Variety Testing Program The University of Illinois Variety Testing program conducts annual crop performance tests to provide farmers, Extension personnel, and private seed companies with agronomic information on hybrids and varieties of the major Illinois field crops.
Soil Testing Need to test your soil? Here's what you need to know.
Soybean Rust (Illinois) The latest University of Illinois information on soybean rust in Illinois.
Local Programs
Agriculture Literacy
Pike and Scott County youth learn about agriculture through vists to their classrooms by Shelley Hall, Agriculture Literacy Program Coordinator.
Livestock Price Outlook Newsletter
Released six times per year following USDA's Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report and USDA's semi-annual Cattle Inventory Report
Pike County Extension in Action
Developed by the staff in the Pike County Unit, this bi-monthly publication provides an overview of the programming provided by University of Illinois Extension in Pike County.
The Farm Gate
Where farm decision-makers start their day.
Bred Heifer Sale
Salem, Illinois
(Marion County)
December 4, 2009
Contact Us
For more information about these programs, please contact:
Jennifer Mowen
County Extension Director
Pike County Unit
1301 E Washington
Pittsfield, IL 62363
Phone: 217-285-5543
FAX: 217-285-5735 jmowen@illinois.edu
