LUMBERTON — Two workshops on baking with whole grains will be at 6 p.m. today and Oct. 29. at the O. P. Owens Agriculture Center in Lumberton.

The cost to attend is $3 and participants must register. Refreshments will be served.

For information or to register, call Janice Fields at (910) 671-3276.

LUMBERTON — The Eastern Carolina Cattlemen’s Conference begins at 8 a.m. Wednesday at the Duplin County Event Center in Kenansville.

A van will leave the Robeson County extension office at 7 a.m. headed to the conference. To reserve a seat, call the extension office at (910) 671-3276. Reservations must be made by Monday.

Topics will include trade shows, animal health and nutrition in a herd’s life cycle. The cost to attend is $20 before Wednesday and $30 at the door. For information, call Brandon Cox at (910) 296-2143.

PEMBROKE — The Robeson Farm Bureau BioAg Symposium will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Biotechnology Research and Training Center at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

On the agenda are: forestry and the farm, global positioning systems, organic food production, increasing farm production, honey bees, practical seed and plant tissue culture, advancements in biofuels, impact of farming on natural resources and viticulture.

Lunch will be provided. To make a reservation, call Jennifer Hickman at (910) 345-0082.

LUMBERTON — There will be a farm taxation issues workshop from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Oct. 30 at the O. P. Owens Agriculture Center in Lumberton.

One topic will be how changes to tax laws affect income taxes for farmers and farm owners. The cost to attend is $119. To register, call the North Carolina State University Office of Professional Development at (919) 515-2261 or visit www.continuingeducation.ncsu.edu.

For information, call Nelson Brownlee at (910) 671-3276.

RALEIGH — Organic growers can apply for partial reimbursement of the certification or re-certification costs accrued after Sept. 30.

The program will pay 75 percent of the cost, up to $750. The deadline to apply is Sept. 30, 2010, and money is available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

To apply, visit www.ncdaorganic.com.