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Episode 28 – Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Podcast

The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction podcast is produced by the University of Illinois Extension. Tune in to Episode 28 of the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Podcast, “Managing Water at the Edge of the Field with Saturated Buffers”. This episode features Ryan Arch, Executive Director of the Illinois Land Improvement Contractors Association, Inc.; Dr. Laura Christianson, University of Illinois Research Assistant...

Episode 27 – Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Podcast

The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction podcast is produced by the University of Illinois Extension. Tune in to Episode 27  of the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Podcast “A Watershed Approach to Adopting Conservation”.  This episode features Dr. Shalamar Armstrong from Purdue University and some of his work in Illinois.  As always, all of the episodes can be found here: https://will.illinois.edu/agriculture/note/50107

Episode 26 – Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Podcast

The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction podcast is produced by the University of Illinois Extension. Tune in to Episode 26 of the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Podcast “Maximizing Corn Yield Profits and Minimizing Nitrogen Losses”.  This episode features University of Illinois Professor Emeritus Emerson Nafziger. As always, all of the episodes can be found here: https://will.illinois.edu/agriculture/note/50107

Nutrient loss reduction efforts include outreach, watershed planning

Nutrient loss reduction efforts include outreach, watershed planning here’s plenty of nutrient loss management research data available, but it doesn’t do much good if it isn’t disseminated to farmers to show there’s proof in the pudding. That’s where University of Illinois Extension and other partner organizations come in.  I recently spoke with AgriNews about outreach being conducted in watersheds across...