Date Set for U of I Agronomy Day 2008
Published: May. 28, 2008
URBANA-Thursday, August 21 has been set as the date for Agronomy Day 2008 at the Crop Sciences Research and Education Center on the Urbana campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The theme for this year's Agronomy Day is "Energizing Agriculture."
This 52nd consecutive Agronomy Day is a partnership among several academic units in the U of I's College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES). A special program at noon will feature the issue of biofuels,
"Agronomy Day provides our faculty with the chance to discuss their latest research findings with clientele from Illinois and neighboring states," said Bob Dunker, superintendent of the South Farms and chairperson for Agronomy Day. "The major focus of this year's program will be the future of bioenergy in agriculture."
Tour topics will cover research on bioenergy, continuous corn, tillage and nutrients placement, corn rootworm management, weed management, corn nematodes, soybean pathology, and wheat diseases. Agronomy Day will begin at 7 a.m. Hour-long wagon tours around the research plots will repeat every half-hour until noon as groups are available. Lunch will be available at a nominal charge.
The Crop Sciences Research and Education Center is located south of the U of I's main Urbana-Champaign campus off of St. Mary's Road on South Wright Street Extended.
Additional information about Agronomy Day 2008 is available at www.cropsci.uiuc.edu/agronomyday or by contacting Sharon Conatser, (217)333-4256.
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