Agriculture Calendar

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 6, 2009

• U of I Extension Regional & State Commercial Agriculture/Horticulture Programs
• Illinois Agriculture and Horticulture Commodity & Industry Programs
• National & Regional Professional Society/Association Meetings

USDA Soybean Rust Information Site http://www.sbrusa.net/

Illinois Soybean Rust Information http://www.soybeanrust.org/

Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP)

Schedules will be posted online later this fall

• Private PSEP Training Schedule http://www.pesticidesafety.uiuc.edu/training/training.html
• Commercial PSEP Training Schedule http://www.pesticidesafety.uiuc.edu/training/training.html
• PSEP information for Unit Offices available on the U of I Extension internal website at http://www.extension.uiuc.edu/intranet/pat/private/private.html

Illinois Master Gardeners Training Schedule

• 2010 Master Gardener Training Schedule Calendar at http://www.extension.uiuc.edu/mg/
• (2010 schedule will be posted online later this fall)

University of Illinois Tax Schools

• 2009 fall calendar of University of Illinois Tax Schools at http://www.ace.uiuc.edu/TaxSchool/

4 Seasons Garden Telenet Series

Offered by numerous County Extension Unit Offices via teleconferencing system

Fall 2009

• October 13, 1:00 pm & October 15, 7:00 pm, Bonsai

Natural Resources Management Telenet Series

Offered by numerous County Extension Unit Offices via teleconferencing system

• October 5, 2009: Prairie Restoration Techniques, 1:30 pm & 6:30 pm
• November 12, 2009: Windbreaks and their Installation, 1:30 pm & 6:30 pm

2009 Illinois Farm Economic Summits

http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/

• December 14, 2009: I Hotel & Conference Center, Champaign, IL
• December 15, 2009: Interstate Center, Bloomington, IL
• December 16, 2009: Best Western, Galesburg, IL
• December 17, 2009: Hickory Grove Conference Center, Rochelle, IL
• December 18, 2009: Holiday Inn, Mt. Vernon, IL

2009-2010 Certified Livestock Manager Training Workshops

Contact Randy Fonner, 217-333-2611, refonner@illinois.edu for program details or go to www.livestocktraining.com

• December 15, 2009: 8:50 am, McLean County Farm Bureau Building, 402 N. Hershey Road, Bloomington, IL. Written exam will be offered at 1:00 pm.
• January 13, 2010: 8:50 am, University of Illinois Extension, Knox County Unit Office, 180 South Soangetaha Road, Suite 108, Galesburg, IL. Written exam will be offered at 1:00 pm.
• January 14, 2010: 8:50 am, University of Illinois Extension, Adams/Brown Unit Office, 330 S. 36^th Street, Quincy, IL, Written exam will be offered at 1:00 pm.
• January 25, 2010: 10:00 am, University of Illinois Extension, Effingham County Unit Office, 1209 Wenthe Drive, Effingham, IL. Written exam will be offered at 2:00 pm. This workshop has a beef/dairy emphasis but is open to all producers.
• January 26, 2010: 10:00 am, American Legion Post 252, 575 N. Main Street, Breese, IL, Written exam will be offered at 2:00 pm. This workshop has a beef/dairy emphasis but is open to all producers.
• February 23, 2010: 10:00 am, Stephenson County Farm Bureau Building, 210 W. Spring Street, Freeport, IL. Written exam will be offered at 2:00 pm. This workshop has a beef/dairy emphasis but is open to all producers.
• February 24, 2010: 8:50 am, DeKalb County Farm Bureau Building, 1350 W. Prairie Drive, Sycamore, IL. Written exam will be offered at 1:00 pm.
• March 9, 2010: 8:50 am, University of Illinois Extension, Sangamon/Menard Unit Office, Illinois State Fairgrounds, South Gate, Building 30, Springfield, IL. Written exam will be offered at 1:00 pm.

Corn & Soybean Classics

Tentative: registration at 8:30 am, program 9:00 am – 3:30 pm, http://www.cropsciconferences.org/

• January 6, 2010: Holiday Inn, Mt. Vernon, IL
• January 8, 2010: I Hotel & Conference Center, Champaign, IL
• January 11, 2010: Crowne Plaza, Springfield, IL
• January 12, 2010: Doubletree Hotel, 10 Brickyard Drive, Bloomington, IL
• January 13, 2010: i Wireless Center, Moline, IL
• January 14, 2010: Kishwaukee College Convention Center, Malta, IL

2010 Illinois Dairy Days

All Dairy Day programs (except Jerseyville) begin with registration at 9:45 am, program start at 10:00 am and conclude at 2:30 pm. For further information contact Mike Hutjens hutjensm@uiuc.edu

• January 7, 2010: Community Center, El Paso, IL
• January 8, 2010: Yoder's Country Kitchen, Arthur, IL
• January 12, 2010: Adams County Farm Bureau Building, Quincy, IL
• January 12, 2010: 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, Super 8 Motel, Jerseyville, IL
• January 13, 2010: Community Club Building, Okawville, IL
• January 14, 2010: American Legion Hall, Breese, IL
• January 19, 2010: Community Center, Elizabeth, IL
• January 20, 2010: Highland Community College, Freeport, IL
• January 21, 2010: Stratford Inn, Harvard, IL

2010 Illinois Regional Crop Management Conferences

• February 2-3, 2010, Southern Illinois Crop Management Conference, Rend Lake Conference Center, Whittington, IL, for further information contact Dennis Epplin, Mount Vernon Extension Center, 618-242-9310, depplin@illinois.edu
• February 3-4, 2010: West Central Illinois Crop Management Conference, Northfield Inn Conference Center, Springfield, IL, for further information contact Robert Bellm, Edwardsville Extension Center, 618-692-9434, rcbellm@illinois.edu
• February 16-17, 2010: East Central Illinois Crop Management Conference, I Hotel & Conference Center, Champaign, IL, for further information contact Dennis Bowman, Champaign Extension Center, 217-333-4901, ndbowman@illinois.edu
• February 17-18, 2010: Northern Illinois Crop Management Conference, Kishwaukee College Convention Center, Malta, IL, for further information contact Greg Clark, Whiteside County Extension Unit, 815-772-4075, gmclark@illinois.edu

Regional, State & National Meetings

• Ã?§ October 14-17, 2009: Midwest Environmental Education Conference (sponsored by Environmental Education Association of Illinois), I Hotel & Conference Center, Champaign, IL http://www.eeai.net/annual_conf.htm
• Ã?§ October 15, 2009: Illinois Joint Council of Extension Professionals (JCEP) Fall Meeting, Extension Center, Springfield, IL
• Ã?§ October 20-22, 2009: 12^th Biennial Conference on the Management of the Illinois River System, Pere Marquette, Peoria, IL http://www.conferences.uiuc.edu/conferences/conference.asp?ID=413
• Ã?§ October 20-23, 2009: National eXtension Conference, Sheraton Westport Plaza Hotel, St Louis, MO, http://about.extension.org/2009-extension-national-conference/
• Ã?§ November 1-5, 2009: American Society of Agronomy/Crop Science Society of America/Soil Science Society of America Annual Meetings, Pittsburgh, PA, https://www.acsmeetings.org/
• Ã?§ December 1-2, 2009: Illinois Ag Masters Conference, (formerly the Crop Protection Technology Conference) I Hotel and Conference Center, Champaign, IL, http://www.cropsciconferences.org/
• Ã?§ December 7-10, 2009: North Central Weed Science Society Annual Meeting, Hyatt Regency, Kansas City, MO, http://www.ncwss.org/
• Ã?§ December 11, 2009: Iowa/Illinois Fruit & Vegetable Growers Symposium, Iowa State University Scott County Extension Office, Bettendorf, IA, for further information contact Martha Smith, smithma@illinois.edu
• Ã?§ December 17, 2009: Illinois Certified Crop Adviser Convention
• Ã?§ January 5, 2010: Illiana Vegetable Growers School, Schererville, IN, for further information contact Maurice Ogutu, ogutu@illinois.edu
• Ã?§ January 6-7, 2010: Northern Illinois Farm Show, NIU Convocation Center, DeKalb, IL.
• Ã?§ January 6-8, 2010: Illinois Specialty Crops, Agritourism and Organic Conference, Crowne Plaza Hotel and Convention Center, Springfield, IL, http://www.specialtygrowers.org/
• Ã?§ January 19-21, 2010: Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association Winter Convention and Trade Show, Peoria Civic Center, Peoria, IL http://www.ifca.com/convention/2009/
• Ã?§ January 20-22, 2010: Mid-America Horticultural Trade Show, McCormick Place West, Chicago, IL, http://www.midam.org/index.html
• Ã?§ January 28, 2010: Illinois Horseradish Grower School, Gateway Convention Center, Collinsville, IL, for further information contact Elizabeth Wahle, wahle@illinois.edu
• Ã?§ February 2, 2010: Southern Illinois Commercial Tree Fruit School, Holiday Inn, Mt. Vernon, IL, for further information contact Elizabeth Wahle, wahle@illinois.edu
• Ã?§ February 3, 2010: Southwestern Illinois Commercial Tree Fruit School, First Presbyterian Church, Hardin IL, for further information contact Elizabeth Wahle, wahle@illinois.edu
• Ã?§ February 7-11, 2010: Joint Annual Meeting Weed Science Society of America/Society for Range Management, Denver, CO, http://www.wssa.net
• Ã?§ February 10, 2010: Southern Illinois Commercial Vegetable School, Holiday Inn, Mt Vernon, IL, for further information contact Elizabeth Wahle, wahle@illinois.edu
• Ã?§ February 10, 2010: Soil & Water Management Workshop Teleconference, 9:00 am – 2:15 pm, various University of Illinois Extension Units, for further information contact Duane Friend, friend@illinois.edu
• Ã?§ February 15, 2010: Illinois/Wisconsin (Stateline) Fruit & Vegetable Conference, Harvard, IL, for further information contact Maurice Ogutu, ogutu@illinois.edu
• Ã?§ February 24, 2010: Kankakee Vegetable Growers School, University of Illinois Extension Kankakee County Office, Bourbonnais, IL, for further information contact James Theuri, jtheu50@illinois.edu
• Ã?§ February 25, 2010: Performance Tested Bull sale, State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL, http://www.illinoisbeefexpo.com/
• Ã?§ February 25-28, 2010: Illinois Beef Expo, State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL, http://www.illinoisbeefexpo.com/
• Ã?§ March 2-3, 2010: Illinois Small Fruit and Strawberry Schools, Holiday Inn, Mt Vernon, IL, for further information contact Jeff Kindhart, jkindhar@illinois.edu
• Ã?§ March 4-5, 2010: Illinois Joint Council of Extension Professionals (JCEP) Spring Meeting, Extension Center, Springfield, IL
• Ã?§ June 21-23, 2010: American Forage and Grassland Council Annual Conference, University Plaza Hotel, Springfield, MO, www.afgc.org

Chronological Calendar Starts on Next Page

Chronological Calendar

• October 1, 2009: Poisonous Plants, 4 Seasons Garden Telenet Series, 7:00 pm, offered by numerous County Extension Unit Offices via teleconferencing system.
• October 13, 2009: Bonsai, 4 Seasons Garden Telenet Series, 1:00 pm, offered by numerous County Extension Unit Offices via teleconferencing system.
• October 14-17, 2009: Midwest Environmental Education Conference (sponsored by Environmental Education Association of Illinois), I Hotel & Conference Center, Champaign, IL http://www.eeai.net/annual_conf.htm
• October 15, 2009: Illinois Joint Council of Extension Professionals (JCEP) Fall Meeting, Extension Center, Springfield, IL
• October 15, 2009: Bonsai, 4 Seasons Garden Telenet Series, 7:00 pm, offered by numerous County Extension Unit Offices via teleconferencing system.
• October 20-22, 2009: 12^th Biennial Conference on the Management of the Illinois River System, Pere Marquette, Peoria, IL http://www.conferences.uiuc.edu/conferences/conference.asp?ID=413
• October 20-23, 2009: National eXtension Conference, Sheraton Westport Plaza Hotel, St Louis, MO, http://about.extension.org/2009-extension-national-conference/
• November 1-5, 2009: American Society of Agronomy/Crop Science Society of America/Soil Science Society of America Annual Meetings, Pittsburgh, PA https://www.acsmeetings.org/
• December 1-2, 2009: Illinois Ag Masters Conference, (formerly the Crop Protection Technology Conference), I Hotel and Conference Center, Champaign, IL, http://www.cropsciconferences.org/
• December 7-10, 2009: North Central Weed Science Society Annual Meeting, Hyatt Regency, Kansas City, MO, http://www.ncwss.org/
• December 11, 2009: Iowa/Illinois Fruit & Vegetable Growers Symposium, Iowa State University Scott County Extension Office, Bettendorf, IA, for further information contact Martha Smith, smithma@illinois.edu
• December 14, 2009: Illinois Farm Economic Summit, I Hotel & Conference Center, Champaign, IL http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/
• December 15, 2009: Illinois Farm Economic Summit, Interstate Center, Bloomington, IL http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/
• December 15, 2009: Certified Livestock Manager Training Workshop, 8:50 am, McLean County Farm Bureau Building, 402 N. Hershey Road, Bloomington, IL. Written exam will be offered at 1:00 pm. www.livestocktraining.com
• December 16, 2009: Illinois Farm Economic Summit, Best Western, Galesburg, IL http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/
• December 17, 2009: Illinois Farm Economic Summit, Hickory Grove Conference Center, Rochelle, IL, http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/
• December 17, 2009: Illinois Certified Crop Adviser Convention
• December 18, 2009: Illinois Farm Economic Summit, Holiday Inn. Mt. Vernon, IL http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/
• January 5, 2010: Illiana Vegetable Growers School, Schererville, IN, for further information contact Maurice Ogutu, ogutu@illinois.edu
• January 6, 2010, Corn & Soybean Classic, Holiday Inn, Mt. Vernon, IL, http://www.cropsciconferences.org/
• January 6-7, 2010: Northern Illinois Farm Show, NIU Convocation Center, DeKalb, IL.
• January 6-8, 2010: Illinois Specialty Crops, Agritourism and Organic Conference, Crowne Plaza Hotel and Convention Center, Springfield, IL, http://www.specialtygrowers.org/
• January 7, 2010: Illinois Dairy Day, registration begins at 9:45 am, 10:00 am – 2:30 pm, Community Center, El Paso, IL, for further information contact Mike Hutjens hutjensm@uiuc.edu
• January 8, 2010, Corn & Soybean Classic, I Hotel & Conference Center, Champaign, IL http://www.cropsciconferences.org/
• January 8, 2010: Illinois Dairy Day, registration begins at 9:45 am, 10:00 am – 2:30 pm, Yoder's Country Kitchen, Arthur, IL, for further information contact Mike Hutjens hutjensm@uiuc.edu
• January 11, 2010, Corn & Soybean Classic, Crowne Plaza, Springfield, IL, http://www.cropsciconferences.org/
• January 12, 2010, Corn & Soybean Classic, Doubletree Hotel, 10 Brickyard Drive, Bloomington, IL, http://www.cropsciconferences.org/
• January 12, 2010: Illinois Dairy Day, registration begins at 9:45 am, 10:00 am – 2:30 pm, Adams County Farm Bureau Building, Quincy, IL, for further information contact Mike Hutjens hutjensm@uiuc.edu
• January 12, 2010: Illinois Dairy Day, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm. Super 8 Motel, Jerseyville, IL, for further information contact Mike Hutjens hutjensm@uiuc.edu
• January 13, 2010, Corn & Soybean Classic, I Wireless Center, Moline, IL, http://www.cropsciconferences.org/
• January 13, 2010: Illinois Dairy Day, registration begins at 9:45 am, 10:00 am – 2:30 pm, Community Club Building, Okawville, IL, for further information contact Mike Hutjens hutjensm@uiuc.edu
• January 13, 2010: Certified Livestock Manager Training Workshop, 8:50 am, University of Illinois Extension, Knox County Unit Office, 180 South Soangetaha Road, Suite 108, Galesburg, IL. Written exam will be offered at 1:00 pm. www.livestocktraining.com
• January 14, 2010, Corn & Soybean Classic, Kishwaukee College Convention Center, Malta, IL http://www.cropsciconferences.org/
• January 14, 2010: Certified Livestock Manager Training Workshop, 8:50 am, University of Illinois Extension, Adams/Brown Unit Office, 330 S. 36^th Street, Quincy, IL, Written exam will be offered at 1:00 pm. www.livestocktraining.com
• January 14, 2010: Illinois Dairy Day, registration begins at 9:45 am, 10:00 am – 2:30 pm, American Legion Hall, Breese, IL, for further information contact Mike Hutjens hutjensm@uiuc.edu
• January 19, 2010: Illinois Dairy Day, registration begins at 9:45 am, 10:00 am – 2:30 pm, Community Center, Elizabeth, IL, for further information contact Mike Hutjens hutjensm@uiuc.edu
• January 19-21, 2010: Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association Winter Convention and Trade Show, Peoria Civic Center, Peoria, IL http://www.ifca.com/convention/2009/
• January 20, 2010: Illinois Dairy Day, registration begins at 9:45 am, 10:00 am – 2:30 pm, Highland Community College, Freeport, IL, for further information contact Mike Hutjens hutjensm@uiuc.edu
• January 20-22, 2010: Mid-America Horticultural Trade Show, McCormick Place West, Chicago, IL, http://www.midam.org/index.html
• January 21, 2010: Illinois Dairy Day, registration begins at 9:45 am, 10:00 am – 2:30 pm, Stratford Inn, Harvard, IL, for further information contact Mike Hutjens hutjensm@uiuc.edu
• January 25, 2010: Certified Livestock Manager Training Workshop, 10:00 am, University of Illinois Extension, Effingham County Unit Office, 1209 Wenthe Drive, Effingham, IL. Written exam will be offered at 2:00 pm. This workshop has a beef/dairy emphasis but is open to all producers. www.livestocktraining.com
• January 26, 2010: Certified Livestock Manager Training Workshop, 10:00 am, American Legion Post 252, 575 N. Main Street, Breese, IL. Written exam will be offered at 2:00 pm. This workshop has a beef/dairy emphasis but is open to all producers. www.livestocktraining.com
• January 28, 2010: Illinois Horseradish Grower School, Gateway Convention Center, Collinsville, IL, for further information contact Elizabeth Wahle, wahle@illinois.edu
• February 2, 2010: Southern Illinois Commercial Tree Fruit School, Holiday Inn, Mt. Vernon, IL, for further information contact Elizabeth Wahle, wahle@illinois.edu
• February 2-3, 2010: Southern Illinois Crop Management Conference, Rend Lake Conference Center, Whittington, IL, for further information contact Dennis Epplin, Mount Vernon Extension Center, 618-242-9310, depplin@illinois.edu
• February 3, 2010: Southwestern Illinois Commercial Tree Fruit School, First Presbyterian Church, Hardin, IL, for further information contact Elizabeth Wahle, wahle@illinois.edu
• February 3-4, 2010: West Central Illinois Crop Management Conference, Northfield Inn Conference Center, Springfield, IL, for further information contact Robert Bellm, Edwardsville Extension Center, 618-692-9434, rcbellm@illinois.edu
• February 7-11, 2010: Joint Annual Meeting Weed Science Society of America/Society for Range Management, Denver, CO, http://www.wssa.net/
• February 10, 2010: Southern Illinois Commercial Vegetable School, Holiday Inn, Mt Vernon, IL, for further information contact Elizabeth Wahle, wahle@illinois.edu
• February 10, 2010: Soil & Water Management Workshop Teleconference, 9:00 am – 2:15 pm, various University of Illinois Extension Units, for further information contact Duane Friend, friend@illinois.edu
• February 15, 2010: Illinois/Wisconsin (Stateline) Fruit & Vegetable Conference, Harvard, IL, for further information contact Maurice Ogutu, ogutu@illinois.edu
• February 16-17, 2010: East Central Illinois Crop Management Conference, I Hotel & Conference Center, Champaign, IL, for further information contact Dennis Bowman, Champaign Extension Center, 217-333-4901, ndbowman@illinois.edu
• February 17-18, 2010: Northern Illinois Crop Management Conference, Kishwaukee College Convention Center, Malta, IL, for further information contact Greg Clark, Whiteside County Extension Unit, 815-772-4075, gmclark@illinois.edu
• February 23, 2010: Certified Livestock Managers Workshop, 10:00 am, Stephenson County Farm Bureau Building, 210 W. Spring Street, Freeport, IL. Written exam will be offered at 2:00 pm. This workshop has a beef/dairy emphasis but is open to all producers. www.livestocktraining.com
• February 24, 2010: Certified Livestock Managers Workshop, 8:50 am, DeKalb County Farm Bureau Building, 1350 W. Prairie Drive, Sycamore, IL. Written exam will be offered at 1:00 pm. www.livestocktraining.com
• February 24, 2010: Kankakee Vegetable Growers School, University of Illinois Extension, Kankakee County Office, Bourbonnais, IL, for further information contact James Theuri, jtheu50@illinois.edu
• February 25, 2010: Performance Tested Bull sale, State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL, http://www.illinoisbeefexpo.com/
• February 25-28, 2010: Illinois Beef Expo, State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL, http://www.illinoisbeefexpo.com/
• March 2-3, 2010: Illinois Small Fruit and Strawberry Schools, Holiday Inn, Mt Vernon, IL, for further information contact Jeff Kindhart, jkindhar@illinois.edu
• March 4-5, 2010: Illinois Joint Council of Extension Professionals (JCEP) Spring Meeting, Extension Center, Springfield, IL
• March 9, 2010: Certified Livestock Managers Training, 8:50 am, University of Illinois Extension, Sangamon/Menard Unit Office, Illinois State Fairgrounds, South Gate, Building 30, Springfield, IL. Written exam will be offered at 1:00 pm. www.livestocktraining.com
• June 21-23, 2010: American Forage and Grassland Council Annual Conference, University Plaza Hotel, Springfield, MO, www.afgc.org

Send additions/corrections to

Dale Baird, Crop Systems Educator, Rockford Extension Center, dlbaird@illinois.edu