NATIONAL
Feb. 2-5: The National Cattlemen’s Beef Assoc. (NCBA) will host the annual Cattle Industry annual Convention and NCBA Trade Show in Denver, Colo. Pre-registration will be accepted through Dec. 20. For details, contact Judy Van de Mark at 303-850-3385 or jvandemark@beef.org or go online to register at www.BeefUSA.org

INDIANA
Jan. 20: Purdue Extension in Madison County will be offering a series of two winter agricultural programs to give agricultural producers, landowners, and agri-business professionals updated financial information. Both programs will be held at the 4-H Fairgrounds in Alexandria, Ind. and will begin at 8 a.m. and conclude at 10 a.m. Contact John Orick, Extension educator for Purdue Extension, Madison County to reserve a spot for the program or for more information at 765-641-9514.

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 by e-mail 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

Jan. 28-29: The Farming Together Workshop: Developing the Next Generation of Management presented by Purdue Extension will teach farmers how to more easily include a son, daughter or other business partner in their operations. The event will take place in Stewart Center, Room 314, on the West Lafayette, Ind. campus. More details are available at www.agecon.purdue.edu/extension/programs/farm_together.asp Registration is $120 per farm before Jan. 14 and $150 per farm starting Jan. 15.

Feb. 2: The Central Indiana Pork Conference will take place from 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at Rossville High School, 1 Robert Egly Drive, in Rossville, Ind. Registration forms and additional details are available online at www.ag.purdue.edu/counties/clinton/Pages/CIPC.aspx

OHIO
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. 20: Ohio State University’s annual Ohio Maple Days will take place from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., in Fulton, Ohio at the Lutheran Memorial Camp. For more information, call 330-263-3799, e-mail graham.124@osu.edu or download the program flier at http://go.osu.edu/BbC

Jan. 21: Ohio State University’s annual Ohio Maple Days will take place from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., in Fredericksburg, Ohio at the Mennonite Christian Assembly Church. For more information, call 330-263-3799, e-mail graham.124@osu.edu or download the program flier at http://go.osu.edu/BbC

Jan. 22: Ohio State University’s annual Ohio Maple Days will take place from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., in Burton, Ohio at the Joe J.S. Miller’s Window Shop. For more information or a full schedule, call 330-263-3799, e-mail graham.124@osu.edu or download the program flier at http://go.osu.edu/BbC

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 details, visit http://ohioagmanager.osu.edu/2011-ohio-farm-management-conference/ or contact John Yost at 740-335-1150

Jan. 28: The annual Corn/Soybean Day will be packed with all the information growers need to get off to a good start in the upcoming production season. The program will be held at Founder’s Hall at Sauder Village in Archbold, Ohio. Download the registration form at http://go.osu.edu/Bdu, or contact the Fulton County office of OSU Extension at 419-337-9210.

Jan. 28-30: The Ohio Farm Toy and NASCAR Collectibles Show and Expo will take place at the Ohio Building of the Ohio Exposition Center, Ohio State Fairgrounds in Columbus, Ohio. This event runs concurrently during the Ohio Power Show from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 941-228-1745 or e-mail martiniguy@ve
rizon.net

KENTUCKY
Jan. 21: Kentucky Commodity Conference will take place at the
Holiday Inn University Plaza in Bowling Green, Ky. Cost: Free, but pre-registration is required.  For more information or to register, visit www.kycorn.org/news_events/kcc.htm or call 800-BEAN-SOY. 

Jan. 22: Eastern Kentucky Beekeeping School will take place at the Hazard Community & Technical College in Hazard, Ky. For more information or to register, visit www.kyagr.com/statevet/bees/KYBeeSchoolHazard.htm or contact Charles May at 606-436-2044 or at cmay@uky.edu

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 $75 after Jan. 17, 2011.

TENNESSEE
Jan. 30-Feb. 2: The National Assoc. of Conservation Districts is hosting its annual meeting at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn. This year’s theme, “From the Roots Up,” highlights districts’ impact on the conservation movement from the local level. For details, visit: www.nacdnet.org/events/annualmeeting2011/index.htm

Feb. 1: The annual Tennessee-Kentucky Tobacco Expo will take place in Springfield, Tenn.  The educational event and trade show offers tobacco farmers an opportunity to meet with a wide range of agribusiness representatives that are involved in tobacco production and related fields. For more information, contact Paul Hart, UT Extension Agent, Robertson County, 615-384-7936.

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.