By Kathryn Seebruck
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.
Source : illinois.edu