Seed quality remains solid for 1988 soybeans in Illinois
In Urbana the Illinois Crop Improvement Association reports 1988 drought reduced seed size and tightened supply but germination runs about 89 percent after conditioning, near the long‑term average. Agronomist Gary Pepper notes smaller seeds may lower bag counts and require metering calibration, while disease damage and moldy seed may trigger up to half the seed cleanup.
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Urbana
Illinois Crop Improvement Association
Gary Pepper
University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service
Pepper
Ag Day Set in Ogle County Agriculture Events
Ag Day at Byron High School kicks off at 8 30 a m with registration and college representation on agricultural careers. The program ends with lunch. Illinois 1988 corn yield averaged 73 bushels per acre nationally, while Ogle County harvested 193 000 acres of corn at 66 bushels per acre and soybeans 66 700 acres at 29 5 bushels. Tree orders offered through Soil and Water Conservation District.
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Stanley R. Eden Ogle
Byron High School
Illinois
Chicago Ag High School
Ogle County
Crop Reporting Service
Corn crop set to near 7.8 billion bushels in 1989
Darrel Good of the University of Illinois projects a 1989 corn crop near 7.8 billion bushels with use around 7.525 billion bushels and year ending stocks near two billion. He notes plantings will rise in 1989 as acreage programs affect idling and potential shifts to soybeans or oats under the Disaster Act.
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Urbana
Darrel Good
University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service
Good
U of Cooperative Extension Service
USDA
Farmland Investor Fair to unite farmers and investors in Chicago
The Chicago Farmers announce Farmland Investor Fair V on March 29 at the Bismarck Hotel in Chicago. Porter J. Martin notes rising farmland prices boost investment interest as farmers seek partners to expand operations. Hugh T. Martin says attendees will learn investment basics and experts cover farm financing management and programs. John Marten of Farm Journal will present background facts. The program includes farmland management sessions and talks on land management financing and first-time ownership. The Chicago Farmers, 54 years old with 600 members, invites calls at (312) 454-0857.
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Bismarck Hotel
Chicago Farmers Office
Porter J. Martin
Chicago Farmers
Hugh T. Martin
Farmland Investor Fairs
John Marten
Farm Journal
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