NATIONAL
April 11-14: The National Institute for Animal Agriculture will host its annual conference in San Antonio, Texas to address challenges and opportunities in the animal agriculture industry. To register, visit www.animalagriculture.org or call 719-538-8843.

April 29-May 1: The National Youth Leadership Conference of the National Junior Swine Assoc. will take place in Minneapolis, Minn. Visit http://bit.ly/eleNd0 to view the schedule, download an application and return it to Sarah Schwab at sarah@nationalswine.com by April 1.

ILLINOIS
April 7: University of Illinois Extension’s Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) workshop will take place at the Kankakee County Extension office in Bourbonnais, Ill. Topics will include produce food safety, post-harvest produce handling, water quality and testing, soil management, manure management and work health and hygiene. To register for the Bourbonnais workshop, visit http://kankakee.extension.uiuc.edu For more information, call 815-933-8337.

INDIANA
April 7: The Beginner’s Guide to Grant Writing Workshop teaches grant writers of all skill levels how to prepare and submit a professional proposal. The workshop takes place at the Pulaski County Extension office in Winamac, Ind. For more information, log onto  www.pcrd.purdue.edu  and click on the grant writing workshop link, or contact Peggy Hosea at 888-750-7277, phosea@purdue.edu

April 15: The Purdue Wine Grape Team will host an Extension workshop for those interested in commercial winegrowing and winemaking at Oliver Winery’s Creekbend Vineyard in Ellettsville, Ind., from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A registration fee of $50 per workshop includes lunch. Registration forms and additional information is available at www.indianaquality.org

April 19-20: 20th annual Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference will offer dairy nutritionists, industry professionals and producers a number of ways to best manage feeding the herd. It will be held at the Grand Wayne Center in Fort Wayne, Ind. Registration forms and more conference information are available online at http://tristatedairy.osu.edu/onlinereg.htm

OHIO
April 7: Ohio State University will host the Produce Safety Education Program in Piketon, Ohio. Registration costs $40 and is paid at the door, but a spot can be reserved by calling Robert McCall at 419-354-6919.

April 12: The Franklin County Agriculture Day Committee will present “Ag Day” to third and fourth grade students of the Franklin County Schools. For more info, call 765-647-2651.

April 13: High tunnels will be the focus of an Ohio State University extension workshop 9:30 a.m.-4:15 p.m. in Archbold, Ohio. Registration costs $35 by April 6 or $45 after; space is limited to 40 registrants. Contact Greg LaBarge,  at 419-337-9210 or labarge.1@osu.edu

April 21: An Introduction to Starting a Specialty Food Business in Indiana takes place 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Indiana Farm Bureau Inc. office in Indianapolis, Ind. For more information, download the brochure at www.ag.purdue.edu/foodsci/Documents/workshops/feep_brochure.pdf

KENTUCKY
April 13-16: University of Kentucky Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Preprofessionals organization will host a Lawn Mower Clinic to help folks get their mowers in good shape for the season in Lexington, Ky. Charge is $35 per mower. To reserve a spot, call 859-257-3000, ext. 113 or email baelawnmowerclinic@gmail.com

MICHIGAN
April 8: Michigan State University Extension will host a breeding soundness clinic at the Derry Breault Beef Farm in Gladwin, Mich. Contact Kable Thurlow at 989-426-7741.

April 15: Michigan State University Extension will host a breeding soundness clinic at the MSU Lake City Experiment Station in Lake City, Mich. Contact Jerry Lindquist at 231-832-6139 or Doug Carmichael at 231-839-4608.
April 18-22: Michigan State University Extension will host a breeding soundness clinic in the Upper Peninsula, Mich. Contact Frank Wardynski at 906-884-2582 for more information on locations.

May 7: Michigan State University Extension will host a breeding soundness clinic at the Chuck Preston Farm in Prescott, Mich. Contact Chuck Preston at 989-873-4164 or Phil Durst at 989-387-5346.

TENNESSEE
April 9: The Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Agricenter Farmers Market and Memphis Farmers Market have partnered to host the 7th annual Tennessee Farmers Market Forum in Memphis, Tenn. Contact Laura Fortune at 615-837-5349 or e-mail at laura.fortune@TN.gov

April 28: The University of Tennessee East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center will offer its third annual Organic Crops Field Tour in Knoxville, Tenn. A trade show will open at 7:30 a.m. and tours and talks will begin at 8:30 a.m. Visit  http://organics.tennessee.edu/FieldTour.html to register or for further details.

LOOKING AHEAD
May 11-13: Arthritis, Agriculture and Rural Life Conference will take place at the Beck Agricultural Center in West Lafayette, Ind. Registration information is available at www.arthritis-ag.org/arthritis-conference/arthritis-conference.aspx

May 12: The Beginner’s Guide to Grant Writing Workshop teaches grant writers of all skill levels how to prepare and submit a professional proposal. The workshop takes place at the Extension office in Winamac, Ind. For more information, log onto the center’s website at http://www.pcrd.purdue.edu  and click on the grant writing workshop.

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.