Crop Physiology Field Day

Aug 6, 2026   All Day
Crop Sciences Research and Education Center
Sponsor
Department of Crop Sciences
Registration
Advanced registration not required, but appreciated
Contact
Connor Sible
E-Mail
sible2@illinois.edu
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Originating Calendar
Crop Sciences - Research Centers

Crop Physiology Field Day
“Stairway to Yield ♫”

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
(Full Talk Descriptions)

8:00 AM ON-SITE REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST

8:30 AM WELCOME

8:40 AM Greatest Hits for High Corn Yield – FRED BELOW

9:20 AM Highway to Yield: A New Look at Nutrient Needs for Corn – WYATT WESSEL

9:40 AM Pour Some Sulfur On Me: Considerations for Corn and Soybean – DEREK SLIFER

10:00 AM COFFEE BREAK, SNACKS, and SPONSOR VISITS

10:40 AM Corn Roots & Fertilizer Placement, The Two Tickets to Yield Paradise – JARED FENDER

11:00 AM Boron to Be Wild: Latest Crop Physiology Hits With Boron Fertilizers – ERIC MORSINK

11:20 AM Free Fallin’? Not This Wheat, Reducing Lodging with PGRs – AVA ISAACS

11:40 AM Don’t Stop Believin’ in Soybean: The Journey to High Soy Yields – CONNOR SIBLE

12:30 PM LUNCH (University catering will provide lunch for all attendees)

1:15 PM Who’ll Stop (or Predict) the Rain? Improving Ag-Weather Forecasts – TRENT FORD

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