MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State Research and Extension is offering these events, available to all interested persons. For more information about these, as well as more localized events, check with your local K-State Research and Extension office.

Family and Youth Events

* March 7 - TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) options: Promoting Knowledge – Beloit - 785-524-4432 or knielsen@ksu.edu

* March 7-8 - United Associations Conference – Wichita - www.kafcs.org/UAC_registration_form_2013.pdf

* March 12 – Kansas 4-H Food Judges Training – Great Bend – 620-793-1910

* March 13 – Kansas 4-H Food Judges Training – Dodge City – 620-873-8790

* March 13 – Preserving the Harvest Workshop – Dodge City – 620-873-8790

* March 16 – Kansas 4-H Food Judges Training – Yates Center – 620-625-8620

* March 17-May 11 - Walk Kansas - Statewide - www.walkkansas.org; 785-532-2273 or contact your local Extension office

* March 20 – Youth Lawn Mowing Clinic – Wichita – 316-660-0138

* March 25 - TBIoptions: Promoting Knowledge – Salina - 785-309-5850 or lmnewman@ksu.edu

* March 28-29, April 4-5 - Kansas Optimizing Health Program Leader Training – Hays - www.kdheks.gov/arthritis/kohp.htm

* April 11 - TBIoptions: Promoting Knowledge – Hutchinson - 620-662-2371 or jenj@ksu.edu

* April 17 – Kansas 4-H Food Judges Training – Manhattan – 785-537-6350

* April 19 - Kansas Nutrition Council Conference – Salina - www.sneb.org/about/knc.html

* April 26 - Full Circle...An Aging Expo-Find Answers, Get Ideas, Get Inspired - Oakley - 785-462-6281 or lcurry@ksu.edu

* April 26 - Aging with Attitude Regional Expo - Parsons - 620-431-1530

* April 27 – Preserving the Harvest Workshop – El Dorado – 316-321-9660

* May 1-June 6 – Powerful Tools for Caregivers - Location TBD - 785-524-4432 or knielsen@ksu.edu; and 620-842-5445 or mferrell@ksu.edu

* May 9 – Kansas 4-H Food Judges Training – Lyons – 620-257-5131

* May 28-31 – Kansas 4-H Discovery Days – Manhattan - 785-532-5800

* May 29 – Preserving the Harvest Workshop – Belleville – 785-527-5084

* June 3 – Kansas 4-H Food Judges Training – Hutchinson – 620-662-2371

* June 4 – Preserving the Harvest Workshop – Hutchinson – 620-662-2371

* June 5 – Preserving the Harvest Workshop – Salina – 785-392-2147

* June 12 – Preserving the Harvest Workshop – Wichita – 620-660-0100

* June 14 – Preserving the Harvest Workshop – Washington – 785-527-5084

* June 25 – Preserving the Harvest Workshop – Winfield – 620-221-5450

* June 27 – Preserving the Harvest Workshop – Holton – 785-863-2212

* July 30 – Preserving the Harvest Workshop – Wichita – 620-660-0100

Gardening Events

* March 18 – Production Planning and Plant Propagation – Belton, Mo. – www.growinggrowers.com

* March 20 – Youth Lawn Mowing Clinic – Wichita – 316-660-0138

* March 23 – Advanced Irrigation Methods for Market Growers – Kansas City, Mo. – www.growinggrowers.com

* March 23 – Grow Good Food Workshop – Wichita – 316-660-0100 or growgoodfood.eventbrite.com/#

* April 13 – Building and Managing Healthy Soils – Kearny, Mo. – www.growinggrowers.com

* May 13 – Post-Harvest Handling and Food Safety – Lawrence, Kan. – www.growinggrowers.com

* June 10 – Drip Irrigation and Small Farm Equipment – Olathe, Kan. – www.growinggrowers.com

* July 13 – Weed, Pest and Disease Management – Kansas City, Kan. – www.growinggrowers.com

* July 27 – K-State Horticulture Research Center Open House – Olathe, Kan. – 913-715-7000

* Aug. 5 – Successful Microclimate Modification in Difficult Climates - Olathe, Kan. – www.growinggrowers.com

* Aug. 24 – Introduction to Fruit Production – Lone Jack, Mo. – www.growinggrowers.com

* Sept. 14 – Farm Business Planning and Management – Kansas City, Mo. – www.growinggrowers.com

Agriculture Events

* March 7 – Beef Cattle Meeting - Altamont – 620-784-5337

* March 12 – Planning for the Future - Linn – 785-325-2121

* March 23 - Junior Meat Goat Producer Day - Manhattan - 785-532-1255

* March 26 – Passing Down the Farm – Valley Falls – 785-364-4125end_of_the_skype_highlighting

* June 5-8 - Animal Sciences Leadership Academy - Manhattan - 785-532-1264

* Oct. 29-30 – Kansas Income Tax Institute – Kansas City – 913-685-2600

* Oct. 30-31 – Kansas Income Tax Institute – Topeka – 785-234-5400

* Nov. 5-6 – Kansas Income Tax Institute – Garden City – 620-275-7471

* Nov. 6-7 – Kansas Income Tax Institute – Colby – 785-462-3833

* Nov. 7-8 – Kansas Income Tax Institute – Hays – 785-628-5305

* Dec. 2-3 – Kansas Income Tax Institute – Wichita – 316-651-0333

* Dec. 3-4 – Kansas Income Tax Institute – Salina – 785-823-5606

* Dec. 11-12 – Kansas Income Tax Institute – Pittsburg – 620-235-4791

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