NATIONAL
Dec. 2-3: Want to get the most out of your herd’s reproductive potential? Register for the Robert Taylor Memorial Symposium: Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle at the Hilton in Fort Collins, Colo. Visit www.AppliedReproStrategies.com for a link to online registration. Registration is required.

ILLINOIS
Dec. 16: The Illinois Farm Economics Summit will take place in Mount Vernon, Ill. at the Holiday Inn. The program begins at 8 a.m. and concludes by 3 p.m. Registration may be completed online (http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu). Brochures are also available at local University of Illinois Extension offices.

Dec. 17: The Illinois Farm Economics Summit will take place in Bloomington, Ill. at the Interstate Center. The program begins at 8 a.m. and concludes by 3 p.m. Registration may be completed online (www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu). Registration brochures are also available at local University of Illinois Extension offices.

Dec. 18: The Illinois Farm Economics Summit will take place in Galesburg, Ill. at the Best Western Prairie Inn. The program begins at 8 a.m. and concludes by 3 p.m. Registration may be completed online (http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu). Registration brochures are also available at local University of Illinois Extension offices.

Dec. 19: The Illinois Farm Economics Summit will take place in Galesburg, Ill. at the Best Western Prairie Inn – Sycamore, Center for Agriculture. The program begins at 8 a.m. and concludes by 3 p.m. Registration may be completed online (www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu) Registration brochures are also available at local University of Illinois Extension offices.

INDIANA
Dec. 4-6: The annual Indiana Farm Bureau convention will take place in Evansville, Ind. this year at The Centre. Keynote speakers include economist Jeff Thredgold and farm broadcaster Orion Samuelson. For more information, visit www.infarmbureau.org or call 1-800-FARM BUR (327-6287).

Dec. 5: An estate and family business transfer planning workshop will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at the Benesse Oncology Center of Major Hospital in Shelbyville, Ind. Contact Scott Gabbard at 317-392-6460; gab
bardd@purdue.edu

KENTUCKY
Dec. 12-13: Invasive Species Conference, the first statewide conference to focus on the threat to the state of Kentucky from invasive plants, pathogens and insects, will take place in Lexington, Ky. The registration form and additional conference information are available at www.ca.uky.edu/invasives Registration deadline is Dec. 1.

OHIO
Dec. 2: Ohio State University and the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association will host a workshop for new and aspiring organic farmers at the Bromfield Administration Building in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. For details, contact Mike Anderson at 614-421-2022 or mike@oeffa.org or download the brochure at www.oeffa.org/pdfs/organics101.pdf

Dec. 11: The annual agricultural outlook meeting, hosted by The Ohio State University, will take place at the OSU Extension Office in Sidney, Ohio. Topics include: grains and biofuels, farm bill and agricultural policy and farmland values, general economy issues and food prices and markets. Pre-registration is due by Dec. 5. Contact Roger Bender at 937-498-7239 or ben
der.5@cfaes.osu.edu

Dec. 15: Tax practitioners with an interest in farm income taxes will have an opportunity to attend a farm tax workshop at nine locations throughout Ohio. Registration for any location is $120, received by Dec. 8. Workshop information, a downloadable registration form, as well as online registration are available at the following website http://aede.osu.edu/programs/TaxSchool/agissues.aspx, or by contacting Warren Lee at 614-292-6308 or lee.97@osu.edu

Dec. 16: Central Ohio Agronomy Day will be held at the OSU/COTC Newark Campus, Founders Hall in Newark, Ohio. The program will discuss climate changes and the weather outlook for 2009. Other topics include: drainage management, irrigation and insect control. For more details, call 740-670-5315 or go to: http://licking.osu.edu/agriculture/central-ohio-agronomy-day

MICHIGAN
Dec. 15: “Healthy Hooves: No Lame Excuses!” workshop organized by the Michigan State University Extension Dairy Team will address many of the common questions that producers have about hoof health at the Franklin Inn Restaurant, in Bad Axe, Mich. Contact Craig Thomas at 810-648-2515.

Dec. 15: Michigan Soybean Association’s 35th annual meeting of members and the 2008 Soybean Yield Contest will take place at the Michigan State Pavilion in East Lansing, Mich. To register before Dec. 8, call 989-652-3294 or e-mail the names and addresses of those who wish to attend to soyinfo@michigansoybean.org

Dec. 16: “Healthy Hooves: No Lame Excuses!” workshop organized by the Michigan State University Extension Dairy Team will address many of the common questions that producers have about hoof health at the Quality Inn Forward’s Conference Center in West Branch, Mich. Contact Phil Durst at 989-826-1160.

Dec. 16: An integrated crop and pest management update will take place at the Michigan State University Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education in East Lansing, Mich. from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The registration form is available at http://web1.msue.msu.edu/eaton/2008cropmanagementupdate.pdf

Dec. 17: “Healthy Hooves: No Lame Excuses!” workshop will address many of the common questions that producers have about hoof health at Smith Hall of the Clinton County Fairgrounds in St. Johns, Mich. Contact Faith Cullens at 989-224-5249.

Dec. 18: “Healthy Hooves: No Lame Excuses!” workshop organized by the Michigan State University Extension Dairy Team will address many of the common questions that producers have about hoof health at the Polkton Township Hall in Coopersville, Mich. Contact Bill Robb at 616-846-8250.

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.