NATIONAL
Nov. 11: Hot topics in the feeding industry will take center stage at the Feeding Quality Forum in North Platte, Neb. Registration by Oct. 30 is $50 and includes a Certified Angus Beef brand steak lunch. For more information or to register call Marilyn Conley, 800-225-2333, ext. 298, or e-mail mconley@certifiedangusbeef.com

Nov. 13: Hot topics in the feed industry will take center stage at the Feeding Quality Forum in Amarillo, Texas. Registration by Oct. 30 is $50 and includes a Certified Angus Beef brand steak lunch. For more information or to register call Marilyn Conley, 800-225-2333, ext. 298, or e-mail mconley@certifiedangusbeef.com

ILLINOIS
Nov. 8: Organic gardening experts will present educational sessions to inspire herb gardening at this year’s Organic Gardening Day at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center near Lincoln Ave. in Urbana, Ill. Advance registration of $59 must be received by Oct. 31. Contact Carla Chapman at 217-333-7738; carlac@illinois.edu

Nov. 8: Help raise funds for a new James F. Evans Endowed Chair in Agricultural Communications at the University of Illinois at 6 p.m. in the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign, Ill. Online registration for is available at ecommerce.aces.illinois.edu/JimEvansChairEvent

Nov. 12: Helping individuals and families to plan effectively for long-term care is the goal of a series of University of Illinois Extension workshops to be held in Arthur, Ill. at the Arthur Community Building. Contact the local Extension office for further information or Kathy Sweedler at 217-333-4901, sweedler@uiuc.edu

INDIANA
Nov. 12: Southwest Indiana Agriculture Economic Development Summit will take place in Huntingburg, Ind. at the Huntingburg Events Center from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To register, e-mail bgrewe@dcadc.org or call 812-482-9650.

Nov. 20: The Indiana Farm Sustainability Tour will make a second stop in Tippecanoe County, Ind. and visit Purdue greenhouse facilities, Dull’s Tree Farm and the Beck Agricultural Center. To register, visit www.agecon.purdue.edu/newventures or all 800-359-2968.

KENTUCKY
Nov. 17: The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Research Office is hosting the Celebration of Land Grant Research at 2:30 p.m. in the E.S. Good Barn’s Gorham Hall in Lexington, Ky. Contact Aimee Nielson at 859-257-7707.

OHIO
Nov. 12: Renewable Energy Workshop will discuss what’s practical and affordable for alternative energies at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster, Ohio. For more information and to register, contact Mary Wicks, 330-202-3533, wicks.14@osu.edu

Nov. 17: Ohio Land Use Conference, presented by the Ohio State University Extension, will address topics from the mortgage crisis to energy, at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center in Columbus, Ohio. Registration due Nov. 10, is $55 and includes all meals and materials. For more details, log on to http://comdev.osu.edu/landuse_conf08.html or call 614-292-6232.

Nov. 23: Farm Toy show will take place in Urbana, Ohio at the Champaign County Fairgrounds. Contact Lowell Morningstar at 937-826-4201.

MICHIGAN
Nov. 7: The Michigan Cattlemen’s Association (MCA) will offer cattle feeders pre-conditioned, source verified, grade and sorted calves during their fall sale at the United Producers sale yards in St. Louis, Mich. For more information, contact MCA at 517-347-8117.

LOOKING AHEAD
Dec. 2-3: Want to get the most out of your herd’s reproductive potential? Register for the Robert Taylor Memorial Symposium: Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle at the Hilton in Fort Collins, Colo. Visit www.AppliedReproStrategies.com for a link to online registration. Early bird registration is due by Nov. 17.

Dec. 4-6: The annual Indiana Farm Bureau convention will take place in Evansville, Ind. this year at The Centre. Keynote speakers include economist Jeff Thredgold and farm broadcaster Orion Samuelson. For more information, visit www.infarmbureau.org or call 1-800-FARM BUR (327-6287).

Dec. 12-13: Invasive Species Conference, the first statewide conference to focus on the threat to the state of Kentucky from invasive plants, pathogens and insects, will take place in Lexington, Ky. The registration form and additional conference information are available at www.ca.uky.edu/invasives Registration deadline is Dec. 1.

Dec. 15: Tax practitioners with an interest in farm income taxes will have an opportunity to attend a farm tax workshop. The workshop will be offered at nine locations throughout Ohio. Registration for any location is $120, received by Dec. 8. More details are available at http://aede.osu.edu/programs/TaxSchool/agissues.aspx, or by contacting Warren Lee at 614-292-6308.

Dec. 16: An integrated crop and pest management update will take place at the Michigan State University Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education in East Lansing, Mich. from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The registration form is available at http://web1.msue.msu.edu/eaton/2008cropmanagementupdate.pdf

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.