Registration Opens for Ag Retailer Day Slated for August 1

Join Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie and team for a series of hands-on, cutting-edge agronomic sessions at the 2017 AgPro Retailer Day. This information-packed event features a combination of classroom and in-field instruction designed to help retailers protect bushels and boost yields for their farmer-customers.  Topics include: nitrogen management in corn from emergence through harvest; fungicide selection, use and assessment; new technology to address weed resistance; the changing landscape of EPA regulations; moving applicator equipment safely to and from the field, and much more. Retailers will be eligible for five CEUs for participating at the event. Learn more about the agenda at the following link:
 

Click here to view the tentative agenda!

 Location: Farm Journal College Campus
                   9051 Bucks Road
                   Heyworth (near Bloomington), Illinois 61745

 

 

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