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 website located at www.IMMP.uiuc.edu To register, call 1-800-345-6087.

INDIANA
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 are available 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 at 260-463-3471 or by e-mail at info@lagrangeswcd.org

Feb. 6: Sheep and goat producers at any level of expertise 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 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 feature Purdue’s two World Food Prize Laureates, which takes place at 11:30 a.m. in the Toyota Blue Ribbon Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Ind. Tickets for the Ag Alumni Fish Fry are $20 and must be purchased in advance. Contact the Purdue Ag Alumni office at 765-494-8593 or by e-mailing agalumni@purdue.edu

Feb. 9: A session on Estate and Family Business Transfer Planning will take place from 8:30 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. at Venture Out Business Center in Madison, Ind. For a registration form, contact Purdue Extension Jefferson County at 812-265-8919; mason1@purdue.edu

Feb. 9-10: A session on Estate and Family Business Transfer Planning will take place from 6:45 - 9:40 p.m. at the Dearborn County Office, City Hall in Aurora, Ind. For a registration form, contact Purdue Extension Dearborn County at 812-926-1189; E-mail: mhornbac@purdue.edu

Feb. 10: A session on Estate and Family Business Transfer Planning will take place from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. in Connersville, Ind. For a registration form, contact Purdue Extension Fayette County at 765-825-8502; ferrisJ@purdue.edu

Feb. 11: Southern Indiana Grazing Conference will take place at the Simon Graber Community Building south of Odon, Ind. Pre-registration is required by calling 812-254-4780 ext. 3.

Feb. 11-12: The Indiana Crop Improvement Assoc. and the Indiana Seed Trade Assoc. have jointly announced the upcoming Corn Belt Seed Conference that will be held in Indianapolis, Ind. at the Sheraton Indianapolis Hotel and Suites - Keystone. For full details, visit www.cbsconference.org

Feb. 12: A session on Estate and Family Business Transfer Planning will take place from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. in Covington, Ind. For a registration form, contact Purdue Extension Fountain County at 765-793-2297; amandasmith@purdue.edu

Feb. 13: Indiana Goat Producers Assoc. will host a meeting at the Lucille Sadler room at the Morgan County administration building at 10 a.m. in Martinsville, Ind. Call 812-325-2282 for details.

OHIO
Feb. 13-14: The 31st annual conference of the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association will be the largest sustainable food and farm conference at the Granville middle and high schools in Granville, Ohio. Registration is limited. Go to www.oeffa.org/conf-register.php

MICHIGAN
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

Feb. 11-13: The eighth annual Great Lakes Regional Dairy Conference (GLRDC) will host a wide array of top-notch speakers addressing the myriad of challenges facing today’s dairy farmers at the Bavarian Inn Lodge and Conference Center in Frankenmuth, Mich. Registration forms are available online at www.glrdc.msu.edu or by calling 517-353-3173, ext. 229. Registrations received before Jan. 29 will receive a $50 early bird discount.

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.americangrassfed.org for a detailed conference schedule, registration form and lodging info.

TENNESSEE
Feb. 23-24: “Conditions Change, Management Makes the Difference” is the theme for the 2010 Mid-South Stocker Conference at the Montgomery Bell State Park near Dickson, Tenn. Register online at www.midsouthstocker.org or contact John Bartee, with UT Extension’s Montgomery County office at 931-648-5725, jbartee1@utk.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.