Daily seminars at Fort Wayne Farm Show

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The Fort Wayne Farm Show, to be presented Jan. 14-16 by Tradexpos at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, will feature daily educational seminars provided by Northeastern Indiana Soil and Water Conservation Districts and Purdue Extension.

All events will take place in Appleseed Room A, except for the luncheon program at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in Appleseed Room B. Only 150 meals will be available for the luncheon, and they will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

Tuesday, January 14

• 10 a.m.: “Midwest Ag Market Outlook” by Jon Cavanaugh, WOWO market analyst; David Kohli, WOWO market analyst; Ryan Martin, farm origination specialist, Louis Dreyfus Co.; and Rob Winters, farm director, News/Talk 1190, WOWO.

• Noon: “Climate Impacts on Ag” by Austin Pearson, climatologist, Midwestern Regional Climate Center.

• 2 p.m.: “Pesticide Applicator Program” by Fred Whitford, clinical engagement professor and director, Purdue Pesticide Programs, Purdue University. PARP, CCH credits available.

Wednesday, January 15

• 10 a.m.: “Farm Emergency Care” by Elysia Rodgers, DeKalb County Extension director and agriculture and natural resources educator, Purdue Extension.

• 11:30 a.m.: “Hot Topics in Land Use” luncheon program in Appleseed Room B by Brianna Schroeder, partner, Janzen Schroeder Ag Law. Sponsored by Indiana Farm Bureau and Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley County Farm Bureaus.

• 1:30 p.m.: “Water Resources” by Jane Frankenberger, professor, agricultural and biological engineering, Purdue University.

• 3:30 p.m.: “Who, What, Where, When and Why on Drainage Regulations” by Jarrod Hahn, surveyor, Wells County.

• 5:30 p.m.: “Making Sense of Programs” by U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency staff.

Thursday, January 16

• 10 a.m.: “Tips for the Ag Job Search” by Bill Horan, Wells County Extension director, agriculture and natural resources educator and community development educator, Purdue Extension.

• Noon: “Core Pesticide Test Prep” by Purdue Extension educators.