Education
County Agriculture Calendar
New programs are being confirmed every day. Keep in touch with
your Extension Office for programs addressing the topics that
interest you and are offered in your County. To find your counties
website go to: http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/cie2/offices/findoffice.cfm
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throughout the state. Search by location, topic or date to find
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Corn & Soybean Research Update
June 10, 9 am – noon
Crops Training Center, Northern Illinois Agronomy Research Center,
Shabbona, IL
Emerson Nafziger, Extension specialist, will present an update
on crop growth and current research. Continuing education units
for Certified Crop Advisers will be available. For more information
contact Dave Feltes, Extension Educator – IPM, Quad Cities
Extension Center, 309-694-7501, dfeltes@extension.uiuc.edu
Twilight Wheat Field Day
June 23, 5:00 p.m.
Northern Illinois Agronomy Research Station, Shabbona, IL
Growing and marketing wheat will be the focus of the Twilight
Wheat Field Day on June 23 at the Northern Illinois Agronomy Research
Station, Shabbona, IL. The evening will begin with Jim Quinton,
Director, Illinois Wheat Association providing an update on wheat
issues. Dr. Emerson Nafziger and Dr. Fred Kolb will round out
the evening at the small grains research plots providing an update
on current research. Continuing education units for Certified
Crop Advisers will be available. For more information please contact
Ellen Phillips, Crop Systems Educator, Countryside Extension Center,
708-352-0109, ephillps@uiuc.edu
Insect Update
July 10, 9am - noon
Crops Training Center, Northern Illinois Agronomy Research Center,
Shabbona, IL
Rootworm Update, soybean aphids, resistance management update
with University of Illinois Extension Entomologists. For more
information contact Dave Feltes, Extension Educator- IPM, Quad
Cities Extension Center, 309-694-7501, dfeltes@extension.uiuc.edu
Soybean Disease Update & Invasive Species
August 25
Crops Training Center, Northern Illinois Agronomy Research Center,
Shabbona, IL
Late season soybean diseases such as BPMV, green stem, PRR,
BSR and soybean rust will be discussed by Dean Malvick, Extension
specialist. Invasive Species and their control will be discussed
by Rob Wierderman, University of Illinois. Continuing education
units for Certified Crop Advisers will be available. For more
information contact Dave Feltes, Extension Educator- IPM, Quad
Cities Extension Center, 309-694-7501, dfeltes@extension.uiuc.edu
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