With increasing concern about avian influenza (bird flu), a set of fact sheets has been developed by Extension Specialists and Educators to help producers and consumers to prepare for the situation. These resources are located at:...

Last week, I visited all of the University of Illinois corn variety trials in the northern half of the state. Gray leaf spot and northern leaf blight were beginning to appear in most of the locations, but were the most obvious at the trial located near Perry, IL (Pike County)....

The 2015 Yield Trial information has now been added to the variety testing program information website. You simply click on the tab for the crop you want, and select the type of file by the region of the state and year.The site is at: http://vt.cropsci....