ILLINOIS
Feb. 5: University of Illinois Extension is hosting a livestock manure management workshop in Amboy, Ill. to provide hands-on assistance to livestock producers and managers in using the Illinois Manure Management Plan (IMMP) website located at www.IMMP.uiuc.edu To register, call 1-800-345-6087.

INDIANA
Jan. 28: A session on “Charting your farm’s financial future,” is intended to provide farmers the knowledge and tools to better handle the financial side of their operations. This event will take place at the Fulton County Fairgrounds Extension Office, Rochester, Ind.  More details at ww.agriculture.purdue.edu/wia/2010%20WIAFinancial.pdf

Jan. 29-30: Purdue University’s Department of Agricultural Economics will host the 30th annual Farming Together Workshop on the university’s West Lafayette, Ind. campus. A brochure and registration form are available online at www.agecon.pur
due.edu/extension/programs/farm_together.asp Contact Marsha Slopsema at 765-494-4310, mslopsem@purdue.edu

Feb. 4: A session on “Charting your farm’s financial future,” is intended to provide farmers the knowledge and tools to better handle the financial side of their operations. This event will take place at the Community Center of the Orange County Fairgrounds, Paoli, Ind. More details at www.agriculture.purdue.edu/wia/2010%20WIAFinancial.pdf

Feb. 5: Northern Indiana Grazing Conference will offer sessions on soil fertility, grass-based foods, irrigation and direct marketing at the Antique Auction Barn in Shipshewana, Ind. Contact the LaGrange County Soil and Water Conservation District by calling 260-463-3471 or by e-mail at info@lagrangeswcd.org to register by Jan. 29.

Feb. 6: Sheep and goat producers are invited to learn more about lambing at the Purdue Lambing School, which takes place at Purdue’s Animal Sciences Research and Education Center Sheep Unit near West Lafayette, Ind. The deadline to register is Jan. 29, with a maximum enrollment of 40 people. The registration form and a map to the Sheep Unit is available online at http://ag.ansc.purdue.edu/sheep

Feb. 6: The Purdue Agricultural Alumni Fish Fry will take place at 11:30 a.m. in the Toyota Blue Ribbon Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Ind. Tickets are available by contacting the Purdue Ag Alumni office at 765-494-8593 or by e-mailing agalumni@purdue.edu

OHIO
Jan. 30: The Ohio Heartland Sheep Improvement Assoc. will offer two lambing and kidding schools. The first session will take place in the Community Center Room at the ATI Applewood Student Housing Complex in Wooster, Ohio. The second session will take place at the OARDC Sheep Facility Barn in Wooster, Ohio. Registration is required by Jan. 28. Contact Susie Gortner at 419-896-7353 or skg2ewe@verizon.net

Jan. 30: The Ohio FFA Alumni annual meeting will take place at the Doubletree Worthington, Ohio. For more information, contact Lexie Poulson at lpoulson@bright.net or visit the website at ohioffa.org then click on alumni.

MICHIGAN
Jan. 29-30: The 11th annual Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference will take place at the Grayling High School in Grayling, Mich. Thinking outside of the box to improve both production and profits will be the focus of the event. For more information on the conference and registration information, visit www.smallfarmconference.com

Feb. 2: Small and medium-size dairy farm operators are invited to learn more about nutrient management issues, resources and opportunities at a one-day workshop in Hickory Corners, Mich. To register, contact Mat Haan at 269-671-2360 or send an e-mail to haanm@msu.edu

Feb. 2: A meeting offered by Michigan State University dairy educators will provide producers with the management tools they need to keep cows healthy, all while maximizing milk production levels and preparing the animal to be bred back on time in Escanaba, Mich. at the Heirman University Center, Room 958/962. Contact Ben Bartlett at 906-439-5880.

Feb. 3: A meeting offered by Michigan State University dairy educators will provide producers with the management tools they need to keep cows healthy, all while maximizing milk production levels and preparing the animal to be bred back on time in Alpena, Mich. at the Alpena Community College, Room 106 Center Building. Contact Mary Dunckel at 989-354-9870 or Phil Durst at 989-826-1160.

Feb. 4: A meeting offered by Michigan State University dairy educators will provide producers with the management tools they need to keep cows healthy, all while maximizing milk production levels and preparing the animal to be bred back on time in West Branch, Mich. at the Quality Inn Forward Conference Center. Contact Phil Durst at 989-826-1160.

Feb. 5: Seeing Green: Improving Profitability by Maximizing Pasture Productivity and Forage Utilization will take place at the Hilliard Building in Mason, Mich. To register, call 517-676-7207 or e-mail cvernon@ingham.org

KENTUCKY
Feb. 4-6: The American Grassfed Assoc. will hold its 7th annual conference, titled “Grazing America,” Lexington, Ky. This year’s conference will have two themes, “Growing Your Grassfed Business” and “From Farm Gate to Customer’s Plate,” at the Hyatt Regency Lexington. Visit www.ameri
cangrassfed.org for a detailed conference schedule, registration form and lodging info.

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.