Nov. 28: Purdue Extension will present a webinar broadcast in Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky to educate goat and sheep farmers on feeding practices following the drought, managing forage shortages and the production of commercial versus show goats. More information about the webinars is available on the Purdue Extension Fulton County website at www3.ag.purdue.edu/counties/fulton/pages/default.aspx

Dec. 9-12: The Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative will host its 5th national conference in Orlando, Fla., at the Caribe Royale Hotel and Convention Center. Information on registration, exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities is at the www.glci.org/5NCGL.html  

Nov. 28: Purdue Extension experts will focus on grain and pest management at a workshop at a post-harvest update and recertification workshop. The workshop is geared toward farmers, commercial grain storage handlers, pest management professionals and food processing quality-control managers at the Beck Agricultural Center at Purdue’s Agronomy Center for Research and Education in West Lafayette, Ind. Advance registration is $95 and is due by Nov. 23. On-site registration is $110. More information and a registration form is available at http://extension.

entm.purdue.edu/grainlab/content/pdf/postharvest.pdf

Nov. 29: The University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service and Purdue Extension will jointly host the Ohio Valley Precision Ag Conference 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. CST at the Vanderburgh County 4-H Fairgrounds in Evansville, Ind. Registration (including lunch and materials) is free, but reservations are required online at:  http://tinyurl.com/pukyregister or contact Larry Caplan, Vanderburgh County Cooperative Extension Service, at 812-435-5287 or lcaplan@purdue.edu 

Dec. 4: The Midwest Pork Conference will take place at the Hendricks County Conference Complex in Danville, Ind. Attendees can choose from nine educational sessions with topics ranging from sow housing to manure management. Cost to attend is $60. Visit www.midwestpork.com to view a full agenda and register online or call 317-872-7500.

Dec. 5: Purdue Extension will present a webinar broadcast in Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky to educate goat and sheep farmers on feeding practices following the drought, managing forage shortages and the production of commercial versus show goats. More information about the webinars is available on the Purdue Extension Fulton County website at www3.ag.purdue.edu/counties/fulton/pages/default.aspx.

Dec. 6: The Area 1 Indiana Beef Cattle Assoc. district meeting will take place at the South East Purdue Ag Center, Butlerville, Ind.; 6:30 p.m. RSVP to Ken Salkeld at 812-352-3033 by Dec. 3. The counties in this AREA are: Bartholomew, Brown, Dearborn, Decatur, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley and Switzerland. Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick. 

Dec. 5: Purdue Extension will present a webinar broadcast in Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky to educate goat and sheep farmers on feeding practices following the drought, managing forage shortages and the production of commercial versus show goats. More information about the webinars is available at www3.ag.pur

due.edu/counties/fulton/pages/default.aspx.

Dec. 5: Purdue Extension will present a webinar broadcast in Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky to educate goat and sheep farmers on feeding practices following the drought, managing forage shortages and the production of commercial versus show goats. More information about the webinars is available on the Purdue Extension Fulton County website at www3.ag.purdue.edu/counties/fulton/pages/default.aspx.

Dec. 6: The Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center in Spring Hill, Tenn., will host the annual University of Tennessee Bull Test Station Open House beginning at 9:30 a.m. CST with an educational program that will cover hot topics in beef cattle production. Following the program, visitors can observe all the bulls participating in the performance tests. For details, visit http://middletennessee.tennessee.edu or call 931-486-2129.

Dec. 10: The Area 9 Indiana Beef Cattle Assoc. district meeting will take place at McGraw’s Steakhouse, West Lafayette, Ind. (2707 S. River Road); 6:30 p.m. RSVP to Jeff Phillips at 765-474-0793 by Dec. 5. The counties in this AREA are: Benton, Fountain, Jasper, Montgomery, Newton, Pulaski, Tippecanoe, Warren and White.

Dec. 10-11: Doane Advisory Services will bring together market leaders, national speakers and recognized financial strategists from the ag economic community at the Invest Agriculture Symposium in New York City. The event will be held downtown at the Manhattan East Side Marriott. Info at www.doane.com/invest-ag-symposium

Dec. 11: The Area 7 Indiana Beef Cattle Assoc. district meeting will take place at the Kulhman Building, Wayne County Fairgrounds, Richmond, Ind.; 6:30 p.m. RSVP to 765-932-9281 by Dec. 5. The counties in this AREA are: Blackford, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Henry, Jay, Madison, Randolph, Rush, Union and Wayne. 

Dec. 11-13: The Missouri Cattlemen’s Assoc. will host its 45 annual Missouri Cattlemen’s Convention and Trade Show at the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia, Mo. To register, contact MCA Director of Membership Katie Steen for more information at katiesteen@mocattle.com or call 573-499-9162.

Dec. 12: The Area 6 Indiana Beef Cattle Assoc. district meeting will take place at the Witham Pavilion, Boone Country Fairgrounds, Lebanon, Ind.; 6:30 p.m. RSVP to Ashley Schultz at 317-736-3724 by Dec. 6. The counties in this AREA are: Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan and Shelby. 

Dec. 13: The Area 10 Indiana Beef Cattle Assoc. district meeting will take place at Christo’s Banquet Center, Plymouth, Ind.; 6 p.m. Central/7 p.m. Eastern Time; RSVP to Kelly Heckaman at 574-372-2340 by Dec. 7. The counties in this AREA are Elkhart, Kosciusko, Lake, LaPorte, Marshall, Porter, St. Joseph and Starke. 

Dec. 18: The Area 5 Indiana Beef Cattle Assoc. district meeting will take place at the Exhibit Hall-Clay County Fairgrounds, Brazil, Ind.; 6:30 p.m. RSVP to Jenna Smith at 812-448-9041 by Dec. 11. The counties in this AREA are: Clay, Greene, Monroe, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion and Vigo.

Dec. 18-19: A statewide conference for Certified Crop Advisers will highlight the 2012 drought and its implications for the 2013 growing season at the Indianapolis Marriott East, 7202 E. 21st St., Indianapolis, Ind. Register at indi

anacca.org/registration/3/step/0 

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.