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Upcoming Events and Meetings
May 12 & 16, 2008Operating an Efficient Farmers’ Market will be held at six Indiana locations to help inform market operators and vendors about Indiana's food handling regulations, alternative payment programs and recent trends. The Purdue workshop will give an overview of state regulations for food handling presented by the Indiana Board of Health and the Indiana Board of Animal Health, as well as updates on the Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program. Registration costs $25 and includes workshop materials and snacks. The workshop will begin at 8 a.m. with registration and refreshments and will adjourn at 12:30 p.m. The May 12 workshop will be in Greencastle at the Putnam County Fairgrounds, Harris Hall; registration is due April 30. The May 16 workshop will be in Bedford at the Purdue Extension office in Lawrence County; registration is due by May 1. CONTACT: Jennifer Dennis, (765) 494-9812, jhdennis@purdue.edu
June 2-4, 2008
The Corn Utilization and Technology Conference will be held at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown hotel, Kansas City, Missouri. Corn: New Horizons will focus on the multiple roles of corn as a platform for the next generation of technology in our biobased economy. Explore the renewable bouty of corn! For more information check out www.corntechconf.org.
June 5-7, 2008
The National Pork Producers Council presents the 20th annual World Pork Expo at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. As the largest pork-industry trade show and exhibition in the world, the expo draws more than 30,000 pork producers, exhibitors and visitors from across the country and around the globe. The latest information on entertainment, educational seminars, sponsorship opportunities and more is available online at www.worldpork.org.
July 12, 2008 .
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The 2008 National Junior Angus Show is in Des Moines, Iowa. The Iowa Angus and Junior Associations will host “Christmas in July” at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. The week-long event features the largest single-breed beef cattle show in the world, with more than 1,000 head of cattle exhibited by youth ages 9-21 years old—all members of the National Junior Angus Association. In addition, numerous educational competitions take place during the week. Contests allow the youth to showcase their skills outside of the show ring, and include prepared and extemporaneous public speaking, a quiz bowl, team sales, team fitting, livestock judging, photography, posters, writing, and graphic design. For more information about the 2008 NJAS or junior Angus programs, log onto www.njas.info, www.njaa.info or contact the junior activities department at 816-383-5100.
July 15, 2008
June 17-18, 2008
The focus is on Sales Management and Leadership. Finding ways to lead, motivate, and manage networks of employees—both inside and outside your area of supervision—is an issue of interest to many. This Purdue webinar seminar focuses on how managers can most effectively lead a team of sales professionals charged with building customer relationships and determining priorities. For more Information contact the Purdue Agriculture Economics Department to learn about team discounts, early bird discounts, and other information pertaining to our programs or call 765.494.4247.
Cattle Industry Summer Conference
July 15-19, 2008
Denver, CO
July 15-19, 2008
Denver, CO
NACCA
July 13-17, 2008
Greensboro, NC
July 13-17, 2008
Greensboro, NC
July 26-30, 2008
The 2008 Soil and Water Conservation Society’s Annual Conference will be held at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Hotel in Tucson, Arizona. The conference features eight tours, five workshops and dozens of opportunities – from the Networking/Social Night to the Regional Networking Roundtable Lunches and the Exhibitor/Poster Reception. Learn and make connection with attendees, exhibitors and speakers in a variety of settings and sessions. Register by June 16th at www.swcs.org.
July 31, August 1, 2008
The focus is on Precision Selling: Building Relationships with Large Farmers. Large farmers have needs in areas that extend far beyond the basic products, services, and information provided to traditional customers. This Perdue webinar seminar will challenge key account managers to create deeper, more meaningful relationships with those large producers who are at the core of their market. For more Information contact the Purdue Agriculture Economics Department to learn about team discounts, early bird discounts, and other information pertaining to our programs or call 765.494.4247.
October 27-31, 2008
The focus is on Strategic Agrimarketing. Strategic Agrimarketing is a practical, hands-on look at market segmentation, product and pricing strategies, distribution, people, and marketing communication decisions. Participants in the Purdue webinar will gain a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of market strategy planning and explore how each element of the marketing mix is integrated into the total market planning model. For more Information contact the Purdue Agriculture Economics Department to learn about team discounts, early bird discounts, and other information pertaining to our programs or call 765.494.4247.
November 12-14, 2008
Annual Meeting of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting at the Weston Crown Center Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri.
November 18-19, 2008
The focus is the National conference for Agribusiness featuring the 2008 Large Commercial Producer Project. Understanding the evolution of commercial agricultural production is fundamental to the success of firms providing products, services and information to these customers. This conference features a line-up of guest speakers, expert panelists, and faculty who will discuss implications of the results from the 2008 Large Commercial Producer survey results as they pertain to suppliers and agribusiness firms. For more Information contact the Purdue Agriculture Economics Department to learn about team discounts, early bird discounts, and other information pertaining to our programs or call 765.494.4247.
