Champaign, Illinois, USA
August 31, 2009

The new 2009-2010 Illinois Crop Improvement Association winter farm price book can be accessed as a PDF on the ICIA website under the Puerto Rico section.

Scott Bretthauer, Extension Specialist, Pesticide Safety Education Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering brought his expertise in calibration and pesticide application to the farm for a 4 day training and consulting engagement. The training and calibration work Scott did was extremely useful and will further improve the management of weeds and insects for all clients of the IL Crop winter farm. . We have several items to share with you regarding our service to the industry.

Last season we added a fifth agronomist to meet the increased need for phytosanitary, certification and regulatory services on the island. As many of you know, phytosanitary and seed certification issues are major factors for moving seed.

Soybean crossing has been added to our Puerto Rico lineup of world class counter season services. Agreements with major trait providers have established a new model for effectively delivering stewardship and compliance requirements to you and your company.
Our accreditations, authorizations and alliances are ready to meet your counter season and global seed business needs. We are very excited about our 2009-10 counter season services and hope to see you “on the farm” this year. Please contact our Operations Manager, Hannah Hudson; Station Manager, Lizandro Perez; or Business Development Director, Doug Miller, with your needs.

Website: http://www.ilcrop.com

Published: August 31, 2009