Ag & Natural Resources NewsletterJanuary 2006

Jo Daviess County Extension 204 Vine Street, Elizabeth, Il 61028 815-858-2273

Carroll County Extension 807D S. Clay Street, Mt. Carroll, Il 61053 815-244-9444

Mark Maidak, Unit Leader, U. of Ill. Extension - Jo Daviess & Carroll Counties

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1/9 Logging & Woodland Mgmt Workshop Elizabeth 8:30 a.m.&ndash12:00 Noon Fee: $10 For more info: Call 858-2273 or look for flyer in last newsletter (Nov/Dec 2005)

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1/9 Shepherd's Clinic Telenet Mt. Carr/Elizabeth 7:00 p.m. &ndash 9:00 p.m.

Fee: $3 per person Registration Required &ndash Call 244-9444 or 858-2273 by January 4.

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1/10 Private Pesticide Applicator Training Mt. Carroll 9:00 a.m. &ndash 12:00 Noon

Fee: $10 Registration Required &ndash Call 244-9444 by January 5.

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1/12 Illinois Corn & Soybean Classic Moline 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

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1/13 Small Grains in Northwestern Illinois Forreston 9:00 a.m. &ndash Noon

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1/18 Illinois Dairy Days Elizabeth 9:45 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

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1/18 Farm Financial Mgmt Using FAST Oregon 10:00 a.m.&ndash3:00 p.m.

Fee: $45 For more info: www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/fasttools/

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1/19 Certified Livestock Manager Training Mt. Carroll 8:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1/20 Certified Livestock Manager Training Freeport 9:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m.

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1/23 Shepherd's Telenet for New Producers Mt. Carr/Elizabeth 7:00 p.m. &ndash 9:00 p.m. Fee: $3 Registration Required &ndash Call 244-9444 or 858-2273 by January 17.

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1/28 Tri-State Equine Day Galena 8:00 a.m.&ndash3:00 p.m.

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2/2 Managing the Dairy&ndash Calves, Cows, Crops Mt. Carroll 11:30 a.m. &ndash 1:30 p.m.

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2/6 Tillage & Nutrient Mgmt Seminar Rockford 8:00 a.m. &ndash 3:15 a.m.

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2/14 Profitable Pastures for N. Illinois Pecatonica 9:00 a.m. &ndash 3:00 p.m.

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2/13 Renewable Energy Ideas for the Farm Elizabeth 8:30 a.m.&ndash12:00 noon

Fee: $10 For more information: Call 858-2273 or look in last newsletter for flyer

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2/17 Alfalfa Management Telenet Mt. Carr/Elizabeth 12:00 noon &ndash 3:00 p.m.

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2/17 Livestock Manure Mgmt Conference Princeton 8:00 a.m. &ndash 3:45 p.m.

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2/21 Private Pesticide Applicator Training Shannon 9:00 a.m. &ndash 12:00 Noon

Fee: $10 Registration Required &ndash Call 244-9444 by February 16

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2/21 Farm Conservation Telenet Mt. Carr/Elizabeth 9:00 a.m. &ndash 12:00 noon

Fee: $3 Registration Required &ndash Call 244-9444 or 858-2273 by January 17

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Ag & Natural Resources Newsletter January 2006

Other Eductional Opportunities (contact the office for a flyer)

February 7,9,14,16,23 Annie's Project &ndash Risk Mgmt Education for Farm Women

Highland Community College &ndash Freeport

February 28 & March 1 Northern Illinois Crop Management Workshop

Kishwaukee College - Malta

March 24 & 29 Harvesting, Storing & Feeding Silages

Shannon (3/24) & Freeport (3/29)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign / College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

United States Department of Agriculture * Local Extension Councils Cooperating

University of Illinois Extension provides equal opportunities in programs and employment.

If you need reasonable accommodations to participate in any programs

listed in this newsletter, please contact the hosti

- Mark Maidak