Crop Sciences

Upcoming Events

Small Grains Program - Thursday, June 25, 2009 5:30 PM

Wheat management and wheat and oat variety selection will be covered in depth. Fred Kolb, Emerson Nafziger, and Carl Bradley will present the program.

The program is co-sponsored by the Illinois Wheat Association. IWA Board member, Dennis Rehn, will be preparing a grilled pork chop sandwich meal to start the program. There will be a $5.00/person charge for the meal. To register in advance contact the Illinois Wheat Association office at 309/557-3662 or lenschow@ilfb.org or call the Research Center at 815/824-2029.

Agronomy Field Day - Thursday, July 16, 2009 4:00 PM

Topics will include disease, weed and insect control, crop development and other current topics. A light meal will follow the tour.

Crop Training Center Sessions:

Corn nematode management - Wednesday, June 3, 2009 Terry NIblack

Sprayer Technology - Monday, July 6, 2009 Scott Bretthauer

Soil Fertility and Disease control - Tuesday, August 11, 2009 Fabián Fernandez and Carl Bradley

All Crops Training Center programs will run from 9:00 AM to Noon. The pre-registration is $30 and the fee at the door will be $40. To register contact the Whiteside County Extension Office - 815-772-4075 or on-line at http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/whiteside

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