ILLINOIS
April 7: University of Illinois Extension’s Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) workshop will take place at the Kankakee County Extension office in Bourbonnais, Ill. Topics will include produce food safety, post-harvest produce handling, water quality and testing, soil management, manure management and work health and hygiene. To register for the Bourbonnais workshop, visit http://kankakee.extension.uiuc.edu For more information on the Bourbonnais workshop, call 815-933-8337.

April 6-7: The Assoc. of Equipment Manufacturers will hold a two-day seminar on noise and vibration control issues in Chicago, Ill. Seminar hotel is the Four Points Sheraton in the O’Hare Airport area. For more information, visit the Education section of the AEM website at www.aem.org 

INDIANA
April 2: The 8th annual White River Valley Antique Assoc. Swap Meet will take place in Elnora, Ind. from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Contact Roger Daniels at 812-876-3445, John Dunning at 812-829-2595 or Ben Chestnut 812-636-4209 after 7 p.m. Free Admission. Visit www.wrvaa.org for additional details.

April 7: The Beginner’s Guide to Grant Writing Workshop teaches grant writers of all skill levels how to prepare and submit a professional proposal. The workshop takes place at the Pulaski County Extension office in Winamac, Ind. For more information and a registration form, log onto the center’s website at http://www.pcrd.purdue.edu  and click on the grant writing workshop link, or contact Peggy Hosea at 888-750-7277, phosea@purdue.edu

April 15: The Purdue Wine Grape Team will host a workshops for those interested in commercial winegrowing and winemaking at Oliver Winery's Creekbend Vineyard in Elletsville, Ind. from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A registration fee of $50 per workshop includes lunch. Registration forms and additional information are available online at www.indianaquality.org

OHIO
March 31-April 2: The Spring Dairy Expo will take place at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, Ohio and include seven breed shows, five breed sales, a trade show, all-breed youth showmanship contest and much more. For details, visit www.springdairyexpo.com

April 7: Ohio State University will host the Produce Safety Education Program in Piketon, Ohio. The workshop, for growers big and small, looks at science-based ways to make fresh fruits and vegetables safer. Registration costs $40 and is paid at the door, but a spot can be reserved by calling Ohio State’s Robert McCall at 419-354-6919.

April 12: The Franklin County Agriculture Day Committee will present “Ag Day” to third and fourth grade students of the Franklin County Schools. For more details, call 765-647-2651.

April 13: High tunnels will be the focus of an Ohio State University extension workshop 9:30 a.m.-4:15 p.m. in Archbold, Ohio. Registration costs $35 by April 6 or $45 after; space is limited to 40 registrants. Contact Greg LaBarge, Fulton County extension, at 419-337-9210 or labarge.1@osu.edu

April 21: An Introduction to Starting a Specialty Food Business in Indiana takes place 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Indiana Farm Bureau Inc. office in Indianapolis, Ind. For more information, download the brochure at www.ag.purdue.edu/foodsci/Documents/workshops/feep_brochure.pdf

KENTUCKY
April 13-16: University of Kentucky Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Preprofessionals organization will host a Lawn Mower Clinic to help folks get their mowers in good shape for the season in Lexington, Ky. Charge is $35 per mower. To reserve a spot, call 859-257-3000, ext. 113 or e-mail baelawnmowerclinic@gmail.com

MICHIGAN
April 8: Michigan State University Extension will host a breeding soundness clinic at the Derry Breault Beef Farm in Gladwin, Mich. Contact Kable Thurlow at 989-426-7741.

April 15: Michigan State University Extension will host a breeding soundness clinic at the MSU Lake City Experiment Station in Lake City, Mich. Contact Jerry Lindquist at 231-832-6139 or Doug Carmichael at 231-839-4608.

April 18-22: Michigan State University Extension will host a breeding soundness clinic in the Upper Peninsula, Mich. Contact Frank Wardynski at 906-884-2582 for more information on locations.

TENNESSEE
April 28: The University of Tennessee East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center will offer its third annual Organic Crops Field Tour in Knoxville, Tenn. A trade show will open at 7:30 a.m. and tours and talks will begin at 8:30 a.m. To pre-register, please visit this website:  http://organics.tennessee.edu/FieldTour.html by April 25.

LOOKING AHEAD
April 29: The Purdue Wine Grape Team will host a workshops for those interested in commercial winegrowing and winemaking at Buck Creek Winery southwest of Indianapolis, Ind. from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A registration fee of $50 per workshop includes lunch. Registration forms and additional information are available online at www.indianaquality.org

April 29-May 1: The National Youth Leadership Conference of the National Junior Swine Assoc. will take place in Minneapolis, Minn. Visit http://bit.ly/eleNd0 to view the schedule, download an application and return it to Sarah Schwab at sarah@nationalswine.com by April 1.

May 7: Michigan State University Extension will host a breeding soundness clinic at the Chuck Preston Farm in Prescott, Mich. Contact Chuck Preston at 989-873-4164 or Phil Durst at 989-387-5346.

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.