ILLINOIS
April 9-10: The University of Illinois Dixon Springs Ag Center will host a workshop on cattle breeding and synchronization near Glendale, Ill. Registration (required by March 31) is $50 per person and includes lunch on April 9, refreshment breaks, lab supplies and all program materials. Call 618-695-2441 for details and to register.

April 11: Forty dairy calves will be on sale at the 61st Annual Purebred Dairy Calf Association sale at the University of Illinois Round Barns in Urbana, Ill. Breeds represented include Ayrshires, Brown Swiss, Jerseys, Milking Shorthorn, and Holsteins. The sale catalog is available at www.holsteinworld.com

April 17-18: Sheep Shearing School hosted by the University of Illinois Extension will take place at the Livestock Pavilion on the Western Illinois University campus in Macomb, Ill. For additional information, contact Dick Cobb at 217-333-7351; arcobb@illinois.edu

April 24-25: The first annual biofuels law and regulation conference, incentivizing second-generation biofuels will be held at the new University of Illinois I-Hotel in Champaign, Ill. Detailed information can be found at www.biofuelslawconference.org Registration questions should be directed to Elizabeth Stull at estull@illinois.edu

INDIANA
April 10-11: The Fiber Event will converge on the Putnam County Fairgrounds in Greencastle, Ind. this year. Admission and parking are free. For further details, contact Mary Ann Cripe at 765-379-2578; greyside@geetel.net; Donna Jo Copeland at 317-831-4700, breezymanor@aol.com or visit http://www.thefiberevent.com/

April 11: The Adams County, Indiana 4-H Sheep Club will be hosting a Sheep Day event at the Adams County Fairgrounds in Monroe, Ind. from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Activities include a shearing demonstration, wool spinning, showmanship and a tour of a large sheep operation. Contact Wayne Brooks at 260-592-6732.

April 18: The 5th annual Indiana Dairy Youth Conference will take place at Fair Oaks Farm in Fair Oaks, Ind. Youth will learn about opportunities in the dairy industry and what it takes to raise and show livestock. Registration is $15 and is due by April 8. A downloadable form is available at www.ces.purdue.edu/ces/LaPorte/files/4H/IDYC09.pdf or call Kelly Easterday at 574-372-2340 or keasterday@purdue.edu

OHIO
April 9-11: The Spring Dairy Expo will offer something for every dairy producer to enjoy in Columbus, Ohio, including six breed shows, a trade show and five breed sales. For details, contact the show manager Jana Mussard at 614-335-1106 or jana@cobaselect.com

April 16-18: Enhance your dairy operation with a farmstead cheese business with the aid of an Ohio State University Extension cheese-making workshop at the OSU Extension office in Ashtabula County in Jefferson, Ohio. For more details, contact the OSU Extension office in Ashtabula County at 440-576-9008, or e-mail Abbey Averill at averill.10@osu.edu

April 18: The Basics of Selling Timber, an educational workshop led by Ohio forestry experts will take place at Troyer’s Dutch Heritage Restaurant in Bellville, Ohio. Register by April 8. To register, go online at http://woodlandstewards.osu.edu or call 614-688-3421 or e-mail ohiowoods@osu.edu

April 23: “Leasing Farmland for Oil and Gas” takes place from 6-8 p.m., at the Oscar Share Hall at the Guernsey County Fairgrounds, 335 Old National Road in Old Washington, Ohio. Registration, due by April 20, costs $10 per person. Call Clif Little, 740-489-5300 or 740-432-9300.

April 28: A pesticide applicator training course will be offered by the Ohio State University Extension at the Ohio Department of Agriculture in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Information is available on the OSU Extension Pesticide Education Program website at http://pested.osu.edu

TENNESSEE
May 4: Agritourism entrepreneurs and farmers considering agritourism enterprises are encouraged to attend a multi-county workshop in Hohenwald, Tenn. Workshop information and registration is available by contacting GROW-10 Coordinator, Amy Ladd at the Center for Profitable Agriculture at 931-486-2777 or by e-mail at aladd4@tennessee.edu