Dec. 12: The Illinois Farm Economics Summit will assist producers in navigating the challenges of a turbulent world at the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign, Ill. Deadline to advance register for $50 is Dec. 5. Registration may be completed at http://farmdoc.illinois.edu/ifes/2011/index.html or contact Sue Esposito at 217-333-5506, or sesposit@illinois.edu

Dec. 13: The Illinois Farm Economics Summit will assist producers in navigating the challenges of a turbulent world at the DeKalb County Farm Bureau in Sycamore, Ill. Deadline to advance register for $50 is Dec. 5. Registration may be completed at http://farmdoc.

illinois.edu/ifes/2011/index.html or contact Sue Esposito at 217-333-5506, or sesposit@illinois.edu

Dec. 14: The Illinois Farm Economics Summit will assist producers in navigating the challenges of a turbulent world at the Best Western Prairie Inn in Galesburg, Ill. Deadline to advance register for $50 is Dec. 5. Registration may be completed at http://farmdoc.illinois.

edu/ifes/2011/index.html or contact Sue Esposito at 217-333-5506, or sesposit@illinois.edu

Dec. 15: The Illinois Farm Economics Summit will assist producers in navigating the challenges of a turbulent world at the Holiday Inn in Mt. Vernon, Ill. Deadline to advance register for $50 is Dec. 5. Registration may be completed at http://farmdoc.illinois.edu/ifes/2011/index.html or contact Sue Esposito at 217-333-5506, or sesposit@illinois.edu

Dec. 16: The Illinois Farm Economics Summit will assist producers in navigating the challenges of a turbulent world at the Doubletree Hotel in Bloomington, Ill. Deadline to advance register for $50 is Dec. 5. Registration may be completed at http://farmdoc.illinois.edu/ifes/2011/index.html 

Dec. 1-2: Indiana Rural Summit will take place at Indiana State University in the University Hall in Terre Haute, Ind. Featured speaker will be Dr. Rick Foster, director of Michigan State University Extension Service. For details and to register, visit www.in.gov/ocra/ruralsummit.htm

Dec. 2-5: The 25th annual Hoosier Beef Congress will take place at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Ind. For more information, call 317-293-2333 or visit www.hoosierbeefcongress.com

Dec. 12: An Area 9 Indiana Beef Cattle Assoc. meeting will take place at McGraw’s Steakhouse in West Lafayette, Ind., at 6:30 p.m. Counties in this area include Benton, Fountain, Jasper, Montgomery, Newton, Pulaski, Tippecanoe, Warren and White. RSVP to Jeff Phillips at 765-474-0793.

Nov. 17: The 12th annual Ohio Farmland Preservation Summit is planned for the Ohio State University’s Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center in Columbus, Ohio. Registration is $40 and includes continental breakfast and lunch. Deadline to register is 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10. More details and online registration is available at http://cffpi.osu.edu/summit11.htm

Nov. 18: The Sediment and Erosion Control for Contractors Workshop will take place at the Miami Valley Career & Technology Center (MVCTC) in Clayton, Ohio. Included in the $20 registration fee are lunch and a flash drive of the presentations. For more information, call 937-854-7646 ext. 109.

Nov. 21-22: Israel agriculture seminars on “BARD, the U.S.-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund: Operations, Achievements and Funding Opportunities” and “Israel’s Agriculture: Technologies and Agro Sector Cooperation.” will take place in the Agricultural Administration Building in Columbus, Ohio. Call 330-263-3701.

Dec. 6: Ohio No-Till Conference, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Der Dutchman Restaurant in Plain City, Ohio. Information: 614-292-6648.

Dec. 7: Increasing Producer Profits Through Community Supported Agriculture, 6-9 p.m., Ohio State University Extension Agricultural Business Enhancement Center, 639 S. Dunbridge Road, Suite 4, Bowling Green, Ohio. Workshop to help growers evaluate, develop and sustain CSAs. Limited to 30. Registration $25. Information: 419-354-6916.

Nov. 17: National Farm-City Week Symposium & Luncheon

will take place at the Marriott Griffin Gate in Lexington, Ky. The Symposium will also be broadcast live starting at 11 a.m. EST on AgriTalk. More information is available at www.farmcity.org 

Nov. 18: The University of Tennessee Plateau AgResearch and Education Center in Crossville, Tenn. will host a fall sale of cattle from its herd starting at 10 a.m. CST. For more information about the mission and goals of the UT AgResearch program, visit the website: http://agresearch.tennessee.edu/ 

Dec. 7-8: University of Tennessee Extension Center for Profitable Agriculture is offering an educational program for farmers on “Direct Marketing Sense in Jackson, Tenn. A registration form and additional information are available on the Center’s website at http://cpa.utk.edu Contact the Center by calling 931- 486-2777 or e-mailing mlbruch@utk.edu