2016 Crop Management Conferences Registration Open
URBANA, ILL.
Registration is open for the 2016 Crop Management Conferences. These regional conferences provide a forum for discussion and interaction between participants and university researchers and are designed to address a wide array of topics pertinent to crop production in Illinois: crop management, pest management, nutrient management, soil and water management.
Certified Crop Advisers can earn up to 8 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.
Conference topics include:
• El Niño, Wet Springs & Timely Side-Dressing N
• Taking ‘Em By Surprise: Building a Resilient Herbicide Program
• Can We Better Manage Corn N?
• Field N Loss: Lessons from the Lake Springfield Watershed
• Old Nemeses & New Foes: A Day in the Life of the Plant Clinic
• Choose Your Own Adventure: 10 Ways to Reduce Nitrate Loss in Tile Drainage
• Green Stem Disorder: Answers or Just More Questions?
• What Can Insect Surveys from 2015 Tell Us Going into 2016?
January 20: Mt. Vernon – Krieger/Holiday Inn Convention Center. For more information, contact Angie Peltier: (309) 734-1098, apeltier@illinois.edu.
January 27: Springfield – Northfield Inn Conference Center. For more information, contact Angie Peltier: (309) 734-1098, apeltier@illinois.edu.
February 3: Champaign – i-Hotel and Conference Center. For more information, contact Dennis Bowman: (217) 244-0851, ndbowman@illinois.edu.
February 10: Malta – Kishwaukee College Conference Center. For more information, contact Russ Higgins: (815) 274-1343, rahiggin@illinois.edu.
Mail-in registrations must arrive one week before each conference in order to take advantage of the advance registration discount. ∆