NATIONAL
Feb. 24-26: The Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service will offer the 22nd annual Organic Farming Conference at the LaCrosse Center in LaCrosse, Wis. Contact Eric Hatling at eric@mosesorganic.org; 715-778-5775. Conference offerings and a registration form can be found at http://mosesor
ganic.org/conference.html for updates. 

ILLINOIS
Feb. 27: Registration is now open for the first-ever Swine Webinar Series. All programs will take place on the fourth Monday of each month starting at 2 p.m. CST. The sessions will take 30 minutes with a 15-minute question-and-answer period. To register, go to http://web.extension.illinois.edu/swinewebinar. The cost is $30 per registrant to access the entire webinar series and recorded programs. Contact Rob Knox at rknox@illinois.edu or 217-244-5177.

INDIANA
Feb. 24-25: The 10th annual Midwest Women in Ag Conference will take place in Jeffersonville, Ind. Register online at www.agriculture.purdue.edu/wia
Feb. 25: A 4-H Tack Auction and Chili Supper will take place at the Clay County 4-H Fairgrounds in Brazil, Ind. at 5p.m. For more information, contact Mary Ann Thompson at 765-672-8297.

Feb. 25: The Eastern Hancock Agricultural Sciences Department in conjunction with Veterinary Care and Consultation will be conducting a bull breeding soundness examination day at the Eastern Hancock Life Science Facility north of Charlottesville, Ind. Contact Scott Jacobs at 317-936-5595 or by e-mail at sjacobs@easternhancock.org

Feb. 26: The Indiana Beekeepers’ Assoc. will host its Indiana Bee School IX in Indianapolis, Ind. at the Southport Presbyterian Church. Randy Oliver, a commercial migratory beekeeper from Grass Valley, Calif. will be the keynote speaker. Register by Feb. 18. Contact Steve Doty at 317-485-5593; jsdoty@indynet.net

Feb. 28: The 2011 Purdue Wheat Production Day will take place at the Southwest-Purdue Agricultural Center near Vincennes, Ind. from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. For more details, contact Stacye Johnson at 812-882-3509 or johns227@purdue.edu

Feb. 28: Indiana Private Pesticide Applicator Recertification Programs PARP will take place in Jasper County, Ind. Call 1-888-EXT-INFO or go to the PARP Events website at http://btny.agriculture.purdue.edu/parpevents/

Feb. 28: Indiana Private Pesticide Applicator Recertification Programs PARP will host Wheat Production Day in Knox County, Ind. Call 1-888-EXT-INFO or go to the PARP Events website at http://btny.agriculture.purdue.edu/parpevents/

March 1: Indiana Private Pesticide Applicator Recertification Programs PARP will host a Growing Green Vegetable Series in Bartholomew, Clark, Dearborn, Decatur, Elkhart, Hamilton, Harrison, Hendricks, Howard, Kosciusko, Jefferson, Lake, Marion, Monroe, Perry, Porter, Putnam, Switzerland, Vermillion, Wabash and Washington Counties, Ind. Call 1-888-EXT-INFO or go to the PARP Events website at http://btny.agriculture.purdue.edu/parpevents/

March 1: Indiana Private Pesticide Applicator Recertification Programs PARP will host the Dubois Southwest Indiana Crop Seminar in Dubois County, Ind. Call 1-888-EXT-INFO or visit http://btny.agriculture.purdue.edu/parpevents/

March 1: Indiana Private Pesticide Applicator Recertification Programs PARP will host the Dubois Southwest Indiana Crop Seminar in Wells County, Ind. Call 1-888-EXT-INFO or visit http://btny.agriculture.purdue.edu/parpevents/

March 1: The 2011 Purdue Wheat Production Day will address pest, fertility and general crop development issues at the Wells County Community Center in Bluffton, Ind. from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. EST. Registration is free, but required. Contact Bill Horan, educator, Purdue Extension Wells County, at 260-824-6412 or horanw@purdue.edu

March 1: An estate and family business transfer planning workshop sponsored by Purdue University Extension will take place at the Steuben County Community Center in Angola, Ind. Pre-registration is required. Contact Gonzalee Marin at 260-481-6434; marting@purdue.edu

March 2: An estate and family business transfer planning workshop sponsored by Purdue University Extension will take place at the Noble County Complex in Albion, Ind. Pre-registration is required. Contact Gonzalee Marin at 260-481-6434; marting@purdue.edu

March 3: An estate and family business transfer planning workshop sponsored by Purdue University Extension will take place at the Allen County Extension Office in Ft. Wayne, Ind. Pre-registration is required. Contact Gonzalee Marin at 260-481-6434; marting@purdue.edu

OHIO
Feb. 24-25: Corn University and Soybean School will once again headline sessions of conservation tillage topics at the 2011 Ohio State University Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference at the McIntosh Center of Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio. Early registration is $50 for one day or $75 for both days. Complete registration and program information will be available at http://ctc.osu.edu

KENTUCKY
Feb. 26: Northeast Kentucky Beekeeping School
will take place at Morehead State University at the Adron Doran University Center in Morehead, Ky. Cost: $15 by Feb. 18; $20 at the door.  For more information, visit www.kyagr.com/statevet/bees/bee%20schools/KYBeeSchoolMorehead.htm or call 606-784-5457 or e-mail rmarsh@uky.edu

March 1-2: The Kentucky Dairy Partners Meeting will take place at the Cave City Convention Center in Cave City, Ky. Cost is $25 per person at the door; Kentucky dairy producers – free up to two per dairy permit.  For more information, visit kydairy.org

TENNESSEE
Feb. 24: Farmers can learn how to expand markets, diversify crops and increase profitability during a workshop offered by the University of Tennessee (UT) Extension and Appalachian Sustainable Development at the UT Plant Biotech Building in Knoxville, Tenn. More information will soon be available online at http://organics.tennessee.edu

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.