ILLINOIS
Feb. 16: University of Illinois Extension is hosting a livestock manure management workshop in Salem, Ill. to provide hands-on assistance to livestock producers in using the Illinois Manure Management Plan (IMMP) website located at www.IMMP.uiuc.edu To register, call 1-800-345-6087. INDIANA
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. will host the 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, call 765-793-2297; e-mail amanda
smith@purdue.edu
Feb. 24-25: Midwest Women in Agriculture’s annual conference will take place at the Hilton Indianapolis North in Indianapolis, Ind. For more information or to register, visit www.agriculture.purdue.edu/wia 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
Feb. 17: Ohio State University Extension will offer a dairy workshop to help producers make informed and decisions to meet objectives at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster, Ohio. For more information, or to register, call 330-264-8722 or e-mail lingle.1@osu.edu
Feb. 20: The Ohio Woodland Stewards Program will hold a timber marketing workshop for woodland owners in Zanesville, Ohio at the Muskingum County Conference and Welcome Center. For more information, call 614-688-3421 or e-mail ohiowoods@osu.edu
Feb. 22: A workshop offers producers a hands-on approach to integrated marketing and production management at the Holiday Inn Express, 2150 East Wooster St., Bowling Green, Ohio. The cost to enroll is $25 and the deadline to register is Feb. 15. For more information, log on to www.agmanager.info
Feb. 23: A workshop offers producers a hands-on approach to integrated marketing and production management at the Central Ohio Technical College in Coshocton, Ohio. The cost to enroll is $25 and the deadline to register is Feb. 15. For more information, log on to www.agmanager.info
MICHIGAN
Feb. 11-13: The eighth annual Great Lakes Regional Dairy Conference 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.
Feb. 13: Sheep producers interested in learning how to optimize the birthing process are invited to attend a clinic presented by Michigan State University. The clinic will take place on the farm of Dr. Richard Ehrhardt in Eaton Rapids, Mich. To register or obtain additional details, call Carla McLachlan at 517-432-5402 or send an e-mail to mclachl2@msu.edu
Feb. 16: A meeting offered by Michigan State University dairy educators will provide producers with the management tools they need to keep cows healthy in Cadillac, Mich. at the Carl T. Johnson Hunting-Fishing Center. Contact Kathy Lee at 231-839-4667.
Feb. 16: 2010 Bean and Beat Symposium will take place at the Horizons Conference Center in Saginaw, Mich. Event is free and open to the public from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call the Saginaw County MSU Extension office at 989-758-2500 or e-mail poindex2@msu.edu
Feb. 17: A meeting offered by Michigan State University dairy educators will provide producers with the management tools they need to keep cows healthy in Mt. Pleasant, Mich. at the Isabella County Building, Room 320. Contact Mike McFadden at 989-772-0911, ext. 302.
Feb. 18: 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 Bad Axe, Mich. at the Franklin Inn. Contact Craig Thomas at 810-648-2515.
Feb. 20: Sheep producers interested in learning how to optimize the birthing process are invited to attend a clinic presented by Michigan State University. The clinic will take place on the farm of Dr. Richard Ehrhardt in Eaton Rapids, Mich. Enrollment is limited to 20 persons To register or obtain additional details, call Carla McLachlan at 517-432-5402 or send an e-mail to mclachl2@msu.edu KENTUCKY
Feb. 20: Southeast Beekeeping School will offer beekeepers an opportunity to learn new production information at the McCreary Central High School in Sterns, Ky. Contact Greg Whitis at 606-376-2524 or visit the McCreary County Extension office’s website, http://ces.ca.uky.edu/mccreary/ for a registration form and more information.
Feb. 25: 30th annual Kentucky Alfalfa Conference will take place at the Cave City Convention Center in Lexington, Ky. from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. CST. For the program agenda and a complete list of speakers visit www.uky.edu/Ag/Forage
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