MARSHALL, Ill. — What do you need to know for the 2019 growing season? The University of Illinois will address several key topics at four regional conferences around the state in January and February. The meetings will provide a forum for discussion and interaction between participants and university researchers, including new University of Illinois specialists and adjoining state specialists at the Mount Vernon and Malta conferences.
Conference dates and locations are:
Jan. 22 DoubleTree by Hilton, Mount Vernon
Jan. 30 Brookens Auditorium at University of Illinois, Springfield
Feb. 6 I-Hotel, Champaign
Feb. 20 Kishwaukee College, Malta
Check registration for site-specific agendas. 2019 topics and presenters include:
• “Updates in Field Crop Disease Management” by Nathan Kleczewski, U of I Department of Crop Sciences
• “Tile Nitrate Loads Are Not Simply A Matter Of ‘Excessive’ N Fertilization” by Lowell Gentry, U of I Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science
• “Suction Trap Network” by Doris Laos, University of Illinois
• “Practical Nitrogen Management in Corn” by Emerson Nafziger, U of I Department of Crop Sciences, Professor Emeritus
• “Weeds 2019…What to Expect” by Aaron Hager, U of I Department of Crop Sciences
• “Insect Management in Corn and Soybeans” by Nick Seiter, U of I Department of Crop Sciences (Springfield, Champaign, Malta)
• “Conservation Practices for Water Quality” by Reid Christianson, U of I Department of Crop Sciences (Mt. Vernon, Malta)
• “Developing the Relationship Between Scientists and Farmers to Design the Future of Crop Productivity” by Anthony Studer, U of I Department of Crop Sciences (Mount Vernon, Champaign)
• “Disruptive Weather: Consistency in Chaos” by Eric Snodgrass, U of I Department of Atmospheric Sciences (Springfield)
• “New Things Floating Around in the World of Weed Management” by William Johnson, Purdue University Department of Botany and Plant Pathology (Malta)
• “National Climate Assessment” by Jim Angel, Citizen Scientist (Champaign)
• “Crops Water Use Efficiency” by Andrew Leakey, U of I Department of Crop Sciences (Springfield)
• “Studies on Slugs and Their Predators, and the Soybean Stem Borer, Are These Pests Becoming More Problematic?” by Raul Villanueva, University of Kentucky (Mt. Vernon)
• “An Update From UIUC Crop Sciences: Building Resilient Agricultural Systems” by Adam Davis, U of I Department of Crop Sciences (Malta)
Certified crop advisers can earn up to eight hours of continuing education credit. Advance registration, no later than one week before each conference, is $100 per person. Late and on-site registration is $120. Register for the conferences online.
— University of Illinois Extension
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