Farm Programs and Events in Illinois, January 2012

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Farm Programs and Events in Illinois, January 2012

University of Illinois Extension is the flagship outreach effort of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, offering educational programs to residents of all of Illinois’ 102 counties – and far beyond.

Through learning partnerships that put knowledge to work, U of I Extension’s programs are aimed at making life better, healthier, safer and more profitable for individuals and their communities.  U of I Extension offers educational programs in five broad areas:

• Healthy society
• Food security and safety
• Environmental stewardship
• Sustainable and profitable food production and marketing systems
• Enhancing youth, family and community well-being

The following is a list of January farm events:

January 11-13, 2012: Illinois Specialty Crops, Agritourism and Organic Conference, Crowne Plaza, Springfield, IL, www.specialtygrowers.org

January 18-20, 2012: Mid-America Horticultural Trade Show, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL https://www.midam.org/

January 25-26, 2012: Heart of America Grazing Conference, Holiday Inn, Mt. Vernon, IL, to register go tohttps://web.extension.illinois.edu/ajmpu/hoa/

January 31- February 1, 2012, Illinois Pork Expo, Civic Center, Peoria, IL https://ilpork.com/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=160

For information on more events, go to: https://web.extension.illinois.edu/state/calendar.cfm