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La Salle County Farm Bureau joins IVCC, U of I Extension fall field day · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  La Salle County Farm Bureau joins IVCC U of I Extension Fall
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  Field Day. Written by Michael Urbineck. This article is being read
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  by an automated voice, brought to you by Everlet. The
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  LaSalle County Farm Bureau joined University of Illinois Extension and Illinois Valley
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  Community College Agriculture this years.
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  As a partner in their annual Fall Nutrient Field Day held September
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  11, according to Extension. The partnership made the event part of the
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  Illinois Farm Bureau Nutrient Stewardship Field Day series. IVCC Agriculture and Extension
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  have run the Field Day together for years. University of Illinois researchers
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  and industry speakers presented on biological products, nutrient management, nitrogen rate research,
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  new corn and soybean traits, and crop disease management. Attendees also toured
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  the IVCC and Extension Research and Demonstration plots, where Extension and the
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  College test new practices and technologies under local conditions. Students use the
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  plots as part of their coursework, according to the release. Our annual
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  Field Day has always focused on bringing research-based information to students and
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  local farmers, and this partnership allowed us to broaden the event's reach,
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  said Emily Hansen, a University of Illinois extension educator. Channel Seed, Northern
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  Partners, the Illinois Farm Bureau, and the LaSalle County Farm Bureau supported
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  the event, according to Extension. Information on upcoming Extension Agriculture programs is
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  available at go.illinoy.edu slash blmpag.