Plan to go to the 35th Annual Northern Illinois Farm Show, running this Wednesday and Thursday, January 10th and 11th, from 8am until 4pm on Wednesday and 8am – 3pm on Thursday at the NIU Convocation Center. With over 5,000 attendees and 200 local and leading exhibitors, the IDEAg Northern Illinois Farm Show is a convenient venue for producers in northern Illinois, southern Wisconsin and eastern Iowa to meet with agribusinesses under one roof.
The show will feature a multitude of highly informative and strong educational programs developed by University of Illinois Extension located in the main meeting room (see schedule below). This is a free event; no registration is required, so stop in any time during the two days. Parking is $5. The NIU Convocation Center is located at 1525 W. Lincoln Highway in DeKalb, on the city’s western edge.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10 | ||
| 8:00 a.m. | Show Opens | |
| 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Are You Prepared for Volatility? Speaker: Bryan Doherty, Senior Market Advisor Sponsored by:
| Multipurpose Room |
| 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Pesticide Applicator License Testing | Auxillary Gym |
| 11:00 a.m. – Noon | 2018 Spring Weather Outlook for Northern Illinois Speaker: Candice King, Cheif Meteorologist, WTVO TV | Multipurpose Room |
| 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Native Habitat for Pollinators Speaker: Ellen Star, Natural Resources Conservation Service | Multipurpose Room |
| 4:00 p.m. | Show Closes | |
THURSDAY, JANUARY 11 | ||
| 8:00 a.m. | Show Opens | |
| 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Imagery for Decision Agriculture Speaker: Nathan Taylor, Aeroptic | Multipurpose Room |
| 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Pesticide Applicator License Testing | |
| 11:00 a.m. – Noon | From Germany and Poland with IALF Speaker: Lynda Gould, IALF Class of 2014 | Multipurpose Room |
| 3:00 p.m. | Show Closes | |
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