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• Illinois Pesticide Review
  The Illinois Pesticide Review provides concise information on legislation, regulations, and other developments directly impacting pesticide use in Illinois.
• Illinois Small Farms Newsletter
  News pertaining to small farm operations in Illinois.
• The Bulletin
  Weekly bulletins during the growing season, letting you know what problem pests to look for before they reach your field.
• Weekly Outlook
  Published each Monday and addresses current and prospective developments in crop and livestock markets.

News Releases

• Herbicide injury to corn
• Nitrogen applications for the 2012 corn crop
• Corn off to a good start
• Boron deficiency in alfalfa
• Scouting for black cutworm larvae should be underway
• The smaller the better
• University of Illinois Weed Science Field Research tours
• 2012 season at the University of Illinois Plant Clinic
• Central Illinois Sustainable Farming Network workshop in June
• Nutrient status of the soil on April 25
• Soybean row spacing: wide or narrow?
• Sudden death syndrome a risk when planting soybeans early into cool soils
• Is it time to plant soybeans?
• Cold weather not slowing down the black cutworm moths
• It's time once again to control biennial weeds in pastures
• New webinar on honey bees and neonicotinoids
• Options to control corn plants from the initial planting
• Soil-residual herbicides and factors that influence their performance
• Symptoms of wheat viruses present in Illinois wheat fields
• Weed science odds and ends
• Will frosted corn recover?
• Plan to attend U of I Agronomy Day 2012
• Strip-till improves soybean yield
• Growth regulator herbicides for burndown applications
• Implications of Bt hybrid use in Illinois
• Motorists and Farmers Reminded To Share The Road This Spring
• Multiple vs. effective modes of action
• NOW is it time to plant?
• Determining total fertility in strip-tilled fields
• Illinois Agronomy Handbook now online
• Nitrogen applications after the warm winter
• Insurance pest management the norm in many Midwest corn and soybean fields
• Strange weather: How will some familiar field crop insects respond?
• Understanding a new pesticide regulation

Contact Us

Sandra I. Davis
County Director
University of Illinois Extension
535 South Randall Road
St. Charles, IL 60174-1591
Phone: 630-584-6166
FAX: 630-584-4610
sidavis@illinois.edu

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