ILLINOIS
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 details, 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 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. 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 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 information, 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. To register, go online at http://woodlandstewards.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 at http://pested.osu.edu or by calling 614-292-4070.

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

LOOKING AHEAD
May 14: The first of this year’s University of Illinois Extension sustainable agriculture tours will follow meat and poultry production from pasture to plate at Eickman’s Processing in Seward, Ill. Register at least one week in advance at https://webs.extension.
uiuc.edu/registration/default.cfm?RegistrationID=2845

May 15: The University of Tennessee will offer a series of agriculture field days starting with organic vegetable production at a new educational event in Knoxville, Tenn. at the East Tennessee AgResearch and Education. A complete listing of times and locations is available at http://agriculture.tennessee.edu/
news/FieldDays/index.htm

May 13: CME Group will host its 2009 annual meeting of shareholders at 4 p.m., at The University of Chicago Gleacher Center, located at 450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive in Chicago, Ill. For further details, visit www.cmegroup.com

May 20: A pesticide applicator training course will be offered by the Ohio State University Extension at the Ohio Department of Agriculture, 8995 E. Main St., in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Information is available on the OSU Extension Pesticide Education Program website at http://pested.osu.edu or by calling 614-292-4070.

May 30: The University of Tennessee will offer an agriculture field day featuring Tennessee’s healthy hardwoods in Oak Ridge, Tenn. at the Forest Resources REC. More information is available at http://agriculture.tennessee.edu/news/FieldDays/index.htm

June 11: The University of Tennessee will offer an agriculture field day featuring beef and forage in Blount County, Tenn. at the East Tennessee REC. More information is available at http://agriculture.tennessee.edu/news/FieldDays/index.htm

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.