With the harvest wrapped up in most of central Illinois, producers will be looking to turn the page onto the fall applicator season.

Doug Gucker is an agronomist and small farms educator with the University of Illinois Extension in DeWitt, Macon, and Piatt Counties and reminds as producers  anticipate that anhydrous ammonia application, to be mindful of those soil temperatures.

Producers are likely aware but Gucker reminds of the training that is now required for anyone that will be handling anhydrous ammonia. It is a free training and it can be completed through the Extension. 

Gucker indicates the harvest has pretty well wrapped up across central Illinois thanks to a very favorable weather month in October.

Gucker shares a lot of educational material at extension.illinois.edu/dmp on the end of the harvest season and the end of the growing season for a lot of small farms as well. There, you can also find more information on upcoming educational opportunities through Extension.