2010 Alfalfa/Winter Wheat Workshop Set
CCFB members can attend for free

The Commodities/Marketing Team is co-sponsoring with the University of Illinois Extension two upcoming programs that area farm producers will want to attend. Both workshops are being held at the U of I Extension facility located at 5527 Miller Circle Drive, Matteson, IL 60443.

2010 Alfalfa Workshop – Positioning for Success

Monday, February 8, 2010, 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Agenda includes:

New Forage Crop Developments

Custom Harvesting Decisions

Harvesting Bio Mass Crops

Successful Stand Establishment

2010 Winter Wheat Workshop -Dealing with Uncertainties

Friday, February 12, 2010, 9:00 a.m. – Noon
Agenda includes:

Delayed Seeding – Will Wheat Survive?

Disease Management Strategies – Review of 2009 and Outlook for 2010

Wheat Variety Selection – Current Choices and What’s Ahead

What About Spring Wheat in 2010?

Red Clover in Winter Wheat – Growing Your Nitrogen

Pre-registration is required. Register at: http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/cook/ notice Upcoming Events. Click on full calendar of events, scroll to the February 12 workshop date and follow the instructions for registering. Or call Nancy Pollard or Sharron Liddell at 708-720-7500 before the workshop. (A registration fee of $15 will be charged and is payable at the door. (Cook County Farm Bureau is a local co-sponsor, so members are free.) If calling to register, mention that you are a CCFB member and if you register on line, type "member" where it says "enter discount code" and the fee is $0.

Continuing Education Units in Crop Management (CM) and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for Certified Crop Advisers, totaling 1.5 and 0.5 hours, respectively, have been requested.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this program, please contact Nancy Pollard.