NATIONAL
Jan. 11-14: American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual convention and meeting will take place in San Antonio, Texas at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. If you have questions, contact Tracy Taylor Grondine at 202-406-3642 tracyg@fb.org

ILLINOIS
Jan. 8: Illinois Dairy Days will present “Economic Expectations” in El Paso, Ill. at the Community Center. For further details, contact a local Illinois Extension office.

Jan. 12: The University of Illinois Corn and Soybean Classic will address essential issues in crop production, pest management and economics in Bloomington, Ill. at the Interstate Center. Online registration is available at www.ipm.uiuc.edu/conferences or call 800-321-1296.

Jan. 9: Illinois Dairy Days will present “Economic Expectations” in Arthur, Ill. at Yoder’s Country Kitchen. The program begins at 9:45 a.m. For further details, contact a local Illinois Extension office.

Jan. 13: Illinois Dairy Days will present “Economic Expectations” in Quincy, Ill. at the Adam’s County Farm Bureau. The program begins at 9:45 a.m. For further details, contact a local Illinois Extension office.

Jan. 13: Illinois Dairy Days will present “Economic Expectations” in Jerseyville, Ill. at the Super 8 Motel at 7:30 p.m. For further details, contact a local Illinois Extension office.

Jan. 13: The University of Illinois Corn and Soybean Classic will address essential issues in crop production, pest management and economics in Springfield, Ill. at the Crowne Plaza. Online registration is available at www.ipm.uiuc.edu/conferences or call 800-321-1296.

Jan. 14: Illinois Dairy Days will present “Economic Expectations” in Okawville, Ill. at the Community Club Building. The program begins at 9:45 a.m. For further details, contact a local Illinois Extension office.

Jan. 14: The University of Illinois Corn and Soybean Classic will address essential issues in crop production, pest management and economics in Moline, Ill. at the I Wireless Center. Online registration is available at www.ipm.uiuc.edu/conferences or call 800-321-1296.

Jan. 14: A Certified Livestock Manager Training workshop will take place in Galesburg, Ill. Topics include manure management, carcass disposal and odor management. More information is available at www.livestocktraining.com or call 217-333-2611; clmt@illinois.edu

Jan. 15: The University of Illinois Corn and Soybean Classic will address essential issues in crop production, pest management and economics in Malta, Ill. at Kishwaukee College. Online registration is available at www.ipm.uiuc.edu/conferences or call 800-321-1296.

Jan. 15: A Certified Livestock Manager Training workshop will take place in Quincy, Ill. More information is available at www.livestocktraining.com or call 217-333-2611; clmt@illinois.edu

Jan. 15: Illinois Dairy Days will present “Economic Expectations” in Breese, Ill. at the American Legion Hall. The program begins at 9:45 a.m. For further details, contact a local Illinois Extension office.

Jan. 17: Gardening, skin care, baking and herbal folklore will be featured at the University of Illinois Herb Day at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center near Lincoln Ave. and I-74 in Urbana. Advanced registration is $55 and must be received by Jan. 9. Contact Carla Chapman at217-333-7738; carlac@illinois.edu

INDIANA
Jan. 8: The Growing for Market series, a program covers a wealth of topics from farmers’ markets and customer satisfaction to management issues and establishing new markets. The program is offered via Interactive Adobe Connect at 15 sites around Indiana from 6:30-9:30 p.m. The program will continue for five consecutive Thursday evenings. A brochure is available at www.extension.purdue.edu/Hancock/09GrowingForMarketBrochure.pdf
Jan. 9-10: The Indiana Beekeeping School, Inc., in cooperation with Ivy Tech Community College presents its annual Beginning Beekeepers Class in Indianapolis, Ind., Terre Haute, Ind. Nashville, Ind., and Fort Wayne, Ind. Information and online registration is available at www.IndianaBeekeepingSchool.com

Jan. 14-17: 17th annual National No-Tillage Conference will feature 46 speakers and take place in Indianapolis, Ind. For more details as they become available visit www.notillconference.com or contact Darrell Bruggink at dbruggink@lesspub.com or 262-782-4480, ext. 420.

Jan. 16: An estate and family business transfer planning workshop will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at the Hamilton County Purdue Extension Office in Noblesville, Ind. Contact Bill Rice at 317-776-0854; billrice@purdue.edu

Jan. 21: Indiana Farm Bureau and the Indiana Agricultural Law Foundation will be hosting two meetings to provide information to landowners and local officials about wind energy development in the Laughlin Center at Rushville High School in Rushville, Ind. For more information, contact Justin Schneider at 317-692-7835.

KENTUCKY
Jan. 23-24: Kentucky pork producers will have an opportunity to learn about the latest management strategies and Kentucky Pork Producers Association activities at the 2009 annual meeting in Bowling Green, Ky. Send registration to 1110 Hawkins Drive, Elizabethtown, Ky., 42701-0607.

OHIO
Jan. 12: West Ohio Agronomy Day will take place in Sidney, Ohio at the Ohio American Legion Hall located on Fourth Avenue. Visit http://shelby.osu.edu, e-mail Ohio State University Extension Agricultural Professional Roger Bender at bender.5@cfaes.osu.edu, or call 937.498.7239 for registration information.

TENNESSEE
Jan. 21-24: Practical Tools and Solutions for Sustaining Family Farms Conference will be in Chattanooga, Tenn. The event offers sustainable production and direct marketing information for horticultural and livestock producers, enterprise management lessons, farm policy education and community food systems development training. The conference schedule is available
at www.ssawg.org or call 678-494-0696.

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.