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New “Soil Health Check Up” Video Series
A new three part video series called “Soil Health Check Up” was recently co-created and released by Dr. Stacy Zuber, Illinois State Soil Health Specialist with NRCS, and Jennifer Jones, Extension Watershed Outreach Associate with University of Illinois Extension. Each video describes and demonstrates at-home soil health tests that farmers, landowners, or homeowners could use to visually assess the health of …
Read MoreEpisode 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 …
Read MoreEpisode 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
Read MoreEpisode 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
Read MoreEpisode 25 of the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Podcast
The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction podcast is produced by University of Illinois Extension. Tune in to Episode 25 of the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Podcast, “Uncovering the Benefits of Cover Crops” featuring Lowell Gentry and Brian Corkill. As always, all of the episodes can be found here: https://will.illinois.edu/agriculture/note/50107
Read MoreNutrient 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 …
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