Northwest Illinois Agronomy Summit

To provide producers with the latest research updates and to equip them with information that will help them to confidently make these important management decisions, University of Illinois Extension is pleased to announce the annual Northwest Illinois Agronomy Summit that will be held at Highland Community College Student Conference Center in Freeport, IL, on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, with the program running from 9:30 a.m.- 2:35 p.m.

This year’s conference will feature research updates from University of Illinois, University of Wisconsin, and Iowa State University faculty specialists, highlighting best management practices in the areas of soil fertility, corn and soybean management, and weed control.

Topics for the day include:

9:00-9:30 am | Registration

9:30-9:40 am | Welcome, Kathryn Seebruck

9:40-10:25 am | “SoilBNB: How to make your soils a host for microbes and reap the benefits”, Dr. Marshall McDaniel, Iowa State University

10:25-11:10 am | “Foliar fertilizers: When do we see the best bang for the buck in soybean?”, Mark Kendall, University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension

11:10-11:20 am | Break

11:20-12:05 pm | “Producer Enemy Number 1: The case against waterhemp”, Kathryn Seebruck, University of Illinois Extension

12:05-12:20 pm | Exhibitor spotlights

12:20-1:05 pm | Lunch

1:05-1:50 pm | “Managing waterhemp with cover crops”, Dan Smith, University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension

1:50-2:35 pm | “Why do we fertilize? Reviewing corn and soybean nutrient needs and best fertility practices", Dr. Connor Sible, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

CEUs have been applied for.

To view additional ag programs offered by University of Illinois Extension serving JoDaviess, Stephenson, and Winnebago counties, visit https://extension.illinois.edu/jsw/agriculture

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