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.

ILLINOIS

January: University of Illinois Corn & Soybean Classics, providing clientele with current and timely information related to crop production, marketing, and pest management, will be held at the following dates and meeting locations: 

Jan. 7, Par-A-Dice Hotel, Peoria 

Jan. 8, iWireless Center, Moline 

Jan. 9, Kishwaukee College, Malta 

Jan. 12, Crowne Plaza, Springfield 

Jan. 13, iHotel and Conference Center, Champaign 

Jan. 14, Holiday Inn, Mt. Vernon. 

More details will appear in the Bulletin at http://bulletin.ipm.illinois.edu

INDIANA

January: Purdue University’s Center for Commercial Agriculture is hosting farm bill workshops in several Indiana locations. The 1-4 p.m. EST workshops will follow Indiana Farm Bureau (IFB) state policy luncheons to begin at 11:30 a.m. The workshops are: 

Jan. 6 in Wabash, Ind.

Jan. 8 in Batesville, Ind. 

Jan. 9 in West Lafayette, Ind. 

Jan. 15 in Fort Wayne, Ind.

The workshop and luncheon are both free, but you must register at http://bit.ly/12tIrON

Jan. 13-15: The 26th annual Fort Wayne Farm Show will be at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind. For more information, contact Tradexpos Inc. by calling Fred Cline at 800-347-5225.

OHIO

Jan. 15 (rescheduled from August): American Soybean Assoc. succession planning workshop will be at the Renaissance Columbus Downtown in Columbus, Ohio. Those that signed up for the August program will be automatically registered for the Jan. 15 workshop. The workshop is open to all soybean producers and has a registration fee for ASA members of $50 for the first person in a family and $30 for each additional family member. For non-ASA members, the fee for the first person in a family is $90 with $70 charged for each additional person. To register, visit http://soygrowers.com/succession-planning-workshop

January: Ag experts from Ohio State University extension are presenting outlook meetings on the farm bill’s commodity title programs PLC and ARC. For each upcoming date, a way to register and an RSVP deadline are listed: 

Jan. 5: Anderson Ethanol, Greenville, Ohio, 8:30 a.m., $20 per person, RSVP to Darke County Extension, 937-548-5215 or custer.2@osu.edu

Jan. 5: Central Services Building meeting room, Celina, Ohio, 11:30 a.m., $20 per person with RSVP or $30 at the door, RSVP Mercer County Extension, 419-586-2179 or riethman.24@osu.edu

Jan. 6: Circleville Presbyterian Church, Circleville, Ohio, 7:30 a.m., $10 per person, RSVP Pickaway County Extension, 740-474-7534 

Jan. 7: Bellevue VFW Hall, Bellevue, Ohio, 4 p.m., free with RSVP or $22 per person at the door, RSVP Valerie Bumb, 419-483-7340 or BumbV@fnblifetime.com by Jan. 2.

Jan. 8: Wyandot County Fairgrounds, Masters Building, Upper Sandusky, Ohio, 7:30 a.m., $15 per person, RSVP Ag Credit Upper Sandusky, 419-294-4933, by Jan. 2.

Jan. 8: Wood County Fairgrounds, Junior Fair Building, Bowling Green, Ohio, noon, $15 per person at the door, RSVP Wood County Extension, 419-354-9050 by Jan. 5.

Jan. 8: Defiance County, Jewell Community Center, Defiance, Ohio, 5:30 p.m., $15 per with RSVP or $30 at the door, RSVP Defiance County Extension, 419-782-4771 or clevenger.10@osu.edu by Jan. 5.

Jan. 9: Kalida KC Hall, Kalida, Ohio, 7:30 a.m., $20 per person with RSVP or $30 at the door, RSVP Putnam County Extension, 419-523-6294. 

Jan. 9: Greene County Career Center, Xenia, Ohio, 1 p.m., $10 per person, RSVP Mary Griffith at griffith.483@osu.edu or 937-372-9971 x114 by Jan. 5.

Jan. 22: Union County Services Building, Marysville, Ohio, 5:30 p.m., free with RSVP or $20 at the door, RSVP Union County Extension, 937-644-8117 by Jan. 15.

Jan. 29: Washington County Career Center, Marietta, Ohio, 5:30 p.m., $20 per person, RSVP Washington County Extension, 740-376-7431 by Jan. 22.

MICHIGAN

Jan. 5-Feb. 16: Michigan State University (MSU) Extension and other groups are hosting a presentation on farm bill commodity title programs – Price Loss Coverage and Agricultural Risk Coverage choices as well as yield and base updating. Meetings at numerous dates and locations across the state are planned. Cities are listed here; exact locations are at http://events.anr.msu.edu/FarmBill1415/

Jan. 5, 1-4 p.m., Lakeview (Montcalm County)

Jan. 5, 6-9:30 p.m., Richmond (Lapeer County)

Jan. 5, 6-9 p.m., Owosso (Shiawassee County)

Jan. 6, 9 a.m.-noon, Ithaca (Gratiot County)

Jan. 6, 6-9:30 p.m., Caro (Tuscola County)

Jan. 6, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Pinconning (Bay County)

Jan. 7, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Coldwater (Branch County)

Jan. 7, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Frankenmuth (Saginaw County)

Jan. 7, 2-5:30 p.m., Gladwin (Gladwin, Clare counties)

For more information, contact Adam Kantrovich at akantrov@anr.msu.edu or (616) 994-4580. To register, visit http://events.anr.msu.edu/FarmBill1415/ 

KENTUCKY

Jan. 4-6: Kentucky Fruit & Vegetable Growers Conference & Trade Show will be at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Lexington, Ky. For information, visit www.kyhort.org 

Jan. 9: Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation business meeting will be at 10 a.m. EST in the Transportation Cabinet Office Building, Frankfort, Ky. 

Jan. 16-17: Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association Convention & Trade Show will be at the Owensboro Convention Center in Owensboro, Ky. For information, visit www.kycattle.org/convention.html

Jan. 16-17: Kentucky Pork Producers Annual Meeting will be at the Holiday Inn University Plaza in Bowling Green, Ky. For more information, visit www.kypork.org

Jan. 16: Kentucky Agricultural Development Board business meeting will begin at 10 a.m. EST at the Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, Ky.  

Jan. 16: Kentucky Commodity Conference (corn, soy, small grains) will be at the Holiday Inn University Plaza in Bowling Green, Ky. For information, visit www.kycorn.org or www.kysoy.org 

Jan. 17: Council for Burley Tobacco Annual Meeting at Owensboro Convention Center, Owensboro, Ky. For more, visit www.councilforburleytobacco.com

Jan. 26: Assessing the UK Dining Market workshop will be from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. EST at the Fayette County Extension Office, 1140 Red Mile Place, Lexington, Ky. Pre-registration is required. Contact Myrisa Christy at mchristy@kcardky.com or 270-883-2392.