Robert Dunker Crop Sciences REC University of Illinois
Long History of Field Days
Planning Committee
Departments / Disciplines
Sub-Committees
• Farm Organization
• Fund Raising
• Publicity
• Registration
• Food
• Food Delivery
• Tent Rental
• Exhibitors Tent
• Tour Dispatch
• Parking
• Tour Guides
• Gate Attendance
• Rain Contingency Plan
• Field & Furrow Club
Speaker Coordinator Subject Groups
• Corn
• Biotech/ Molecular Bio
• Soil Fertility
• Physiology
• Crop Production
• Small Grains
• BioEnergy Production
• Soybean
• Weed Control
• Plant Pathology
• Ag Economics
• Horticulture
• Ag Engineering
• Entomology
Web Marketing
Organization Timeline
• January – 1st Committee Meeting
• February – Speaker Selection Process
- Fund-Raising in Motion
• March – Publicity in Motion
– Brochures / Poster
– Mailings and E-mail
– Industry / Organizations Newsletters
• June – Final Program Paper
• July – Publication
• August – TV, Radio
Publication
Publication
Publication
Tent Displays and Sponsor Displays
Noon Program Spouses Tours
Continuing Education Credits Certified Crop Advisor
American Society of Agronomy
I & I Antique Tractor Club
Illinois Corn Growers Association