Editor’s Note: Coming Events is a free listing. The material presented is a crosssection 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.

 

May 17-18: The 58th annual Corn Dry Milling Conference will be in Peoria, Ill. Corn millers, corn seed producers, corn product manufacturers, and agricultural engineers dealing in the production, handling, storage and processing of corn products for food are encouraged to attend. Visit www.namamillers.org/meetings/2017-corn-dry-millingconference/ for program and registration information.

 

April 11: The Indiana State Board of Animal Health will meet at 9:30 a.m. EDT at the BOAH office at Discovery Hall – Suite 100, 1202 E. 38th St., Indianapolis, Ind. For information, contact public information director Denise Derrer at 317-544-2414.

 

April 20: Huntington University will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Ware Plant Science Production Facility at 3:45 p.m. at the Dowden Science Building, Huntington, Ind. Ag students will have hands-on learning and research opportunities in the area of plant and soil sciences, with the potential for aquaponics as well. For more information, visit www.huntington.edu/agriculture

 

April 11-14: The American Feed Industry Assoc. will host a hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) training April 11-12 and a FAMI-QS Awareness in Feed Safety course immediately following, April 13-14, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Des Moines Airport in Des Moines, Iowa. The HACCP training is accredited by theInternational HACCP Alliance. The FAMIQS program is benchmarked against the European Commission feed regulations, which allows for exporters and importers to gain entry into new internationalmarkets with greater ease and success. For HACCP information and registration, visit http://bit.ly/2fInKVs and for FAMIQS information and registration, visit http://bit.ly/2fHzrj2

 

June 7-9: The 2017 World Pork Expo, including hundreds of exhibitors, free educational seminars, live hog shows and sales, networking opportunities and more, will be at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa. The website www.worldpork.org has everything you need to easily register for Expo and plan a successful visit – including event schedules, exhibitor information, lodging and travel information and much more. Follow World Pork Expo news on Twitter (#WPX17) and Facebook.

 

April 20-May 18: Ohio State University Extension is offering monthly Direct Agricultural Marketing webinars again in 2017. Each webinar begins at noon ET and also is available to view later at go.osu.edu/DirectMarketingWebinars The next two dates, topics and links to registration are:

•Apr. 20: Are You Still Accepting Cash in a Digital World?, go.osu.edu/AreYouStillAccepting CashinaDigitalWorld4-2017

•May 18: Managing Negativity, go.osu.edu/ManagingNegativity5-2017

April 22: The 23rd Annual Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park Dinner-Auction will be 5 to 10 p.m. at Wallace Lodge in Sally Buffalo Park, 100 College Way, Cadiz, Ohio. Auction items in the past have included construction, mining, and agriculture related items such as models, antique, vintage, modern memorabilia, photos, collectables, and more. Tickets are $18. For reservations, send check or money order to HCRHP, PO Box 403, Cadiz, OH 43907. For information, contact Marilyn at 740-942-3895 or Dale at 740-391-4135.

 

April 13: The Tennessee Forestry Commission will meet 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. CDT at the Ellington Agricultural Center, 406 Hogan Road, Nashville, Tenn. The agenda includes approval of seedling pricing for the 2017/18 season, discussion on the amendment attached to the budget proposal by the Senate Ag Committee, preparation for future emergency incidents, wildfire compact deployment to Oklahoma, timber sales update, seedling sales report for 2016/17, the Wood Summit to be held in Jackson and the proposed 2018 Export Conference. For more information, contact TDA’s Division of Forestry at 615-837-5520 or visit www.tn.gov/agriculture/article/ag-forests-tfc

 

April 18-May 9: The University of Tennessee Center for Profitable Agriculture will conduct “E-commerce for Direct Farm Marketers” workshops in Memphis (April 18) and Jonesborough (May 9). Both workshops will be 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. local time. Register (https://tiny.utk.edu/ecommerce) by April 13 for Memphis and by May 4 for the Jonesborough workshop. May 2: Producers planning to sell meat directly to consumers have some free training available. A University of Tennessee Extension workshop will begin at 6:30 p.m. CDT at the Tennsco Community Center in Dickson, Tenn. The information will apply to beef, pork, lamb and goat meat, but will not be relevant to poultry producers. Preregistration is required. Contact Vickie Witcher at vwitcher@utk.edu or 615-446- 2788.

 

April 11-Aug. 2: The Renewable Fuels Assoc. and TRANSCAER have added three more ethanol emergency response training webinars. A professional hazmat trainer will teach participants how to train others in emergency tactics and procedures. All of these “Train the Trainer” webinars will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. CT/ noon to 2 p.m. ET via WebEx. Scheduled dates are April 11, June 14 and Aug. 2. Registration is required. Individuals

interested in registering for the webinar can visit www.rfa.traincaster.com

 

April 18-20: The 9th annual Global AgInvesting conference will be at the Grand Hyatt in New York City. Learn more about the evolution of this asset class from the pioneers who were involved since the beginning. For speakers and program information, and to register, visit www.globalaginvesting.com/events/gai2017/agenda/

 

April 20: A webinar covering “Diagnosing Plant Diseases for the Average Person” and sponsored by Purdue University Women in Agriculture will be noon to 1 p.m. EST. Register at https://ag.purdue.edu/Extension/wia/Pages/webinars.aspx You will then receive a confirmation email with the link to participate in the webinar.

 May 3-4: The Animal Agriculture

Alliance’s annual Stakeholders Summit will be at the InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza, Kansas City, Mo. Check the Alliance website at www. animalagalliance.org for summit information. You can also follow the hashtag #AAA16 and #ActionPlease2017 for periodic updates about the event. For general questions about the Summit, contact summit@animalagalliance.org or call (703) 562-5160.

 

May 4-5: The National Breeders Roundtable, which brings poultry breeder specialists and geneticists from the industry, universities and government together to discuss the latest research developments and genetic trends in poultry breeding, will be at the Renaissance Airport Hotel in St. Louis, Mo. To view the agenda and to register, visit www.uspoultry.org  

 

June 12-14: The National Cannabis Industry Assoc.’s 4th annual Cannabis Business Summit & Expo will be at the Oakland Marriott City Center, Oakland, Calif. For agenda and other details, follow NCIA on Facebook (@TheNCIA) and Twitter (@NCIAorg), or sign up online (CannabisBusinessSummit.com/ Oakland-2017/Agenda) to receive the latest information.