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Agriculture & Natural Resources
Today's agriculture needs timely information about pest problems and crop development issues.

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EZregs farmdoc Illinois IDEA Integrated Pest Management Pesticide Safety Education Program Living with Wildlife in Illinois
Local Programs
Rainfall Report

Rainfall Report
Rainfall data for Piatt County.

Additional Resources
  • Ag Statistics for Piatt County

  • Crop Scouting Manual
    A very good publication on crop scouting, that discusses the activities, procedures, and records necessary to perform a timely and accurate program.

  • Machinery Cost Estimates
    We have released new costs of completing field, harvesting, and forage operations on Illinois farms. Per hour costs of operating tractors also are available. Estimates are available in the management section of farmdoc.

  • North American Plant Disease Forecast Center
    This USDA site forecasts the likelihood of Soybean Rust infections, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday during the growing season.

  • Pesticide Applicator Training Manuals
    This is a current list of Illinois Pesticide Applicator Training Publications. They will help you prepare for the certification exam(s) that you may need in order to apply pesticides in Illinois.

  • Quicken for Farm Producers
    This publication is a guide to help farmers put together their farm records in a computerized format using Quicken.

  • Soybean Rust Awareness
    Soybean rust has been widely discussed as a potential new disease for Illinois. Accurate and timely diagnosis will be critical in controlling this disease.

Our other program areas....

News & Updates
A View from the Field
Updates from Piatt County Agriculture

Crop, Stock and Ledger
Crop, Stock and Ledger covers a variety of agricultural and natural resources issues.

Ag Update
Weekly news on marketing, risk management, agronomic, and related information from Extension resources.

Contact Us
For more information about these programs, please contact:

Douglas B. Gucker
Academic Professional, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Piatt County Unit
210 South Market Street
Monticello, IL 61856
Phone: 217-762-2191
FAX: 217-762-2703
dgucker@illinois.edu

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