Of the many decisions a producer must make to achieve optimum yields, crop nutrition may be the most important and complex. At the Northwest Illinois Agronomy Summit, Dr. Connor Sible, Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Crop Sciences at University of Illinois, will review the nutrient needs and distributions for corn and soybean, identify the traditional focuses, and highlight new research on 4R practices to help optimize fertilizer use efficiency and return on fertilizer investment.
Other topics discussed at this year’s summit include soil health, foliar fertilizers in soybean, waterhemp, and cover crops for weed management.
The Northwest Illinois Agronomy Summit, hosted by the University of Illinois Extension, will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2:35 p.m. Wednesday, January 28, at the Highland Community College Student Conference Center in Freeport, Illinois.
To register or for more information about the Northwest Illinois Agronomy Summit, visit us online at go.illinois.edu/AGSFreeport or call the Stephenson County U of I Extension office at (815) 235-4125. Registration is $25 and includes all presentations and lunch.
Attendees can earn up to five Certified Crop Advisor continuing education units (CEUs): 2 in Nutrient Management, 1 in Soil and Water Management, and 2 in Integrated Pest Management.
University of Illinois Extension develops educational programs, extends knowledge, and builds partnerships to support people, communities, and their environments as part of the state's land-grant institution. Extension serves as the leading public outreach effort for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences in all 102 Illinois counties through a network of 27 multi-county units and over 700 staff statewide. Extension’s mission is responsive to eight strategic priorities — community, economy, environment, food and agriculture, health, partnerships, technology and discovery, and workforce excellence — that are served through six program areas — 4-H youth development, agriculture and agribusiness, community and economic development, family and consumer science, integrated health disparities, and natural resources, environment, and energy.