(BLOOMINGTON) The Illinois Wheat Association is inviting farmers to tour wheat fields and take estimate yields of the downstate winter wheat crop during its annual Wheat Plot Tour on Tuesday, May 21st. The Tour will include field checks during the morning and early afternoon with four seperate groups, followed by a late afternoon reporting session at the SIU Belleville Research Center. Those interested in taking part should contact the tour leaders to register and get more information on the tour with the following host details :
- Seimer Milling Company in Teutopolis, led by Brian Semple, for the counties of Jasper, Richland, Clay, Effingham, Fayette, Shelby, and Coles – call Brian at 217-857-3131 ASAP.
- Wabash Valley FS in McLeansboro, led by Aaron Hunsinger, for the counties of Wayne, White, Hamilton, and Gallatin – call Aaron at 618-384-0234 to register ASAP
- AgriMAXX Wheat Seed Company in Mascoutah for Marion and four other counties
- Mennel Milling Company in Mt. Olive for Montgomery and three other counties To RSVP for the tour and group dinner by May 14th, go to www.illinoiswheat.org website.