PRINCETON — Soil fertility, crop production practices and environmental stewardship will be the focus of the upcoming seminar sponsored by University of Illinois Extension - Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, Putnam Unit on Tuesday, Feb. 28. Extension will hold the program at Illinois Valley Community College from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Campus-based researchers will deliver their presentations to program participants live through web conferencing. Certified crop advisors in attendance can earn up to five hours (units) of nutrient management continuing education.
“Those attending this seminar will learn about the most current nutrient management research and recommendations to both increase nutrient efficiency and decrease nutrient losses,” said Angie Peltier, educator with the University of Illinois Extension. Diverse presentations from university researchers range from “Are concerns about nitrogen loss justified?” to “Tile nitrate loss: Effect of fertilizer N application method and cover crops,” from “N and P retention as influenced by tillage and cover crops in a corn-soybean” to “Illinois NREC: What have we learned?” and “Increasing importance of sulfur for field crops.”
Extension will hold the seminar at IVCC in Oglesby, Room CTC 124. Presentations will be delivered via PowerPoint and web conferencing. Lunch is included in the registration fee of $50, along with program materials. Advance registration is required by Tuesday, Feb. 21. Registration made be made online at: https://web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=15491 or by calling University of Illinois Extension - Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, Putnam Unit at 815-224-0889. If you need a reasonable accommodation, indicate when registering.
Topics and speakers include:
• Increasing importance of sulfur for field crops — Dr. John Sawyer, Iowa State University.
• Illinois NREC: What have we learned? — Dr. Robert Hoeft, Illinois Nutrient Research & Education Council.
• Are Concerns About Nitrogen Loss Justified? — Dr. Emerson Nafziger, University of Illinois.
• Tile Nitrate Loss: Effect of fertilizer N application method and cover crops — Lowell Gentry, University of Illinois.
• N and P retention as influenced by tillage and cover crops in a corn-soybean rotation — Dr. Maria Villamil, University of Illinois.