ILLINOIS
April 15: Sheep and goat producers are invited to a University of Illinois evening seminar on health and marketing issues in Macomb, Ill. Register by April 8. For more information, contact Cheri Burcham at 217-543-3755 or cburcham@illinois.edu

INDIANA
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.

April 3: 7th annual White River Valley Antique Assoc. Swap Meet will be in Elnora, Ind. Contact Roger Daniels at 812-876-3445 or Ben Chestnut at 812-636-4209 after 7 p.m. Visit www.wrvaa.org for additional details.

April 7: Price volatility and fluctuating markets will be the focus of an Indiana Soybean Alliance/Indiana Corn Growers Assoc. risk management workshop at 9 a.m. at the Beef House restaurant in Covington, Ind. Online pre-registration is required by April 1 at www.indianasoybean.com/seminar

April 9-10: Purdue Extension and Historic Prophetstown will host three horse reproduction clinics at the RX Acres Belgian breeding farm in Brookston, Ind. The registration form can be found online at www.prophetstown.org/registration%20form.pdf or completed by calling 765-576-4700.

April 13-14: The Indiana Milk Quality Conference will feature guest speaker 2009 Miss America Katie Stam at Don’s Hall Guesthouse in Ft. Wayne, Ind. To register, contact Robin Fuhrman at dairydoll@aol.com or at 260-483-6436, ext. 3327.

OHIO
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

April 5: Ohio producers, processors and growers can learn how to sell to retailers, restaurants and institutions by participating in a training session in Athens, Ohio. Contact: Leslie Schaller, 740-592-3854.

April 9: Ohio State University Extension’s Ohio Woodland Stewards Program will hold an Invasive Species Workshop in London, Ohio at Ohio State’s Gwynne Conservation Area at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center. Register and pay online at http://woodlandstewards.osu.edu

April 11: 24th annual Collector’s Toy Show will take place at the Champaign County Fairgrounds in Urbana, Ohio, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Contact Lowell Morningstar at 937-826-4201.

April 13: Ohio producers, processors and growers can learn how to sell to retailers, restaurants and institutions at the Northwest Ohio Cooperative Kitchen in Bowling Green, Ohio. Contact: Paula Ray, 419-823-3099.

April 14: Ohio State University is hosting a one-day symposium to address emerging and current issues of urbanization at Ohio State University’s Fawcett Center in Columbus, Ohio. Full agenda and registration information can be found at www.regonline.com/carbonecosystems

MICHIGAN
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. To sign up, visit http://tiny.cc/dairy_bus_analysis

April 6: “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 St. Johns, Mich. Visit http://tiny.cc/dairy_bus_analysis

April 7: “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 Sandusky, Mich. Visit http://tiny.cc/dairy_bus_analysis

April 8: “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 Mattawan, Mich. Visit http://tiny.cc/dairy_bus_analysis

April 9: “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 Grand Rapids Mich. Visit http://tiny.cc/dairy_bus_analysis

April 14: “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 Sandusky, Mich. To sign up, visit http://tiny.cc/dairy_bus_analysis

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

April 14: “Meat” Your Neighbor Educational Tour will show farm production firsthand and how beef producers are meeting consumer needs, while remaining committed to the environment at the Bourbon County Extension Office in Paris, Ky. Contact Alison Smith at asmith@kycattle.org

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.