NATIONAL
Feb. 26-27: The 2009 Commodity Classic, the premier convention and trade show of the U.S. corn, soybean, wheat and sorghum industries will take place at the Gaylord Texas in Grapevine, Texas. For more information, visit www.commodityclassic.com

ILLINOIS
Feb. 26: A Certified Livestock Manager Training workshop focusing on swine will take place in Mt. Carroll, Ill. More information is available at www.livestocktraining.com or call 217-333-2611; clmt@illinois.edu

March 3: A Certified Livestock Manager Training workshop focusing on beef and swine will take place in Sycamore, Ill. More information is available at www.livestocktraining.com or call 217-333-2611; clmt@illinois.edu

March 9: A Certified Livestock Manager Training workshop focusing on swine will take place in Springfield, Ill.  More information is available at www.livestocktraining.com or call 217-333-2611; clmt@illinois.edu

INDIANA
Feb. 26: The South Shore Clean Cities Coalition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy will be kicking off the 2009 “Fueling the Future of Northern Indiana” with an annual meeting at the Avalon Manor in Merrillville, Ind. To register, call 219-365-4289 or go online at www.southshorecleancities.org

Feb. 27: Indiana Farm Bureau will host a session from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the farm bill, detailing changes in the ’08 farm bill at the Jasper Inn in Jasper, Ind. Contact Bryan Whistler at 812-583-5909, bwhistler@infarmbureau.org

Feb. 27: An estate and family business transfer planning workshop will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. in the North Judson Public Library in North Judson, Ind. Contact Michael Reetz at 574-946-3412; reetz@purdue.edu

Feb. 27-28: The 2nd annual Indiana Cattle and Forage Symposium will take place at the Hilton Indianapolis North in Indianapolis, Ind. Registration details are available at www.indianabeef.org or call 1-800-515-2333.

Feb. 28: Indiana Sheep Symposium and annual meeting will take place at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds in Noblesville, Ind. To register, see the website at www.indianasheep.com or call Carolyn Orr at 765-893-8209.

March 7: Adults interested in learning how to become a 4-H project leader can attend the Northeast Indiana 4-H Judges Clinic at Northrop High School in Ft. Wayne, Ind. Contact Mike Talbott at 260-481-6826; mtalbott@purdue.edu

March 5: Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District will host their 29th Conservation Farming Workshop in the Top Raper Center at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Richmond, Ind. To make a reservation by Feb. 27, call 765-966-0191, ext. 3.

March 10: Livestock producers have an opportunity to hear about Starling and rodent control on their farms and receive credit towards their current pesticide license at the Fulton County Fairgrounds in Rochester, Ind. Contact Mark Kepler at 574 223 3397.

March 12-14: Fiber Fest and Spin-in will demonstrate processing fibers into yarn, teach hands-on classes in spinning and feature vendors and entertainment at the Jay County Fairgrounds in Portland, Ind. To register, call 877-726-4481.

KENTUCKY
March 2, 9, 16: Master Tree Farmer series, “Forest Risks and Risk Management,” will take place at various county University of Kentucky Extension offices in the state. For more information, call 859-257-7597 or visit www.ca.uky.edu/forestryextension/MTF.php

OHIO
Feb. 26-27: Ohio State University’s Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference will be held at the McIntosh Center of Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio, and will feature the latest in crop technology and an ag industry trade show. Details are available on http://ctc.osu.edu or call 419- 422-3851.

Feb. 28: The Ohio Young Farmers, Inc. will host their 61st annual state conference in Muskingum County, Ohio. For more details, contact the OYF office at 740-828-3832.

March 6-7: The DeKalb Super Truck and Tractor Pull will take place in Eaton, Ohio. To purchase tickets, visit www.coatpa.com or phone 937-355-5251.

MICHIGAN
March 4-5: A workshop to help farmers conserve energy and reduce grain drying and storage costs will be presented in Dundee, Mich. For more information, visit http://defiance.osu.edu/agriculture_natural_resources/winter-meet
ings, or contact Bruce Clevenger at 800-745-4771 or clevenger.10@cfaes.osu.edu

March 12: Learn about research on new forage varieties, strategies and management practices at the Forage Technology Conference at the Michigan State University (MSU) Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center in East Lansing, Mich. To register, contact Jodie Schonfelder by calling 517-355-0271, ext. 1114, or by e-mailing her at schonfel@msu.edu

TENNESSEE
Feb. 28-29: The National Sweet Sorghum Producers and Processors Association will host their 24th annual conference at the National Parks Resort Lodge in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. For more information or to register, call Morris Bitzer at 859-806-3358 or e-mail: mbitzer@uky.edu

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.