INDIANA
Jan. 28: The Indiana Livestock, Forage and Grain Forum will take place at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Ind. To register, visit www.indianasoybean.com/forum

Jan. 28-29: The Farming Together Workshop: Developing the Next Generation of Management will teach farmers how to more easily include a son, daughter or other business partner in their operations. The event will take place in Stewart Center, Room 314, on the West Lafayette, Ind. campus. More details are available at www.agecon.purdue.edu/extension/programs/farm_together.asp

Feb. 2: The Central Indiana Pork Conference will take place from 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at Rossville High School in Rossville, Ind. The workshop will help pork producers deal with economic, regulatory and production challenges they face in an uncertain and ever-changing industry. Details aree available online at www.ag.purdue.edu/counties/clinton/Pages/CIPC.aspx

Feb. 3: Purdue Extension in Madison County will be offering a series of two winter agricultural programs to give agricultural producers, landowners, and agri-business professionals updated financial information. Both programs will be held at the 4-H Fairgrounds in Alexandria, Ind. and will begin at 8 a.m. and conclude at 10 a.m. Contact John Orick for more information at 765-641-9514.
Feb. 3: A dairy breeding and production seminar will be offered by LIC/USA, DGS, Taurus Service at Tiffany’s Restaurant in Topeka, Ind. at 10 a.m. RSVP to Gary Weichart at 419-615-8738 by Feb. 1.

Feb. 9: The 25th annual Illinois and Indiana Seed Conditioning workshop will take place at the Indianapolis Marriott North in Indianapolis, Ind. For more details, go online to www.cbsconference.org/

Feb. 10-11: Cornbelt Seed Conference will feature keynote speaker Michael Specter, New Yorker staff writer and author of Denialism at the Indianapolis Marriott North in Indianapolis, Ind. Call 765-523-2535 or e-mail overdof@indianacrop.org to register or for more information

OHIO
Jan. 28: The annual Corn/Soybean Day will be packed with all the information growers need to get off to a good start in the upcoming 2011 production season. The program will be held at Founder’s Hall at Sauder Village, 22611 State Rt. 2, Archbold, Ohio. Download the registration form at http://go.osu.edu/Bdu, or contact the Fulton County office of OSU Extension at 419-337-9210.

Jan. 28-30: The Ohio Farm Toy and NASCAR Collectibles Show and Expo will take place at the Ohio Building of the Ohio Exposition Center, Ohio State Fairgrounds in Columbus, Ohio. This event runs concurrently during the Ohio Power Show. Call 941-228-1745 or e-mail martiniguy@verizon.net

KENTUCKY
Feb. 5: Allen County Beekeeping School will take place at the
Allen County High School in Scottsville, Ky. Cost: $10 per person, $15 per family. For more information, visit www.kyagr.com/statevet/bees/KYBeeSchoolScottsville.htm or contact John Pace at 270-651-6507 or at jlpace@glasgow-ky.gov

Feb. 10-11: The University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service is combining efforts with The Ohio State University, Kentucky State University and Purdue University to offer “Lens of Diversity,” the seventh annual Tri-State Diversity Conference in Hebron, Ky. For more information or to print a registration form, visit the conference website at http://ces.ca.uky.edu/tristatediversityconference

Feb. 10: The Governor’s Office of Agriculture Policy annual conference will take place at the Sloan Convention Center in Bowling Green, Ky. and feature special guest U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Visit agpolicy.ky.gov/annual_meeting for more details or contact Angela Blank at 502-564-4627 or angelag.blank@ky.gov

Feb. 12: Southeast Kentucky Beekeeping School will take place in
Corbin, Ky. Visit http://www.kyagr.com/statevet/bees/KYBeeSchoolCorbin.htm
Feb. 21-22: The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture is teaming up with the University of Tennessee to offer the sixth annual Mid-South Stocker Conference in Bowling Green, Ky. Registration is available online at www.midsouthstocker.org or contact John Bartee, with UT Extension’s Montgomery County office at 931-648-5725, jbartee1@utk.edu

MICHIGAN
Jan. 27: Agriculture’s Conference on the Environment (ACE) will take place at the Lansing Center in Lansing, Mich. The event will focus on key topics important to Michigan’s farmers. For more information on ACE 2011, and to register, visit www.maeap.org/ace Registration cost is $50 ($25 for students) by Jan. 17, 2011, and $75 after Jan. 17, 2011.

Feb. 3-5: The ninth annual Great Lakes Regional Dairy Conference will help dairy producers plan for the future at the Bavarian Inn Lodge and Conference Center in Frankenmuth, Mich. Registration forms are available online at www.glrdc.msu.edu Contact Megghan Honke at 517-353-3175 ext. 229.

Feb. 12: Sheep producers who are interested in learning how to optimize the birthing process with the added challenge of wintery weather are invited to attend a clinic in East Lansing, Mich.  Preregister by Feb. 7. For more details or to register, call Carla McLachlan at 517-432-5402, or send an e-mail to mclachl2@msu.edu

TENNESSEE
Jan. 30-Feb. 2: The National Assoc. of Conservation Districts is hosting its annual meeting at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn. For details, visit: www.nacdnet.org/events/annualmeeting2011/index.htm

Feb. 1: The annual Tennessee-Kentucky Tobacco Expo will take place in Springfield, Tenn.  The educational event and trade show offers tobacco farmers an opportunity to meet with a wide range of agribusiness representatives that are involved in tobacco production and related fields. For more information, contact Paul Hart, UT Extension Agent, Robertson County, 615-384-7936.

Editor’s Note: Coming Events is a free listing. The material presented is a cross-section of activities about which we know. Placement in Coming Events is on a space available basis and is up to the discretion of the Farm World staff.