ILLINOIS
April 15: Sheep and goat producers are invited to a University of Illinois evening seminar on health and marketing issues in Macomb, Ill. Register by April 8. For more information, contact Cheri Burcham at 217-543-3755 or cburcham@illinois.edu

April 22: Sheep and goat producers are invited to a University of Illinois evening seminar on health and marketing issues in Arthur, Ill. Register by April 15. For more information, contact Cheri Burcham at 217-543-3755 or cburcham@illinois.edu

INDIANA
April 15: “An Introduction to Starting a Specialty Food Business in Indiana” workshop will take place from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Indiana Farm Bureau Inc., in Indianapolis, Ind. Registration is $100, and is due by April 9. For the registration form and more information, visit www.ag.purdue.edu/foodsci/Documents/workshops/feep_brochure.pdf

April 17: The Indiana Alpaca Assoc. will host an educational symposium, which will include a trade show and featured seminars from the National Alpaca Assoc. and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture at the Exposition Center at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds in Noblesville, Ind. Contact Tom Flanagan at 317-363-8431.

April 17: A benefit for the family of Brenda Alverson to help pay for her liver transplant and long hospitalizations will take place at the Clarksburg Community Volunteer Fire Department from 4-6 p.m. in Clarksburg, Ind. Checks may be made to Clarksburg Christian Church, the host of the benefit. Contact Calvin Tipton at 812-663-9490.

April 19: Livestock nutritionists can learn the basics of creating feed management plans for their clients at Purdue Extension’s 2010 Feed Management Workshop at the Grand Wayne Center in Fort Wayne, Ind. Registration is $50 per attendee and is due by April 14. To register, or for additional information, call 765-494-4823 or e-mail tnennich@purdue.edu

April 20-21: 2010 Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference will be at the Grand Wayne Center in Fort Wayne, Ind. Contact Michelle Milligan at 614-292-7347, milligan.4@osu.edu, before the deadline or visit http://tristatedairy.osu.edu

April 22: The Beginner’s Guide to Grant Writing workshop will be offered from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at locations across the state of Indiana. For more information or a registration form, contact a local Purdue Extension office or Peggy Hosea at 765-236-0955, phosea@purdue.edu

April 24: The 6th annual Indiana Youth Dairy Conference takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Beck Agricultural Center, located at the Purdue’s Agronomy Center for Research and Education near West Lafayette, Ind. Contact Kelly Heckaman at 574-372-2340, kheckaman@purdue.edu

April 24: Price-View Holstein Dispersal will take place on the farm of Joe and Amber Price at 10:30 a.m. at 3668 W. 800 S., Jonesboro, Ind. Price-Leffler Auctioneers. For more details, visit www.priceviewfarm.com

OHIO
April 15: Ohio State University’s South Centers at Piketon, Ohio will be offering a “Cooperative Opportunities for Producers” workshop from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. For more information, or to register, contact Julie Strawser-Moose at 740-289-2071 ext. 223.

April 16: Ohio State University Extension’s Ohio Woodland Stewards Program will hold an Invasive Species Workshop in the Terrace Room of the Toledo Botanical Garden Conference Center in Toledo, Ohio. Register and pay online at http://woodlandstewards.osu.edu

April 16: Ohio State University’s Agroecosystems Management Program (AMP) will present “Local Food, All Year: A Workshop for People Who Want to Make It Happen” from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. in Reynoldsburg, Ohio at the Ohio Department of Agriculture’s Bromfield Administration Building. Register at www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/amp

MICHIGAN
April 15: “Positioning Your Dairy Business for the Future: Intensive Strategic Workshop for Dairy Producers” will help dairy producers examine where they are in relation to the rest of the Michigan dairy industry and strategically plan for the future. Session 2 of 2 will take place in Mattawan, Mich. To sign up, visit http://tiny.cc/dairy_bus_analysis

April 16: “Positioning Your Dairy Business for the Future: Intensive Strategic Workshop for Dairy Producers” will help dairy producers examine where they are in relation to the rest of the Michigan dairy industry and strategically plan for the future. Session 2 of 2 will take place in Grand Rapids, Mich. To sign up, visit http://tiny.cc/dairy_bus_analysis

April 21: “Positioning Your Dairy Business for the Future: Intensive Strategic Workshop for Dairy Producers” will help dairy producers examine where they are in relation to the rest of the Michigan dairy industry and strategically plan for the future. Session 1 of 2 will take place in West Branch, Mich. To sign up, visit http://tiny.cc/dairy_bus_analysis

KENTUCKY
May 14-16: The first annual Kentucky Sheep and Fiber Festival will be in conjunction with the Bluegrass Classic Stockdog Trial in Lexington, Ky. To participate as a vendor for this event, contact Sharon Koontz at 502-352-2434 or sharon@kysheepandgoat.org

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.