2009 Year in Review

U of I Agronomy Field Day

The annual Agronomy Field Day at the University of Illinois Northern Illinois Agronomy Research Center, located near Shabbona, Illinois, will be held on Thursday, July 16, with tours beginning at 4 pm. Tours will depart from the farmstead every 20 minutes from 4 pm to 5 pm and last a little over 2 hours. U of I Extension Specialists will present information on corn progress and outlook; fungicides and diseases on corn and soybeans; soybean production operations; and weed control. Presenters will include Dr. Emerson Nafziger, Dr. Aaron Hager, Dr. Vince Davis, Dr. Carl Bradley and Doug Maxwell. A pork chop meal will be available on site at the conclusion of the tour.

The U of I Northern Illinois Agronomy Research Center, located in DeKalb County, can be reached by going 1 mile east of Shabbona on Route 30, then 5 ½ miles north on University Road. Continuing education units for Certified Crop Advisers will be available for participants.

by  Editor, theCity1.com
July 6, 2009