Urbana, Illinois
December 15, 2008
Crop production, pest management,
economics, and the interactions among them will be the emphasis
of the 2009 University of Illinois
Corn and Soybean Classics. This series of regional conferences
is scheduled at six sites between January 6 and January 15.
“One of the biggest draws of the Classic is the opportunity for
participants to come to one location and in one day, hear nine
different speakers cover a broad range of topics,” said Aaron
Hager, weed scientist with U of I Extension and coordinator of
the Classics. “We cover everything from production to protection
to marketing of corn and soybeans.”
A wide variety of topics is offered this year, including disease
management with fungicides, rotation decisions, corn and soybean
nematode management, managing nitrogen for profitability,
acreage shifts needed in 2009, and ‘new age’ soybean insect
management. Market updates will be provided throughout the day,
and CCA credits will be available.
“We’ve scheduled significant blocks of time to allow for
questions and answers,” said Hager. “We really want to emphasize
communication between the speakers and the participants.”
Scheduled speakers include U of I Extension specialists Carl
Bradley, Fabián Fernández, Darrel Good, Mike Gray, Aaron Hager,
Emerson Nafziger, Terry Niblack, Gary Schnitkey and Kevin
Steffey.
The day-long programs will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. A noon
lunch and a proceedings booklet, containing synopses of all
presentations, are provided to each registrant. Adjournment at
each site is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
Scheduled site locations are as follows:
• January 6 (Tuesday): Mt.
Vernon Holiday Inn
• January 7 (Wednesday): Champaign I Hotel and Conference
Center
• January 12 (Monday): Bloomington Interstate Center
• January 13 (Tuesday): Springfield Crowne Plaza
• January 14 (Wednesday): Moline i wireless Center
• January 15 (Thursday): Malta Kishwaukee College
Registration for the programs can
be accomplished several ways:
• Online registration is
available at
http://www.ipm.uiuc.edu/conferences
• Mail registration form and payment to: Department of Crop
Sciences, Attention: Sandy Osterbur, University of Illinois,
AW-101 Turner Hall, 1102 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL
61801 (Make checks payable to University of Illinois)
• Complete the registration form and fax to (217) 333-5299
(available 24 hours a day)
• Call toll free (800) 321-1296 with credit card information
Pre-registrations, at a cost of
$50, are accepted through December 20, 2008. Registrations
received December 21-31, and all on-site registrations, are
$65.00. Additional information is available by contacting Aaron
Hager or Sandy Osterbur at (217) 333-4424. |
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