Dec. 7-Feb. 22: Workshops have been scheduled to provide Illinois livestock producers the manure management training they need to meet the requirements of the state’s Livestock Management Facilities Act. The workshops will be held in 12 locations throughout the state. For a full schedule or to register for a workshop, call the University of Illinois Extension at 800-345-6087. The cost is $30. If more than one employee from the same farm signs-up, each registration after the first will cost $20, a $10 discount.

Feb 17: University of Illinois will host the “Food & Agricultural Communications: The Next Frontier” will take place in Champaign, Ill. Space is limited for the symposium and gala. For more information and to register, go to www.agcommevent.com. Final registration is due by Feb. 1.

Feb. 1: Indiana livestock producers looking to improve their pastures and forages will have opportunities to learn from experts in the field at the Southern Indiana Grazing Conference at the Simon J. Graber Building, 9164 E. 875 N., Odon, Ind. For more information, visit daviesscoswcd.org/main/page_sigc.html

Feb. 2: A webinar series entitled “Raising Poultry for Pleasure & Profit,” sponsored by Purdue Extension and the Purdue School for Successful Poultry Production and Marketing will contain five webcasts, shown weekly at Extension offices across Indiana. They also can be watched at home or as recordings. Details are available at www.ag.purdue.edu/counties/kosciusko/pages/default.aspx under “Hot Topics” or contact a local county extension office.

Feb. 3: Indiana Pork will host a regional meeting for pork producers to provide an update on checkoff and legislative activities at noon (EST) at Trackside side in Greensburg, Ind. Lunch will be provided. RSVP to Spencer Morris at 317-872-7500; smorris@inpork.org

Feb. 3-4: Indiana livestock producers looking to improve their pastures and forages will have opportunities to learn from experts in the field at the Northern Indiana Grazing Conference at the Michiana Event Center, 7605 N. Indiana 9, Howe, Ind. More information is available at www.lagrangeswcd.org/_mgx

root/page_10776.html

Feb. 4: The Purdue Fish Fry, hosted by the Purdue Agricultural Alumni Assoc. will take place at the Marsh Blue Ribbon Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Ind. at 11:30 a.m. EST. Special guest speaker will be Howard G. Buffett. For more details, visit www.ag.purdue.edu/agalumni or call 765-494-8593.

Feb. 6: Indiana Pork will host a regional meeting for pork producers to provide an update on checkoff and legislative activities at noon (EST) at Washington Family Restaurant in Washington, Ind. Lunch will be provided. RSVP to Spencer Morris at 317- 872-7500; smorris@inpork.org

Feb 8: Pork producers can learn about trends, legislation and studies involving the industry at the Central Indiana Pork Conference in Rossville, Ind. Registration costs $20. To register online, visit www.ag.purdue.edu/counties/clin

ton/Pages/cipc.aspx

Feb. 10: Indiana Pork will host a regional meeting for pork producers to provide an update on checkoff and legislative activities at noon (Central) at Iron Chef Buffett in Dale, Ind. Lunch will be provided. RSVP to Spencer Morris at 317-872-7500; smorris@inpork.org

Feb. 13: Indiana Pork will host a regional meeting for pork producers to provide an update on checkoff and legislative activities at noon (EST) at Ruby Tuesday’s in Warsaw, Ind. RSVP to Spencer Morris at 317-872-7500; smorris@inpork.org

Feb. 18-19: Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Assoc. annual conference will take place at Granville High School and Middle School, 248 New Burg St., Granville, Ohio. Sessions on organic farming and related topics; “Sowing the Seeds of Our Food Sovereignty” is the theme; Ohio State University Extension and Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center experts are some of the speakers. Information: www.oeffa.org or 614-421-2022.

Feb. 20: Fruit and Vegetable Safety Program, 1-4 p.m., Homerville Auction, 9430 Spencer Road, Homerville, Ohio. Focuses on Good Agricultural Practices for preventing microbial contamination of fruits and vegetables on farms. Admission $25. Information: 330-202-3555, ext. 2918

Feb. 23: The Ohio Woodland Stewards Program presents, “Whats that wood?” a workshop for landowners, builders, woodworkers, carpenters and others at Ohio State University’s Endeavor Center in Piketon, Ohio. For more information, contact 614-688-3421; ohiowoods@osu.edu or go to http://go.osu.edu/HSv

Feb. 2: The annual Tennessee Grain and Soybean Producers Conference will be at the Dyer County Fairgrounds in Dyersburg, Tenn. View the program at http://utcrops.com or call the Dyer County Extension office at 731-286-7821. 

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.