, Holdingford

June 25-26 -- 4-H Silver Spurs Horse Clinic, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Hingeveld Training, Melrose

June 29 -- 4-H Junior Leader/Ambassador meeting, 7 p.m., Dairy Queen, Albany

June 30 -- 4-H Day Camp Adventure, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Val Smith Park, Sartell

July 7 -- 4-H Day Camp Adventure, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Frogtown Park, Cold Spring

July 8 -- Stearns County Dairy Advisory Committee meeting, 10 a.m.-noon, Charlie's Cafe, Freeport

July 9 -- 4-H Day Camp Adventure, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Paynesville Elementary School playground, Paynesville

July 14 -- 4-H Fashion Revue, 5 p.m.-9 p.m., Melrose City Center, Melrose

Steele County

June 27 -- Steele County Breakfast on the Farm, 8 a.m.-noon, Mike and Julie Mussman farm, Claremont

July 12 -- Steele County Historical Society's Extravaganza, Owatonna

Stevens County

July 20 -- Pork Quality Assurance Plus Training Opportunity, 10 a.m.-noon, North Central Soil Research Laboratory, Morris

Todd County

June 26-28 -- Operation Military Kids Youth Summer Camp for ages 13-16, Camp Shamineau, near Motley

June 27 -- Todd County Breakfast on the Farm, 7 a.m.-10 a.m., Jeff and Korinna Rodinna farm, buses leave Grey Eagle School.

July 15-18 -- Wabasha County Fair, fairgrounds, Wabasha

Wadena County

July 23-25 -- Wadena County Fair, fairgrounds, Wadena

Waseca County

July 15-19 -- Waseca County Fair, fairgrounds, Waseca

Watonwan County

July 9-12 -- Watonwan County Fair, fairgrounds, St. James

Wilkin County

July 15-19 -- Wilkin County Fair, fairgrounds, Breckenridge

Winona County

June 26 -- Southeast Minnesota All-Breeds Youth Dairy Show, 10:30 a.m., Winona County fairgrounds, St. Charles

July 8-12 -- Winona County fair, fairgrounds, St. Charles

Wright County

June 29 -- Wright County Breakfast on the Farm, 7 a.m.-11 a.m., Howard Lake

Other Minnesota

June 24 -- Extension Service's Woodland Owners Land Transfer Course Part 1 and Part 2, International Falls (For more information, call Koochiching County SWCD at (218) 283-1175.)

June 24-27 -- Norman County Fair, fairgrounds, Ada

June 25 -- Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council meeting, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Room 511 in the Forest Lake High School, Forest Lake

June 26-28 -- 32nd annual Scandinavian Hjemkomst Festival, Hjemkomst Center, Moorhead

June 27 -- East Polk County Breakfast on the Farm, 8 a.m.-11 a.m., Mark and Joan Lee Farm, 6.5 miles north of McIntosh

June 27-28 -- Children's Weekend, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Forest History Center, Grand Rapids

June 30-July 3 -- Shooting Sports and Wildlife Camp, Deep Portage Environmental Center, Hackensack

July 1-5 -- Polk County Fair, fairgrounds, Fertile

July 4 -- Headwaters Regional Farm Bureau Breakfast on the Farm, 8 a.m.-11 a.m., Larry and Becky Trefz residence, 1 mile south of Bagley on Minnesota Highway 92

July 8-11 -- Atkin County Fair, fairgrounds, Atkin

July 8-12 -- Hubbard County Fair, fairgrounds, Park Rapids

July 9-12 -- Kittson County Fair, fairgrounds, Hallock

July 11 -- Breakfast on the Farm, 8 a.m.-10 a.m., Y4 Ranch, near Staples

July 11-12 -- Operation Military Kids Youth Summer Camp for ages 8-12, Camp Koinonia, near Annandale

Iowa

June 24 -- Iowa State University Research Farm Field Day, noon lunch, 1 p.m. program, Southeast Research and Demonstration farm, near Crawfordsville

June 24-28 -- Butler County Fair, fairgrounds, Allison

June 24-29 -- Greater Jefferson County Fair, fairgrounds, Fairfield

June 25 -- North Iowa State University Research Farm Field Day, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Kanawha research facility, Kanawha

June 25 -- "Annie's Project'' -- a women managing farm information program, 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Trade and Industry Building on the Ellsworth Community College campus, Iowa Falls

June 27 -- "What Works for My Sheep Operation may Work For Yours'' program and tour, 9:45 a.m. registration, Community Center, Sanborn

June 30 -- Pasture Walk focused on grazing and current issues, 9 a.m., Larry Knaack farm, near Correctionville

June 30 -- Iowa State University Research Farm Field Day, 9 a.m., Northwest Research and Demonstration Farm, Sutherland

June 30-July 2 -- State 4-H Conference, Iowa State University campus, Ames

July 2 -- "Annie's Project'' -- a women managing farm information program, 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Trade and Industry Building on the Ellsworth Community College campus, Iowa Falls

July 7-12 -- Davis County Fair, fairgrounds, Bloomfield

July 7-12 -- Dallas County Fair, fairgrounds, Adel

July 7-13 -- Greene County Fair, fairgrounds, Jefferson

July 8-12 -- Ringgold County Fair, fairgrounds, Mount Ayr

July 8-12 -- Hardin County Fair, fairgrounds, Eldora

July 8-12 -- Calhoun County Fair, fairgrounds, Rockwell City

July 8-12 -- Cedar County Fair, fairgrounds, Tipton

July 8-12 -- Lee County Fair, fairgrounds, Donnellson

July 8-13 -- Webster County Fair, fairgrounds, Fort Dodge

WISCONSIN

June 25-26 -- Pre-veterinarian Camp, Pioneer Farm, Platteville

June 25-28 -- Elroy Fair, fairgrounds, Elroy

June 26-27 -- Budweiser Dairyland Super National Truck and Tractor Pull, Recreation Park, Tomah

July 1-4 -- Central Burnett County Fair, fairgrounds, Webster

July 1-5 -- Stoughton Junior Fair, fairgrounds, Stoughton

July 6 -- Food Safety Workshop for Small Food Processors, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Brown County Extension Building, Green Bay

July 6-12 -- Sauk County Fair, fairgrounds, Baraboo

July 8-12 -- Jefferson County Fair, fairgrounds, Jefferson

July 8-12 -- Marquette County Fair, fairgrounds, Westfield

July 8-12 -- Northern Wisconsin State Fair, fairgrounds, Chippewa Falls

July 9 -- State 4-H Plant Science Day, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., University of Wisconsin Hancock Agricultural Research Station

July 9-12 -- Lodi Agricultural Fair, fairgrounds, Lodi

July 15-19 -- Barron County Fair, fairgrounds, Rice Lake

July 15-19 -- Dane County Fair, fairgrounds, Madison

July 15-19 -- Fond du Lac County Fair, fairgrounds, Fond du Lac

July 15-19 -- La Crosse Interstate Fair, fairgrounds, West Salem

July 15-19 -- Lafayette County Fair, fairgrounds, Darlington

July 15-19 -- Lincoln County 4-H Fair, fairgrounds, Merrill

July 15-19 -- Waukesha County Fair, fairgrounds, Waukesha

July 16-19 -- Portage County Fair, fairgrounds, Amherst

July 16-19 -- Trempealeau County Fair, fairgrounds, Galesville

OTHER U.S.

June 25 -- Organic Apple Field Day presented by the Organic Tree Fruit Growers Association, Al-Mar Orchards, Flushing, Mich.

June 28-July 1 -- Howard Wyman Sheep Industry Leadership School sponsored by the National Lamb Feeders Association, Greeley, Colo.

June 29-July 4 -- Shorthorn Junior National Show and Youth Conference, Springfield, Ill.

July 2 -- North American Jersey Cheese Awards program, Sycamore Hill Gardens, Marcellus, N.Y.

July 7 -- 2009 Sustainable Agriculture Tour focused on grass-fed beef, pastured chicken and eggs, Meadow Haven Farm and Graze N' Grow Farm, Sheffield, Ill.

July 8-11 -- American Salers Junior Association's 25th annual National Show, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming

July 11-17 -- Texas Limousin Association's National Junior Limousin Show and Congress, Tri-State Expo Complex and the Ambassador Hotel, Amarillo, Texas

July 12-15 -- National Lamb Feeders Association's Howard Wyman Sheep Industry Leadership School, Greeley, Colo.

July 14-15 -- Energy and Environmental Research Center at the University of North Dakota's Biomass '09: Power, Fuels, and Chemicals Workshop, Alerus Center, Grand Forks, N.D.

July 15 -- Wyffels Hybrids Illinois Corn Strategies event, Decatur, Ill.

July 16-18 -- U.S. Targhee Sheep Association National Show and Sale, Custer County fairgrounds, Miles City, Mont.

July 18 -- Washington State Sheep Producers' Annual Ram and Ewe Show and Sale, Grant County fairgrounds, Moses Lake, Wash.

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