ILLINOIS
Dec. 2-3: The AGMasters Conference will be held at the Illinois I-Hotel and Conference Center in Urbana, Ill. Registration opens in late September and is limited to 160 people – first-come, first-served. Call Sandy Osterbur at 800-321-1296 or Mike Gray at 217-333-6652 or visit www.cropsciconferences.com

Dec. 13: The theme of the 2010 Illinois Farm Economics Summit in Champaign, Ill., at the I Hotel and Conference Center is “The Profitability of Illinois Agriculture: Managing in a Strong Ag Economy.” The registration fee is $50 per person and includes lunch, refreshments, and all meeting materials. Pre-registration deadline is Dec. 6. To register, go online to www.farmdoc.illinois.edu/ or contact a local UoI Extension office.

Dec. 14: The theme of the 2010 Illinois Farm Economics Summit in Sycamore, Ill., at the Center for Agriculture is “The Profitability of Illinois Agriculture: Managing in a Strong Ag Economy.” The registration fee is $50 per person and includes lunch, refreshments, and all meeting materials. Pre-registration deadline is Dec. 6. To register, go online to www.farmdoc.illinois.edu/ or contact a local UoI Extension office.

Dec. 15: The theme of the 2010 Illinois Farm Economics Summit in Galesburg, Ill., at the Best Western Prairie Inn is “The Profitability of Illinois Agriculture: Managing in a Strong Ag Economy.” The registration fee is $50 per person and includes lunch, refreshments, and all meeting materials. Pre-registration deadline is Dec. 6. To register, go online to www.farmdoc.illinois.edu/ or contact a local UoI Extension office.

Dec. 16: The theme of the 2010 Illinois Farm Economics Summit in Bloomington, Ill., at the Doubletree Hotel is “The Profitability of Illinois Agriculture: Managing in a Strong Ag Economy.” The registration fee is $50 per person and includes lunch, refreshments, and all meeting materials. Pre-registration deadline is Dec. 6. To register, go online to www.farmdoc.illinois.edu/ or contact a local UoI Extension office.

Dec. 17 The theme of the 2010 Illinois Farm Economics Summit in Mt. Vernon, Ill., at the Holiday Inn is “The Profitability of Illinois Agriculture: Managing in a Strong Ag Economy.” The registration fee is $50 per person and includes lunch, refreshments, and all meeting materials. Pre-registration deadline is Dec. 6. To register, go online to www.farmdoc.illinois.edu/ or contact a local UoI Extension office.

INDIANA
Nov. 18-19: Indiana Rural Summit will take place at the University Place Conference Center and Hotel on the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis, Ind. Entrepreneurship, regional cooperation and rural economic policy are among the issues to be discussed. Registration is $150 per person and can be completed at www.in.gov/ocra/ruralsummit.htm

Nov. 30-Dec. 1: The annual Kentuckiana Crops Conference will take place at the French Lick Springs Hotel in French Lick, Ind.; and feature presentations on trends and research involving corn and soybeans. Contact Laura Cole at 502-226-1122 or lcole@kyagbusi
ness.org There is no registration deadline. Continuing education credits are available.

Dec. 1: Seeking grants to meet your goals and leverage funding sources is the topic for a watershed networking session from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Potato Creek State Park Nature Center in North Liberty, Ind. Registration is free. For a detailed agenda, visit www.iaswcd.org/pdfs/watershed/Dec2010agenda.pdf

Dec. 8: Seeking grants to meet your goals and leverage funding sources is the topic for a watershed networking session from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Spring Mill State Park Inn in Mitchell, Ind. Registration is free. For a detailed agenda, visit www.iaswcd.org/pdfs/watershed/Dec2010agenda.pdf

Dec. 9: Seeking grants to meet your goals and leverage funding sources is the topic for a watershed networking session from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Fort Harrison Natural Resource Education Center in Indianapolis, Ind. Registration is free. For a detailed agenda, visit www.iaswcd.org/pdfs/watershed/Dec2010agenda.pdf

Dec. 1-5: The Hoosier Beef Congress will invite over 1,000 junior exhibitors to the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Ind. to showcase their cattle, as well as display their knowledge of the cattle industry through various contests. The deadline for junior show registration was Nov. 1 For more details, visit www.hoosierbeefcongress.com or call the office at 317-293-2333.

Dec. 5-7: The National Grain and Feed Association’s 39th annual Country Elevator Conference will feature keynote speaker Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels in Indianapolis, Ind. The event will take place at the Marriott Indianapolis. To register, contact the NGFA at 202-289-0873 or visit www.ngfa.org
 

OHIO
Nov. 18: Ohio State University Extension and the North Central Risk Management Education Center are hosting an interactive workshop in Defiance, Ohio, designed for those in the agricultural and horticulture industries to assist in their business and personal management goals. For additional information or to register, please contact Beth Fausey Scheckelhoff (fausey.11@osu.edu), or Becky McCann (mccann.52@osu.edu) at 419-354-6916.

Nov. 18: Renewable Energy Workshop will take place at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster, Ohio. Hours are 9 a.m.-3:45 p.m. in OARDC’s Fisher Auditorium. Registration, which includes lunch, costs $35 per person after Nov. 9 and $10 for college students. To register, send name, contact information and registration fee (checks payable to OARDC/OSU) to Mary H. Wicks, OARDC/OSU, Admin. Bldg., 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster, OH 44691. For more information, call 330-202-3533 or e-mail wicks.14@osu.edu

Nov. 19: Ohio State University Extension and the North Central Risk Management Education Center are hosting an interactive workshop in Bowling Green, Ohio, designed for those in the agricultural and horticulture industries to assist in their business and personal management goals. For additional information or to register, please contact Beth Fausey Scheckelhoff (fausey.11@osu.edu), or Becky McCann (mccann.52@osu.edu) at 419-354-6916.

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.