NATIONAL
Jan. 8-10, 2011: AG CONNECT Expo will be at Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga. Attendees will save up to 30 percent by pre-registering. To learn more, visit www.aem.org

ILLINOIS
Jan. 5: University of Illinois Corn and Soybean Classic will take place in Springfield, Ill. at the Crowne Plaza. Topics will emphasize crop production, pest management and economics. Registration is available at www.cropsci
conferences.org/

Jan. 5-7: Illinois Specialty Crops, Agritourism, and Organic Conference will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Convention Center in Springfield, Ill. Contact Diane Handley, handley@ilfb.org, 309-557-2107.
Jan. 6: University of Illinois Corn and Soybean Classic will take place in Mt. Vernon, Ill. at the Holiday Inn. Topics will emphasize crop production, pest management and economics. Registration is available at www.cropsciconferences.org/

Jan. 7: University of Illinois Corn and Soybean Classic will take place in Champaign, Ill. at the I Hotel and Conference Center. Topics will emphasize crop production, pest management and economics. Registration is available at www.cropsciconferences.org/

Jan. 11-12: The eighth annual Bioenergy Feedstocks Symposium will take place at the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign, Ill. The symposium will provide info about current bioenergy research focusing on the use of perennial grasses as a potential renewable energy source and profitable alternative crop for the Midwest. Advance registration is required. Register online at http://bioenergyfeedstocks.igb.uiuc.edu, call 312-380-9227 or e-mail bioenergy@igb.illinois.edu

Jan. 11: University of Illinois Corn and Soybean Classic will take place in Malta, Ill. at the Kishwaukee College. Topics will emphasize crop production, pest management and economics. Registration is available at www.cropsciconferences.org/

Jan. 12: University of Illinois Corn and Soybean Classic will take place in Moline, Ill. at the I Wireless Center. Topics will emphasize crop production, pest management and economics. Registration is available at www.cropsciconferences.org/

Jan. 13: University of Illinois Corn and Soybean Classic will take place in Quincy, Ill. at the Holiday Inn. Topics will emphasize crop production, pest management and economics. Registration is available at www.cropsci
conferences.org/

INDIANA
Jan. 16: Northern Indiana Power From the Past Inc. will offer a Farm Toy Show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Winamac Elementary School in Winamac, Ind. Contact Carl Smith at 574-542-2330.

Jan. 20: The Indiana State Board of Animal Health will be hosting a meeting for operators of smaller-capacity dairy processing facilities to discuss new food safety laws at the agency’s Indianapolis, Ind. office located at 4154 N. Keystone Ave., at 1:30 p.m. Contact Terry Philibeck at tphilibeck@boah.in.gov or phone at 317-544-2400.

Jan. 28: The Indiana Livestock, Forage and Grain Forum will take place at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Ind. To register, visit www.indianasoybean.com/forum

OHIO
Jan. 12-15: The 19th annual National No-Tillage Conference will take place in Cincinnati, Ohio and promises to deliver four highly-valuable days of learning experience for cutting-edge farmers seeking to improve no-till practices. For more details or to register, visit www.notillconference.com

Jan. 20: The Mercer County Cattlemen’s Assoc. will host its annual banquet at the Celina Eagles in Celina, Ohio beginning at 6:30 p.m. Call for reservations by Jan. 10 at 419-942-1755.

Jan. 25-26: Get a competitive edge in the financial and operational management aspects of your farming business with inaugural 2011 Ohio Farm Management Conference at the University Plaza Hotel in Columbus, Ohio. For more information or to register, log on to http://ohioagmanager.osu.edu/2011-ohio-farm-management-conference/ or contact John Yost at 740-335-1150 or e-mail at yost.77@osu.edu

KENTUCKY
Jan. 11-12: Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.’s 2011 Grazing Conference will feature a dynamic lineup of producers and industry experts sharing their strategies, tips and tricks for sustaining high-performance, pasture-based dairies at the Louisville Marriott Downtown in Louisville, Ky. Registration is open through Dec. 17. For more information, visit www.dfamilk.com/grazing

MICHIGAN
Jan. 27: Agriculture’s Conference on the Environment (ACE) will take place at the Lansing Center in Lansing, Mich. The event will focus on key topics important to Michigan’s farmers. For more information on ACE 2011, and to register, visit www.maeap.org/ace Registration cost is $50 ($25 for students) by Jan. 17, 2011, and $75 after Jan. 17, 2011.

TENNESSEE
Jan. 12-13: The “Tennessee Agritourism: Cultivating Farm Revenue” conference will take place at Pickwick Landing State Park in Nashville, Tenn. Register online at http://bit.ly/TnAgritourismConf or call UT Conferences at 865-974-0280.

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.