Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., agriculture briefs column

Sep 26, 2008      Journal Star

Sep. 23, 2008 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- IKERD TO SPEAK IN SPRINGFIELD: "Rethinking the Economics of Energy, Climate and Food," an examination of sustainable agriculture, will be presented at 7 p.m. Monday at the Public Affairs Center at the University of Illinois at Springfield.

John Ikerd, emeritus professor of agricultural economics at the University of Missouri, is the featured speaker. For more information, call (217) 206-7895.

CROP INSURANCE DATE APPROACHING: The closing date for crop insurance programs for certain fall-planted crops is Tuesday, Sept. 30, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency.

Crops affected include winter wheat, winter barley and forage production.

MILL CREEK TOUR SET: A tour of Roegge's Mill Creek Farm in Quincy is planned from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 3. This is the final in the series of small-farm tours offered by the University of Illinois Extension.

Mill Creek Farm is best known for strawberries, sweet corn and pumpkins.

Cost is $20 a person, which includes lunch. To register, call Donna Cray at (217) 241-4644.

Newstex ID: KRTB-0157-28399706

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