2008 Year in Review

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 17, 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, field crop insects, weed control and dealing with current high input costs. Presenters will include Dr. Carl Bradley, Dr. Michael Gray, Dr. Aaron Hager, Dr. Gary Schnitkey and Dawn Refsell. 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 4, 2008