ILLINOIS
March 30: A seminar in Princeton, Ill. will focus on pasture and forage management for sheep and goats. The seminar will take place at the Bureau County Extension Unit. Contact Sherry Hockings, at 815-875-2878.

INDIANA
March 25: The Beginner’s Guide to Grant Writing workshop will be offered from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at locations across the state of Indiana. For more information or a registration form, contact a local Purdue Extension office or Peggy Hosea at 765-236-0955, phosea@purdue.edu

March 29: Purdue Extension Cass County and Cass County Farm Service Agency will be hosting an ACRE (Average Crop Revenue Election Program) Information Night at 7 p.m. in the Cloverleaf Complex at the Cass County Fairgrounds in Logansport, Ind. Contact the Cass County Office at 574-753-7750 for details.

April 3: 7th annual White River Valley Antique Assoc. Swap Meet will be in Elnora, Ind. from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., where you will find garden tractors, gas engines, tractors, steel wheels, implements, farm toys, tools, parts, crafts and everything in between. Contact Roger Daniels at 812-876-3445.

OHIO
March 27: Ohio River Valley Woodland and Wildlife workshop will take place at the Diamond Oaks Career Development Campus in Cincinnati, Ohio. Topics covered include tree identification with leaves and management, invasive plant identification and non-timber forest products. Contact Brian MacGowan, 765-647-3538, macgowan@purdue.edu

March 30-31: Ohio State University will host an intensive course for people involved in large-scale composting in Wooster, Ohio at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center. Contact Mary Wicks at 330-202-3533 or wicks.14@osu.edu or go to www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/ocamm

April 1: Safety and rescue training for one of the most dangerous on-farm activities will be a highlight at the Ohio Safety Congress and Expo at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. For more information, log-on to www.ohiobwc.com/employer/programs/safety/SafetyCongress.asp

MICHIGAN
March 25: “Positioning Your Dairy Business for the Future: Intensive Strategic Workshop for Dairy Producers” will help dairy producers examine where they are in relation to the rest of the Michigan dairy industry and strategically plan for the future. Session 1 of 2 will take place in Hillsdale, Mich. Visit http://tiny.cc/dairy_bus_analysis

March 30: “Positioning Your Dairy Business for the Future: Intensive Strategic Workshop for Dairy Producers” will help dairy producers examine where they are in relation to the rest of the Michigan dairy industry and strategically plan for the future. Session 2 of 2 will take place in Hillsdale, Mich. Visit http://tiny.cc/dairy_bus_analysis

April 1: “Positioning Your Dairy Business for the Future: Intensive Strategic Workshop for Dairy Producers” will help dairy producers examine where they are in relation to the rest of the Michigan dairy industry and strategically plan for the future. Session 1 of 2 will take place in St. Johns, Mich. Visit http://tiny.cc/dairy_bus_analysis

KENTUCKY
Mar. 29: An ag development regional workshop will take place at the Fayette County Extension office in Lexington, Ky. RSVP by contacting Kylee Palmer or Jennifer Daniels at 502-564-4627 or govkyagpolicy@ky.gov

April 1: Nina Bonnie, accomplished equestrienne and Kentucky Horse Park Foundation creator will speak at the University of Kentucky Equine Initiative Distinguished Industry Lecture Series in the Maxwell H. Gluck Research Center auditorium, in Lexington, Ky. For more information,  visit www.ca.uky.edu/
equine or e-mail equineinitiative@uky.edu

TENNESSEE
March 26: The University of Tennessee Plateau AgResearch and Education Center will hold its annual spring heifer and bull sale starting at 10 a.m. CDT in Crossville, Tenn. A list of the cattle to be sold is available online at www.plateau.tennessee.edu Contact the Center at 931-484-0034, or e-mail Glenda Wisdom at gwisdom@utk.edu

March 30: Farmer to Farmer: 2010 Direct Marketing tour will be offered in Sweet Valley region of East Tennessee. The cost of the tour is $15 per person if registered prior to March 15 or $20 for late registration. Additional info is available online at http://cpa.utk.edu or by calling 931-486-2777.

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.