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

Feb. 21: Registration for the 2018 Crop Management Conferences is open. Established by University of Illinois Extension’s commercial agriculture team, the meeting provides a forum for discussion and interaction between participants and university researchers. The conference will be at Kishwaukee College in Malta, Ill. Onsite registration is $120. For more details, visit http://web.extension.illinois.edu/csrec/2013conference

Feb. 21-March 14: The University of Illinois Extension has scheduled workshops to provide Illinois livestock producers with manure management training. Each workshop begins at 8:30 a.m. Workshop dates and locations are as follows:

•Feb. 21, 180 S. Soangetaha Road, Galesburg, Ill.

•Feb. 22, 1301 E. Washington, Pittsfield, Ill.

•Feb. 27, 1209 North Wenthe Dr., Effingham, Ill.

•Feb. 28, 1163 North 4th St., Breese, Ill.

•March 1, 1212 Route 14 West, Benton, Ill.

•March 14, State Fairgrounds, Springfield, Ill.

The cost is $35. For more questions about registration, contact Nancy Simpson at nsimp1@illinois.edu

Feb. 21-25: The Illinois Beef Expo will be at the Illinois State Fairground in Springfield, Ill. For additional details, visit https://illinoisbeefexpo.com

Feb. 22: The 50th annual Illinois Performance Tested Bull Sale will begin at 11 a.m. at the Livestock Center on the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Ill. Contact Travis Meteer at 217-430-7030 or email at wmeteer@gmail.com for more information. The IPT Bull Sale catalog and additional supporting information can be found online at www.IPTBullSale.com

Feb. 22: An apple tree pruning seminar will be offered from 1-3 p.m. at the Refuge Food Forest in Normal, Ill. For more details, contact Bill Davison at wdavison@illinois.edu or call 309-663-8306.

Feb. 22-March 29: The University of Illinois Extension will host a Small Farms Winter Webinar Series, featuring practical presentations on small farm enterprises and strategies every Thursday at noon. Registration is free and participants will receive a webinar reminder, log in instructions, and instructions to access the archived recording. Remaining dates and topics include:

•Feb. 22 - Creating Community Food Production Systems

•March 1 - Heavy Metals in Soils: Identifying and Acting on Contamination

•March 8 - Native Pollinators on Your Farm

•March 15 – Small Acres Pastured Poultry

•March 22 - Growing Ginger, Turmeric and Other Unique Crops

•March 29 - Tips for Modifying and Building Sprayers for Specialty Crops

Feb. 23: The Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Alliance in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Agriculture will host the Illinois Winter Wine Festival at the Crowne Plaza Springfield in Springfield, Ill. The festival begins at 7 p.m. For tickets and information on the festival, visit http://illinoiswine.com/events or contact the IGGVA office at 217-726-8518.

INDIANA

Feb. 21-22: The Midwest Women in Agriculture Conference will take place in at the Horizon Convention Center in Muncie, Ind. For more details, visit www.agriculture.purdue.edu/wia

Feb. 21-Feb. 26: The Indiana Department of Environmental Management and members of the Indiana Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust Fund Committee will host five public meetings around the state to provide information and gather input on Indiana's Beneficiary Mitigation Plan. The public meetings are:

•Feb. 21 - Allen County Public Library Aboite Branch, Fort Wayne, Ind.

•Feb. 26 - Jackson County Public Library Seymour Branch, Seymour, Ind.

For more information about the Indiana Volkswagen Mitigation Trust Program, visit www.idem.IN.gov/vwtrust

Feb. 24: The Purdue Lambing School, offered to beginning and veteran sheep or goat producers, will be 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Purdue Animal Sciences Research and Education Center Sheep Unit in West Lafayette, Ind. Registration is limited to 40 participants on a first-come basis. Cost of registration is $35 per person, which includes coffee and donuts in the morning, lunch and all educational handouts. Checks should be payable to Purdue University. For details, call 765-494-4849. Registration is at www.ansc.purdue.edu/SH/events/LambingSchool2018.pdf

Feb. 26: Purdue Extension and the Center for Commercial Agriculture will offer a workshop to advise crop producers on assessing farm financials from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Davis-Purdue Agricultural Center in Farmland, Ind. There is no fee required to attend, but participants must register by Feb. 23. For more information or to sign up, call 260-726-4707.

Feb. 27-March 8: Farm families can learn how to ensure a successful ownership transition from one generation to the next in a workshop sponsored by the Purdue Extension Succession Planning Team. The workshop will be presented by attorneys and estate planning experts. Remaining sessions are:

•Feb. 27, 6-9 p.m.: Switzerland County Technology and Education Center; 708 W. Seminary St., Vevay, Ind.

•March 8, 9 a.m.-noon: Madison County Fairgrounds; 512 E. Fourth St., Alexandria, Ind.

•March 8, 5-8 p.m.: Henry County Memorial Park, Smith Building; 2221 N. Memorial Drive, New Castle, Ind.

Cost is $40 for the first four family members and $10 for each additional member. Registration forms are available at https://bit.ly/2kdqeAc  and should be mailed to Kelly Heckaman, Kosciusko County Extension, 202 W. Main St., Warsaw, IN 46580. Registration is due two weeks before each session. For more information, contact Jenna Nees at 765-653-8411 or smith535@purdue.edu

March 1-3: The Indiana Small Farm Conference will be at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds in Danville, Ind. For details, visit www.purdue.edu/dffs/smallfarms

March 5: An Ag Leasing 101 Workshop will be from 7-9 p.m. at the Dubois County 4-H Fairgrounds’ Annex Building in Huntingburg, Ind. There is no charge, but due to needed materials and limited seating, reservations are needed by March 2 by calling the Dubois County Extension office at 812-482-1782. More details are at https://extension.purdue.edu/Dubois/Pages/article.aspx?intItemID=28062

KENTUCKY

Feb. 21: The Kentucky Animal Control Advisory Board will meet at 1 p.m. at the Jefferson County East Government Center in Louisville, Ky.

MICHIGAN

Feb. 22-March 21: Michigan State University Extension will host a certification course for complying with the Food and Drug Administration-defined Produce Safety Alliance Grower Food Safety Modernization Act. Remaining venues include:

•Feb. 22, 2018 – Lapeer County Center in Lapeer, Mich.

•March 1 – Tatter Center in Benton Harbor, Mich.

•March 15 – Kent County MSU Extension in Grand Rapids, Mich.

•March 21 – Bayliss Public Library in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.

Future Grower Produce Safety events will be announced at www.msue.msu.edu

Feb. 22: The Michigan Pork Producers Assoc.’s annual Michigan Pork Symposium will be at the Lansing Center in Lansing, Mich. Registration is $60, $25 for a second registration and $15 for a third registration. For details and registration, visit mipork.org or contact MPPA at schmitt@mipork.org or 517-853-3782.

Feb. 26-27: The Michigan State Extension will host a Grass Fed Beef School at the Kettunen Center in Tustin, Mich. The registration fee is $80 per person for the two-day school which includes two luncheon meals; refreshments, a pasture grazing stick, and a computer flash drive containing all the speaker’s handouts. For details, contact Kable Thurlow at thurlowk@anr.msu.edu or 989-426-7741.

March 1: The Michigan Manure Hauler Meeting will be from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Michigan Farm Bureau building in Lansing, Mich. A draft version of the Michigan manure hauler certification program will be introduced and discussed. For details, contact Charles Gould at gouldm@msu.edu or 616-994-4547.

OHIO

March 3-11: The Ohio Maple Producers Assoc. invites maple producers to take part in the 2018 Maple Ohio Magazine and Maple Madness driving tour on March 3-4, then again on March 10-11. The tour will feature stops at sugarhouses throughout Ohio. Those with questions should contact jerseyfan@sssnet.com or 330-749-0049. Information can be found on the Ohio Maple Producers’ website at ohiomaple.org

March 6-7: The Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference will be at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio. To register online, visit http://ctc.osu.edu by March 1. For more details, contact Randall Reeder at reeder.1@osu.edu

TENNESSEE

March 2-3: The Farm and Gin Show will be at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis, Tenn. This farm show will feature more than 400 exhibitors. For more details or to register, visit www.farmandginshow.com

OTHER STATES

Feb. 22-23: The USDA will host its Agricultural Outlook Forum at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Va. For more information or to register, visit www.youreventinfo.org/USDA_AgOutlook_Forum2018/reginfo.html

Feb. 27-March 1: The 2018 Commodity Classic will be at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif. All registration and housing reservations should be made online at www.commodityclassic.com

Feb. 28-March 2: The National Pork Industry Forum will be in Kansas City, Mo. at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown. NPPC will also conduct its annual meeting, electing new officers and members to its board of directors.

March 4-6: The National Farmers Union will host its 116th convention at The Westin Kansas City at Crown Center in Kansas City, Mo. The most up-to-date convention information, including a tentative agenda and hotel information, can be found on the NFU website at www.nfu.org/convention

LOOKING AHEAD

March 6: The 2018 Michiana Irrigated Corn and Soybean Production Workshop will be from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Blue Gate Restaurant in Shipshewana, Ind. Cost is $15. Registration is required by Feb. 26. Lunch and materials will be provided. For more information, call the Purdue Extension-LaGrange County office at 260-499-6334.

March 6: An update on 2017 agronomy research projects conducted at various University of Illinois research plots will be given at 7 p.m. at the Illinois Valley Community College Room in Oglesby, Ill. There is no cost to attend. Advance registration is required by called 815-224-0889 by March 5.

March 8: A workshop titled Feeding Your Horse for Optimal Health will be from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Michigan State University Horse Teaching and Research Center in Lansing, Mich. The workshop is being offered for $25 per person or $40 for two people. The registration deadline is March 1. For more details and to register, visit www.canr.msu.edu/horses/nutrition-workshop-2018

March 9: The Illinois Cattle Feeders Meeting will be from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Sauk Valley Community College near Dixon, Ill. Pre-registration is suggested for the meeting, but there is no fee to attend. Please RSVP to Travis Meteer by email wmeteer2@illinois.edu or visit go.illinois.edu/cattlefeeders to register online. Meeting details are available at http://web.extension.illinois.edu/oardc

March 9: The Midwest Nut Producers Council annual Membership Meeting will be at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station in Hickory Corners, Mich. The cost is $75. Registration includes MNPC membership, supplies and meals for both days. Lodging must be secured separately. Reserve a room before March 2. Lodging is available via https://events.anr.msu.edu/MidwestNutProducersCouncil2018

March 12-14: The 2018 Great Lakes Hop and Barley Conference will be at the Radisson Plaza Hotel and Suites in Kalamazoo, Mich. For additional information, contact Betsy Braid at braidbet@msu.edu or call 517-884-7081.

March 13-15: The University of Tennessee Extension will offer workshops across the state to teach farmers how to keep records for value-added enterprises. Pre-registration is required, and the workshop will begin with check-in at 8:30 a.m. The workshop will end at 4 p.m. Workshops will be at these locations:

•March 13, Memphis, Tenn.

•March 14, Franklin, Tenn.

•March 15, Knoxville, Tenn.

The registration fee is $20 per person, and lunch is provided. For more information about the workshops, contact Clay Dunivan at the Tennessee Department of Agriculture at 615-837-5348.

March 16-17: The 42nd annual Ohio Dorset Sale will be at the Preble County Fairgrounds in Eaton, Ohio. The sale will feature both horned and polled Dorsets. Sale questions may be directed to manager Greg Deakin at 309-785-5058. The Ohio Dorset Assoc. is sponsoring the sale, and consignment viewing may be seen at www.bannersheepmagazine.com

March 16-18: The Ohio Beef Expo will be at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, Ohio. For more details, visit www.ohiobeefexpo.com or call 614-873-6736.

March 21: The Michigan Wheat Program’s sixth annual Winter Grow Meeting will be in the Grand Garden Room at the Eagle Eye Conference Center in Bath Township, Mich. Admission is free to wheat growers and stakeholders, but pre-registration is requested. Farmers may register by phone at 888-943-2801. The complete itinerary may be found at miwheat.org

March 21-24: Thousands of antique John Deere tractor enthusiasts from across the U.S. and Canada travel to the Quad Cities and home of Deere & Co. in March 2018 to attend the “Gathering of the Green” conference. The “Gathering of the Green” is a biannual event for John Deere 2-cylinder and New Generation tractor collectors, restorers and enthusiasts. 2018’s gathering focuses on the 100th anniversary of John Deere entering the farm tractor business and is at The RiverCenter, 136 E. 3rd St. in downtown Davenport, Iowa. Conference registration is $40; go to www.gatheringofthegreen.com for detailed information. If you have questions, call/text 563-845-3298 or email Info@gatheringofthegreen.com

March 22-Oct. 20: University of Tennessee AgResearch has released the 2018 field day schedule, which includes 13 field days and four special events. The schedule features several new events. More information about each field day will be posted closer to the scheduled time at the UT Institute of Agriculture “News and Announcements” site. Center addresses and phone numbers can be found at http://agresearch.tennessee.edu

The complete schedule is as follows:

•Beef Heifer Development School Field Day - March 22, Beef Heifer Development Center, Lewisburg, Tenn.

•Tennessee Healthy Hardwoods Field Day - May 19, Forest Resources AgResearch and Education Center - Highland Rim Forest, Tullahoma, Tenn.

•Fruits of the Backyard Field Day - June 19, Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center, Spring Hill, Tenn.

•Tobacco, Beef & More Field Day - June 21, Highland Rim AgResearch and Education Center, Springfield, Tenn.

•Summer Celebration Field Day - July 12, West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center, Jackson, Tenn.

•Milan No-Till Field Day - July 26, AgResearch and Education Center at Milan, Tenn.

•Steak and Potatoes Field Day - August 7, Plateau AgResearch and Education Center, Crossville, Tenn.

•Turf and Ornamental Field Day - August 30, East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center - Plant Sciences Unit, Knoxville, Tenn.

•Cotton Tour – Sept. 5, West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center, Jackson, Tenn.

•Horse Management Field Day – Sept. 13, UTIA Campus, Knoxville, Tenn.

•Horse Management Field Day – Sept. 20, Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center, Spring Hill, Tenn.

•Horse Management – Sept. 27, Ames Plantation, Grand Junction, Tenn.

•Northeast Tennessee Beef Expo Field Day – Oct. 11, AgResearch and Education Center at Greeneville, Tenn.

•UT Gardens Green Industry - June 26, UT Gardens, Knoxville, Tenn.

•UT Arboretum Butterfly Festival - August 4, Forest Resources AgResearch and Education Center - UT Arboretum, Oak Ridge, Tenn.

•Fall Gardeners Festival - August 28, Plateau AgResearch and Education Center, Crossville, Tenn.

•Fall Folklore Jamboree – Oct. 20, AgResearch and Education Center at Milan, Tenn.

March 23-24: The Ohio State University will host its fifth annual Hops Conference, Bus Tour and Trade Show at the OSU Endeavor Center & Extension Research Facility in Piketon, Ohio. For additional information, go to go.osu.edu/OSUHopsConference2018

March 24-27: The North American Millers’ will have its Spring Conference at the Naples Grande Beach Resort in Naples, Fla. Visit www.namamillers.org for details.

April 10-12: The National Institute for Animal Agriculture will host its annual conference at the Renaissance Denver Stapleton Hotel in Denver, Colo. Registration is open. Go to www.animalagriculture.org for details.

April 25: The 2018 Ohio Farm to Cafeteria Pre-Conference and Policy Forum will be from 3-8 p.m. at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Send an email to Julie Moose at moose.14@osu.edu for details. To register, go online to www.farmtoschool.osu

May 3-4: The Animal Agriculture Alliance will host its 2018 Stakeholders Summit, Protect Your Roots, at the Renaissance Capital View Hotel in Arlington, Va. For details, contact Allyson Jones-Brimmer at ajonesbrimmer@animalagalliance.org or visit www.animalagalliance.org/summit

May 9: The CME Group will have its annual Meeting of Shareholders at 10 a.m. in the Auditorium at the CME Group in Chicago, Ill. For more information, call Anita Liskey at 312-466-4613 or William Park at 312-930-3467.

May 20-22: The Alltech Ideas Conference will be at the Alltech headquarters in Lexington, Ky. To register and for more information, visit one.alltech.com

June 4-6: The 2018 Corn Utilization and Technology Conference will be at the Sheraton Westport Chalet Hotel in St. Louis, Mo. For additional details, visit www.corntechconf.org or contact Sandra Wright at wright@ncga.com or call 636-733-5519.