Current as of February 2, 2007 U of I Extension Online Calendar For other items, check the searchable UI Extension calendar at the following links. For general calendar click here and production ag related click here. U of I Extension Regional & State Commercial Agriculture/Horticulture Programs Illinois Agriculture and Horticulture Commodity & Industry Programs National & Regional Professional Societies/Associations Meeting USDA Soybean Rust Information Site http://www.usda.gov/soybeanrust/ Illinois Soybean Rust Site http://soyrust.cropsci.uiuc.edu/ Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP), (formerly referred to as PAT program) 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 2007 Master Gardeners Training Schedule/Calendar at http://www.extension.uiuc.edu/mg/trainingschd.html 2006-07 Certified Livestock Manager Training Workshops Contact Randy Fonner, refonner@uiuc.edu for program details or go to www.livestocktraining.com February 9, 2007 : 8:50 am, St. Paul 's Church United Church of Christ, 3030 North Buhrman St., Nashville IL. Written exam will be offered at 1:30 pm. This workshop has a swine emphasis. February 16, 2007 : 10:00 am, Effingham County Extension Office, 1209 Wenthe Drive, Effingham, IL. Written exam will be offered at 2:00 pm. This workshop has a beef/dairy emphasis. February 23, 2007 : 8:50 am, DeKalb County Farm Bureau Building, 1350 W. Prairie Drive, Sycamore IL. Written exam will be offered at 1:30 pm. March 9, 2007 : 8:50 am, Sangamon/Menard County Extension Office, Illinois State Fairgrounds, South Gate, Building 30, Springfield, IL. Written exam will be offered at 1:30 pm.
Utilizing Co-Products in Beef Cow Diets For further information contact host County Extension Unit or Dave Seibert, East Peoria Extension Center, dseibert@uiuc.edu February 12, 2007: Steel Workers Hall, intersection of I-180 & IL Route 26, Hennepin, IL, 6:30 pm 8:30 pm, Putnam County February 20, 2007 : Wankel Pioneer Seed Store, IL Route 97 (NW of town), Petersburg, IL, 6:30 pm 8:30 pm, Menard County Area Crop Management Conferences February 13-14, 2007 : Central Illinois Crop Management Conference, Rt 66 Hotel & Conference Center, Springfield, IL, for further information contact Robert Bellm, Edwardsville Extension Center, rcbellm@uiuc.edu February 20-21, 2007 : Northern Illinois Crop Management Conference, Kishwaukee College Convention Center, Malta, IL, for further information contact Greg Clark, Whiteside County Extension Unit Office, gmclark@uiuc.edu Healthy Horses in Healthy Habitats Program Series Program Series sponsored by Sangamon-Menard Extension Unit and McDonough County Extension Unit March 1, 2007 : Housing, Fencing, Pasture Fertility, Manure Composting, 6:00 pm 9:00 pm, Sangamon County Extension Office, Springfield IL March 6, 2007 : Housing, Fencing, Pasture Fertility, Manure Composting, 6:00 pm 9:00 pm, 4-H Center, Macomb, IL May 8, 2007 : Pasture Walk-Establishment, Pests & Grazing Management, 6:00 pm 9:00 pm, Springfield IL area May 17, 2007 : Pasture Walk-Establishment, Pests & Grazing Management, 6:00 pm 9:00 pm, Macomb IL area July 26, 2007 : Vaccine Technologies, Parasite Management, Horse Behavior, Poisonous Plants, 6 :00 pm 9 :00 pm, River Bank Lodge, Petersburg, IL 2007 Illinois Tillage Seminars Pre-registration is requested and is due one week prior to the meeting date. Registration should be sent to the host County Extension Unit Office listed below. Cost is $13/person. February 5, 2007 : 8:50 am 3:00 pm, Kishwaukee College Convention Center, Malta, IL, pre-registration should be sent to DeKalb County Extension Unit Office. February 6, 2007 : 8:50 am 3:00 pm, Homestead Restaurant, Woodhull, IL, pre-registration should be sent to the Henry-Stark Extension Unit Office. February 7, 2007 : 8:50 am 3:00 pm, Interstate Center, Bloomington, IL, preregistration should be sent to the McLean County Extension Unit Office.
February 8, 2007 : 8:50 am 3:00 pm, Lincolnland Community College, Litchfield, IL, pre-registration should be sent to the Montgomery County Extension Unit Office. February 9, 2007 : 8:50 am 3:00 pm, Knights of Columbus Hall, Teutopolis, IL, pre-registration should be sent to the Effingham County Extension Unit Office. FAST Tools Training: Crop Insurance and Financial Management To register go to www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/fasttools/, for further information contact Paul Ellinger, pellinge@uiuc.edu, 9:30 am 4:00 pm each day February 14-15, 2007 : Crowne Plaza, Springfield, IL February 21-22, 2007 : Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Center, Urbana, IL February 28 March 1, 2007 : Hickory Grove Banquet & Conference Center, Rochelle, IL March 7-8, 2007 : Holiday Inn, Mt Vernon, IL 2007 Tri-State Organic IP Video Series, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio To register, go to https://webs.extension.uiuc.edu/registration/default.cfm?registrationid=510 or contact Donna Cray, 217-241-4644, dcray@uiuc.edu February 13, 2007 : 5:00 pm 7:30 pm, Cover Crops/Fertility Management, various host sites March 15, 2007 : 5:00 pm 7:30 pm, Organic Weed Control, various host sites April 19, 2007 : 5:00 pm 7:30 pm, Insect & Disease Control in Organic Vegetables, various host sites September 20, 2007 : 5:00 pm 7:30 pm, Organic Poultry Production, various host sites November 15, 2007 : 5:00 pm 7:30 pm, Beginning Organic Farming Certification, various host sites 2007 Natural Resources Telenets Sponsored by Natural Resources Management Team, for further information contact Jodie Tate, Springfield Extension Center, jotate@uiuc.edu, 217-782-6515 February 21, 2007 : Home Energy Conservation, 1:30 pm & 7:00 pm March 8, 2007 : Drainage Law: Landowner Rights and Responsibilities, 1:30 pm & 7:00 pm April 17, 2007 : Aquatic Weed Identification and Management, 1:30 pm & 7:00 pm August 21, 2007 : Private Land Forest Management, 1:30 pm & 7:00 pm, September 20, 2007 : Linking Land Use to Water Quality, 1:30 pm & 7:00 pm
Dairy Grazing Brown Bagger Teleconference Enrollment is limited to the first 25 dairy grazers or those interested in implementing dairy grazing on their farm. Producers can participate from their residence and will receive a CD containing presentations prior to the program. For further information contact Dave Seibert, East Peoria Extension Center, dseibert@uiuc.edu March 9, 2007 : Transition to and Strategies for Pasture Based Feeding Systems in Illinois, noon - 1:15 pm March 16, 2007 : Supplementation of Pasture Forages to Optimize Production & Reproduction in a Pasture Based Dairy System, noon - 1:15 pm March 23, 2007 : Specie Selection & Management with Emphasis on Productivity & Longevity for Pasture Based Diary System, noon - 1:15 pm March 30, 2007 : Thinking Outside the Box with a Pasture Based Diary System, noon - 1:15 pm Regional, State & National Meetings February 6, 2007: Managing Land with Agroforestry, 9:00 am 3:30 pm, Starved Rock State Park Lodge, Utica, IL, program is designed as a professional development opportunity for agency and organization personnel, pre-registration due by January 29 and should be sent to Donna Cray, U of I Extension, West Central Region Office, 2930 Montvale Drive, Suite E, Springfield, IL 62704, 217-241-4644 dcray@uiuc.edu February 6, 2007: Southern Illinois Tree Fruit School, Holiday Inn, Mt. Vernon, IL, http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/regions/hort, for further information contact Elizabeth Wahle, wahle@uiuc.edu, Edwardsville Extension Center, 618-692-9434 February 7, 2007 : Southwestern Illinois Tree Fruit School, Hardin, IL, for further information contact Elizabeth Wahle, wahle@uiuc.edu, Edwardsville Extension Center, 618-692-9434 February 7, 2007 : Putting Small Acreages to Work, 6:00 pm 9:00 pm, Adams/Brown Unit Extension Office, Quincy, IL, to pre-register go to www.extension.uiuc.edu/adams before February 2 or call 217-223-8380 February 8, 2007: Managing Land with Agroforestry, 9:00 am 3:30 pm, University of Illinois Extension, Jefferson County Office, Mt. Vernon, IL, program is designed as a professional development opportunity for agency and organization personnel, pre-registration due by January 29 and should be sent to Donna Cray, U of I Extension, West Central Region Office, 2930 Montvale Drive, Suite E, Springfield, IL 62704, 217-241-4644, dcray@uiuc.edu February 10, 2007 : Putting Small Acreages to Work, 9:00 am - noon, Sangamon County Extension Office, State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL, to pre-register contact Donna Cray, dcray@uiuc.edu or call 217-241-4644 before February 5 February 13, 2007: Western Illinois Fruit & Vegetable School, Quincy, IL, for further information contact Mike Roegge, 217-223-8380, roeggem@uiuc.edu February 15, 2007 : Southern Illinois Vegetable School, Holiday Inn, Mt. Vernon, IL, for further information contact Elizabeth Wahle, wahle@uiuc.edu, Edwardsville Extension Center, 618-692-9434
February 15, 2007: Illinois/Wisconsin (Stateline) Fruit & Vegetable Conference, FitzWoody s Lakeshore Grill, Twin Lakes, WI, for futher details contact Don Schellhaass, 815-338-3737, schellha@uiuc.edu February 20, 2007 : Farm Conservation Teleconference, 9:00 am noon, various County Extension Unit Offices February 22, 2007: Soil Fertility Workshop, (two locations) Ag Building, Illinois Central College, East Peoria and Warren County, presenters on site and via Latitude Bridge, locations TBA, for further information contact Pete Fandel, fandel@uiuc.edu February 22-25, 2007 : 2007 Illinois Beef Expo, State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL, http://www.illinoisbeefexpo.com/ February 22-25, 2007 : Illinois Grape Growers & Vintners Association Annual Meeting, Hilton Hotel, Springfield, IL, http://www.illinoiswine.com/index.html February 23, 2007: Soil Fertility Workshop, (two locations) Adams County, Sangamon County, presenters on site and via Latitude Bridge, locations TBA, for further information contact Mike Roegge, roeggem@uiuc.edu concerning Adams location and Matt Montgomery, mpmontgo@uiuc.edu concerning Sangamon location. February 26, 2007 : Alfalfa Workshop, presented via distance technology, various county extension offices, 9:30 am noon, for further information contact Jim Morrison, morrison@uiuc.edu February 27-28 2007 : Illinois Small Fruit and Strawberry Schools, Holiday Inn, Mt Vernon, IL, for further information contact Jeff Kindhart, jkindhar@uiuc.edu or Bronwyn Aly, baly@uiuc.edu, 618-695-2444 February 28, 2007 : Western Bean Cutworm Update, 9 am noon, delivered via distance technology, various host Unit Offices February 28, 2007: Illinois Forage Institute, 10:00 am 3:15 pm, Yoder s Kitchen, Arthur, IL, for further information contact Moultrie/Douglas Extension Unit, 217-543-3755 March 2-4, 2007 : Illinois Horse Fair and Industry Trade Show, State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL, www.horsemenscouncil.org March 5, 20007: Western Illinois Crop Scout School, 9:00 am 2:20 pm, Camp Point United Methodist Church, Camp Point, IL, (Adams County) for further information contact Mike Roegge, Adams/Brown Extension Unit, 217-223-8380, roeggem@uiuc.edu, to register go to www.extension.uiuc.edu/adams March 6, 2007 : Managing Soybean Aphids in 2007 - How Will Biological Control Contribute?, 8:30 am noon, via distance education technology, host sites can register at http://www.ncipmc.org/teleconference/ March 9-10, 2007 : ExplorACES, Urbana, IL March 10, 2007: Spring Meat Goat Seminar, 8:45 am - 2:30 pm, Black Hawk College, East Campus, Kewanee, IL, for further information and to register contact Henry/Stark Extension Unit, 309-853-1533 March 13, 2007 : Livestock Manure Management Conference, 9:00 3:45 pm, Keller Convention Center, Effingham, IL, for further information contact Ted Funk, funkt@uiuc.edu
March 13-14, 2007 : American Society of Agronomy, North Central Branch Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, http://www.asa-cssa-sssa.org/branch/central/ March 15, 2007 : Livestock Manure Management Conference, 9:00 am 3:45 pm, Bureau County Metro Center, 837 Park Avenue West, Princeton, IL, for further information contact Ted Funk, funkt@uiuc.edu March 26, 2007: Profitable Pastures for Northern Illinois, 9:30 am 3:00 pm, Byron Forest Preserve, Byron, IL, for further information contact Bill Lindenmier, lindenb@uuc.edu, Ogle County Extension Office, 815-732-2191 March 29, 2007: Profitable Pastures for Northern Illinois, 9:30 am 3:00 pm, Farm Bureau Building, Monmouth, IL, for further information contact Al Kulczewski, kulczews@uiuc.edu, Warren County Extension Office, 309-734- 5161 June 24-26, 2007: 2007 American Forage and Grassland Council Annual Meeting & Conference, Penn State Conference Center, College Station, PA, www.afgc.org July 10-12, 2007 : InfoAg 2007, Crowne Plaza, Springfield, IL, http://www.infoag.org/ August 28-30, 2007: 2007 Farm Progress Show, Decatur, IL, http://www.farmprogressshow.com October 16-18, 2007: Impacts of Increased Bio-fuel Production on the Midwest Landscape, Soil & Water Conservation Society West North Central Region, Dubuque, IA, for further information contact Peggie James, peggie.james@wi.usda.gov Send questions and additions/corrections to: Dr Mark Althouse, farmdoc Project Coordinator, malthous@uiuc.edu