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. 

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. 

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. For more information or to register online, visit http://www.ag.purdue.edu/counties/clinton/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. Lunch will be provided. RSVP to Spencer Morris at 317-872-7500; smorris@inpork.org

Feb. 25: The Indiana Beekeepers’ Association will hold its Indiana Bee School X in Indianapolis, Ind. at the Southport Presbyterian Church on 7525 McFarland Boulevard. Contact Steve Doty 317-485-5593 or jsdoty@indy.net or http://indianabeekeeper.com

Feb. 28-March 1: The Midwest Cover Crops Council will host its annual meeting and the Greater Wabash River RC&D will follow with a workshop on soil productivity both at Purdue University’s Beck Agricultural Center in West Lafayette, Ind. A brochure with information is available at www.mccc.msu.edu/MCCCmeeting.html

Feb. 29-March 1: The Midwest Women in Agriculture conference should help attendees develop new ideas and perspectives on agriculture to take home to their communities at the Shipshewana Town Center, 760 S. Van Buren St., Shipshewana, Ind. To register or for more information, visit the Purdue University Women in Agriculture website at www.agriculture.purdue.edu/wia

Feb. 9: The Northern Ohio Crops Day will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Ole Zim’s Wagon Shed in Gibsonburg, Ohio and include topics pertaining to all major row crops and forages. Contact Mark Koenig at 419-33-6340; Koenig.55@osu.edu

Feb. 9: The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) will be offering a workshop on vegetable production from 1-3 p.m. at the South Exhibit Area of OARDC’s Fisher Auditorium, located at 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster, Ohio. To register, contact Danae Wolfe at wolfe.540@osu.edu or 330-202-3555, ext. 2687.

Feb. 14: The Soybean Workshop will include presentations on Ohio State soybean population research, using cereal rye cover crops, cultural practices to improve yield and much more in Custar, Ohio. Contact Alan Sundermeier at 419-354-9050 or sundermeier.5@osu.edu

Feb. 18: The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) will be offering a workshop on vegetable production during the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Assoc. annual conference in Granville, Ohio. To register, go to www.oeffa.org/conf-regis

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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 from 6-8:30 p.m. 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. 15–18: The National Farm Machinery Show will take place at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky. For more information or tickets to the Championship Tractor Pull, visit www.farmmachineryshow.org

Feb. 23: The Kentucky Alfalfa Conference will take place at the Cave City Convention Center in Princeton, Ky. and feature topics on Roundup Ready varieties’ performance, marketing, alfalfa seed coating and much more. Find more details at www.uky.edu/

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March 2: Feeder cattle producers are encouraged to optimize their opportunities and attend workshops focused on the future of Midwest cattle feeding at Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon, Ill.  Contact: Travis Meteer, 217-823-1340, wmeteer2@illinois.edu

March 9-10: Landowners can learn about good management practices and resources for their forests at the Indiana Tree Farm Field Tour and Forest Landowners Clinic at the OFS Brands Cool Springs Education Center in Velpen, Ind. Contact Bob Burke at kingwalnut@sbcglobal.net 

March 9-11: “Opening Doors to Success,” Small Farm Conference and Trade will take place at Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio, featuring 30 breakout sessions for small farmers. For more information, log on to: http://clinton.osu.edu , or contact OSU Extension educator Tony Nye at nye.1@osu.edu or 937-382-0901.

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.