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Master Gardeners complete training
Last
month the first class of Extension Master Gardeners was graduated. This group of
20 people attended nine daylong training sessions that covered everything from
composting to tree fruits. Those attending received a total of 63 hours of
training, which covered most aspects of home horticulture.
The
second part of being a Master Gardener is to volunteer service hours back to the
Extension Office in any horticultural area. Each trainee must volunteer 60
hours. If you have specific requests for community improvement projects, public
training sessions or programs for community groups, please contact John Fulton
or Don Miller at the Logan County Extension Office, phone number 732-8289. The
only restriction is that all programs have to involve horticultural topics.
Corn and soybean classic
A
full-day conference of presentations and panels has been scheduled for Feb. 1 at
the Crowne Plaza in Springfield. This area program has replaced many of the
local agronomy days that were offered in past years. Registration is $30 if made
by Jan. 5 and $45 after that date.
Program
highlights include Mike Gray on "Transgenic Hybrids, Seed Treatments, and
Soil Insecticides," Kevin Steffey on "Aphids in Soybean and Grape
Colaspis in Corn," Christy Sprague on "Is There a Yield Penalty From
Post-Emergence Soybean Herbicides?," Darrel Good on "Evaluation of
Market Advisory Services," Bob Hoeft on "Put N and P In the Crop, Not
the Water," and Emerson Nafziger on "Stalk Quality, Yield, and Corn
Hybrids: Was the Nightmare of 2000 a Fluke?" Other presentations will cover
corn diseases in 2000, soybean diseases and tillage system comparisons.
Information and registration applications are available by contacting the
Extension Office at 732-8289.
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Private applicator training
The
first session of private applicator pesticide training is now history. The other
session scheduled for Logan County is Feb. 20. Training will begin at 8:30 a.m.
at the Extension Office. Reservations are required and seating is limited. Call
the office to reserve a spot.
Certified Livestock Manager training
For producers
needing to certify or recertify as Certified Livestock Managers, the session
closest to Logan County will be at the McLean County Extension Office on Feb.
20. Registration for the program begins at 8:15 a.m. You must preregister at
least three days in advance for the limited seating. Registration cost is $36.50
and includes the program and manual. Registration information is available by
calling the office.
[John
Fulton]
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Hartem
team places fifth in national FFA competition
[NOV.
2, 2000]
The
Hartem FFA Ag Issues team placed fifth out of 27 teams at the recent National
FFA Convention competition. The team members — Kate Wrage, Matt Duckworth,
Sarah Struebing, Nick Reinhart, Anthony Jones, Nic Coers and Natalie Coers —
presented a forum on genetically modified organisms. The
team advanced through the preliminaries and into the semifinal rounds. By going
this far, the team ranked as a National Silver Emblem winner.
While at the
convention, the team, along with Hartem FFA members Daniel Eeten and Brittney
Kavanaugh, heard keynote speaker Debra Norville and witnessed the naming of the
American Star Farmer and American Star in Agribusiness, besides taking time to
tour the Agriculture Career Show.
[Left to right: Nick Reinhart, Natalie Coers, Anthony Jones
Kate Wrage, Sarah Struebing, Matt Duckworth and Nic Coers]
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